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Liberty

by Dayna Stephens Trio

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Ran 05:20
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Faith Leap 06:01
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Tarifa 03:46
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Wil's Way 05:12

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Liberty is a broad term that can refer to many situations, and for this recording it takes on a few meanings. Playing Trio as a saxophonist without any chordal harmonic support can be exposing yet very liberating. Making this recording with such masterful musicians as Ben and Eric, who I've known and had the pleasure of playing with for close to 15 years in various situations, made exploring rhythmic and harmonic avenues a real unforgettable and fresh creative experience. Capturing it at Rudy Van Gelder’s studio, one of the best sounding and most inspiring rooms ever to create music in, just makes this project that much more special.

One important common definition of Liberty says: “The state of being free within society from oppression restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life. Behavior or political views." It's tough not to be aware of current events taking or losing shape within our species. After all is said and done, we are all in so many ways privileged to be a part of a self-aware group of beings. We possess the powerful ability through memory and written language to look back at our past with vivid detail and great emotion, while showing the present moment what worked or not, and what gave us joy and fear. Balancing our multiple unique levels of diversity and world views with the awareness that we are all a part of a global community atop a spinning delicate crumb in space has proven to be a persistent puzzle for our species, leaving me to wonder if Liberty is capable of being one of those vast fields of common ground it once seemed to be. How do we trust these various fortifield bubbles of feedback loops that shield us from realizing that we are all looking into the same mirror? If not with Liberty for all then with what?

This recording is dedicated to the loving memory of my dear grandmother Yvonne Maryann Harvey Bullock and Victor McElhaney.

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released December 3, 2020

Dayna Stephens, saxophones
Ben Street, bass
Eric Harland, drums and cymbals

Produced by Matt Pierson

Recorded January 26th at Rudy And Gelder’s Studios By Maureen Sickler
Mixed and Mastered by Chris Allen

All compositions by Dayna Stephens except track 9 written by Aaron Parks

Released by Contagious Music

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Dayna Stephens New York, New York

Dayna Stephens is globally recognized as a saxophonist, composer and arranger, and is the first place recipient of the 2019 DownBeat Critics Poll in the category Rising Star—Tenor Saxophone. His search to find what’s “singable” often challenges traditional concepts of harmony, pushing phrasing and sending beautiful and unintentional melodies in unlikely directions. ... more

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