Been Here And Gone
The Music of David Schroeder and Antonio Figura
Cover artwork "Been Here And Gone" by Ellen Colcord.
www.ellencolcord.com
This is a remarkable duo collection in two respects. The compositions, all originals written by Figura and Schroeder, have beauty, simplicity and sophistication. This recording also has the distinction of featuring Dr. Dave on several of the more ‘exotic’ wind instruments – sopranino saxophone, piccolo, bass flute, chromatic harmonica and the ever-popular ‘Mongolian ever buree’ (no, I hadn’t heard of it either, but you will love it!) He plays them all beautifully along with Antonio’s lush and flowing piano playing. Bravo!
– Tom Scott
Album Tracklist:
01: Among the Trees
02: Remember Me
03: Come to the River With Me
04: Sunrise
05: Sunset
06: Winds of Change
07: Sweet Pea
08: Been Here and Gone
09: Great Stone Face
10: Vivian and Her Sister
Musicians
Produced by Dave Schroeder and Rich Shemaria. 2018
Among the Trees
Composed by Antonio Figura
David Schroeder - bass flute
Antonio Figura - piano
Remember Me
Composed by David Schroeder
David Schroeder - Mongolian ever buree
Antonio Figura - piano
Come to the River With Me
Composed by David Schroeder
David Schroeder - chromatic harmonic
Antonio Figura - piano
Sunrise
Composed by Antonio Figura
David Schroeder - bass flute
Antonio Figura - piano
Sunset
Composed by Antonio Figura
David Schroeder - bass flute, sopranino saxophone
Antonio Figura - piano
Winds of Change
Composed by David Schroeder
David Schroeder - Mongolian ever buree
Antonio Figura - piano
Sweet Pea
Composed by Antonio Figura
David Schroeder - sopranino saxophone
Antonio Figura - piano
Been Here and Gone
Composed by Dave Schroeder
David Schroeder - piccolo
Antonio Figura - piano
Great Stone Face
Composed by Dave Schroeder
David Schroeder - Mongolian ever buree
Antonio Figura - piano
Vivian and Her Sister
Composed by Dave Schroeder
David Schroeder - chromatic harmonica, sopranino saxophone
Antonio Figura - piano
Reviews
“Dave Schroeder and Antonio Figura make music of extraordinary poise and balance, in which they explore the meaning of “song.” First, this music sings, passionately. Melodies abound, and breath rules. These two breathe together; Antonio’s artful use of the pedal pushes the piano to inhale and exhale with Dave’s parlando lines. Second, there is everywhere in this recording a careful consideration of song form - of ways its history, as embodied by an honorable list of practitioners from Puccini to Porter - is filled with stirring, evocative stories. The music on this recording is story-telling music, music replete with the atmosphere of mythic tales spun at night, out of doors. It invites you to recapture the kind of listening you did as a child, when music first grabbed you and transported you to worlds you hadn’t imagined. ”
Been Here And Gone: Album Notes
Recorded March 9 and 10, 2018 at the James L. Dolan
Recording Studio, NYU Steinhardt, New York City.
Recording engineers - Hai Li, Makan Taghavi Dilamani
Mixing and mastering engineer - Tyler McDiarmid
Piano technician - Atsundo Aikawa
Cover photo - David Schroeder
Original artwork - Ellen Colcord
CD package design - Michael DeMartin/Designsite
All compositions published by Deepschro Music, BMI
David Schroeder endorses RS Berkeley Horns and Legends Mouthpieces