Althea
Paul Messina
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This album is dedicated to the late Professor Althea Kaplan who guided my early music education. Althea taught me to think outside the box and to break traditional rules. On this album, we used various non musical items for numerous effects as well. The album starts off with half the songs using traditional instrumentation, percussion, and rhythms
This album is dedicated to the late Professor Althea Kaplan who guided my early music education. Althea taught me to think outside the box and to break traditional rules. On this album, we used various non musical items for numerous effects as well. The album starts off with half the songs using traditional instrumentation, percussion, and rhythms from India mixed with Western Instruments and orchestration. The last song on the album is called "White Roses for Althea" and is 9:58 in length. It has extensive orchestration and arranging techniques. Gary Vandy (GVAPMusic) Mixed and Mastered this album!! The musicians who played on the album are as follows:
The Paul Messina Band:
Paul Messina: Flute, Alto Flute, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Soprano Sax, Keys, Synthesizers and Didgeridoo; Tommy Paez: Guitars; Mike Bogle: Piano, Organ, and Trombone; Mark R. Harris: Bass; Ignacio (Nacho) Nuñez: Percussion; Dean Rickard: Drums; Jaime Vila: Drums
Additional Musicians:
Greg Minnick: Guitars; Jamie Glaser: Guitars; Brev Sullivan: Guitars; Richmond Punch: Electric Violin; Ricky Kej: Keyboards; Tim Clarke: Trumpet; Cathy Messina: Special Effects; Jamie Lamberti-Messina: Background Vocals
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0:00/7:36
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SERENE DEVOTION 4:000:00/4:00
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SEVEN SEAS 5:510:00/5:51
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BLUE FIRE REKINDLED 5:400:00/5:40
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NUFUNK 4:520:00/4:52
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OUT OF THE ASHES 5:390:00/5:39
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FACES IN THE CROWD 4:170:00/4:17
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0:00/9:58