| Sound Directions, Inc. origionally commissioned "Double Blues Crossing" in 1993 for the collective Illiad Quartet with support from the Meet the Composer/Reader's Digest Commissioning Program. Special thanks goes to the performers in that quartet, which included James Emery, J.D. Parran and Michael Formanek, for their contributions in developing this material.
Recorded on October 30, 2002 at Grande Auditorio, Centro Cultura de Belem, Lisbon, Portugal.
"Drummer, composer, and bandleader Gerry Hemingway reformed his classic European Quintet for this session...While now spending more time with his American quartet and other, smaller ensembles, Hemingway decided it was time to reform this classic group to tackle some new material with some new techniques. Although Hemingway has integrated sampling technology into his acoustic units in the past..here he uses it with a newfound subtlety and nuance that borders on the sublime...Hemingway’s music is complex, but at its core, it is also heartfelt and truly beautiful. A welcome return and immediately enjoyable in a way that some advanced avant-garde music is not, here’s hoping that Double Blues Crossing finds the audience a talented artist like Hemingway deserves. -Troy Collins, One Final Note |
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