In the Blue Light

by Paul Simon

In the Blue Light cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 7 September 2018
  • Label: Legacy
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 43:52
  • Community rating: 3.15/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Accompanying his farewell tour, the legendary American songwriter revisits and re-records selected deep cuts from his extensive catalog. The updated arrangements feature contributions from a diverse cast of musicians, breathing new life into the tracks through delicate jazz and chamber pop instrumentation.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, melodic

Tracklist

  1. One Man's Ceiling Is Another Man's Floor (4:00)
  2. Love (4:10)
  3. Can't Run But (3:29)
  4. How the Heart Approaches What It Yearns (4:30)
  5. Pigs, Sheep and Wolves (4:00)
  6. Ren茅 and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog After the War (4:43)
  7. The Teacher (3:44)
  8. Darling Lorraine (7:13)
  9. Some Folks' Lives Roll Easy (3:59)
  10. Questions for the Angels (4:01)

Credits

  • Gabriel Cabezas - ensemble [ymusic], cello
  • Hideaki Aomori - ensemble [ymusic], clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Alex Sopp - ensemble [ymusic], flute, alto flute
  • C. J. Camerieri - ensemble [ymusic], trumpet, piccolo trumpet
  • Nadia Sirota - ensemble [ymusic], viola
  • Rob Moose - ensemble [ymusic], violin, arranged by
  • John Patitucci - bass
  • Nate Smith - drums

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