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This tune began as an assignment for a class I took on the topic of George Russell's "Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization" (LCCTO). The idea was to use a harmonic sequence that would oscillate back and forth between F Lydian/D Dorian, and every other Lydian chord/mode (or their relative Dorian tonic station) available on the circle of fifths. As such, the composition is a literal exploration of the Lydian sound throughout the whole spectrum of what is commonly known as "12-tone equal temperament" in music. Hence its title: "Full Circle."

Music by Jim Funnell
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Max Jesion at Bopcity (Le Pré-Saint-Gervais, France)
Photo of the Hudson River by Jim Funnell
Cover design by Akiko Horii

Nino Wenger - alto saxophone
Jim Funnell - piano

New Dream

Full Circle

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Music by Jim Funnell
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Max Jesion at Bopcity (Le Pré-Saint-Gervais, France)
Photo of the Hudson River by Jim Funnell
Cover design by Akiko Horii

Jim Funnell - piano
Chris Jennings - double bass
Jeff Boudreaux - drums

Echoes of Cyan

An unusual blues with a funky New Orleans groove, Greenpoint Graffiti feels like walking through the gritty, sunstruck, streets of Queens and Brooklyn. A stroll Jim used to take monthly to visit his landlord’s cab business. There, he would spend all of his hard-earned cash on rent! That, too, is part of living the dream...

Music by Jim Funnell
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Max Jesion at Bopcity (Le Pré-Saint-Gervais, France)
Photo of the Hudson River by Jim Funnell
Cover design by Akiko Horii

Jim Funnell - piano
Chris Jennings - double bass
Jeff Boudreaux - drums
Akiko Horii - percussion

Greenpoint Graffiti

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Music by Jim Funnell
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Max Jesion at Bopcity (Le Pré-Saint-Gervais, France)
Photo of the Hudson River by Jim Funnell
Cover design by Akiko Horii

Jim Funnell - piano, keyboards
Chris Jennings - double bass
Akiko Horii - percussion

Tree of Light

Music by Jim Funnell
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Max Jesion at Bopcity (Le Pré-Saint-Gervais, France) except violin (recorded in Brooklyn, New York)
Photo of the Hudson River by Jim Funnell
Cover design by Akiko Horii

Tomoko Omura - violin
Jim Funnell - piano, keyboard
Chris Jennings - double bass
Akiko Horii - percussion

Full Circle

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