Format2LPLabelLoveland MusicGenreJazz & Improvisation
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Edition of 500. The WOODS virtual instrument, programmed by Thomas Morgan, appears on all tracks. Recorded October 14, 2024 (tracks 1, 2, 7), by Philip Weinrobe at Figure 8 Recording with assistant engineer Tyler Hicks; August 30, 2024 (track 4), by David Luke at Opus Studios; April 14, 2024 (track 5) and November 26, 2024 (track 8), by Michael Coleman at Figure 8 Recording; and October 30, 2024 (track 6), by Adam Muñoz at Opus Studios. Gary Snyder, "Here" from This Present Moment: New…
| A1 | Around You Is A Forest | 5:07 | |
| A2 | Eddies | 6:48 | |
| A3 | Dream Sequence | 6:03 | |
| B1 | Through The Trees | 16:07 | |
| B2 | In The Dark | 4:47 | |
| C1 | Assembly Of All Beings | 9:08 | |
| C2 | Rising From The West | 11:01 | |
| D1 | Murmuration | 8:36 | |
| D2 | Here | 5:29 |
“Hearing Morgan deploy his strange machine, featuring a stacked guest roster that includes Bill Frisell, Ambrose Akinmusire, Henry Threadgill, Gerald Cleaver, and others, runs amok, updating and evolving the algorithm as the mood dictates—it’s a glorious mind-melt.”
“Still absorbing its many layers, I have no doubt Around You is a Forest is the work of a visionary—distinct, immersive, and profoundly original. Each piece feels self-contained yet essential to the whole. Traditionalists may balk, but this may well be the year’s most imaginative and best debut.”
“For his debut as a leader, he plays WOODS a virtual instrument he designed using SuperCollider software which emulates pan-global string instruments. Morgan calls upon an impressive line-up including trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, drummer Gerald Cleaver, and Henry Threadgill on flutes, for a series of duets and it works like a charm.”
