This piece was comissioned by 6 adventures saxophone ensembles in 2017, and was written for both sax quartet and sax trio. I decided to include it on this E.P. because the trio version hasn't been performed nearly as often as the quartet, and I think it deserves some time in the sun. The trio version is different in a few ways...higher, tighter, with a few different pitches...more controlled, because 3 people are doing the work of 4, but it's still as rip-snortin' as the quartet!
credits
from FOUR THUNDER E.P.,
released February 10, 2023
Mana Trio:
Eric Barreto-Maymi, tenor sax
Michael Hernandez, soprano sax
Michael Mortarotti, alto sax
Recorded and mixed by Kris King
at Kris King's studio
in June 2021
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