Finally picked up the newest record by alto saxist/composer David Binney today. The disc...record... (what do you call it when you download the album but there's no physical product... I guess the album works) is called "Aliso" and carries on a tradition of great Binney discs on the Criss Cross label.
I've only listened to the album twice today, but the playing is consistently fresh and surprising, and the original tunes are phenomenal. Dave's writing has always caught my ear because of his willingness to work with unashamedly pop-like, but deceptively quirky, melodies. Dave also has a great website, http://www.davidbinney.com where you can download audio from gigs as well as all of his original charts for cheap.
I've been suffering some amateur writer's block in trying to work on new Quintopus tunes, so I'm going to be playing through a lot of the Binney charts I have for inspiration.
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The organizational tip for this post will be to recommend keeping lists of what you want to accomplish. I know, it sounds obvious. I've taken to writing out a plan at the beginning of each week and saving it as a Google document (all you need is a Gmail or Google account, totally easy). Relating it to a bigger-picture monthly or project-plan list helps to keep me motivated to get through all of the little tedious stuff that goes into accomplishing bigger plans. Do it now!
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