One Sky Explained

One Sky
Type:	studio
Artist:	Ryan Cohan
Cover:	RyanCohanOneSky.jpg
Released:	October 16, 2007
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	68:47
Label:	Motéma Music
Prev Title:	Here and Now
Prev Year:	2001

One Sky is a jazz album composed by Ryan Cohan, performed by the RC Sextet and released 16 October 2007 on Motéma Music.

The album's name comes from the concept that all of humanity lives under one sky and that, therefore, man cannot operate as a solitary creature. The cover art is a photo taken by Ryan Cohan.

The Ryan Cohan Sextet received a grant from Chamber Music America to compose the suite "One Sky: Tone Poems for Humanity," which makes up the second half of the album.^{[1] [2]}

Track listing

All songs written by Ryan Cohan, except where noted.

1. "Double Agent" – 7:36
2. "Easy For You To Say" – 7:57
3. "Six Fortunes" – 7:07
4. "Checkmate" – 7:50
5. "Lush Life" (Strayhorn) – 7:29
6. "I. Into Being, Pt. 1" – 2:31
7. "I. Into Being, Pt. 2" – 7:18
8. "II. Wonder & Response" – 6:51
9. "III. Awe" – 4:47
10. "IV. Hope" – 9:21

Personnel

Ryan Cohan Sextet^[3]

• Ryan Cohan – piano
• Bob Sheppard – tenor & soprano saxophones, flute
• Geof Bradfield – tenor & soprano saxophones, bass clarinet
• Tito Carillo – trumpet, flugelhorn
• James Cammack – double bass
• Lorin Cohen – double bass
• Kobie Watkins – drums

Additional personnel

• Jea Christophe-Leroy – percussion
• Ruben Alvarez – shekere

External links

• Album site at Motéma Music

Notes and References

1. Web site: albanyjazz.com . J Hunter . 2009-01-17 .
2. Web site: Chamber Music America . Chamber Music America . 2009-01-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090418120207/http://www.chamber-music.org/programs/recipients.html#new_works . 2009-04-18 .
3. Web site: Ryan Cohan CDs . Ryan Cohan . 2009-01-17 .