Udow-Flashback COMPLETE (SP/CD)

A percussion quartet for vibraphone, 2 marimbas, and a fourth player with glock, 2 hi hats, 7 toms and 5 Peking opera gongs is a virtuoso ensemble work which demands the highest level of interlocking inner pulse with a solid grasp and comfort in playing in 7/8, 11/8, 12/8 and 4/4 meters while at times playing melodic material over the bar lines for extended periods of time; this is a composition which will only work if performed by four superb players; the concept and impetus for this work comes from the composer's admiration for the transcendental energy of master musicians, Alan Abel, Gary Burton, and Percy "Mr. Bones" Danforth.