David León - Bird's Eye (2024) [Hi-Res]

Music for woodwinds, gayageum, and drumset inspired by Afrocuban fokloric music, Korean traditional music, jazz, and contemporary improvisation.

David Leon - soprano & alto saxophones, alto flute, piccolo
Lesley Mok - drumset & percussion, glockenspiel
DoYeon Kim - gayagum, voice

David Leon is a Miami-born saxophonist, woodwinds player, composer, and improviser living in Brooklyn, New York. His work is guided by a persistent search for vitality through autonomy, contradiction, hyperbole, and humor. His work with the saxophone investigates alternate methods for producing a tone, refinement of these techniques, and development of a distinct vocabulary using these sounds; he melds this timbral approach with melodic and rhythmic phrasing from Cuban folkloric traditions, narrative playing, Free Jazz & avant-garde esthetics, and microtonality to reveal a personal conceit.

Tracklist:
1.01 - David León - You won’t find it by yourself (6:43)
1.02 - David León - Ay-ya (5:34)
1.03 - David León - Nothing Urgent, Just Unfortunate (feat. Doyeon Kim & Lesley Mok) (9:23)
1.04 - David León - to speak in flowers (6:53)
1.05 - David León - A Night For Counting Stars (8:36)
1.06 - David León - Secret Footshake (2:52)
1.07 - David León - Expressive Jargon I & III (7:45)
1.08 - David León - Infatuation Station (7:02)
1.09 - David León - Secret Handshake (3:03)
1.10 - David León - Palmetto (6:44)