Birds from Another Planet is a seven-part composition for big-band. Each of them is based on one symmetrical scale defined by Olivier Messiaen and maintained in a different jazz style. The scales were used mainly in a big-band arrangement, but often the construction of individual improvised fragments forces soloists to use symmetrical scales, in jazz commonly not used as a separate color or timbre.
1. MODI I 05:20
2. MODI II 09:02
3. MODI III 04:05
4. MODI IV 09:01
5. MODI V 05:52
6. MODI VI 10:14
7. MODI VII 03:51
Piotr Scholz - composition, conductor
Maciej Kociński - soprano saxophone (solo: 2, 4, 6)
Seweryn Graniasty - alto saxophone (solo: 3, 7)
Kuba Marciniak - tenor saxophone (solo: 1)
Maciej Sokołowski - tenor saxophone (solo: 3)
Marek Konarski - baritone saxophone (solo: 5)
Tomasz Orłowski - trumpet (solo: 3)
Kajetan Sobieraj - trumpet, flugelhorn (solo: 2, 3, 4, 7)
Patryk Rynkiewicz - trumpet
Kacper Grzanka - trumpet
Piotr Banyś - trombone (solo: 2, 5)
Adam Kurek - trombone (solo: 4)
Wojciech Jeliński - trombone
Gracjan Matouszek - bass trombone
Dawid Kostka - guitar (solo: 3, 5)
Filip Chojnacki - piano (solo: 3, 4, 6)
Nikodem Kluczyński - double bass (solo: 4)
Stanisław Aleksandrowicz - drums (solo: 2, 7)
Recorded June 9-12 2020 by Przemek Ślużyński at MM Studio, Poznań, Poland
Mixed by Przemek Ślużyński
Mastered by Michał Kupicz
Record label: Audio Cave
Graphic Design: Ola Zbrzeska
