56 by 5 SIDED CUBE

This composition pays homage to the greatest flood on record for the Murray; the biggest river in Australia. As someone who grew up in the Riverland during the 'millennial drought', story's of the 'great flood' and how the communities of 1956 came together to protect their towns against the 341 gigaliter onslaught coming over the boarder, alway captured my imagination.

Whilst composing this tune (2022), these same communities 66 years later were preparing for what has now become the second largest flood on record, though only half the size of 1956. This had me contemplating what it would have been like to live through the great flood, and experience the months of anticipation and anxiety as the flood gathered momentum, slowly rising to its inevitable peak! Although, my Nanna always says how she loved the flood as she didn't have to go to school because it was underwater!

Thank you so much to everyone who helped me create this recording. I was so inspired by each member of the band when we recorded this almost exactly a year ago. I think it's safe to say their willingness to face the challenges of this composition head on, paid off!

- Andrew Casey, 2024.

Inter-dimensional Jazz Fusion Band

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