Sacred Vowels by Tim Berne

This is my first solo recording...something i’ve been pondering for the past year and a half. I began writing some solo things to help me get out of a melodic rut and just kept going with it but whenever i got close to recording the fear crept in and i paused.

I really wanted the intimacy/informality of playing at home where i am most comfortable. So...here we are.

Last friday i went into a room with my horn and my PJ’s and this is what
happened ...kind of what i envisioned.

No big deal.

Thanks to my partner in crime David Torn it even sounds good.

Alto saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and label boss Tim Berne asserts a strong and singular musical personality that links his diverse and frequently absorbing works in an astonishing variety of styles, and almost always juxtaposes meticulously noted arrangements with free improvisation.