Somewhere Called Home

by Norma Winstone

Somewhere Called Home cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: ECM
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 47:51
  • Community rating: 3.74/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Accompanied primarily by pianist John Taylor and saxophonist Tony Coe, the esteemed British vocalist delivered a stark, incredibly intimate set. 'Somewhere Called Home' focuses on breathy, minimalist vocal jazz deeply aligned with the signature spacious melancholy of ECM Records. The recording is widely hailed as a masterful, softly poetic highlight of her extensive career.

Genres

Descriptors: minimalistic

Tracklist

  1. Caf茅 (7:56)
  2. Somewehere Called Home (4:22)
  3. Sea Lady (4:23)
  4. Some Time Ago (5:38)
  5. Prologue (3:58)
  6. Celeste (6:13)
  7. Hi Lili Hi Lo (4:28)
  8. Out Of This World (5:55)
  9. Tea For Two (4:56)

Credits

  • Norma Winstone - primary artist, voice, written-by
  • Tony Coe - clarinet, tenor saxophone
  • John Taylor - piano
  • Egberto Gismonti - written-by
  • Fran Landesman - written-by
  • Pat Smythe - written-by
  • Kenny Wheeler - written-by
  • Margaret Busby - written-by

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