Swinging modern jazz with interesting compositions and a blend of acoustic and electric instruments.

14 MP3 Songs
JAZZ: Contemporary Jazz, JAZZ: Bebop



Details:
Engineer Jon Rosenberg

âSurging Darknessâ recorded 2002 at âOne Chookâ in Bondi.

Overdubs, mixing and mastering at home in Brooklyn.

Luca Benedetti (acoustic guitar) on âXpandaâ

Nick â3rd World manâ Mcbride (drums) on âSurging Darknessâ

Keyboard instruments:

Steinway âBâ acoustic piano; Nord Modular G2 (all the synth solos except Grandma); Nord Electro ; Fender Rhodes 54 ; Oberheim Xpander; Yamaha QY70; Macintosh Computer

Big thanks to the fantastic musicians , Echo, my parents and family , Mike Sim , and Greg Segarra . Extra thanks to James Muller for many years of help and support.


âTrane plus Molly.. " is an Australian joke about Coltrane telling Molly Meldrum what he is going to perform on the TV show. Grandmother Chord is my take on Olivier Messaienâs 3rd mode of limited transposition. The title âGrandmother ..â is inspired by the story of Nicolas Slonimsky playing a gig with Frank Zappa on the Fender Rhodes. âArc Etudeâ is an Australian Rhythm Changes (although I think the American guy wins!). âOut they go" is dedicated to Carl Orr. James Muller plays piano samples on âWayland Soloâ and âGrandmother Chord .. " âJochen Computerâ was recorded at my house with Jochen playing along with my computer. I cant play that well yet.

I remember walking up to Joe âbebopâ Lane at the Strawberry Hills in the 90âs. It was his birthday so I purchased a Schooner for him. I asked him how old he was. He said â I am Seventy today Sean." Joking, I said: âWow Joe thatâs great if I get to be 70 I am going to sleep around, start smoking, drink as much Cognac as I can and try Heroin for the first time. In an instant he shot back âWhy wait mate?â¦. Why wait?"