Norma Winstone

Edge of Time (1972) ...

English jazz vocalist ...

Enjoy This Day ...

"Enjoy this Day," the longest track, again penned by Taylor and Winstone, encapsulates the zeitgeist of this special but brief period in British jazz, evoking at various times the music of Mike Westbrook, Michael Garrick and Ian Carr—all of whom featured Winstone's vocals on at least one of their albums—and here Winstone introduces some of her remarkable wordless singing to be found on Westbrook's underrated masterpiece Metropolis. An outstanding track which sandwiches dynamic arrangements with vocal and trumpet solos by Winstone and Kenny Wheeler, with still some room for a brief but powerful foray by Tony Levin on typically scintillating drums.

Alan Skidmore's ethereal flute, accompanied, by piano and bass, heralds a plangent opening to "Erebus (Son of Chaos)" slowly building into a high octane number with strident, haunting brass ensemble passages, vocal ululating improvisation, and on this track only, Gary Boyle on electric guitar. The culmination of a repeated riff in the final passage of this powerful composition perfectly typifies the writing skills of John Surman at his best" ... allaboutjazz.com ...

Erebus (Son of Chaos) ...

Personnel: Norma Winstone: Voice; Henry Lowther: Trumpet, Flugelhorn (Tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 7), Kenny Wheeler: Trumpet, Flugelhorn (Tracks: 2 to 4); Alan Skidmore: Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute (Tracks 1 to 4, 7) Mike Osborne: Alto Saxophone, Clarinet (Tracks 2, 3, 4); Gary Boyle: Guitar (Tracks 4); John Taylor: Piano, Electric Piano (Tracks 1 to 6); Art Themen: Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute, Bass Clarinet (Tracks 1 to 5, 7); Chris Pyne: Trombone (Tracks 2 to 3, 4); Malcolm Griffiths: Trombone (Tracks 1 to 4); Paul Rutherford: Trombone, Euphonium (Tracks 1 to 4); Chris Laurence: Bass (Tracks: 1 to 4, 6, 7); Tony Levin: Drums (Tracks: 1 to 4, 6); Frank Ricotti: Vibraphone (Tracks 1, 7) 

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