Personnel:

Taylor Ho Bynum - cornet & compositions

on Supo Eno & SpiderMonkey Stories:
Jason Kao Hwang - violin
Jessica Pavone - violin & viola
Stephanie Griffin - viola
Tomas Ulrich - cello
Pete Fitzpatrick - electric guitar
Joseph Daley - tuba
Luther Gray - drums
Jay Hoggard - vibraphone

on The First Three Lives of Stuart Hornsley:
Jason Kao Hwang - violin
Jean Cook - violin
Stephanie Griffin - viola
Okkyung Lee - cello
Pete Fitzpatrick - guitar

Track Listings:

Supo Eno (26:04)
1. Part One (6:48)
2. Part Two (4:42)
3. Part Three (11:46)
4. Part Four (2:48)

The First Three Lives of Stuart Hornsley (5:50)
5. Stuart's Theme (1:19)
6. Small Mistakes (1:29)
7. Together (3:02)

SpiderMonkey Stories (24:19)
8. Dakinis' Dance (6:59)
9. Chuck (10:57)
10. Meditation (6:23)

Recorded February 13 & 20, 2005 and April 6, 2003 by John Gurrin at John's Place, Brooklyn, NY and the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, Brooklyn, NY

Produced by Taylor Ho Bynum

Cover art by Nathan Boyer

Download a free copy of "Meditation" from allaboutjazz.com

“The best album of the year.” Paul Olsen, All About Jazz

“Subtle magic...so much beauty in one hour, it's exceptional.” Didier Wijnants, De Morgen (Belgium)

“A series of well conceived and executed suites that make an organic-sounding use of organization and spontaneity…a great deal to admire.” Chris Kelsey, Jazz Times

“An excellent record of colorful, sprawling compositions.” Time Out New York

“Beautiful music and challenging throughout.” Brian Morton, The Wire (UK)

“Stretching from strident Ivesian classicism and loft jazz inspired melting-pot rhythmic variations to raucous rock riffing, SpiderMonkey Strings spans not only genre, but time. Bynum is not only a meticulous craftsman in regards to complex structures, but he is also, at heart, a gorgeous tunesmith. Other Stories [Three Suites] is a genre eradicating statement of intent from an up and coming composer.” Troy Collins, One Final Note