New Zealand jazz icon Nathan Haines is set to release his eighth studio album, THE POET’S EMBRACE on March 19 in New Zealand.
The
album is Nathan's first live analogue jazz record. This time there is
no hiding place, just a straightforward quartet recorded live to tape in
the time-honoured tradition with no over-dubs or mixing. Using vintage
microphones and minimal processing, the music was captured by an Ampex
300 1/2 inch tape machine via the EMI-Neve desk at York Street Studios,
Auckland over just two sessions in December 2011 with producer Mike
Patto flown over from London especially to work on this record.
After
25 years in the game, which has seen Haines master an incredible number
of genres including drum and bass, broken beat, house and jazz
electronic, what emerges from the tunes on THE POET’S EMBRACE is a sense
of a musician who’s gained his wings. This album is the first record
which showcases Nathan’s tenor sax playing with six of the seven tunes
that make up the album composed by Haines himself.
Last
year, Nathan Haines played a sold-out gig at the iconic Ronnie Scott’s
Jazz Club in London making him only the second New Zealander ever to
have headlined there.
The album will be available
to pre-order from iTunes on March 5 and a limited edition LP will be
released on March 19 alongside the standard CD and digital versions.
Nathan
Haines will also be embarking on THE POET’S EMBRACE tour with a launch
showcase at the Monte Cristo Room in Auckland on Friday, March 23,
followed by a performance at Little Black Corner in Mount Maunganui on
Saturday, March 24 and an outdoor performance at the Band Rotunda in
Auckland Domain on Sunday March 25. Check out the link below for a preview of THE POET’S EMBRACE, the new album by Nathan Haines, due for release on March 19. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJHgQ80IiHc
THE POET’S EMBRACE -TRACKLISTING
1. Realisation
Universal Man
Ancestral Dance
4. The Poet’s Embrace
5. Eboness
6. Consequence
7. Offering
For further information please contact:
ALTHEA MYERS – Publicity and Promotions Manager
Ph : +64 9 361 4841 / 021 222 2992
althea.myers@warnermusic.com
