2006 - Sound Strategy
“The greatest, most sincere appreciation and respect for
the creative and generous contributions of the musicians,
engineers, and graphic designers who have committed to
this project.” - Sean
Dusty Groove Online Review (Buy)
A long-overdue return by this up-and-coming Chicago talent — and a really amazing batch of tracks! It’s been a number of years since we last heard from singer Sean Haefeli — but he’s really been using that time to develop his groove tremendously! The sound here is much jazzier than on Haefeli’s debut — but it’s also not strictly a jazz album — because Sean uses jazz vocal roots, and fuses them to a hipper 21st Century sense of rhythm — one that’s really amazing, and which brings fresh surprises with each new track on the EP! There’s only 4 tracks here, but they’re all pretty darn great — provided with live instrumental backings by a small combo, but coming off with a deftly creative flair that reminds us of some of the best contemporary work coming from the London scene. Titles include "Off Speed", "Speaking Of Race", "Stimulus", and "Balance".
Sean Haefeli : piano, vocals
Tobias Kaemmerer : trumpet
Raphael Crawford : trombone
Lorin Cohen : bass (1, 2)
Bob Lovecchio : bass (3, 4)
Jess Birch : drums
Produced, written, and arranged by Sean Haefeli
Horn lines for Balance written by Tobias Kaemmerer
Tracks 1-3 recorded at Studiomedia in Evanston, Illinois by Andrew Arbetter
Track 4 recorded at Victorian Studios in Barrington, Illinois by Josh Richter
Mixing and post production by Josh Richter
Mastering by Danny Leake of Urban Guerilla Engineers
Cover Design by Jeff Hottinger and Tim Lange
Copyright 2006 © Sean Haefeli
1 - Off-speed (5:25)
2 - Speaking of Race (6:19)
3 - Stimulus (3:23)
4 - Balance (6:05)
Total Time - 21:13
