'Round Midnight I Want to Be Happy Desert
Bali Ha'i Peri's Scope
Sue's Saudi Blues (6:06) Sue's Saudi Blues, written by Hans Sturm, is performed here by the Sturm Brothers, featuring Rolf Sturm on guitar and effects. The piece is a haunting extended minor blues form and is presented in an open improvisatory fashion.
Timeless (7:21) Timeless is an uptempo jazz piece written in seven-four written by Downbeat Composition Award winner Monica Herzig. The recording features a free piano solo as performed by Beeblebrox including Monica Herzig - piano, Peter Kienle - guitar, Tom Clark - sax, Hans Sturm - bass, and Paul Surowaik - drums.
Nada Que Ver, Juarez (5:04) Nada Que Ver, Juarez is a complex high-energy avant-garde composition written by Scott Fields for his quintet featuring Marilyn Crispell - piano, Scott Fields - guitar, Hans Sturm - bass, and Hamid Drake - percussion.
Blue Got Up (6:49) Blue Got Up, written by pianist Jane Reynolds for her duo recording with bassist Hans Sturm, features a swinging angular melody over an ostinato bass line.
Attitude Control (8:45) Attitude Control by pianist Joan Wildman, from the MMC compilation Gathering, is a high-energy through-composed work with improvisations separated by interludes. The performance features solos by Wildman - piano, Dane Richeson - percussion, and Hans Sturm - bass.
Bird of Prey Bird of Prey, written for the Fireflight Ensemble by Hans Sturm, features dynamic improvisations featuring Elizabeth Falconer - koto and bass koto, Dane Richeson - percussion, and Hans Sturm - bass. Kazagoromo Kazagoromo, performed here as a duo for koto and double bass, was originally composed for koto and bass koto by the great Koto Master Tadao Sawai.
Moon and Sand (4:55) Moon and Sand is treated to a straight-eighth feel by the Bob Levy Quartet, featuring Bob Levy - trumpet, John Harmon - piano, Hans Sturm - bass, and Dane Richeson - percussion. Where Do You Go (2:53) Where Do You Go is performed as a ballad featuring a bowed solo by bassist Hans Sturm with pianist John Harmon accompanying.
Chant for Duo Chant for Duo, composed by synthesist Joan Wildman, is a synthesizer and bass duet featuring Wildman on synthesizer and Hans Sturm on bass. The work makes subtle references to the Dies Ires.