{"product_id":"folks-016728165822","title":"Folks","description":"The idea that the creation of an infinite number of melodies is attainable from just 12 tones has always fascinated me. Additionally, I find it intriguing that folk music, the traditional music of the people in a country or region, is strikingly analogous in it's raw melodic content despite developing in relative isolation to one another over hundreds of years. As I composed the music for this album, I had the idea of folk melodies in mind: minimal but not minimalistic - simple but not simplistic - miniature melodic moments; specifically crafted for skilled improvisers to instantly absorb and interpret. Apart from the composed melodic content, this music was fully improvised without frameworks or forms. \/\/ The melodies set the tone for group improvisation. \"Heaven Above\" is the only exception, in which the improvisations occur within a circular form over a predetermined harmonic sequence and tempo. \/\/ John, Michael and I have been playing together for several decades resulting in a deep, nearly telepathic, musical connection.","brand":"Sunnyside","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46147253534803,"sku":"2495345X","price":15.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0732\/1937\/5187\/files\/4101964.jpg?v=1788501102","url":"https:\/\/www.deepdiscount.com\/products\/folks-016728165822","provider":"Deep Discount","version":"1.0","type":"link"}