Empathy

Real Book Page: 137 Composer: Richard Niles

"The only recording is on a record called 'Hi-Tek' recorded in 1980. This was a band I led featuring British saxist Chris Hunter. Unfortunately it came out on Original Records, badly run small label, and is now out of print.

As a matter of interest, it was the central piece of a larger work, The Empathy Quartet, commissioned by Pat Metheny and performed at my graduation from Berklee in 1975 - the guitarists were Metheny, Mike Stern, Jay Azzolina and Mitch Coodley. I plan to record it again this summer on my next CD 'Richard Niles & Friends'."