the desert is singing David Strother 15.00 USD Add to Cart Tracks: 1.  her voice (from connecticut) 2.  the desert is singing 3.  soledad 4.  blue monk 5.  on the street where you live 6.  no messages in this folder 7.  nayery 8.  au privave 9.  aiyana ascending 10.  night and day 11.  a love enduring 12.  la llorona de los angeles 13.  the desert is singing (reprise) David Strother’s inaugural CD “the Desert Is Singing” is the product of much thought and passion that melds disparate solo violin traditions to create a unique sound. The work is not mainstream and makes no attempt to pander to the fleshpeddlars but instead explores new musical landscapes boldly and with great style. Influences from the great Southern Indian violinist L. Shankar to swing legend Stuff Smith to the mercurial solos of Jean Luc Ponty can be traced but Strother’s sound is his own. Songs like the achingly beautiful “Soledad,” the deeply evocative “Aiyana Ascending” and the title track are imbued with emotion and musical wisdom brought about by the artist’s obvious love for and unending study of the violin in all its permutations. He has taken his lessons well as heard in the Sonny Rollins-like improvisations branching off of “On the Street Where You Live” to the almost sacred sounding sweetness of “A Love Enduring.” Strother has a fecund musical mind, capable of creating compositions that show respect and love for Jazz, Pop and World traditions by using their map to reach new destinations. His take on Charlie Parker’s marvelous “Au Privave” and Thelonious Monk’s “Blue Monk” demonstrate his first love but the entire disc is as refreshing as sincerity at a Hollywood party. There may be thousands of CD’s sitting untouched in record store bins but Strother’s deserves a listen because he waited until he was ready and learned enough to create something true to his thoughtful vision. He has taken the words of Charles Bukowski to heart: “don't do it. unless it comes out of your soul like a rocket, unless being still would drive you to madness or suicide or murder, don't do it. unless the sun inside you is burning your gut” Glen Creason, Entertainment Editor, "Los Cerritos Community News" 1. her voice (from connecticut) 2. the desert is singing 3. soledad 4. blue monk 5. on the street where you live 6. no messages in this folder 7. nayery 8. au privave 9. aiyana ascending 10. night and day 11. a love enduring 12. la llorona de los angeles 13. the desert is singing (reprise) Also available at: Learn more about David Strother. Order "the desert is singing" today! Price:  15.00 USD Quantity:  Privacy Policy | Login © 2004-2010, Remba Records. All rights reserved.