TAYLOR BARNETT RELEASES
”Windswept (jazz quartet and orchestra)”
Two months into the pandemic, starving for a musical outlet, I set my mind to create a grand, orchestral arrangement of my composition "Windswept," previously recorded on Two Quartets: 2 For One.
I enlisted a few dear friends and collaborators to make a remote recording, each from his own home/studio (a process all too familiar to musicians, months into the pandemic!). My friend, filmmaker Tony Forgey made a music video, consisting of gorgeous 4K drone footage from across Virginia, which captures and elevates the feeling of the music.
For this arrangement of “Windswept,” I wanted to tap into my yearning and craft something that would express a sense of being carried away, tossed about by the violent current of change. Sent sailing towards a horizon that, perhaps, is hopeful, but is a long way off indeed.
This is traveling music.
Taylor Barnett: trumpet, composer, arranger, producer
Daniel Clarke: piano
Emre Kartari: drums
Cameron Ralston: bass
Mixed by Trey Pollard
Score PDF available for purchase, email for info.