A ballad in 3/4; simple melody over complex harmonies; 'A' section is vibraphone lending a bell-like air with understated bass and finger-picked steel string using extended chord voicings (maj./min.7-9-11-aug7-1/2 dim.) Mandolin takes 'B' section.
Jazz/World Fusion also today known as Pancultural. All acoustic instruments using a quintet of guitars, bass, soprano/alto saxes and flute, vibraphone and percu
Hochin is from the native American language of the Pueblo peoples of the Southwest (pre-USA) meaning "watcher." From a book of modern Pueblo stories by noted Native scholar Paula Gunn Allen, it is about a young girl's induction into the tradition as war captain or "watcher." The Pueblo were a non-violent culture so the term actually refers to other connotations such as "calendar keeper." During a paranormal experience she sees the deceased hochin and senses the post is now passed to her. The solos here mirror this passing on through the generations as each instrument "passes" it's part of the solo from one to the next, giving the sense that all three players are each a part of a single unified solo with changing colors.
great intro real nice just love the sound and over all production another 5 stars