Simplexity is an electronic jazz project formed by computer musician/bassist/producer John von Seggern together with some of the most innovative and respected jazz players on the West Coast –- sound designer and top studio musician Steve Tavaglione, keyboardist John Beasley, drummer Gary Novak, trumpeter Walt Fowler, and EVI player Judd Miller. The album also contains some of the last recordings of bassist Dave Carpenter, to whom Extreme Measures is dedicated.
This album was recorded over a couple days of jam sessions and overdubs at Gary Novak's Kronos Recording studio in Burbank. Sax, drums, keyboards, and bass were mixed and combined with computer beats and grooves in live session, then later edited and remixed into compositions by John von.
Steve Tavaglione: tenor and soprano sax, EWI, electronics and effects
John von Seggern: computer beats and loops, electronic textures and effects
Walt Fowler: trumpet and whistling
John Beasley: keyboards
Dave Carpenter: bass
Gary Novak: drums
Judd Miller: additional EVI trumpet
Produced and edited by John von Seggern
Recorded at Kronos Recording, Burbank, CA
Engineered and mixed by Gary Novak and Eric Isaacson
Mastered by Kevin Lamb
Released by:
Vibration Institute Music
Release/catalogue number: VIBINST005
Release date: Feb 2, 2010