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Roy Dunlap -Piano Pete Chmielewski -Drums Dan Nicholson -Sax Jeff Hanley-Bass This CD is the result of an experiment I had in finding ways to produce new ideas. I found a way to write music by letting the music write itself. When I sit down and write a song or theme based on a situation or emotion, this involves a conscious process imposing judgement on the themes as they are being written. Often this conscious imposition changes their outcome to fit a norm or musical style, sometimes resulting in a piece that sounds banal or contrived. I wanted to find a way to create music without the interference of the conscious mind making themes fit into a cultural norm or expectation.. Instead of composing themes and judging the melodies as either good, bad, classical, or jazz, thereby shaping their outcome, I just let them come. My daily routine would begin with sitting quietly and writing down sounds as they would come. In a sense, I stepped to the side and got out of the way. And after months of doing this I had sheets of themes and ideas that seemed random, but after listening to them repeatedly, certain melodies and themes stuck out giving me material that never would have surfaced through a more traditional approach to composing. Each piece is one of the children that this process gave birth to. I hope you enjoy listening to it. -Roy Dunlap Track List: 1. Off The Grid (part 1) 2. Tamarindo 3. On The Horizon 4. Don Quixote 5. Libra 6. Off the Grid (part 2) 7. Gently Passing 8. Messages 9. Make up your own mind Suggested CDs:Other Genres:
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