Hear more musicRecorded on 04/08/03
Recorded by: Parsons/Lewin/Patitucci/Monder
Written by: Brooks Bowman
Andy Parsons: saxophones
Gene Lewin: drums
John Patitucci: bass
Ben Monder: drums
Arranged by Gene Lewin
"East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)" is the one non-original on the record, and is a tribute to Gene's days as a member of the Princeton University Triangle Club. Triangle is single-handedly responsible for Gene's less-than-stellar grade point average in his undergraduate years. The challenge was to take this 1938 composition, preserve its simplicity and beauty, and give it a modern feel. To that end, the melody is played fairly straight, while the bass line snakes around it. We also opted for an odd meter and a more open-sounding two-chord vamp for the solo section.
Gene Lewin: drums
John Patitucci: bass
Ben Monder: drums
Arranged by Gene Lewin
"East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)" is the one non-original on the record, and is a tribute to Gene's days as a member of the Princeton University Triangle Club. Triangle is single-handedly responsible for Gene's less-than-stellar grade point average in his undergraduate years. The challenge was to take this 1938 composition, preserve its simplicity and beauty, and give it a modern feel. To that end, the melody is played fairly straight, while the bass line snakes around it. We also opted for an odd meter and a more open-sounding two-chord vamp for the solo section.