One of the last gigs I did was at the Jazz Festival in Detroit...I had my sister, Michelle, with me. Great!She had never heard me play in a live performance, outside of the house when she would say,"And Your Tuba Too, Tony!" This was when I would forget and leave my things and the horn in the living room!I am closer now after leaving Los Angeles, and when we get together, we still smile a lot and 'Dance Around The Room!!" This recording is dedicated to her, a true Child of Light! CHILDREN OF LIGHT “I would teach children Music, Physics, and Philosophy; but most importantly Music for in the patterns of Music and all the Arts are the keys of learning” PLATO1) ON A TUESDAY My Sister, Michelle, likes to ride the treadmill....Groove!2) UNEXPECTED LOVE When you thought it wasn't your DUTY it became fun!3) PEACE & LOVE Old ways and New ways Survive...To See Your Smile!4) NEW NEWS (Featuring Jerry Stucker/Guitar) Ocean Breeze, Rain with Leaves...you're there.5) YESTERDAY Today is better...actually,more Laughs & Love in my Heart…Thanks!6) BRASILIAN FANTASTIQUE Doug and I were hangin' on a gig...Copacabana! Wonderful Flutes!!* My Dear Friend, Virgil Jones passed in 2012, and I would like to dedicate this song to him. We walked along the Beach of Impanema, Rio de Janeiro, the day we were to perform and over the 18 or more years I had the pleasure of listening to his musical sound, he would also and in always impart such wisdom and clarity to my life's journey...He is truly missed!7) TRUTH SERUM (Featuring Eddie Henderson/Trumpet, Gary Brown/Bass, Paul Van Wageningen /Drums & Roberto Quintana/Percussion) ~ Hues who are Full, Free, and Open to New Expression…~*Paul Van Wageningen was one of the most outstanding drummers in the Jazz community and his Labor of Love will never be forgotten!! The recordings of 'Uba Dance' from Tuba Mirum & 'Truth Serum', from 'On A Tuesday', are a Tribute to Paul's wonderful life, for he died in November, 2012...8) LO QUE HE ESTADO PERIENDO Yeah, I'm missing it, but filled with God and His Inspiration!!*Dedicated to the Great Musician, Composer, Orchestrator, Arranger, and Educator, Gerald Wilson!When I lived in Los Angeles, Gerald gave me wonderful advice and told me things to carry into my future. His life is an inspiration to many and I am so very happy to have been one to experience his wonderful insight and caring...RIP Mr. Wilson.9) LA SONIDA de SU VOZ The Sound of Your Voice.10) A PLEDGE Freedom to Choose and Its Responsibility to Honor!11) CHILDREN OF LIGHT Slaves were not Free to Exchange Ideas and Happiness!11) MAMA…REST My Mother Can RIP...I Lived 'Changes' and Earned my Education... A YEAR AGO, I WENT BACK HOME FOR THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHURCH WE GREW UP. GROWING UP, WE MADE IT THROUGH WITH THE STERN HAND OF AN INSIGHTFUL, STRONG, AND DETERMINED MOM. I BOW TO THE AREA WHERE MY MOM WAS FUNERALIZED… PLAYING THE SONG THAT WAS MY GRANDMOTHER’S FAVORITE, ‘HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW’…... IT WAS WONDERFUL TO FEEL THE SPIRIT OF CHURCH ELDER’S AND A CHOIR THAT I REMEMBER HAVING SUCH PROFOUND INFLUENCE ON MY LIFE. WHAT JOYOUS SINGING...YOUNG AGAIN!!~ MY AUNT EDNA WAS THERE AT 93. SHE IS THE LAST OF THE ‘CREW’, I CALL THEM… SHE ACTUALLY TAUGHT ME LOVE OF MUSIC WITH HER WONDERFUL GOSPEL PIANO PLAYING AND DEDICATED TEACHING IN THE NEW YORK CITY SCHOOL SYSTEM. IT IS GREAT TO SEE PEOPLE WHO HAVE KNOWN YOU, IN YOUR HEART, FOR MOST OF YOUR LIFE… THIS CD, CHILDREN OF LIGHT IS DEDICATED ALSO, TO MY LATE MOTHER, ELEANOR OCTAVIA..., MY GRANDMOTHER, VICTORIA...,MY AUNT EDNA, DEAREST FRIEND"ON THE VIRG'", VIRGIL JONES..., PAUL VAN WAGENINGEN,GERALD WILSON, CHRIS EADDY, AND OTHER CLASSMATES WHO'VE RAISE THEIR KIDS WITH LIGHT AND LOVE!!* 'YESTERDAY' IS ARRANGED ORCHESTRALLY, PERFORMED, MIXED, AND PRODUCED BY ANTONIO D. UNDERWOOD FOR TONE EAST MUSIC LLC. ** 'TRUTH SERUM'(TRUMPET/BASS/DRUMS/PERCUSSION) WAS RECORDED/RENDERED BY JERRY STUCKER AT JS PRODUCTIONS IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA...SYNTH/KEYBOARDS/TUBA RECORDED AT TONE EAST MUSIC IN WEST TOLUCA LAKE, CALIFORNIA[ALL KEYBOARDS/TUBA/VOCALS BY ANTONIO UNDERWOOD]***ALL ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS AND SONGS, ARRANGEMENTS/ORCHESTRATIONS ARE WRITTEN, PROGRAMMED, PERFORMED, MIXED, AND PRODUCED BY ANTONIO D. UNDERWOOD FOR TONE EAST MUSIC LLC. ****MASTERING RENDERED BY JASON ABELL @ NBCUNIVERSAL, STUDIO CITY, CALIFORNIA