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David Binney: Music Analysis

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With The Time Verses (Criss Cross, 2017), alto saxophonist David Binney brings in his characteristic soundscapes, which, besides completely identifiable within his own style and compositional structure, sound bold and fresh.
“I pay attention to those things. I'm not one to follow the pack and have always wanted to sound unique, always searching and stretching. I understand how to write and play interesting music. This is what I do and what I love. It's my passion and it comes naturally to me. Plus, I'm obsessed with it. I listen to everything and often. I know what's happening in almost all music areas. So there's a lot to draw from. I'm constantly thinking about creating, finding inspiration along the way. I really don't stop! Whenever I go to the studio, I have the framework. The writing part of my music is usually pretty strictly adhered to and then everyone is free to do whatever they want during …show more content…

We always have. I figured it was time for me to put a tribute to that place, to show how important it is for the music in NYC. However, business doesn't care. It's hard for me to even get gigs or work sometimes. And yet, I see many people whose lives I influenced, or in many cases, even changed, and they are out there doing well while I mostly struggle along. I single handedly put together and created the band that David Bowie used for Blackstar. That was a group I was going use on my record at the time, but I gave it up to Donny because I was producing his record and wanted to get more production work. And yet, the press completely buried me in that discussion. Donny didn't even want to do electric music. It was my suggestion. I picked the musicians and sculpted the sound, working my ass of on those records. David Bowie heard it and flipped out. He took it and used it for his record, and I got completely cut out of the story. How does that happen? I should be getting all kinds of producing work right

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