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Freeway: New Music for Saxophone and Piano

by Dan Goble

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Interplay: I. Octaves 06:34
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Interplay: II. Night Song 03:53
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Interplay: III. Departures 07:31
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4.
Divertimento: I. 04:53
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Divertimento: II. 03:39
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Divertimento: III. 03:05
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San Antonio: I. The Summons 03:48
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San Antonio: II. Line Dance 03:36
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San Antonio: III. Couples' Dance 04:31
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4 Wheel Dr.: I. Freeway 03:32
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4 Wheel Dr.: II. Avenue 03:43
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4 Wheel Dr.: III. Boulevard 03:48
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4 Wheel Dr.: IV. Alley 04:16
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14.
Blue In Green 04:40
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While the history of the saxophone now extends back well over 150 years, nevertheless it is still one of the younger instruments in use in classical music. As such, it still has a long way to go in securing a widespread role on the concert platform, and truly exceptional repertoire for the instrument remains somewhat scarce. In contrast, the instrument was so quickly adapted by jazz musicians that it is almost impossible to imagine the music without the sound of the pithy soprano, the lithe alto, the warm-toned tenor and the robust baritone saxophones.

In selecting the compositions for Freeway, saxophonist Dan Goble sought to create a balanced collection of pieces that would accurately reflect his interests and those of his partner, pianist Jeff Hellmer. Both are noted performers and are active in the world of jazz as well as classical new music. Goble selected works which made full use of skills honed in both classical and jazz performance situations.

The first four compositions, according to Goble, are among the very finest recent pieces written for saxophone and piano-he feels, in fact, that the Wuorinen piece is among the "five best works composed for the instrument to date"-while the fifth is a standard from the world of jazz, though ironically composed not by a saxophonist but a trumpeter, the iconic Miles Davis.

For Goble, the Davis selection is the piece that holds the rest of the program together, uniting aspects from all four of the other pieces: "chordal structure, chance, improvisation, intensity, beauty." But the converse also holds true: he sees the sum total of the program as a sort of tribute to the challenges and sheer variety of styles found in Davis’' own career.

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released January 1, 2007

Dan Goble, saxophone; Jeff Hellmer, piano

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