Today is the penultimate free download of a year of weekly downloads in celebration of my 60th birthday and 35 years of releasing music.
Next week the final download will be a new piece, an initial foray into my project “21 Pianos”. I leave tomorrow to Minnesota for most of a month to essentially do field recordings using a funny piano I am dragging around.
For more see:
www.waynehorvitz.com/projects/21-pianos/
This week looks to the present, or at least the recent past, with a track from “Some Places Are Forever Afternoon (11 Places for Richard Hugo)", which is my most recent release.
This track is called "those who remain are the worst” which is a line from the poem “Three Stops to Ten Sleep”
I would particularly like to call out the extraordinary solos, nuanced and understated from all the players, Peggy Lee, Ron Miles, Tim Young and Sarah Schoenbeck (at the very end). Which isn’t to leave out my long time musical cohorts, who have contributed tons to my music over the years, bassist Keith Lowe and drummer Eric Eagle.
In fact, I would like to make this download dedicated to the myriad of musicians who have contributed and collaborated over the years. There is a lot in the life of making music that is daunting, frustrating, irritating and sometimes just downright embarrassing. But two things make it all worth it. (1) The music itself (usually) and (2) The great beauty in working with great musicians, some whom I’ve known for 40 years, some whom I met last week. Human beings are what make or break the music - it’s always interesting, and often leads to great friendships and good times.
I hope you enjoy the music.