Blues for the Bear

Collection Contents

#		Title	Length
1		All the Saints	3:29	Play
2		Hn!	4:56	Play
3		Prayer for Saint Francis	5:05	Play
4		Ayiti	6:33	Play
5		A Book of Five Rings	7:19	Play
6		Precipitation Suite I. Absorption	2:42	Play
7		Precipitation Suite II. Evaporation	6:09	Play
8		Precipitation Suite III. Condensation	4:03	Play
9		Precipitation Suite IV. Precipitation	1:51	Play
10		Three in the Key	5:32	Play
11		Blues for the Bear	8:09	Play
12		A Secret Wish	5:38	Play
13		Intro to Whirlpools	1:27	Play
14		Whirlpools	6:09	Play

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Description

Blues for the Bear combines jazz with Brazilian rhythms. Designed for listening, it was recorded live in the studio on all analog equipment, and will carry the listener on a musical journey around the world.

The compositions were created through a process of meditation that led to deep intimacy with the music. This fills the listener with a sense that each note is where it should be - both on the surface and far below. Whether as background music, or under intense scrutiny by an avid listener, Blues for the Bear can be played again & again, each time revealing something new.

"Surprising.... The compositions show a maturity that is rare among young jazz composers."
--New Jazz Review

Jesse Stern is a composer, producer, musician and healer living in Los Angeles, CA. He writes songs, music for film, and works as a session bassist. He has performed with artists as diverse as Coolio, Della Reese, Karen Black and Weezer. His bass playing can be heard on the brand new Groove Gravy compilation "Masterworks Reworked".

Purchasing a CD helps end world hunger: 10% of all sales go to Heifer Project International (www.heifer.org), a truly amazing organization!


Jeff Busch: drums & percussion * Jovino Santos: piano * Jesse Stern: bass & voice * Chris Stromquist: percussion * Hans Teuber: saxophones & flute * Ben Thomas: vibraphones.

Recommended Tracks: 5, 4, 1, 13-14

-Liner Notes:

1. ALL THE SAINTS (rhythm based in candomble) is an offering of peace to all saints, spirits, demons and ancestors. Inspirational credit goes to its beautiful rhythm.
2. HN! (partito alto & samba) acknowledges the wordless right brain.
3. PRAYER FOR SAINT FRANCIS (7/4 rhythm) was inspired by its namesake; dedicated to Seattle guitarist Leif Totusek.
4. AYITI, a Creole word for Haiti, laments the devastating economic and racial struggles there. May all people everywhere, without exception, enjoy peace.
5. A BOOK OF FIVE RINGS (5/4 rhythm) pays homage to the ancient Japanese martial arts text of the same name.
6-9. PRECIPITATION SUITE uses a mixture of rhythms from Brazil (III & IV); and from Cuba, Puerto Rico & "Nuyorico" (I & II).
10. THREE IN THE KEY (maracatu & baiao) was inspired by its rhythms. The music, in turn, inspired the title.
11. BLUES FOR THE BEAR (13-bar blues) is for the main character in Rafi Zabor's novel The Bear Comes Home.
12. A SECRET WISH (samba, 9-bar form) refers to the innate desire in all of us to speak our hearts and make our wishes known.
13-14. WHIRLPOOLS (jazz waltz, 21-bar form) is about the whirlpools in a bathtub drain, or in displacing water with your hands.

Artist: Jesse Stern
Title: Blues for the Bear
File Under: Jazz
Format: CD
UPC#: 690541-010127