The compact disc comes in a very nice black & white 4-panel digipak with a 12-page booklet displaying lots of great pictures from the actual recording session. Liner notes authored by the associate editor of dig! magazine, Charlene Diehl and graphic design by John Funk.
This project is funded in part by FACTOR, the Government of Canada and Canada’s private radio broadcasters. Ce projet est financé en partie par FACTOR, le gouvernement du Canada et les radiodiffuseurs privés du Canada
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“One Thing Led to Another” is a slow bossa nova, in the sensuous style of the Brazilian composer Antonio Carlos Jobim. I used flugelhorns to add that warmth, and I spiced it up by adding a “big three” to the groove—basically the drummer hits the floor tom on the third beat. To be honest, I first encountered that trick watching Bugs Bunny as a kid. In one sketch, Bugs puts a fruit basket on his head and starts dancing to avoid being shot by Elmer Fudd; Bugs moved his foot to the side to mark that third beat and that really stayed with me. (Bugs Bunny is basically Music History 101, right?) It’s a simple tune, intended to put a listener in a mellow mood. The title? Well, I was thinking about a couple just hanging out having a good time, and all of a sudden that good time blossoms into something more…and whatever happened, happened…
from Still I Rise,
track released July 10, 2020
Soloists: Greg Gatien (alto sax), Anthony Bryson (trombone), Andrew Littleford (flugelhorn), Luke Sellick (bass)