Norma Winstone: Distances

Winstone performed originally as a guest with her two new collaborators eight years ago and was impressed with their skills as both unusual performers and imaginative composers. Four of the tracks on this CD are collaborations with one of the other of them, Winstone having been responsible for the poetic lyrics. Reed man Gesing has a unique sound on bass clarinet and has been influenced by Bulgarian music. Pianist Vernier has played with many Italian jazz and international performers and has the chops to draw on classical and folk influences as well as jazz. Winstone has selected a wide range of songs involving connections to John Coltrane, a free calypso, an Erik Satie song combined with a Pasolini film theme, and even one by Peter Gabriel. I tend to be drawn to wordless vocal work, but Winstone’s lyrics and delivery are so compelling that she has me just as captured by her sensitive songs as did the best of the Azimuth albums.(Audiofile)


Tracks:

*01. - Distance (5:42)
*02. - Drifter (5:00)
*03. - Every Time We Say Goodbye (6:13)
*04. - Giant's Gentle Stride (7:01)
*05. - Gorizia (4:01)
*06. - Ciant (5:17)
*07. - The Mermaid (4:34)
*08. - Here Comes The Flood (6:03)
*09. - Remembering The Start Of A Never Ending Story (5:11)
*10. - A Song For England (3:07)



Personnel:

*Norma Winstone: voice
*Klaus Gesing: soprano sax & bass clarinet
*Glauco Venier: piano





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