Owl Dreams - Record Release - 10/11/2024

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Dharma Down's first release, Owl Dreams, will be released on October 11, 2024! Keep an eye on Facebook for upcoming shows!

10 original tracks plus a modern reinvention of a 1000-year-old classical Arabic song. The recording leans into the breadth of the group’s influences and styles, buoyed by the sensitivity and virtuosity of the individual players. Owl Dreams is an exploration of ancient Arabic melodies (Jalla Man), modern and postmodern jazz (Ex One Blues), and new original repertoire in middle eastern influenced jazz (Baghdad, Jurjina, Tadafuqun), all sharing the distinctive sound of Dharma Down!

1. Jalla Man (Trad arranged Hardy/ASCAP) - 6:40
2. Bubu Jinn (Mettam/ASCAP) - 4:20
3. Baghdad (Hardy/ASCAP) - 4:14
4. Ex One Blues (Hardy/ASCAP) - 6:37
5. A Murder Of Cheerleaders (Effenberger/ASCAP) - 4:02
6. Tadafuq (Mettam/ASCAP) - 6:25
7. Among The Reeds (Hardy/ASCAP) - 10:28
8. East 73rd Street (Mettam/ASCAP) - 4:39
9. Michel (Mettam/ASCAP) - 7:11
10. Jurjina (Hardy/ASCAP) - 8:01
11. Thoughts And Prayers (Kiefner/BMI) - 6:43 Total Running Time: 69:34

Duncan Hardy - Alto Sax, Qanun
Mike Effenberger - Piano
Scott Kiefner - Acoustic Bass
John Mettam – Drums

Recorded by: Jason Phelps, Acadia Recording Company, Portland, ME - May 1 & 2, 2023
Mixed by: Abe Seiferth, Transmitter Park Studio, Brooklyn, NY

Cover Art: “Balance”, 2008, Kifah Abdulla - www.kifahabdulla.com
CD Art: "Winter Trees", Monica Ann Cohen - www.museumofplenty.com

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