Bird's-Eye View by Sam Crain

Players:

Sam Crain-guitar

Perry Rask-alto saxophone(all except 4 & 5)

Cassie Hart-alto saxophone(4)

Kevin Hart-piano(all except 8 & 10)

Andy Burtschi-bass

Darin Holthaus-drums(4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10)

Brian Justison-drums(1, 2, 3, & 6)

Recorded September 25, 26 & 28, 2004

Third Stone Productions

Decatur, Illinois

Produced by Sam Crain

Recorded, mixed & mastered by Dave Burdick

Duplication by Eastern Standard Productions

Layout and design by Nathalie Breakstone

Here's a little something about the music you're listening to. This is stuff I didn't have room for on the actual CD, being as that I wanted to give everyone a bio with picture. 3 of these tunes have been done before, on a CD of mine called "Spring into Swing"(also available here on CD Baby): Lester Sleeps In, Maxine and One for Dad. If you listen and compare, you'll hear that they're done quite differently here- which is part of what makes jazz jazz. Finding one's own particular way to say it-which is going to be at least somewhat different from last time out.

Anyway, got some terrific musicians here, and I know you're going to enjoy listening to them. So, for Perry, Andy, Kevin, Darin, BJ and Cassie, we hope you like the playing. And I hope you like the writing. And Dave(along with the rest of us)hopes you like the sound of the recording. Bon appetit!

Sam Crain

SAM CRAIN is a jazz guitarist and composer from Springfield, Illinois, with 18 CDs to his credit, all of them available on CD Baby. He has had over 30 years playing experience in virtually all styles of music, not only as guitarist but bassist and keyboardist as well, playing for audiences all over the US, Canada and Japan. Educated various places, he holds a degree in music composition from Peabody Conservatory of Music.

This CD, with all original material, showcases Sam's talents as composer as well as player, as well as the playing of some of the finest musicians in the area.

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