The 1st and 6th works for saxophone quartet and tape; the 2nd work for alto saxophone and tape; the 3rd work for saxophone quartet; the 4th work for tenor saxophone and tape; the 5th work for soprano saxophone and tape.
Tape parts derived from interviews with Chet Baker (1st work) and Billie Holiday (2nd work), from the documentary motion picture Scared straight (4th work), and from recordings of street sounds (6th work); text to the 5th work by William Blake.
Compact disc.
Includes program notes, biographical information on the composer and texts ([14] p. : port.) inserted in container.
Prism Quartet (Timothy McAllister, soprano saxophone ; Zachary Shemon, alto saxophone ; Matthew Levy, tenor saxophone ; Taimur Sullivan, alto and baritone saxophones).
Recorded in 2007 at Sine Studios, Philadelphia, Pa. on May 3 (1st, 3rd, and 6th works) and Sept. 20 (4th work); at Ovation Sound, Winston-Salem, N.C. on Sept. 20 (2nd work); and at Tempest Recording, Tempe, Ariz., May 15 (5th work).
Tape parts incorporate spoken English.
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