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Roses (feat. Helios and Ben Cruz)

from Sky Stories by Emily Kuhn

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“Roses” was initially inspired by the playful sentiment of Mary Oliver’s poem by the same title. The song is inspired by the idea that a fleeting moment, such as a flower shifting in the wind, is made exquisite by its ephemerality. It features lush string writing, a chorus of background vocals, and interweaving improvisations which builds to an exuberant Brazilian groove. Directed by Zack Sievers, the gold-toned video intersperses time-lapse footage of roses blooming and dying from 1925 and shots of a dramatic sky over Chicago in 2020 with live footage from the recording sessions.

lyrics

Some things are meant to go on forever
(The sky, the sun, the sandy horizon)
Some things are meant to go on forever
(Wide open sky)

A tousled rosebud lifts its sleepy head
And tilts its face to the sunlight.
A moment
One pulse of a heart
As the world thrums,
Suspended in reveries of roses.

credits

from Sky Stories, released October 30, 2020
Emily Kuhn - trumpet
Max Bessesen - alto saxophone
Mercedes Inez Martinez - vocals
Ben Cruz - guitar
Evan Levine - bass
Gustavo Cortiñas - drums
Myra Hinrichs - violin
Erendira Izguerra - violin 
Christine Fliginger - viola
Danny Hoppe - cello

Group vocals by Emily Kuhn, Irekani Ferreyra, Erendira Izguerra, Evan Levine, and Chris Shuttleworth

Composition and lyrics by Emily Kuhn
Recorded by Shane Hendrickson at Shirk Studios, May-August 2019
String quartet recorded by Rollin Weary at Shirk Studios, June 17 2019
Edited and mixed by Shane Hendrickson
Mastered by Greg Obis at Chicago Mastering Services

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Emily Kuhn Chicago, Illinois

Emily Kuhn is a jazz trumpet player based in Chicago, IL, where she is the bandleader of a chamber jazz nonet, Helios, a member of various jazz and Latin projects, and an active music educator. She has a BM and BA in Jazz Trumpet Performance and Environmental Studies from Oberlin, and she studied with renowned trumpet players Eddie Henderson, Sean Jones, John D’earth, and John Henes. ... more

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