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NORTHERN LIGHTS ~ AIRPLAY PROVOCATEUR 1032 (Barcode: 5038491103226) ~ UK ~ Jazz-World Fusion Recorded: 2002Released: 2002 The Northern LightsFind albums by this artist ensemble is a collaboration between the legendary British trombonist / composer Annie WhiteheadFind albums by this artist and concertina player / composer Alistair AndersonFind albums by this artist. Together with Chris StoutFind albums by this artist (violin), Ian MaidmanFind albums by this artist (guitar) and Liam GenockeyFind albums by this artist (drums), the quintet performs some great music composed and co-composed by Whitehead and Anderson, which is a lovely tribute to the Celtic folk, spiced and ornamented with Jazz rhythms and improvisations. This delicate acoustic music flows gently like a country stream, glimmering with joy and crying with melancholy. The music is truly beautiful, moving between the folksy and the Jazzy parts with ease and elegance. All players display obvious virtuosity on their respective instruments, and the overall effect is simply charming. This is a splendid example of Jazz-World Fusion, with neither of the respective genres suffering from the effects of being joined together. Definitely worth investigating.
