BIG033 | David Lord | Forest Standards Vol. 4
BIG033 | David Lord | Forest Standards Vol. 4
Artist: David Lord
Description: This is the final album from the Forest Standards series. This series has been an exercise in developing Lord’s music system, superimposing polychordal extended-lydian concepts over jazz standards and morphing them into Forest Standards. During the process of recording this series, Lord was able to develop this vocabulary alongside several of his musical heroes. In Forest Standards Vol. 4 the collaborators are Dvid Lord (guitar, glockenspiel), Billy Mohler (double bass), Chad Taylor (drums), Alex Sadnik (alto sax) and Brian Walsh (bass clarinet). The vinyl liner notes include “Forest Standards Field Guide”, with an analysis of every song on all four albums.
Release Date: December 6, 2025
Track List:
Side A
1 Sessile Earth Star
2 Hornbeam
3 Myriostoma
4 Star Spred Entoloma
5 Giant Puffball
Side B
6 Lion Pluteus
7 Astraeus
8 Star Jelly
9 Moss Omphalia
10 Earthball
Musicians Featured:
David Lord - guitar, glockenspiel
Billy Mohler - double bass
Chad Taylor - drums
Alex Sadnik - alto saxophone
Brian Walsh - bass clarinet
Cover Artwork
Cover Photo by William T. Carson
Layout by David J. Woodruff
Press:
“Influenced by jazz but far from traditional jazz -- and yet not at the blurriest corners of the avant garde -- Lord and various players assembled for each record have created four albums that provide beautifully realized compositions with each collection demonstrating remarkable growth.” - Jedd Beaudoin, KMUW, NPR
“Lord’s compositions, based on a self-devised system involving chance operations, nature symbols and chordal patterns, are as eccentric and rewarding as ever, if notably less spiky. Incorporating elements of jazz, post-rock and the avant-garde, Lord remains committed to the wilderness, even if this trip through the forest is complete.” - Aquarium Drunkard, 2024 Year in Review