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The Whale and Dolphin Telepathy Suite is a continuous suite with three movements. Throughout the suite, the whale is musically represented
by the piano, bass, and drums, while the dolphin is represented by the flute, guitar, and vibraphone. My intention for this suite is to capture through music, a telepathic conversation between a whale and a dolphin. There are three main themes that are reintroduced in different styles and time signatures hroughout the entire piece.

Movement One-The Blue Whale in The Dark Waves
Movement one begins with a bass line played on the piano. The flute then joins in with a melody. Each instrument is added one by one to create a conglomeration of patterns which the flute and vibraphone begin to improvise over.

Movement Two-The Gemini Alien Dolphin
This movement begins with a jazz waltz which is made up of three melodies. It begins with the Gemini melody which appears two more times later on in the suite. The flute melody from the first movement is
restated in two different keys, and a melody inspired by George Gershwin is also played. The piano and vibraphone improvise over the waltz and then there is a sudden shift as the Gershwin melody is played in a bombastic tritone pattern in 5/8.

Movement Three-Electric Underwater Brain Waves
Movement three begins with the same piano bass line from the first movement, this time played fast and in 7/8. Each instrument joins in with a pattern one by one while the guitar begins to improvise on top of the patterns. The band then shifts into the Gemini melody from the second movement as the guitar keeps improvising. The music builds and then suddenly strips down to the first 7/8 piano bass line again. Each instrument adds on a four measure pattern and the combination of patterns turn into a vamp for the drums to improvise over. The energy builds to a peak until a suspended cymbal roll cues the final melody. A variation of the Gemini melody is played in a stately and rubato manner by the piano and flute to conclude the piece.

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from The Galactic Porkpie Hat Live From Planet Earth, released September 18, 2016

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