Living the Dream
Chris Glassman
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Following up on 2020's co-led release "Realization" with Altin Sencalar, "Living the Dream" is Chris Glassman's Solo Debut, featuring an All-Star lineup including Rodney Whitaker, Ulysses Owens Jr., Bill Cunliffe Jr., Sharel Cassity, and special guest and legendary trombonist Steve Davis.
Experiences as a child can often seem like a dream. Some
Following up on 2020's co-led release "Realization" with Altin Sencalar, "Living the Dream" is Chris Glassman's Solo Debut, featuring an All-Star lineup including Rodney Whitaker, Ulysses Owens Jr., Bill Cunliffe Jr., Sharel Cassity, and special guest and legendary trombonist Steve Davis.
Experiences as a child can often seem like a dream. Some can slip away as fast as they happen, while others can stay with you, or even haunt you, for years. This album portrays the dream-like, stream-of-consciousness-like life of a child. Each song is also specifically tied to a key memory of my youth.
Track Order and Details: Animosity - 6:12 - Original Composition, arranged by Bill Cunliffe Blue Spaces - 6:42 - Comp/Arr: Bill Cunliffe Belley’s Bounce - 6:14 - Original Comp, Arr: Bill Cunliffe Twister - 7:32 - Original Comp, Arr: Bill Cunliffe Blossom - 5:19 - Original Comp, Arr: Bill Cunliffe Climbing Over Mountains - 5:39 - Comp/Arr: Bill Cunliffe Abena’s Gaze - 6:28 - Comp/Arr: Steve Davis Resolve - 5:50 - Comp: Sharel Cassity Arr: Sharel Cassity/Bill Cunliffe Lush Life - 4:26 - Comp: Billy Strayhorn Pencils Down - 5:22 - Original Comp, Arr: Bill Cunliffe
Personnel: Alto, Tenor, Baritone Saxophone, Flute, and Featured Composer: Sharel Cassity Piano, Fender Rhodes, Featured Composer/Arranger: Bill Cunliffe Bass: Rodney Whitaker Drums: Ulysses Owens Jr. Guest Trombonist and Composer: Steve Davis
Production: Produced by: Michael Dease Audio Production by: Jim Alfredson and Nathan Borton Recorded at Troubadour Studios in East Lansing by: Corey DeRushia
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Animosity 6:110:00/6:11
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Blue Spaces 6:410:00/6:41
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Belly's Bounce 6:130:00/6:13
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Twister 7:320:00/7:32
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Blossom 5:180:00/5:18
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0:00/5:39
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Abena's Gaze 6:280:00/6:28
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Resolve 5:490:00/5:49
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Lush Life 4:260:00/4:26
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Pencils Down 5:220:00/5:22