'I think they Europeanized me by the end as much as I Americanized them.' Jazz, roots, and blues musician Geoff Muldaur reflects on his collaboration with Dutch chamber musicians for his latest album, 'His Last Letter'.
has been known as a master of American blues and jazz. But for his latest album, he took a more unorthodox approach than his prior projects.
Muldaur’s process depended on how he felt when making the songs on the album. When recording “Boll Weevil Holler,” Muldaur says he helped the band relax by printing out pictures of boll weevils and attaching them to each player’s music stand. The titular “His Last Letter” is the album’s octet. Made up of three movements, the piece draws inspiration from a tragic event in Muldaur’s family history. Muldaur took inspiration from a box he received from a lawyer after his cousin’s death.Inside the box were pictures and letters dating back to the 1860s and ‘70s. Muldaur’s great-grandfather worked as a ship navigator during that time as a member of the U.S. Navy.
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