Embers Unwind

• 1 Around Again 04:50
• 2 Good Friday 06:05
• 3 Martina at the Lake 04:15
• 4 Anything that Happened 03:55
• 5 Carla 04:50
• 6 Great Spirit 05:55
• 7 Coastal Chimes 05:25
• 8 Penelope 04:30
• 9 The Rapture of Prayer 04:55
• 10 Wright Way 02:35
• 11 The Sign of Peace 04:00
• 12 Tiny Red Insects 01:55
• Total Runtime 53:10

Info for Embers

Working this time as a trio, Unwind's fifth recording for Rattle offers a set of elegant, unabashedly lyrical new works that explore the open, contemplative landscapes they have coursed since their self-titled debut in 2017.

Many decades ago in a conversation-cum-interview with the New Zealand-born, Grammy winning arranger, composer and pianist Alan Broadbent, he spoke of an important lesson he has learned: that the spaces between were just as important as the notes themselves.

The space-conscious compositions on Embers are serene meditations resonant with a plaintive universal awareness that is undeniably personal.

There is calm and stillness here and the drummerless setting allow the melodies to float, almost untethered.

Hayden Chisholm, saxophone, sruti box, throat singing
Norman Meehan, piano
Paul Dyne, bass

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Thomas Voyce
Produced by Thomas Voyce and Unwind

Hayden Chisholm
moved to Germany in 1993 to study at the Cologne College of Music. He has performed in Europe, Asia, the Americas, Africa and of course — when the chance arises — around Aotearoa. Having developed a truly unique voice on the saxophone, Hayden is one of New Zealand’s most outstanding musical exports. Allaboutjazz.com describes him as having "perhaps the clearest, purist sound of any saxophonist out there today, rivalling—perhaps surpassing—that of one of Duke Ellington's main alto men, Johnny Hodges”.

Norman Meehan
is a pianist and composer, and as well as his work with Unwind records song settings of New Zealand poetry with vocalist Hannah Griffin for Rattle Records. He is the author of Serious Fun: Mike Nock’s life and music, and New Zealand Jazz Life.

Paul Dyne
is a cornerstone of the New Zealand jazz scene. Having cut his teeth with Doug Caldwell and Stu Buchannan in Christchurch, Canada was his finishing school, where he played with Pepper Adams, Sonny Stitt and Alvin Queen. In New Zealand he is a first-call bassist for international visitors and has performed and toured with Emily Remler, Blossom Dearie, Bruce Foreman, Bill Cunliffe, and many others.

Julien Dyne
is everybody’s favourite drummer. Recording and touring with Opensouls, Avantdale Bowling Club, Ladi6, Fat Freddies Drop, and his own group Circling Sun, his music is released on Soundway Records (London) and Wonderful Noise (Japan).

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