Following on their previous Songlines release, A Bowl of Sixty Taxidermists (2015), Vancouver’s premier chamber jazz trio Waxwing (formed in 2006) returns with a flowing program of compositions and improvisations that again combines delicacy and strength, melodic beauty and textural sophistication. Theirs is a reflective kind of lyricism, often tinged with tenderness or nostalgia, but be prepared for the unexpected as pieces move though different forms and emotional states.
1. Flicker Down 07:09
2. On This Day 02:58
3. Fweeo Walks By 01:06
4. Your Bet 03:25
5. Time Waited 01:02
6. A Day’s Life 01:13
7. Montbretia Gates 01:49
8. Highway of Tears 03:49
9. Birds in Cages 00:44
10. Crossing Paths 04:24
11. Joe’s Theme 08:08
12. Breathe 03:42
13. Invisible Something 02:13
14. Just Saying 03:09
15. Cloaks of Coax 01:02
16. Peace for Animeek 04:18
17. Chasing the End 02:03
18. Parasitic 02:51
Peggy Lee, cello
Tony Wilson, electric guitar, harmonica, kalimba, percussion, ektara
Jon Bentley, tenor & soprano saxophones, tank drum, synthesizers, percussion & bells, samples and programming
