Album US 2017 on Cold Blue Music label
Classical (Contemporary)
Larry Polansky’s “freeHorn” is an album of drifting, shape-shifting chamber works, featuring electric guitar performances by the composer and Giacomo Fiore. The textural, ever-morphing title piece, performed by an octet of mixed instruments, and the pulsing electric guitar duo “ii-v-I” modulate between three different natural harmonic series, providing intriguing musical outings that are adrift from the tempered tunings that most of us are accustomed to. The short third track, “minmaj,” another duo for electric guitars, is Polansky’s unusual “translation” of Carl Ruggles’s 1921 brass piece “Angels.” The three works are performed by the composer in the company of a group of Bay Area composer-performers. Music by Polansky has appeared on two earlier Cold Blue releases, CB0011 and CB0036.
Larry Polansky man, g, eg, *1954 US composed by, co-producer, album by, electric guitar, fretless electric guitar | |
Monica Scott , cello | |
Giacomo Fiore , electric guitar | |
Krystyna Bobrowski , horn | |
Amy C. Beal har, piano | |
David Kant , tenor saxophone, computer | |
Tom Dambly tr, trumpet | |
David Dunn vn, *1953 US recorded by, violin, electric violin |
Giacomo Fiore co-producer |
Jim Fox co-producer, design, photography |
Scott Fraser mastered by |
Andy Futreal photography |
Scott Makson recorded by |
Larry Polansky |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration | |
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1 | freeHorn | Larry Polansky | 20:08 | ||
2 | ii-v-i | Larry Polansky | 8:11 | ||
3 | minmaj | Larry Polansky | 3:23 |
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