• Melodies Of Light

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  Omri Mor, a pianist and composer of Iraqi and Argentine heritage born in Be’er Sheva, Israel, is proud to present Melodies of Light, his new release for Soul Song Records. It’s an album that proves how remarkable creative breakthroughs can come about from near happenstance. Mor had just finished recording bassist Yosef-Gutman Levitt’s Soul Song, a deeply affecting encounter with renowned guitarist Lionel Loueke and seasoned drummer Ofri Nehemya (Shai Maestro, Avisha Cohen). The group had the luxury of a spare day of studio time, and Levitt, founder of Soul Song, faced a decision on what to do.
  
  Consulting longtime colleague and coproducer Gilad Ronen, he floated the idea of a fully improvised duo set between Mor and Nehemya. It would be something sparse and straightforward, piano and drums/percussion, drawing on the effortless rapport of these two fine players (heard to great effect on Levitt’s 2022 trio debut Upside Down Mountain). Levitt and Ronen offered guidance: they’d ask Mor to imagine his wedding day, for instance, but in different imaginary locales. “Now play that!” they’d suggest. “Yosef and Gilad were conducting the atmosphere of the recording,” Mor recalls. “Although we improvised, their presence was very much felt. I didn’t talk at all, I just placed my hands on the keys and let it happen.”
  
  The result was a double album’s worth of material to parse. Levitt began to add bass, in essence learning these spontaneous creations as tunes, bringing them into a more group-oriented space. He added percussion, played by Joca Perpignan. He called in Yo’ed Nir on cello to augment the haunting piece “Hamotzi,” and a number of others as well. He and Ronen then edited extensively, knitting together a sequence of completed tracks that became Melodies of Light.
  
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