This double album, a debut SOLO PIANO release from award-winning Toronto pianist Nick Maclean, takes influences from jazz piano greats like Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, and Brad Mehldau as it traverses jazz standards, spontaneous improvisations, and epic, original odysseys - all suffused with courageous risk taking and musical exploration springing from Maclean's in-the-moment inspirations and shaped by producer Brownman Ali's guidance. This release is a true collaboration between Maclean and Ali, showcasing a deep musical relationship of trust and mutual respect. Thus its completion represents Maclean's most personal and intimate recordings to date with all the intriguing challenges, opportunities and possibilities that go with it.
1. Dolphin Dance
2. All Of You
3. Someday My Prince Will Come
4. Why The Caged Bird Sings
5. Difficulties Of Discernment
6. Rational Discourse
7. It Could Happen To You
8. Circle Of Influence
9. Estratagema (feat. Brownman Ali)
10. Blackbirds
11. Spartacus Love Theme / Nardis
12. Tell Me Something I Don't Know
13. Footprints
14. Things Ain't The Way They Used To Be
15. Variations On A Porkpie Hat
16. The Truth Of It
17. Message To My Unborn Child
18. Zion
Nick Maclean -- piano
Brownman Ali -- producer, percussion, drum set
Chalet Studio -- recording studio (David Chester, owner)
Justin Meli -- tracking engineer
Josh Bowman -- mix engineer
Luisito Orbegoso -- percussion mix engineer
Justin Gray -- mastering engineer
Browntasauras Records -- record label
Neil Padaloy -- album cover art
Dave Restivo -- liner notes
