{"product_id":"folks-1","title":"FOLKS","description":"The idea that the creation of an infinite number of melodies is attainable from just 12 tones has always fascinated me. Additionally, I find it intriguing that folk music, the traditional music of the people in a country or region, is strikingly analogous in it's raw melodic content despite developing in relative isolation to one another over hundreds of years. As I composed the music for this album, I had the idea of folk melodies in mind: minimal but not minimalistic - simple but not simplistic - miniature melodic moments; specifically crafted for skilled improvisers to instantly absorb and interpret. Apart from the composed melodic content, this music was fully improvised without frameworks or forms. \/\/ The melodies set the tone for group improvisation. \"Heaven Above\" is the only exception, in which the improvisations occur within a circular form over a predetermined harmonic sequence and tempo. \/\/ John, Michael and I have been playing together for several decades resulting in a deep, nearly telepathic, musical connection.","brand":"SUNNYSIDE","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":52053295333656,"sku":"016728165822","price":16.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/4101964-2839275.jpg?v=1778601733","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/folks-1","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}