Memento, by Alexander Claffy

Memento

by Alexander Claffy

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Pre-order of Memento. You get 2 tracks now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.

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Comes with digital booklet.

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releases June 21, 2024

$9.99 CAD or more
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Comes in gatefold case

Includes digital pre-order of Memento. You get 2 tracks now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.

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1.	Brother 10:06	buy track
2.	Tokyo 08:32	buy track
3.	Tassia
4.	Jimriksha
5.	This Nearly Was Mine
6.	Power Station

about

I’d like to open by thanking everyone who helped to make this album possible. You know exactly who you are and I couldn’t have made it without you.
“Memento”, derived from the concept of “Memento Mori” is my 10th leader effort. By the time this album has been released I’ll be 32 years old. In an age where releasing 50 minutes of consecutive music may seem archaic, I’m just doing my best to document a place and time in my growth and development. When the stars align and I see a group of musicians that can come together and document a sign of the times, I jump at the chance. Even if I myself am not in the exact shape I want to be to record, I’ll take that risk.
This document serves as a reminder of what high level musicianship is still coming out of New York City. To be able to have one of the world’s greatest geniuses, my brother, Kurt Rosenwinkel contributing to this record is a dream within itself. I did my best to assemble some of my favorite voices, and give a pallet which everyone could speak their minds onto. The goal here was to bring some emotionally powerful music that reminds us each: to enjoy and be grateful. Every day could be your last. And that’s how I’m trying to consistently play and contribute art for the rest of my days. A musical “Memento Mori”, that translates that urgency into song.
This Record is dedicated to the memory of my father, Joseph Francis Claffy.
Yours Truly,
Alexander Claffy

credits

releases June 21, 2024

Alexander Claffy - bass
Kurt Rosenwinkel - guitar
Jimmy Macbride - drums
Matt Chalk - alto sax (tracks 1, 5)
Tim Brey - piano (tracks 1, 4-6)
Dave Kikoski - piano (tracks 2, 3 & 4)
Stacy Dillard - tenor saxophone (tracks 2 & 4)
Eric Alexander - tenor saxophone (track 6)
Simon Moullier - vibraphone (tracks 1, 2, 4 - 6)

Executive Producer: Cory Weeds
Produced by Alexander Claffy and Michael Perez-Cisneros
Recorded at Big Orange Sheep Studios, Brooklyn NY, on Feb 2023
Engineered by Micahel Perez-Cisneros
Mixed and mastered by Michael Perez-Cisneros. Track 4 mixed by Alexander Claffy
Photography by Andrew Wallner
Design and layout by John Sellards

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about

Alexander Claffy New York, New York

Since moving to New York City in 2011, Alexander Claffy has had the honor of working with many of his living heroes, including Jimmy Cobb, Louis Hayes, Harold Mabern, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Christian Scott, Joey Alexander, Wallace Roney and many more. In the past 3 years he has recorded for the Verve, HighNote, Positone, RopeADope and Cellar Live record labels.

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