Poontet! is getting ready to go into Jack Straw studios to record on Doug Haire’s Sonarchy show (heard on KEXP, Sundays at midnight).  When the audio is ready, links will be posted both here and on the Poontet! website.

-Brad

Denney Goodhew is known to Seattle long-timers as a peerless musician—one of his nicknames is Denney Goodnotes.  People newer to the region didn’t really have the opportunity to hear him, due to dwindling venues, as well as what appeared to be a diminishing appetite for live performance.  Those that knew Denney from their time at Cornish College of the Arts found him to be an incredible teacher.

I’m presenting a few of Denney’s songs, with the hope that those who haven’t previously been able to can now have a taste of his compositional and musical talents.
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The Stranger—performed by Michael Schiefel, a former student of Denney’s.  I believe this song is utilizing a completely made-up language.

Trust In Me—performed by Julie Wolf (lyrics are also Denney’s—Hans Teuber plays sax on this track).

[unknown title]—performed by the Reputations (taken from a recording of one of the Reps’ Scarlet Tree performances).  I don’t know who wrote this, however it showcases Denney soloing in an R&B context.

Stridge—part of a collection of material for film, performed by Denney.

Sax Duet—Taken from the ECM album, First Ave, both parts performed by Denney (echo by Manfred).

Please enjoy this rough draft of a song and look to the future (if there is indeed one), when I will have something more complete to offer.

(thank you, Marc Fendel, Eric Verlinde, Gregg Belisle-Chi, Chris Symer and Jason Gray.)

My friend, Paul Fischer and I have been playing together for quite some time.  Recently, we have been getting together on a weekly basis and recording our improvisations.  We come in with no agenda and we record what comes out of our collaboration.  These sessions are now part of a podcast, which one can subscribe to on itunes, or simply stream at our website.