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Format Details: CD+Book
Release Date: 11 December 2026
Label: Splash Point
Packaging Type: Hard Back book
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 3618117893155
Genres: Jazz Contemporary
Description
UK jazz pianist and singer-songwriter Neal Richardson returns with his third album, bringing hope and connection to a troubled world - music for thought, hope and beauty - new songs, jazz, blues & wit from Neal's stellar 7-piece band. The Light Catcher is a CD presented within a book.
"Welcome to my third album. The first one, Better Than the Blues, took 48 years & The Maximalist took eight years. This one's following in three years - i'm obviously following some kind of wierd Fibonacci series in reverse, which means the next one should be ready before you finish reading this page! This album has nine brand new songs, seven of mine & two by trusted friends. I hope there's something here that you can relate to.
I've always got a stack of lyrics - little snippets that I wake up thinking about or hear people say on the Tube, & I always have tapes & disc drives full of musical ideas, which usually come to me by accident when I'm practising the piano. So really, the writing process for me is having the discipline to sit down & put these together.
I have lived on the south coast of the UK for 26 years, right by the sea. I have a quick dip in the sea every morning when I can. It's great for putting life & whatever worries one has in perspective. (I wrote a song called The Cold Sea on my previous album about this.)" - Neal Richardson
"Jazz of the purest" - Jazz Journal
"A great understanding of how to reel in the audience." - London Jazz News
Tracklisting
Sue Richardson
The Andy Drudy Disorder
Neal Richardson
Neal Richardson
Ricardo Herz Trio
Fiona Hosford
The Andy Drudy Disorder
Fiona Hosford
Neal Richardson
Neal Richardson
