Invitation to a Dream, by Alcorn / McPhee / Vandermark

Invitation to a Dream

by Alcorn / McPhee / Vandermark

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1.	Invitation to a Dream 11:27	buy track
2.	Every Season Has Its Reason 06:39	buy track
3.	I Am Because You Are 03:48	buy track
4.	Bing Says Ming 10:12	buy track
5.	The Eyes of Memory 09:25	buy track
6.	Rise and Rise 03:43	buy track
7.	Gone 03:41	buy track

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"The product of three seasoned musicians with decades of experience between them, Invitation To A Dream deftly moves between soft minimalism and aggressive, fiery bombast. Each track is a showcase for their collective mastery of dynamics, experimentation, and emotional tone. McPhee, Alcorn, and Vandermark have succeeded in creating an impressive collection of modern improvisational music." - John Morrison, Bandcamp Daily

LESS THAN ZERO, by Joe McPhee

Clouded reflections
Broken dreams
Nightmare creatures
Flying

How could this happen
What does it mean
Empty echoes
Fading

Tomorrow yes
Tomorrow no
Do we stay
Or
Do we go

Tomorrow yes
Tomorrow no
Do we stay
Or
Do we go

Touch the sun rise
Taste the night
Feel the children
Crying

Dusty. Photos
Fields of grass
With precious flowers
Dying

Tomorrow yes
Tomorrow no
Do we stay
Or
Do we go

Tomorrow yes
Tomorrow no
Do we stay
Or
Do we go

credits

released August 23, 2019

Susan Alcorn -- Pedal Steel Guitar
Joe McPhee -- Soprano Saxophone & Pocket Trumpet
Ken Vandermark -- Tenor Saxophone & Clarinet

Recorded by Ian Rundell September 13th, 2017 in Austin, TX.
Produced, mixed & mastered by Alan Jones at Laminal Audio.
Cover Art by Bill Nace.
Layout by Bill Nace & Rosali Middleman

Compositions written by Susan Alcorn (UMA Sounds, ASCAP), Joe McPhee (JOMAC Publishing, ASCAP), & Ken Vandermark (Twenty First Mobile Music, ASCAP - Cien Fuegos)

We lovingly dedicate this album to refugees, immigrants, and the persecuted wherever they may be.

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