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Early Morning Star opens with the buoyant “Time of Singing.” The core of the tune is a polyphony of melodic patterns, set to the refrain: “Arise, oh my beloved, arise, beloved!” The texts are drawn from the biblical Song of Songs. Wolper’s graceful vocal is joined by a tapestry of layered instrumentals, together forming a kaleidoscope of shapes and textures. A vamp accompanying this display gives way to a rhapsodic piano solo grounded by a graceful bass motif that descends in thirds. The composition begins and ends with a lyrical depiction of early spring: “Winter rains have passed. Blossoms have appeared in the land. Time of singing is here. Voice of turtledove is heard; fig tree has borne fruit, amidst fragrant grapes.”

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Winter rains have passed. Blossoms have appeared in the land. Time of singing is here. Voice of turtledove is heard; fig tree has borne fruit, amidst fragrant grapes. Arise, oh my beloved, arise, beloved! (from the biblical Song of Songs)

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from Early Morning Star, released June 15, 2020
Bob Gluck (piano, composer)
Andrea Wolper (voice)
Kinan Azmeh (clarinet)
Ken Filiano (bass)
Tani Tabbal (drums)

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Bob Gluck New York, New York

Bob Gluck is a pianist, composer, writer, rabbi, educator. Chronogram: “an accomplished and passionate pianist in the most elusive tradition of avant-garde masters Cecil Taylor, Andrew Hill, McCoy Tyner, and Don Pullen." Author of two Univ. Chicago Press jazz books. Collaborators: Michael Bisio, Jane Ira Bloom, Joe Giardullo, Aruan Ortiz, Neil Rolnick, Dean Sharp, Andrew Sterman, Tani Tabbal... ... more

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