“La Commune”

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“La Commune” is a collection of compositions that I wrote and recorded as a tribute to the Paris Commune of 1871.  The Paris Commune began as a working class uprising; Paris was seized and controlled by workers for over two months, these events representing one of the first working class revolutions in human history and one of the first working class governments, taking place just 80 years after the French Revolution, which had marked the end of Feudalism and the beginning of Capitalism.  Although the Commune was eventually crushed by the French and Prussian armies, the Commune still represents the potential of the working class to unify and seize control of the productive forces of society and operate them in their best interests.

The compositions feature:

Jason Harnell on Drums

David J. Carpenter on acoustic bass guitar

Joel Peloquin on guitar

Leonard Thompson on keyboard

Storm Nilson on guitar

Mark Ferber on drums

Sara Gazarek vocals on track 3. (courtesy of Native Language Music)

Matt Otto composer/tenor Sax

The album was recorded, engineered and produced by David J. Carpenter (Big As Records) and released under the Jazz Collective Records label.

Mixed By David J. Carpenter and David Issac

Mastered by Alan Yoshida

This album and the scores are free for streaming or downloading (donations and comments are appreciated!).  Each piece will include both the impetus or inspiration behind it’s creation, a brief theoretical (musical) explanation, and the specific personnel on each recording.   Enjoy~

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Matt Otto is the exclusive copyright holder for both the compositions and recordings of the material on this site. No commercial or creative use of this material be undertaken without the express written permission of the owner/author Matt Otto (ASCAP), thank you. Recorded at Big As Records Studios, Released by Jazz Collective Records 2008.

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