Chasing Summer: 10 brand new Caribbean Jazz Combo tunes composed & performed on Steel Pan by Aaron Abrahamson Cote & Panoramic View. Charts & backing tracks available at www.TropicalShores.net. Published & Distributed by Tropical Shores Productions.
TRACK LISTING: Click time below to advance video to the desired song
01. Funk Synonymous ★ 0:00
02. Vernos Pronto ★ 4:27
03. All the Love in the World ★ 9:22
04. Mystery ★ 13:02
05. Sarasong ★ 16:21
06. Soca Cola ★ 20:27
07. Bugsy ★ 24:29
08. Paupers’ Prince ★ 28:33
09. Chasing Summer ★ 32:59
10. Winter Whisper ★ 36:06
STORY BEHIND THE BOOK:
When I started playing steel pan, I didn’t like the concept of backing tracks, but I didn’t really know how to play steel pan well enough to leave the tracks behind. Just like anything, study hard, practice hard, and after locking myself in a room for 6 months with the instrument, a Brazilian style guitarist joined me on my first gig sans-tracks. It opened up a lot of doors and got me further away from the “standard Caribbean repertoire.” My focus changed, and melodies started pouring out of my brain. Needless to say, original melodies didn’t come with a backing track library, and I hired a band to learn my material. Before long my first book “Sea Breeze” consisting of 20 original tunes was published. As I continued to compose, I had the chance to play more of my music with different bands locally and internationally. Brad Shores was one of the people who kick-started my interest in steel pan, and without his publications, I wouldn’t have known where to begin. My goal is to share my musical ideas with steel pannists who are looking for new material, and to provide lead sheet style notation so both pannists and other instrumentalists can learn, perform and arrange my tunes with their own spin. This music is for you. Thanks for giving me a chance to share my sonic explorations, and I look forward to hearing your interpretations.
ABOUT THE COMPOSER:
After graduating from Butler University and The University of Illinois (MM), Aaron Abrahamson Cote’s music education continues with firsthand performance experience on a regional and even international level. His background in symphonic percussion paved the way for an intense practice routine on the steel pan. After learning the standard Caribbean repertoire, Cote’s band Panoramic View backed him up as he completed his quest to publish “Sea Breeze,” a book of 20 original tunes for steel pan. His focus turned from composition back to performance when he joined the ranks of The Copacetics, a band heavily networked in the reggae/ska scene. With performance credits ranging from Bobby McFerrin to King Django, Jonathan Scales, Bim Skala Bim, members of The Slackers, Rancid, Wilco, The Gaslight Anthem and more, Cote is constantly looking to expand his network and collaboratively create an art form that bridges the gap between cultures.
Orchestrated for a small Caribbean Jazz combo, his brand new book Chasing Summer features 10 more original tunes in a variety of genres. Complete with backing tracks, the book provides lead sheet style notation, so pannists and other instrumentalists can learn, perform and arrange Cote’s tunes with their own spin.
★ All songs composed, transcribed, produced & performed by Aaron Abrahamson Cote.
★ Recorded by Ray Gennari at The Rocktorium of Love in West Kingston, RI.
★ Published & distributed by Tropical Shores Productions.
