Album Notes

Inner Journey

21 Tracks of Pure, One-Track, One-Take Recordings
of Improvisational Free-Form Acoustic Jazz on Guitar.

A prodigious work of soothing dissonance - inspired in part by the works of Charles Ives and Arnold Schoenberg.

"Inner Journey" displays Randy's virtuosity with acoustic guitar - something he never thought he’d be known for, since his first love was a 1971 Telecaster he named "Jill".

Like Randy's first release "Rough Cuts", "Inner Journey" was also recorded in desperation while "falling down sick" during Randy's recent time of illness and captivity. Randy suffers from a chronic form of Morbus Menieres, a debilitating inner ear disease. A resurgence of this illness in March 2006 has left Randy housebound for much of the time, but has also ultimately led to his opportunity to pursue a career of art and music full time. All twenty-two tracks, untitled except by number, were recorded one-take, one-track, over a two day period in the artists makeshift recording studio/home office.

This album debuted January 6th 2007 along with Randy's abstract artwork at Monkdogz Urban Art Gallery, in Chelsea NYC, where it played opening night and was included as part of the exhibit "Day After Tomorrow: The Next Tortured Genius".

Randy Thurman is not just another jazz musician, or even just another guitarist, improvisationalist, or composer/singer/songwriter. The music IS a core component of who Randy Thurman is, but it's not even half of the story.

The Knoxville News Sentinel calls Randy Thurman a "Tennessee Renaissance Man" in their January 28, 2007 article by Doug Mason, heralding Randy's inclusion in the international fine art juried exhibition "The Next Tortured Genius" at Monkdogz Urban Art in Chelsea NYC. "Randy Thurman missed his New York gallery debut. But the artist, composer, musician, poet, hybridizer, etc., has plenty of pursuits to keep him busy at home in Spring City, Tenn. The etc. is a place-keeper in Thurmans resume. After all, there are nine muses. Who knows which one will light on his shoulder next?"

Now a represented artist with Monkdogz Urban Art, Randy continues to keep busy with painting, composing, recording, recovering, and preparing for whatever events appear on the horizon of the rapidly approaching new year.

For more information on Randy's music, artwork, poetry, and finding a cure for Morbus Meniere's Disease please visit the links listed on this site. We hope you enjoy all you see and hear!