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Elvin, Confirmed

by Miguel Zenón & Dan Weiss

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From Dan:

This song stemmed from a passage Elvin Jones played on "One Down One Up" from the John Coltrane's 'Live at the Halfnote' recording. I took this pattern and manipulated it in a similar way that tabla phrases get manipulated. As I was playing it I kept hearing Miguel's sound. So I asked him if he wanted to come up with something that fit. He came up with an amazing melody and then we started our collaboration. It's always a pleasure to make music with Miguel, in any and all capacities.

From Miguel:

After hearing Dan's approach to the Elvin Jones idea, and noticing the way he used rhythm filters to make the idea mutate tempos, I though it might be interesting to pair that up with a 32 bar form, in order to create a longer cycle. I've been going back to a lot of Charlie Parker recordings recently, so a melody over the changes to his tune "Confirmation" sort of came naturally. Even though we recorded this remotely, the whole process was 100% collaborative. The end results were complex, organic and (as it's always the case when playing with Dan) tons of fun.

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released June 3, 2020

Elvin, Confirmed (Dan Weiss/Miguel Zenon) (Littlevivs1music/BMI -Mazenonmusic/BMI)

Composed, Recorded, Mixed and Produced by Miguel Zenón and Dan Weiss

Miguel Zenón - Alto Saxophone
Dan Weiss - Drums

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Miguel Zenón New York, New York

Saxophonist/Composer/Educator born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico and living in NYC. Multiple Grammy Nominee, Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellow.

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