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CRI presents a new disc of the artistry of saxophonist, Dan Goble. The five works on the disc span the wildly divergent modern performing styles created for the instrument. Included are works by two Pulitzer-Prize winners, Charles Wuorinen and John Harbison, as well as the jazz legend, Miles Davis. This disc walks the line that divides new music and jazz techniques. The newest talents, represented on the disc by composers Charles Ruggiero and Kevin Jay Issacs, demonstrate the growing interest in jazz instrumentation in the works of new composers. All works are accompanied by Jeff Hellmer on piano. Both performers have played and studied extensively in the jazz world. Goble has won numerous awards and is currently on the jazz faculty at Western Connecticut State University. Hellmer has previously been a featured performer on jazz discs and is presently the director of the jazz studies program at the University of Texas at Austin. Of the five works on the disc, 4 Wheel Drive is a debut recording and written especially for Goble and Hellmer. This disc represents a bold and exciting departure for both musicians from their earlier work exclusively in the jazz idiom.