Track on Self-Immolation
9) A Classic Base
168 bpm
A Classic Base is lyrical swing that recalls the innocence and earnestness of a first kiss. It is wistful and melodic almost to a fault, saved by a wonderful dizzyness of vintage instrumental overlapping.
Influences
[ Nat King Cole, Eric Dolphy ]
Lyrics
What better way to spend an evening
than leaning against a chilly blue Saturn?Ignoring bus after roosting bus,
allowing ourselves to feel and be felt wanted.After the brown-bagged tequila has worn off,
my pockets are still damp from the lime.So is her skirt from the onset
of what will become the cool morning dew.Reaffirming our most complex tensions.
No question is answered by our embrace.
Still, we are more complete.
We only want to know how to proceed with ourselves.
Form
Credits
- composed by David Elaine Alt and published by Aural Imaging
- David Elaine Alt, Alto Saxophone
- Henry Hung, Trumpet
- Andrew Ryan, Drums
- Grant Levin, Piano
- Gabe Davis, Bass
- Kenny Annis, Bass
- David Elaine Alt, Recording Engineer
- Mixed by David Elaine Alt at Flaming Hakama
- Mastered by Myles Boisen at Headless Buddha and David Elaine Alt at Flaming Hakama