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PLAY | Wooden Cities

PLAY by Wooden Cities, released 01 April 2023 1. Will Redman - Book: Wooden Cities 2. Kurt Schwitters - Ribble Bobble Pimlico 3. Will Redman - Book: Wooden Cities 4. Ethan Hayden - from Gertrude Stein's "In" 5. Will Redman - Book: Wooden Cities 6. Evan Courtin - Good Form 7. Will Redman - Book: Wooden Cities Four years after the release of their debut album, WORK, Buffalo-based new music collective Wooden Cities returns with their second release, PLAY. Embracing lighter, more whimsical subject matter than its predecessor, the album leans into the playful—and occasionally volatile—absurdity that regional audiences will know from the ensemble's live performances. The album is structured around four realizations from Baltimore composer Will Redman's graphic score magnum opus, Book. In these spirited interpretations, the musicians survey a range of textures from dense, sinewy counterpoint to threadbare pianissimos, while always taking advantage of the piece's …