Another chosen pitch melody, this time with no fixed tempo, this piece is another reflection on the current state of affairs in politics and environment and was written during the time that forest fires consumed the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon, which was one of my favorite places to go during my schooling in Portland, OR. The solo section maps out when various players should play, arranged by cues, but not at all what they should play.
Total mastery of patience, time, and drama create a constantly engaging journey that never gets tiresome or same-y: in fact the harder you listen the better it gets! Somehow Sorey et al. find a way to combine the deep listening and spontaneous interaction of the best jazz with the sense of every tone and sound being worth a universe of listening, which could be equally from Cage and Feldman or the accompaniment to an ancient ritual.
The recording/engineering is absolutely perfect as well. Giles
Thanks to AUM Fidelity and everyone involved, for bringing this recording forward.
A powerful performance.
Beautiful capture.
.....And thanks for including all scans and liner notes! jeffrey maurer