HOPE (ORIGIN 82419) - National Release: March 16, 2004

"...an altogether outstanding piece of work" - All Music Guide

Hope, the third studio recording from Matt Jorgensen +451, is scheduled for release on Tuesday, March 16, 2004. Recorded at Studio X in Seattle and Supernatural Sound in Portland, it features Rob Davis, Mark Taylor, Ryan Burns, Phil Sparks, Hans Teuber and David Marriott. 9 of the 11 tracks are originals with the addition of covers by Charles Mingus and Coldplay. We'll be out on tour around the beginning of April and various dates throughout the summer.

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Track Listings:

1. Slinky (Taylor/Jorgensen) mp3 clip
2. God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (Coldplay)
3. Hope, part 1 (Jorgensen) mp3 clip
4. Che (Otto) mp3 clip
5. Peacefulness (Jorgensen)
6. Hope, part 3 (Jorgensen)
7. Sanguine (Taylor) mp3 clip
8. Pack Sack (Jorgensen)
9. Fables of Faubus (Mingus)
10. Ibrahymn (Burns)
11. Hope, part 2 (Jorgensen)

All music published by mj451 Music Company, ASCAP, except:

God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (CAREERS-BMG MUSIC PUB, BMI)
Fables of Faubus (JAZZ WORKSHOP INC, BMI)

Musicians:

Mark Taylor – alto and tenor saxophones
Ryan Burns – fender rhodes, piano
Phil Sparks – bass
Matt Jorgensen – drums

Rob Davis – tenor saxophone (5)
Hans Teuber – tenor saxophone (1,4,7,10)
David Marriott – trombone (10)

Recorded July 28, 2003 at Studio X, Seattle, WA
Engineered by Reed Ruddy
Assisted by Sam Hofstedt

Additional recording at:
Supernatural Sound, Oregon City, OR, October 31, 2003
Engineered by Dean Baskerville
Avast Recording, Seattle, WA, December 8, 2003
Engineered by Troy Tietjen

Mixed December 9, 2003 at Robert Lang Studios, Seattle, WA
Engineered by Reed Ruddy
Assisted by Brian Valentino

Mastered December 23, 2003 at Seattle Disc Mastering, Seattle, WA
Engineered by Mark Guenther

About the music:

Slinky – I came up with the 7/8 chord pattern on guitar and Mark Taylor wrote the counter line in my Ballard apartment. The rest just came together.

God Put A Smile Upon Your Face – Continuing my long tradition of covering the music of British rock bands…never really noticed that fact until this recording. My wife bought Coldplay’s CD and I soon put it in heavy rotation in my car. Great band, great music. This was a fun arrangement to work on in the studio.

Hope (parts 1 – 3)

Everything that is done in the world is done by hope.
--Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Che – This is a great song by saxophonist Matt Otto. Matt and I went to the New School together and is a great friend and a wonderful saxophone player. He wrote Che for a 451 gig in New York and it has been in the book ever since. Che was originally recorded as a quartet during the Quiet Silence session but was never used. We recorded it again as a quintet in Portland during a tour which is the version that appears here.

Peacefulness – * for the proper listening experience, please put on headphones and turn out the lights. – thank you.

Sanguine – A great performance by Mark Taylor (all the saxophone parts are played by him). Mark had a bunch of sketches of ideas and the band spent an afternoon hashing the arrangement. This is probably my favorite tune on the CD.

Pack Sack - What can you do with eight notes? Here is our best effort.

Fables of Faubus is my favorite Charles Mingus composition. It was written in protest for Orval E. Faubus who was the governor of Arkansas in 1957 and against desegregation. He sent the National Guard to prevent black children from attending high school in Little Rock.

Ibrahymn – A Ryan Burns classic. Ryan joined the group at the beginning of the Quiet Silence tour. His instrument is the Fender Rhodes and he knows it’s sounds inside and out and has led to a cohesive sound for the band.