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McCoy's Mode

from Simon Says by Todd Simon

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McCoy’s Mode, is, not surprisingly, named after the great McCoy Tyner. The main inspiration for this song was the title track from his trio album Inception. I also decided to pay tribute to some other McCoy Tyner compositions with quotes from Effendi, Passion Dance, and Three Flowers.
I wrote this tune during my junior year at Peabody, while I was playing alto sax in the Lab Band. The group's director at the time, Jim McFalls, requested that we all bring in compositions and McCoy's Mode was my contribution. The arrangement heard here is a revamped version of the original one; back then, our unorthodox instrumentation included a vibraphone, piccolo, and bassoon. That certainly presented a fun challenge for my nascent arranging abilities!

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from Simon Says, released April 6, 2013

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Todd Simon Baltimore, Maryland

Dover, DE native & '07 Peabody alum Todd Simon plays in the D.C./Baltimore area on piano, organ, & saxophone. He served in the U.S. Naval Academy Band from Dec. '09 to Feb. '14. His dad Dale “Rocky” Simon founded The Fabulous Hubcaps; his brother Shawn is a Baltimore bassist. Other CDs include Simon Says, Donvonte McCoy's Third Floor, Lionel Lyles' At the Precipice, Tom Moore's Restless Journey. ... more

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