Ray Riendeau Joe Morris Ted Belledin - 2002 "Arrhythmia"

Arrhythmia is a classic jazz Fusion record. Original compositions played by truly gifted musicians. Certainly on the high energy side chops is the game and these guys can play. Thought has been put into these arrangements and the flow of the charts shines through. Very cool record for anyone who appreciates great performances. Recording sounds smooth and authentic.

The latest project, Arrhythmia, was more of a band effort that included Joe again on drums along with saxophonist Ted Belledin. This CD was different than all the previous ones in that we spent a lot more time writing ideas rather than just jamming. I also included more of my fingerstyle playing along with the usual slap acrobatics.

All in all, I'm proud of every CD. Each one of them was recorded at the Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences here in Phoenix. Joe is the musical director so we got free studio time. The only drawback was that everything we recorded was done under severe time constraints and was live, meaning we didn't use Pro Tools to fix things. We got one or two takes to get it right before we had to move on. I think the recordings reflect this, and I like that they have a very raw, visceral quality to them. Ray Riendeau.

Track Listing:

01 Arrhythmia

02 Kundalini

03 Momentum

04 Right View

05 Bodhi Tree

06 What is Rhythm?

07 Decon Recon

08 Right Speech

09 Chant

10 Sunyata

11 Hidden Channels Of The Mind

12 Mental Landscape

13 Ornithology

14 911

Personnel:

Ray Riendeau - Bass

Joe Morris - Drums

Ted Belledin - Saxophone