Vermillion Skies by Nathan Haines
The follow-up to 2012's "The Poet's Embrace", Haines' 9th solo album produced by Mike Patto, "Vermillion Skies" was recorded at Auckland's famed York St Studios with the use of 'real room' reverb and with all band performances played live and together and in the same room. The Ampex 300A half inch tape machine was used once again, and Haines features on two-self penned vocals this time - the tongue-in-cheek "Navarino Street" about uber-trendy East London, and the psychedelic "single "First Light". Haines also wrote arrangements for the six-piece horn section, and the album closer "Lament" written by J.J Johnson as recorded by Miles Davis in 1958 was arranged by Wayne Senior and exudes a classy and lush sound rarely heard on modern jazz records.
"Vermillion Skies" was released earlier this year on Warner Music in NZ and Australia.
Please visit nathanhaines.com for a short "making of" clip, press and more.
Tracklist
| 1. | Celestial You | 4:41 |
| 2. | Lady Lywa | 5:17 |
| 3. | Navarino Street | 4:00 |
| 4. | Five Dimensions | 5:17 |
| 5. | First Light | 5:55 |
| 6. | Frontier West | 6:27 |
| 7. | Lament | 6:22 |
Credits
Produced by Mike Patto. Engineered, mixed, mastered and recorded by Simon Gooding at York St Studios
License
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Since his first self-produced album release "Shift Left" in 1994, saxophonist and producer Nathan Haines has been making music that mixes a dance floor aesthetic with jazz harmony. As well as making analog straight to tape jazz albums, he's collaborated with many international producers including Phil Asher, Masters at Work, Louie Vega, 4 Hero, Marc Mac, Chaos in the CBD, Atjazz and many more.