PREORDER Survival of the Fittest CD

Survival of the Fittest is made up of music that I wrote during a difficult time in my life. I created this project as a reminder that difficult times do not define us. As the Japanese proverb says, “Fall seven times, stand up eight.”

Survival of the Fittest Track Listing

Here and Now by Jordan VanHemert 

Tread Lightly by Jordan VanHemert 

Mourning Comes Again by Jordan VanHemert 

Softly as in a Morning Sunrise by Sigmund Romberg arr. By Jordan VanHemert

Sea of Tranquility by Jordan VanHemert

Come Sunday by Duke Ellington arr. By Jordan VanHemert

Milyang Arirang Korean Traditional Arr. Jordan VanHemert

Mo’s Blues by Wyatt Harris

Survival of the Fittest by Jordan VanHemert

PERSONNEL:

Jordan VanHemert, saxophone

Terell Stafford, trumpet

Michael Dease, trombone

Helen Sung, piano 

Rodney Whitaker, bass

Lewis Nash, drums

PRODUCTION INFO:

Produced by Michael Dease
Recorded, mixed & mastered by Corey DeRushia at Troubadour Recording Studios, East Lansing, MI
Production Assistant: Andrew Kim
Album Art by Nico Lee
Liner notes by Gary Fukushima
Cover design & layout by John Bishop

NOTE: albums will begin shipping on or around 5/16/2025