Ben Goldberg – Ben Goldberg School, Vol. 2: Hard Science () [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Ben Goldberg – Ben Goldberg School, Vol. 2: Hard Science ()
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 54:14 minutes | 609 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © BAG Production Records

Hard Science is the second record by Ben Goldberg School. (The first album is called Vol 1: The Humanities). It was recorded in July 2021, with a particular strategy: I didn’t teach the music to the group, or rehearse. Instead i sent around a few of the more complicated passages ahead of time, then in the studio I just started playing each song and let the musicians grab on as they saw fit. My inspiration was the thought that, if I put written music in front of a musician, I am relying on their reading ability. This way, on the other hand, I am relying on their humanity in the moment. Most of the songs on the record are first takes although you can hear that for a few of these tracks we went over the song more than once so people could get the hang of it.After this recording was made, I continued playing the material in solo concerts and with a trio of myself, Liberty Ellman, and Gerald Cleaver. I began calling the collection of tunes “Porch Concert Material.” That is why the titles of these songs are called PCM.

Tracklist:

01. Ben Goldberg – PCM 1 (03:14)
02. Ben Goldberg – PCM 9 (02:04)
03. Ben Goldberg – PCM 11 (04:06)
04. Ben Goldberg – PCM 15 (02:48)
05. Ben Goldberg – PCM 6 (06:43)
06. Ben Goldberg – PCM 3 (04:31)
07. Ben Goldberg – PCM 5 (04:38)
08. Ben Goldberg – PCM 12 (03:19)
09. Ben Goldberg – PCM 20 (02:39)
10. Ben Goldberg – PCM 7 (05:40)
11. Ben Goldberg – PCM 19 (04:15)
12. Ben Goldberg – PCM 22 (01:03)
13. Ben Goldberg – PCM 10 (04:52)
14. Ben Goldberg – PCM 21 (02:55)
15. Ben Goldberg – PCM 2 (01:18)

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