Rising Sun by Jon Irabagon

These songs are as expansive as the western US rock formations, roads and skies that inspired them. They were composed during an extended family roadtrip through South Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Utah, Colorado and Wyoming during the early summer months of 2020, when national and state parks were just reopening from a months-long closure due to the COVID pandemic. While my countless travels have enabled m to see so much of the world, this part of my own country and its innumerable secrets had remained unexplored. I uncovered inspiration, beauty, incredibly unique terrain and a newfound appreciation for my country and my family. I hope that this music can uplift and galvanize you as much as it has for me; these anthems helped me get through 2020 and the following two years with my sanity -- and positivity -- intact.

Tracklist

1.	Sundance	11:12

2.	Alliance	10:30

3.	Hoodootoo	7:05

4.	Bebop	2:46

5.	Mammoth	11:59

6.	Rising Sun	10:04

7.	Needles	7:47

Credits

released September 16, 2022

Jon Irabagon -- tenor saxophone
Matt Mitchell -- piano, Fender Rhodes
Chris Lightcap -- electric bass, acoustic bass (on Bebop)
Dan Weiss -- drums

with
Miles Okazaki -- guitar (on Hoodootoo and Rising Sun)
Adam O'Farrill -- trumpet (on Mammoth and Needles)

All songs by Jon Irabagon (F Magellan Music, ASCAP) except Bebop by Dizzy Gillespie (Universal-MCA Music Publishing)
Copyright Jon Irabagon 2022. All rights reserved.
Published by F Magellan Music (ASCAP)

Produced by Jon Irabagon
Recorded on 4/19/21 by Chris Benham at Big Orange Sheep, Brooklyn, NY
Edited, mixed and mastered by Eivind Opsvik
Design by Chad McCullough

Thanks to Sara Donnelly, South Arts, Peter Brendler, Henry Wong, Gary Funston, Karla Lamb, Alexis Jabour, Tom Kohn, Jann Nyffeler, Karen Fairbairn, Jenny Rosenzweig, Glenn Siegel, Joel Chriss, Bruce Halliburton, Stephanie Matthews, Cierra Swingle and the entire A Tribe for Jazz crew.

This album is dedicated to Barry Bergstrom.

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