Wherein Lies the Good The Westerlies

• 1Robert Henry05:22
• 2In the Mornin'03:00
• 3Weeping Mary03:23
• 4Wherein Lies the Good14:37
• 5Golden Gate Gospel Train01:53
• 6Travelin' Shoes01:44
• 7Remember Me01:46
• 8Born Ten Thousand Years Ago01:11
• 9Do Unto Others02:34
• 10The Kiss04:19
• 11From the Very First Time03:09
• 12Laurie02:39
• 13Eli01:58
• 14Chickendog and Woodylocks02:21
• 15Memories04:19
• 16Entropy, Pt. 101:26
• 17Entropy, Pt. 206:02
• 18Entropy, Pt. 302:54
• Total Runtime01:04:37

Info for Wherein Lies the Good

Wherein Lies the Good, the third album from Seattle-bred, Brooklyn-based brass quartet The Westerlies, presents a radical reimagining of the American song. “Skilled interpreters who are also adept improvisers” (NPR’s Fresh Air), The Westerlies approach this ferociously unique set of music with the full breadth of their expressive palette: the delicacy and precision of the concert hall, the breathless spontaneity of a midnight jam session, and the earthy grit of a backyard hoedown. Following a series of high-profile collaborations with Fleet Foxes, Common, Theo Bleckmann, and Dave Douglas, The Westerlies return to their quartet roots with a broad collection of original compositions and arrangements of time-tested American songs.

Grammy award winning violinist and producer Johnny Gandelsman's musical voice reflects the artistic collaborations he has been a part of since moving to the United States in 1995. Richard Brody of The New Yorker has called Johnny Gandelsman “revelatory” in concert, placing him in the company of “radically transformative” performers like Maurizio Pollini, Peter Serkin and Christian Zacharias.

As a founding member of Brooklyn Rider and a member of the Silkroad Ensemble, Johnny has closely worked with such luminaries as Bela Fleck, Martin Hayes, Kayhan Kalhor, Yo-Yo Ma, Mark Morris, Anne Sofie Van Otter, Alim Qasimov & Fargana Qasimova, Joshua Redman, Suzanne Vega, Abigail Washburn and Damian Woetzel. He has appeared with Bono, David Byrne, Renee Fleming, Rhiannon Giddens, I'm With Her, Christian McBride, and many others.

The Westerlies

The Westerlies
are a New York based brass quartet comprised of four friends from Seattle, Washington. Avid explorers of cross-genre territory, The Westerlies are a collectively run ensemble dedicated to the cultivation of a new brass quartet repertoire that exists in the ever-narrowing gap between American folk music, jazz, classical, and indie rock. The Westerlies have premiered over 40 original works for brass quartet since their inception in 2011, and crafted an approach that Dave Douglas had described as “Swinging, grooving, clean and tricky playing. This is the group that, once you’ve heard them, you’ll realize they always needed to exist. Unique, original, exciting. And simply killing in the best sense.” The Westerlies music exudes the warmth of their longstanding friendships, and reflects the broad interests of its members.

Their 2012 - 13 Season included engagements at The Festival of New Trumpet Music, Juilliard in Aiken Festival, The Juilliard School, Shapeshifter Lab, and The Earshot Jazz Festival, and collaborations with Dave Douglas, Bill Frisell and Juilliard Dance. In addition, The Westerlies were invited to perform the music of Wayne Horvitz at The Stone in May 2013. The project was later recorded during the The Westerlies annual residency on Lopez Island, WA and will be released on Songlines Recordings May 13th, 2014.

Riley Mulherkar has been recognized by the New Yorker as a “brilliant teen-aged trumpeter,” and in 2011 was named as a “rising jazz artist” by Wynton Marsalis in JET Magazine. Born and raised in Seattle, Riley is in his 4th year of study at The Juilliard School.

Zubin Hensler is a Brooklyn-based trumpeter, composer and chief electronic music producer for Mason Jar Music. A graduate of Manhattan School of Music, he has performed with The New York Composers Orchestra, Wayne Horvitz, Abigail Washburn, the Wood Brothers, and Adam Larson.

Andy Clausen is a NYC-based trombonist, composer and current Juilliard student. An active bandleader since 14, Clausen has released two albums of original music, and performed alongside Wynton Marsalis, Bill Frisell, Dave Douglas, Joe Lovano, Andrew D’angelo and Kurt Elling.

Willem de Koch is a trombonist, composer, and current student at the Manhattan School of Music. Willem has shared the stage with Seattle Symphony, New York Youth Symphony, Wayne Horvitz, Miguel Zenon, and George Duke, and played under the baton of Leonard Slatkin, Kurt Masur, George Manahan, and Gerard Schwarz.

This album contains no booklet.