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01. Marty Ehrlich - What Love Sees in Daily Light
02. Marty Ehrlich - Anthem
03. Marty Ehrlich - Opening
04. Marty Ehrlich - You are the Fourth Star
05. Marty Ehrlich - The Folksinger (for Joni Mitchell)
06. Marty Ehrlich - Words Out of No Words
07. Marty Ehrlich - Shards
08. Marty Ehrlich - Scroll #3
09. Marty Ehrlich - June 11, 2015 (In Memoriam: Ornette Coleman)
10. Marty Ehrlich - Clave #1
11. Marty Ehrlich - Bells/What Love Sees
12. Marty Ehrlich - The Arc of the Oar
13. Marty Ehrlich - Lines Set Afloat Towards Hope
14. Marty Ehrlich - First Arrival
15. Marty Ehrlich - The Divide
ARTIST
TITLE
Cartographies of Flight "Lines Set Afloat Towards Hope"
FORMAT
CD

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CATALOG #
CVSD 124CD CVSD 124CD
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RELEASE DATE
4/24/2026

Corbett vs. Dempsey presents the release of Cartographies of Flight by Marty Ehrlich. This new recording presents Ehrlich's compositions and woodwinds in the context of an illustrious sextet with Sara Schoenbeck, Ron Horton, Erik Friedlander, Matt Pavolka, and Satoshi Takeshi, with settings of poetry by Erica Hunt, read by the poet. One of the most significant voices to emerge from the fertile musical environs of 1970s St. Louis, making a mark in 1980s New York, Ehrlich has steadily amassed one of the great discographies in creative music. Cartographies of Flight introduces a vivid new chapter in this uniquely personal legacy. Produced by Marty Ehrlich. Recorded October 10th, 2024 at Samurai Hotel Studios. Mixed, mastered, and edited by Christopher Hoffman. Cover painting by Andrea Deszö.

"Dear Listener, This recording starts with a sound that has energized me over many years: the 'Dark Woods' of the clarinet, bassoon, cello and bass; the 'Bright Sparks' of the alto and trumpet; the wood and metal of the percussion bringing it all together. The album also contains many of my multitudes: settings of and improvisations with poetic text (here read by their author, Erica Hunt), the combination and contrasting of compositions with improvisations, and works both open and set; then the corralling of these elements into a large field, the beginning to end of a CD, or of a concert. Cartographies of Flight is a wonderful instrumentation, but it is the unique and expressive voices of these artists that I most wanted to engage with. Our performances had a galvanizing effect on me: I wanted to get into a recording studio to map, all pun intended, the flight of the music. The music on this CD moves quickly from one scene to the next. This is one path through, one 'line set afloat' to navigate this troubling and challenging time we live in. I hope it serves." --Marty Ehrlich.