Blending the rhythmic counterpoint and morphing development of minimalism with the explosive freedom of creative improvisation, and the dynamic interplay of jazz with the timbral range of contemporary classical chamber music, Astral Transference & Seven Dreams are swirling, psychedelic and totally immersive sonic experiences. 

Astral Transference is a 31-minute piece for jazz octet that combines "minimalist" concepts with elements of free jazz and electronic dance music, in an epic, morphing journey of groove. 

Seven Dreams is a seven-movement work for quintet (trumpet, cello, piano, bass, drums) based on a poem by the same title also by Daniel Rosenboom (see below). This piece is inspired by and dedicated in gratitude to Daniel's first trumpet teacher, legendary avant-garde jazz musician, Wadada Leo Smith. 

Both pieces were recorded live at Blue Whale in Downtown Los Angeles on May 7, 2014. 

These recordings are completely uncut, unedited, and unabridged.

Featuring:
Daniel Rosenboom - Trumpet 
Artyom Manukyan - Cello and FX 
Joshua White - Piano 
Richard Giddens - Bass 
Gene Coye - Drums 
Gavin Templeton - Alto Saxophone (Disc 1 - Astral Transference) 
Jon Armstrong - Tenor Saxophone (Disc 1 - Astral Transference) 
Alexander Noice - Electric Guitar and FX (Disc 1 - Astral Transference) 

Sound Engineered by Alex Chaloff 
Mixed by Daniel Rosenboom 
Mastered by Stephen Marsh and Daniel Rosenboom 
Photography and Design by Eron Rauch 

All music composed by Daniel Rosenboom (ASCAP) 
All music © Daniel Rosenboom Music (ASCAP) 2014 
All rights reserved. 

Daniel Rosenboom is a Yamaha Performing Artist 
www.danielrosenboom.com

Orenda Records and Daniel Rosenboom would like to thank Joon Lee and all the Blue Whale staff for their ongoing support of our creative music scene in Los Angeles.

SEVEN DREAMS 
by Daniel Rosenboom 

I dreamed I burst into the infinite 
And in that first breath of life 
Tasted vital ecstasy! 
I bathed in rays of brilliant light 
And reveled in the thrill of virtue, 
And howling through the vast expanse 
Proclaimed elated purpose! 

I dreamed I was an ancient tree 
And generations passed beneath my leaves. 
At first I learned the many faces 
But as time began to blur
All the people became like water
A nameless river through the years 
Rarely resting in the afternoon shade. 

I dreamed I was a winged insect 
In flight for nearly all my life. 
Cutting sharply in and out of corners 
Whipping wild and past the wind, 
And in the fleeting hours of my swift existence 
I saw the world’s most micro cosmos 
In colors you may never see. 

I dreamed I drank the tears of Venus 
As she wept for broken hearts. 
Her pity flowed from a glowing pinpoint 
That dangled over lovers’ eyes. 
And all the while she only wished 
They’d turn their eyes toward the sky 
And remember she was there. 

I dreamed I was a mad volcano 
Throwing fire at the sky. 
I emptied out my glowing soul 
To raise the rocks of continents 
And render forth the Earth. 
And with a torch of searing tempest 
Forged the path to Heaven. 

I dreamed I chatted with the moon by starlight, 
And she told me all her stories. 
But through the eons what she longed for most 
Was to feel the feet of children 
Imprinting on her chalky face, 
And to hear their laughter 
Break the silence of her midnight. 

I dreamed I was an alien 
Dancing on the rings of Saturn 
The heavens showered diamonds, 
Painted blazing strokes across the void. 
And on the wings of solar wind 
I could smell the dust of bursting stars… 
… it smelled like love. 

I dreamed these seven dreams 
Before I was a memory, 
And after I was inspiration, 
Somewhere in the nothingness 
Where all the stones and flower petals, 
All fantasies and sacred visions, 
Were nothing but a whisper. 

***Written in conjunction with the music of SEVEN DREAMS, May 2014