Release Date: 02 June 2017
Label: Edition Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5065001530562
Genres: Jazz  
Release Date: 02 June 2017
Label: Edition Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5065001530562
Genres: Jazz  
Description
Taking its name from a line in W.B. Yeats's poem Under the Moon,Blue-Eyed Hawk is the London-based band that brings together vocalist Lauren Kinsella, trumpeter Laura Jurd, guitarist Alex Roth and drummer Corrie Dick.. Their debut album, titled after the same poem, is the sum of a collaborative process that bursts with the youthful energy, vision and integrity of all four members. The resulting music is emotive, lyrical, dark, inspiring and at times unexpected, often conjuring the dreamlike, nature-themed imagery of Yeats's eponymous poem.
Bringing a wide open improv sensibility to its melodic and richly textured original material, Blue-Eyed Hawk creates uniquely eclectic music that traverses art-rock, jazz, minimalist and electronic soundworlds. With the writing shared between all four members of the band, Under the Moon is very much a communally crafted statement of expression. Lyrics by E.Y Harburg, W.B Yeats, Armand Silvestre and Seamus Heaney serve as sources of inspiration, but there are no typical jazz renditions; nor can this be considered an art-rock album – instead, we hear a refreshing, genre-defying and boundless approach to music-making at its most creative and original.
Tracklisting
Finding Ways (Sebastian Rochford)
Fergus McCreadie
Donny McCaslin
Petter Eldh
Nils Petter Molvaer
Frida Touray
Jasper Hoiby
Polar Bear
Nigel Price Organ Trio
Don Was
Ari Tsugi
Finding Ways (Sebastian Rochford)
Os Cariocas
Eric Dolphy Quintet
Cal Tjader
Billie Holiday