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2. Mood Swings has a long story and was the reason for forming Time Zone in the first place. It began as a sketchy attempt to capture a certain feeling from my first visit to Santiago de Cuba. The 11-beat phrase breaks the clave, but the trés/guitar line ties it firmly back into its origins in Son tradicionál. The piece took shape over a period of years (as did a stormy often long-distance relationship, hence perhaps the title, but that’s another story). Back there again for a longer period, I remember working out the basslines on an old piano at one of the music schools, strangely with a Bebop workshop going on in the next room.

We recorded Mood Swings for the first Time Zone album (33 Records, 2004), with this sleeve note: “Santiago de Cuba, heartland of Son, capital del Oriente, where time moves S L O W ”
The piece continued to grow after this, new melodies emerging to complete the arrangement - and only later did the line-up include congas.

Meanwhile I recorded Mood Swings again, this time in Santiago with local musicians - and only after some tricky rehearsals and a search for a trés player who could understand it: the tune’s odd clave placement made it impossible for many, immersed as they are in traditional music. The day was saved by Kiki Valera, from the renowned Familia Valera Miranda - a family band, and several generations of soneros.

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