{"id":23479,"date":"2022-08-11T05:30:53","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T09:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=23479"},"modified":"2022-08-01T10:19:07","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T14:19:07","slug":"tedeschi-trucks-band-shoots-for-the-moon-with-four-album-project-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/11\/tedeschi-trucks-band-shoots-for-the-moon-with-four-album-project-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Tedeschi Trucks Band Shoots for the \u2018Moon\u2019 with Four-album Project (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Continued from Part One<\/a><\/em>…<\/p>\n

\"\"The creative wellspring from the Tedeschi Trucks Band\u2019s 12-member ensemble yielded a lot of worthy material. \u201cThat was the direction we just kind of went with,\u201d Tedeschi says. \u201cWhatever was a great song and really sounded strong and could carry its own was going to be part of the project.\u201d<\/p>\n

But all that music added up to much more than an album. That reality led to re-envisioning I Am the Moon as a project on an even grander scale. \u201cOnce we realized how much music we really had, we [asked ourselves], \u2018What are some of our favorite albums?\u2019\u201d Tedeschi recalls. Husband Derek named John Coltrane\u2019s ‘ landmark 1964 jazz LP, A Love Supreme<\/i>. \u201cIt\u2019s like 35 minutes,\u201d Tedeschi notes. Another album mentioned was Jimi Hendrix Experience’s Axis: Bold as Love<\/i>. \u201cThat\u2019s like 34<\/i> minutes,\u201d Tedeschi says.<\/p>\n

Those albums \u2013 concise at least in part because of the limitations of the vinyl LP format \u2013 made indelible impressions on the musicians of TTB. There was something just right<\/i> about their relative brevity. \u201cSo,\u201d Tedeschi explains, \u201cwe realized that if we split up [I Am the Moon<\/i>] in a way where people could digest the music and enjoy it and not be overwhelmed or inundated with too much music at once, we could actually tell this story better, let it kind of sink in a little at a time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Each of the four albums \u2013 set for vinyl release in September as well \u2013 has its own distinctive character, and provides a rewarding listening experience. It\u2019s not strictly necessary to listen to all four records to appreciate the messages and the music, but it helps.<\/p>\n

Susan Tedeschi says that there were multiple foundational goals within the project: \u201ctell the story, keep it moving, keep [the listener\u2019s] interest in each one, and show how they\u2019re all tied together.\u201d But there were other concerns as well. \u201cWe wanted to spread out the different singers and styles,\u201d she says. \u201cIt was a combination.\u201d<\/p>\n

Past TTB albums have come together comparatively quickly. The group\u2019s standard approach has been to schedule studio time whenever the band is off the road. This time, things were a bit different. \u201cWe were working on things at our own homes alone, and then brought things together in August of 2020,\u201d Tedeschi says. \u201cThat was the first time we sat down and really started to write.\u201d The group initially worked as a trio \u2013 Tedeschi, Trucks and Mattison \u2013 and eventually brought in more members. \u201cIn August of 2021, we started touring as the 12 piece again.\u201d In the end, the making of I Am the Moon<\/i> took nearly two years.<\/p>\n

I Am the Moon<\/i> has a thematic unity through its lyrics, but the high-flying instrumental interplay that has always been a TTB hallmark is showcased as well. Although the lyrics of I Am the Moon<\/i> are a key to its strength, some of the project\u2019s strongest moments are found on a 12-plus minute instrumental, \u201cPasaquan.\u201d That track spotlights the TTB\u2019s jazz sensibilities, and reveals a character similar to the Butterfield Blues Band\u2019s groundbreaking 1966 epic, \u201cEast-West.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is really the first project that we’ve done as Tedeschi Trucks Band that really shows Derek as the instrumentalist as he is,\u201d Tedeschi says. She believes I Am the Moon<\/i> spotlights Trucks\u2019 \u201cability to stretch and improvise, incorporating world music and his Allman Brothers roots.\u201d She sees the new suite of four albums as an exemplar of \u201call these beautiful qualities that this band has.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the group returns to concert stages, their live approach to the new material reflects the way it\u2019s being rolled out for release. \u201cWe won’t play anything that hasn’t been out either on record or on YouTube with the film [with which] it coincides,\u201d Tedeschi says. \u201cThen as the summer goes along, as each record gets released, we’ll start incorporating more songs.\u201d She chuckles a bit as she reflects on the TTB\u2019s massive body of work. \u201cSo, instead of 100 songs, we’ll have 124 songs to pick from.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tedeschi concedes that the manner in which many listeners experience music in 2022 doesn\u2019t always lend itself to the album (or multi-album) format. \u201cPeople can listen to anything in any order once they get it,\u201d she says. And TTB took that into consideration when creating I Am the Moon<\/i>. \u201cIt\u2019s important that [the songs] stand on their own, which means they have to be great sings,\u201d she says. \u201cAnd ultimately, \u201cI feel like all these songs that we chose can do that.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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