Black River Transect, by Dennis Rea Tanabata Ensemble

Black River Transect

by Dennis Rea Tanabata Ensemble

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1.	ASJ (septet version) 08:15	info	buy track
2.	Black River Transect 12:38	info	buy track
3.	Swaylone's Island 03:21	info	buy track
4.	Harmoniker 12:28	info	buy track
5.	ASJ (trombone choir version) 06:21	info	buy track

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Black River Transect captures all of one 2013 concert, and part of another, by the “Tanabata” ensemble occasionally convened by guitarist/composer Dennis Rea with his friend and mentor, the internationally heralded trombonist and didgeridu player Stuart Dempster. The selections here are a blend of Rea's compositions and improvisations based on loose organizational devices, performed by some of the most adept and sensitive players then active in the Pacific Northwest. Both concerts were expertly recorded on the fly by audio genie Steve Kennedy-Williams.

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released February 11, 2024

Tracks 1-4: Dennis Rea (guitar), Stuart Dempster (trombone, didgeridu), James DeJoie (bass clarinet), Beth Fleenor (clarinet), Kate Olson (soprano saxophone), John Seman (double bass), Tom Zgonc (drums)

Track 5: Dennis Rea (guitar), Kate Olson (soprano saxophone), John Seman (double bass), Paul Kikuchi (drums), plus trombone choir: Sara Mayo (alto trombone); Stuart Dempster, Moc Escobedo, Masa Ohtake, Naomi Siegel (tenor trombones); Steve Harreld, Jen Hinkle, Chad Kirby, Greg Powers (bass trombones); Benn Hansson (contrabass trombone)

Recorded live by Steve Kennedy Williams

Cover art by Anne Joiner

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