Job’s Trials: A Jazz Song Cycle

Personel

Dan Loomis – Contrabass, Composition and Script Voice – Yoon Sun Choi Voice – Song Yi Jeon Guitar – Jeff Miles Drums – Jared Schonig Narration & Voice – Daniel Breaker Tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 Recorded at Big Orange Sheep by Chris Benham Mixed at Systems Two by Mike Marciano Mastered by Nate Wood Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 Recorded and mixed at Park West Studios by James Clouse Mastered by Nate Wood at Kerseboom Mastering Producer – Dan Loomis Executive Producer – Chris & Claudia Murray

Track Listing

our narrator, Ha Satan, proposes a bet Abundance Overture the woeful conditions of the wager Naked Return an answer arrives unheeded; Job’s lament Do Not Cover my Blood pious protestations: cold comfort Job’s Blues appeal to a higher power Consider This: A Higher Power “Do you know where the light comes from?” Words Without Knowledge wondering on the wager… who spoke rightly? Dear Lord

Artist Biography

An established force on New York creative scene, Dan Loomis has emerged as a daring leader, a sought-after sideman, and a composer whose view of the world – and willingness to explore his own inner questioning – has led to the creation of innovative and moving works.

Loomis has produced nearly a dozen recordings with the Dan Loomis Quartet and with bands he co-leads, including the critically-acclaimed collectives SPOKE and The Wee Trio. He’s a regular member of The Joel Frahm Trio. As a composer, he has just released ‘Job’s Trials: a Jazz Song Cycle”.