ILLUSION OF CHOICE

$20.21
Label
CRISS CROSS
Release Date
March 22, 2024
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • PERFORMER
      THOMAS, MICHAEL
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      March 22, 2024
    • UPC
      8712474141821
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CSS1418.2
    • LABEL
      CRISS CROSS
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Jazz
    Works ⌄

    1. Circles

      Composer: Michael Thomas

      Performer: Michael Thomas, Matt Brewer, Manuel Valera, Obed Calvaire

    2. Hokkeshu

      Composer: Michael Thomas

      Performer: Michael Thomas, Matt Brewer, Manuel Valera, Obed Calvaire

    3. Information Paradox

      Composer: Michael Thomas

      Performer: Michael Thomas, Matt Brewer, Manuel Valera, Obed Calvaire

    4. The Other Side

      Composer: Michael Thomas

      Performer: Michael Thomas, Matt Brewer, Manuel Valera, Obed Calvaire

    5. Shades of Green

      Composer: Michael Thomas

      Performer: Michael Thomas, Matt Brewer, Manuel Valera, Obed Calvaire

    6. Mnemosyne

      Composer: Michael Thomas

      Performer: Michael Thomas, Matt Brewer, Manuel Valera, Obed Calvaire

    7. Darkness and Light

      Composer: Michael Thomas

      Performer: Michael Thomas, Matt Brewer, Manuel Valera, Obed Calvaire

    8. The Illusion of Choice

      Composer: Michael Thomas

      Performer: Michael Thomas, Matt Brewer, Manuel Valera, Obed Calvaire

    9. And the Angels Sing: It Could Happen to You

      Composer: Jimmy van Heusen

      Performer: Michael Thomas, Matt Brewer, Manuel Valera, Obed Calvaire


This was a dream band to write for and play with," alto saxophonist Michael Thomas says of Manuel Valera, Matt Brewer and Obed Calvaire, his A-list rhythm section on Illusion of Choice, his Criss Cross debut, and fourth leader album. "These musicians can play any style and sound like it's the only thing they play. I wanted to explore these different areas and cohere them into an album, not sound like tunes stuck together for a CD. Everything was on the table. I wasn't afraid to develop whatever ideas I came up with, and see where they went.