In this collaboration with the morpheus quintet (comprised of current and former members of the brian setzer orchestra, guru's jazzmatazz, bonedaddies, bop sh'bam and jump with joey), jack kevorkian has stepped outside the well-documented boundaries of his global persona to reveal a warm, musical and vunerable aspect of his often misperceived personality.
on "a very still life", jack improvises jazz flute on 8 out of 9 of his own compositions rearranged in the subjazz context with j.p. monsche - bandleader of the morpheus quintet.
the music itself is chiaroscuro and completely engaging...employing improvisation, melodic swing and rich harmonics, everyone playing has a blast - and it's obvious from note one! jack also offers a glimpse into his long-time passion for classical flute and composition through several solo interludes, and some other surprises we won't mention here.
a key point for retail and consumer is that every cd will be stickered to the effect that 4.00 from every disc sold will go toward the building of kevorkian's first patholysis clinic, a safe-haven for doctor-assisted suicide .
the consumer's right to choose whether or not to support this cause will be fully respected with this gesture.the initial 5000 unit pressing will be of a numbered limited edition with cover art featuring the painting of kevorkian, with liner notes by jack as well.
all subsequent non-limited edition pressings will also be stickered, and will feature alternate kevorkian art, re-mixes and an additional track. and all musicians will be credited per track, by section... there will be no mistaking who played what on this swingin' little dose of subjazz.