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Noertker's Moxie
druidh fenestrae



Artists

Bill Noertker contrabass (all tracks)
Jason Levis drums (all tracks)
Annelise Zamula
alto sax (2, 3)
tenor sax (1, 5, 7, 9, 10)
flute (4, 6, 8)
with
Theo Padouvas cornet (1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
Amber Lamprecht
oboe (3, 6, 7, 8, 10)
Brett Carson piano (2)




Tunes

1. Nursery Rhythm
2. Traced in the Shadow
3. Eye of the Blackbird
4. Squirky
5. Runcible Spoon
6. NoFu
7. Skullduggery
8. Nacho Christ
9. M'Intosh
10. Pomegranate

all music composed and arranged by
Bill Noertker
(Deuh Jauh Music BMI)
© 2017 William Noertker
all rights reserved





The druidh Bill Noertker, his long-time musical partner Annelise Zamula, and his psychedelic avant-chamber jazz ensemble, Noertker’s Moxie, are back with druidh fenestrae, the third album in the druidh series. The tunes on this album are windows bringing light to some of Noertker's thematic impetuses: childhood chants, poetry, math puzzles, word play, syllabic abbreviations, chicanery, critiques of religion, James Joyce, and Greek mythology. The compositions instigate spirited and playful musical conversations amongst the improvisers assembled here. By turns robust, brittle, quirky, deadpan, hypnotic, outspoken, and seductive; a wide range of expression is explored by Noertker and his merry band.

In 2001, Bill Noertker formed Noertker’s Moxie as a vehicle for his thematic compositions. Since then he has composed over 175 pieces of music and has released ten CDs on the Edgetone Records label, including the extended suites Sketches of Catalonia and the Blue Rider, and the soundtrack for Curious Worlds.