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Unamuno Songs and Stories

by Dave Meder

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1.
Song of Secret Love 06:40
2.
Augusto's Dilemma 06:48
3.
Meditation: Doubt 00:59
4.
I Look for Religion in War 08:14
5.
If Ever I Would Leave You (Lerner/Loewe) 04:59
6.
The Lake and the Mountain 07:29
7.
Meditation: Faith 01:26
8.
Century Rag (Roland Hanna) 06:18
9.
Exile 07:50

about

"Unamuno Songs and Stories" is a stunning response to recent sociopolitical turmoil in the United States...as a global pandemic, a renewed struggle for racial reckoning, a fraught national election, and a contentious political transition have left so many of us scrambling to explain what is happening to our nation.

Using the writings of Spanish Civil War-era philosopher Miguel de Unamuno as historical context, pianist Dave Meder leads an intensely emotive and brilliantly orchestrated set that explores the tensions between democracy and authoritarianism, internationalism and nationalism, and religious faith and non-belief.

"Unamuno Songs and Stories" features Meder’s current working trio of Marty Jaffe (bass) and Michael Piolet (drums), who met over ten years ago at the Ravinia Steans Institute summer jazz residency and recently reunited for a tour prior to recording in May 2021. Special guests Miguel Zenón (alto saxophone) and Philip Dizack (trumpet) add beautiful colors and wide-ranging solo voices to the core group on select tracks.

Expanded liner notes can be found at www.davemeder.com/unamuno

credits

released October 29, 2021

Dave Meder - piano, compositions, vocals (track 1)
Marty Jaffe - bass
Michael Piolet - drums
Philip Dizack - trumpet (tracks 4 and 9)
Miguel Zenón - alto saxophone (track 6)

All music composed by Dave Meder (Dave Meder Music - BMI) except where noted otherwise.

“Century Rag” used with permission of Rahanna Music Incorporated / 1630 Music Publishing Services Incorporated

Album Artwork/Photography/Videography by Adrien H. Tillmann (www.aht1985.com).

Recorded May 22-23, 2021 by Michael Perez-Cisneros at Big Orange Sheep (Brooklyn, NY).

Yamaha CFX Concert Grand provided for the recording session by Yamaha Artist Services NYC. Dave Meder is a Yamaha Artist.

Mixed/Mastered June 17-18, 2021 by David Darlington at Bass Hit Recording and Production (New York, NY).

My profound and everlasting thanks to the following patrons for their invaluable support of my work and creative practice:

Executive Producers: Tom Coste, Bill and Martha Sando, Paco Alvarez Díaz, Elizabeth Hammond

Associate Producers: Carole Fiore, Christopher Walker, Joel Harrison, Susan and Marc Lariviere, Cesar Bravo Wolfe, Erdal Paksoy, Nathan Karakad, Susan and Steve Jewell-Larsen, Phil Gibbs, Alan Baylock

My deepest thanks to my wife for her unending love, patience, and support in the long months of coordinating this release.

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Pianist, composer, and educator Dave Meder is one of the prominent artists of his generation,
known for a panoramic approach that has earned him slots in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition and the American Pianists Awards. ... more

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