In chase the bird different textures, tempos and orchestrations are thrown into the mix in a progression of disparate ideas. that all emanate from a transcription of Charlie Parker's solo from his tune Chasing the Bird. It was the third piece of mine to explore other dimensions of Parker's work - preceded by Savoy Trifle (1988) and A-Synchronous Au-Privave (1989) (and followed by entropology (2002) and HEY JAZZ FANS! (2003). It was originally written for alea new music ensemble and was performed at the ArtRage Festival 1991.
HypnoFunk 18 October 1991 alea new music ensemble Callaway Music Auditorium