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Book of Unstandards
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“What on sheet music was a sparse melody with only two chords [“Love is the Answer”] evolved into a grand expressive overture not unlike the Sprechstimme of Arnold Schoenberg and other Twentieth Century innovators.” Book Party for “Book of Unstandards” Weiler Hall June 21, 2006 Dmitri Ekshtut, JazzImprov Magazine.
"Book of Unstandards" is a collection of 129
scores I have written over the past thirty years. The CD of the same name is
a small sampling of music from the book performed at the Book Party and other
live concerts with Connie Crothers, Bobby Few, Pauline Oliveros, Thomas Buckner,
Joseph Jarman, Joseph Kubera, Judy Bady and others. To
view scores, click here.
Musicians, listeners and the music industry at-large
tend to pigeon-hole artists into a narrow area of expression. I purposely have
chosen music for this collection which represents all styles, genres and levels
of complexity which allows the player to get a broader sense of my life's work.
When I write, I think more poetically, without limiting myself to the restrictions
of western rhythms and pitch orientation. I find myself more and more being
drawn to traditional world musics, where the concepts of rhythm, tonality, tuning
and cadence don't necessarily fit into the mold of the western music. Knowing
these alternative systems gives me a much wider gamut of musical and philosophical
possibilities.
Tracks:
CD I 1. Love is the
Answer - 4:05 2. Indian
Goddess - 4:49 3. Umbrella Man
- 9:29
CD II 1. Heart Suite-
17:04 2. Solo Improvisation - 10:46
Book of Unstandards
WBK I-BU $44.99
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Double CD
Book of Unstandards
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