Living the Dream

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