Video of the Day: Chet Doxas shares ‘You Can't Take it With You’

Juno-winning saxophonist Chet Doxas is a guiding voice in the world of creative improvised music. Doxas, co-leader of Riverside with trumpeter Dave Douglas and a respected collaborator of Carla Bley and Paul Bley, joins Whirlwind for ‘You Can’t Take It With You’, his ninth album as a leader and first at the head of a trio. He’s joined by two stand-out collaborators, Ethan Iverson (piano) and Thomas Morgan (bass) – for a meticulously constructed album with playful positivity at its heart.

Chet explains the music featured in this project: “The title is inspired by the shape of the song, a slow downward pitch towards the end motif that fights to stick around, then finally, ten seconds of silence. It’s all meant to poke a little fun at life, especially our attachment to material things and wealth. On a more technical note, I’ve always loved the way that Count Basie used key changes within a song to set the mood for the upcoming soloist. I had fun exploring this sound, so much so that I decided to keep going until I moved in a descending motion through all twelve keys. Down, down, down, we go.”

See the video below and for more info visit chetdoxas-whirlwind.bandcamp.com