This is a mix of Colonel Dwayne Wagner Sr.’s “Juneteenth” poem for Army University with my compositions: “Notos (The South Wind)” and “ALWAYS” as an underscore. About the music:
“Notos,” Burnett’s composition, a modern swing tune with some of the fullest-sounding orchestration on the album, was written specifically to feature Massa, and the story behind it captures so much of what is unique about this collaboration. “The aural landscape of the arrangement,” says Burnett, “comes from my personal experience of living in ‘Bella Napoli’ in spring when the south wind from Africa can literally be seen over the bay coming north to where we lived. The red dust from the desert made a beautiful sky. I’d never seen anything like it. The south wind brought us springtime, and spring always brings new beginnings.” From album notes: “Echoes of Europe”
“ALWAYS” (Always Is Never Giving Up) is the second movement from “ORIGINALS” which is a long form musical work that primarily uses jazz combo instrumentation in its presentation. It’s a work comprised of 6 movements that flow from one piece to the next: I. Finally II. Always III. Maybe IV. Infinity V. Later VI. Yesteryears. The movements appear as individual tracks on the album and there is a bonus take of VI. From the album notes: “ORIGINALS”
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NOTE: This is the KZitem upload version.
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