FLYING SOLO SILHOUETTE/Ann Sweeten

FLYING SOLO SILHOUETTE / Ann Sweeten

Produced by Ann Sweeten and Will Ackerman.
Engineered, mixed and mastered by Tom Eaton at Imaginary Road Studios.

2017 Orange Band Records

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01. A Light Rain
Original performance by Ann Sweeten; Piano
Taken Album from JUST THIS SIDE OF SPRING
Ann Sweeten ; Piano

02. Dawn On Red Mountain
Original performance by Ann Sweeten; Piano / Jeff Oster; Fluglehorn / Noah Wilding; Vocals
Taken Album from GREY SKY AND BITTERSWEET
Ann Sweeten ; Piano

03. Veil Of Tears
Original performance by Ann Sweeten; Piano
Taken Album from WHERE BUTTERFLIES DANCE
Ann Sweeten : Piano

04. Elysian Fields
Original performance by Ann Sweeten : Piano, Synthesizer / Jeff Pearce ; Ambient Guitar
Taken Album from WHERE BUTTERFLIES DANCE
Ann Sweeten ; Piano

05. Afterglow
Original performance by Ann Sweeten; Piano
Taken Album from TAPESTRIES OF TIME
Ann Sweeten : Piano

06. Nikki's Song
Original performance by Ann Sweeten ; Piano / Andrew Eng ; Viola
Taken Album from JUST THIS SIDE OF SPRING
Ann Sweeten : Piano

07. December Snow
Original performance by Ann Sweeten; Piano
Taken Album from JUST THIS SIDE OF SPRING
Ann Sweeten ; Piano

08. Broken Wing At North Light
Original performance by Ann Sweeten ; Piano / Eugene Friesen ; Cello
Taken Album from WHERE BUTTERFLIES DANCE
Ann Sweeten ; Piano

09. Eclipse
Original performance by Ann Sweeten; Piano
John Huling; Native American Flute / Will Ackerman; Hopi Drum, Rainstick
Taken Album from GREY SKY AND BITTERSWEET
Ann Sweeten : Piano

10. The Hourglass
Original performance by Ann Sweeten; Piano
Taken Album from TAPESTRIES OF TIME
Ann Sweeten ; Piano

11. Falling Leaves
Original performance by Ann Sweeten; Piano / Akane Setiawan; English Horn
Taken Album from IN THE WAKE
Ann Sweeten ; Piano

12. On Wings Of Light
Original performance by Ann Sweeten; Piano / Akane Setiawan; English Horn
Taken Album from IN THE WAKE
Ann Sweeten ; Piano

　2007年から共同作業をはじめたAnn と Willのコンビによるコラボでは、その大半がピアのアンサンブルという形でのパフォーマンスでしたが、今回は、いままでアンサンブルだった楽曲を、シンプルにAnnのピアノ・ソロというスタイルでレコーディングされました。1、3、5、7、10は、オリジナルもピアノ・ソロだったので、リ・レコーディングです。この頃は、Fiona JoyやHeidi Breyerらも、アンサンブルとソロと2種のパフォーマンスを収録したアルバムをリリースするなど、興味深い試みが行なわれ、ファンとしては嬉しい限り。

～Discography～

PRISM(1997)
PASSAGE(1998)
REFLECTIONS(2000)
CHRISTMAS PRESENCE(2001)
SAPPHIRE DAYS(2002)
A PLACE IN THE SUN(2005)

GREY SKY AND BITTERSWEET(2007)
JUST THIS SIDE OF SPRING(2010)
IN THE WAKE（2011）
TAPESTRIES OF TIME（2014）
WHERE BUTTERFLIES DANCE（2015）
FLYING SOLO SILHOUETTE（2017）

Photo by Toshiharu Minagawa.

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