3. Enigma
October 24, 2008
The Impetus:
Enigma was partially inspired by the Theo Bleckman album “Origami”. A few of the compositions from that album have a beautiful open quality, the voice adding a transparency to the melodic material which I find very captivating. On Enigma, Sara Gazarek sang the melody in unison with me. She has a very pure and gentle voice which blends nicely with the saxophone.
The composition:
This piece moves through several three part voicings arpeggiated by the group. The melody on the second section breaks away from the voicing and was written freely by ear over the same bass and guitar part. The solo section is over an Eb pedal. Sara improvises after the melody while Dave plays a drone and chords simultaneously.
This piece also features Jason Harnell on drums and Joel Peloquin on guitar.
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