Communal Heart
1. Fire Spirit 8:10
(feat. John Raymond, Sean Imboden)
2. Dance of Inquiry 6:10
(feat. Andrew Danforth, Sean Imboden)
3. Certified Organic 5:54
(feat. Joel Tucker, John Raymond)
4. Someone To Watch Over Us 8:50
(feat. Matt Pivec)
5. Portal Passage 8:41
(feat. Mark O'Connor, Chris Pitts, Evan Drybread, Kent Hickey)
The Sean Imboden Large Ensemble is a 17-piece modern jazz big band comprised of many of the best musicians of central Indiana. Consistently presenting innovative new music along with unique arrangements of standards, this group features top-tier soloists and a fresh approach to the traditional big band instrumentation. Communal Heart is the band’s debut album.
Sean Imboden - director/composer/tenor/soprano
Matt Pivec - alto/soprano/flute
LaMont Webb - alto/flute
Mark O'Connor - tenor/soprano
Cecily Terhune - tenor
Evan Drybread - baritone/bass clarinet
Clark Hunt - trumpet/flugelhorn
John Raymond - trumpet/flugelhorn
Scott Belk - trumpet/flugelhorn
Kent Hickey - trumpet/flugelhorn
Tucker Woerner - trombone
Andrew Danforth - trombone
Chaz Rhodes - trombone
Rich Dole - bass trombone
Joel Tucker - guitar
Chris Pitts - piano
Nick Tucker - bass
Cassius Goens - drums
All compositions by Sean Imboden
Produced by Steve Allee and Rich Dole
Recorded at Primary Sound Studios in Bloomington, IN, May 10-11, 2024
Released April 18, 2025
Engineered, mixed, and mastered by Jake Belser
Assistant engineering by Bri Cobbey
Artwork by Kara Tucker
Video documentation by Pearce Vaughn
Session photography by Mark Sheldon
Thank you to our Kickstarter contributors:
Producers
Indianapolis Jazz Foundation
Corrine Imboden and Ray Kuehlthau
Joan Clement
Stan Hillis
Supporters
Rhonna Cass
David Allee
Willis Goldstein Family
John Scofield
Beth Henricks
Thomas James Johnson