Following the release of Freeing Form, the new, full-length LP by the Stratos Ensemble, is this second music video for yet another album excerpt. This track is called "Up Tyner". Links to Freeing Form are below.
PLAYERS
Coco Roussel - drums
Dean De Benedictis - piano
TJ Sammut - guitar
Robert Gross - bass
Nichole Michelle Jones - vocals, improv lyrics
Filmed by Rudy Casares.
Post production by Dean De Benedictis.
ALBUM LINKS
Spotify
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Bandcamp:
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Apple Music
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YouTube Music
Band Website (The Stratos Ensemble)
Up Tyner
This piece was part of a longer set, performed and recorded in 2022. Dean began playing an old McCoy Tyner riff-variation in slow swing, and the band soon joined. The title is a dedication to that moment. As always, the lyrics were improvised in addition to everything else.