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A Love Supreme at 60: Thoughts on Coltrane’s Masterwork
In his original liner notes to A Love Supreme, John Coltrane wrote: “Yes, it is true — ‘seek and ye shall…
On Feb. 3, 2009, Marco Benevento will release his new studio album Me Not Me, which features the composer/keyboardist’s interpretations of songs by artists like My Morning Jacket, Leonard Cohen and Deerhoof, among others. The 10-track collection will arrive within a year from the release of Benevento’s debut studio album, Invisible Baby. Both albums feature bassist Reed Mathis and drummers Matt Chamberlain and Andrew Barr.
Benevento has also recently formed his own label, The Royal Potato Family, for the release of Me Not Me.
“When I first started touring with the trio, in addition to my own material, there was a great opportunity for me to perform tunes from other artists that I’d always wanted to play, both a combination of older rock songs and modern tunes that are part of our current culture,” Benevento said. “So the next step was to make a record with some of this material. I decided to leave the harmony of the songs pretty close to the originals, but really get into messing with the arrangements. I got into sculpting sound around the original piano parts by using some of my favorite keyboards and re-amping them in interesting ways.”
More info: marcobenevento.com
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