Peter Furlan Project “Between the Lines”
“Growing up a fan of the Concept Album (an LP collection of songs built around a single theme or mood) and later Program Music (instrumental music designed to depict a mood, story, poem or event) and an avid fan of modern fiction, I was inspired to create this album.
“BETWEEN THE LINES is a collection of original compositions and arrangements influenced by some of my favorite books and authors of modern fiction. Most compositions are direct attempts at musical interpretations of these books. Others were composed while reading and I drew inspiration from their evocative, awe-inspiring inventiveness.
PETER FURLAN
featuring:
Peter Furlan – compositions, arrangements, tenor sax & soprano sax
Vinnie Cutro – trumpet & flugelhorn
Roger Rosenberg – baritone sax & bass clarinet
Andrew Beals – alto sax
Erick Storckman – trombone
Neil Alexander – piano & keyboards
David Budway – piano
Peter Brendler – bass
Saul Rubin – guitar
Nadav Snir Zelniker – drums
The Books
A Visit From The Goon Squad … by Jennifer Egan
TransAtlantic … by Colum McCann
Watchmen … by Alan Moore and Illustrated by Dave Gibbons
Underworld … by Don DeLillo
Foucault’s Pendulum … by Umberto Eco
White Noise … by Don DeLillo
Invisible … by Paul Auster
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay … by Michael Chabon
Time’s Arrow … by Martin Amis
Black Hole Blue … This composition was not inspired by a book. It is included with this collection of compositions as a dedication to my father Alfred Furlan, who passed during the making of this recording. This was one of his favorite compositions of mine.