On this unprecedented historic release, Grammy-nominated
composer/saxophonist/ conceptualist Ted Nash transforms key moments from
20th century speeches on freedom into a lushly orchestrated suite of
modern jazz. Nash transcribed the speeches for their actual musical
pitches and created themes, placing them into contexts that embraced the
speakers and the location and era of the speeches. For the recording,
each track is introduced by an excerpt from the speech that inspired it,
read by significant figures from the world of entertainment, politics
and sports, including actors Glenn Close and Sam Waterston; civil rights
pioneer Andrew Young; Senator Joe Lieberman; authors Deepak Chopra and
Douglas Brinkley; diplomats William vanden Heuvel and David Miliband.
Two-disc set (disc one includes speeches followed by music; second disc includes music-only tracks).
Two-disc set (disc one includes speeches followed by music; second disc includes music-only tracks).
Review
'Neither a poster boy for the avant-garde nor a blinders-on traditionalist, Nash is simply his own man...' --Washington Post'Nash is one of the most together saxophonists of his generation...' --Downbeat Magazine
