Gentle from Forward by Chad McCullough

I wrote this thinking it was a nice simple, and gentle piece. After a few takes in the studio it just wasn't really happening, so we changed it up and gave it a bit more of a mysterious vibe, at a faster tempo - I'm really happy with how it turned out. The harmonic movement is influenced by some of the techniques that my great friend and musical-brother Bram Weijters used in his Pendulum Suite, and I love the way Jon handles the rhythm in the one little metric change, every time it comes around.

Downbeat praised McCullough for his "stunning, chilled lyricism, and compositional acuity"

The Chicago trumpeter is active around the world, and has released 15 albums as a leader or co-leader. He has composed for film, documentaries, chamber orchestra, rock bands, and modern dance. He co-owns Calligram Records. McCullough plays AR Resonance instruments and mouthpieces.

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