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PERSONNEL
Tom Christensen- composer, soprano and tenor saxophones, English horn and wood flute
Charles Pillow- sopranino, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet and alto flute
Ben Allison- bass
Satoshi Takeishi- percussion
Andrew Sterman- bass flute (track 2) and bass clarinet (track 5)
 TRACKS
1. Just To Play
2. Dude
3. Footnote
4. Negative Clank
5. Nostalgia
6. Iquique
7. Propelled by Portals
8. You're My Everything
9. Longing Hoping Longing
10. Critical Can Opener
11. Nardis
12. Sam Was Born
about
After six years as a working group, Tom Christensen’s quartet has developed a distinct sound and vision that combines creative double reed playing with ideas from classical and world music and the unique percussion of Satoshi Takeishi. Whereas their critically acclaimed 2000 debut, Gualala (Naxos Jazz), defined their original chamber jazz meets world music sound, Paths adapts that sound to compositions inspired by events from Christensen’s life over the last few years. From Ornette-like blowing to a beautiful rendition of "You’re My Everything" to spontaneously improvised compositions based on the poetry of Richard Brautigan, Paths is an diversely inclusive masterpiece of modern music making.