Distant Saxophones, by Jan Steele & Janet Sherbourne

Distant Saxophones

by Jan Steele & Janet Sherbourne

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Joseph Zitt The tracks from this on the original Obscure release in the mid-70s, particularly "All Day," really opened my ears as a composer (as did much of the rest of the discs on that label). They sound even better here, along with other tracks of theirs. The release also includes PDFs of several scores, which are a great resource. Favorite track: All Day...(I hear the noise of waters).

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Update May 3: LIMIT ONE PER CUSTOMER! For orders of multiple copies we will cancel/refund. The project will be repressed on vinyl, but may take some time to complete due to the pressing plant delays you always hear about.

The LP edition of Distant Saxophones includes insert and digital download of the entire tracklist. The vinyl tracklist is more limited than the CD, but the download provides all the tracks on the full version of the anthology; the LP features "All Day," "Distant Saxophones," "Slowly," "Rhapsody Spaniel," "Deathward / Burnt Time," and "Ivory."

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The CD version of Distant Saxophones comes packaged in a miniature LP-style gatefold jacket and features the full tracklist of the digital release version.

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1.	All Day...(I hear the noise of waters) 07:07	buy track
2.	Distant Saxophones 11:53	buy track
3.	Rhapsody Spaniel 05:46	buy track
4.	Temporary Farewell 07:22	buy track
5.	Deathward / Burnt time 10:18	buy track
6.	City Night Music 03:03	buy track
7.	Ivory 05:46	buy track
8.	Nobody But You 05:01	buy track
9.	Slowly 04:48	buy track
10.	Still 04:50	buy track
11.	Everyday 03:50	buy track

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Jan Steele and Janet Sherbourne gained a reputation for being ambient musicians thanks to their appearance with John Cage on 1976’s Voices And Instruments from Brian Eno’s lofty Obscure series. But in a fascinating catalog spanning more than four decades, these English multi- instrumentalists’ variegated sonic sojourns have proved that label to be far too narrow. In the long-gestating, decades-spanning collection, Distant Saxophones, Steele and Sherbourne flaunt a nuanced vision that encompasses ECM-esque chamber jazz, minimalist modern composition, cinematic soundtracks, and an embryonic, contemplative form of experimental pop.

Distant Saxophones—many of whose tracks have been re-recorded and improved from their original incarnations—invites you to lean in and bask in an interiorized zone of revelations. These songs simultaneously freeze time and exist outside of it. Community Library’s anthology is offered in a single LP format with a tracklist more limited than the CD version; the LP’s digital download ticket provides the full music set.

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released April 22, 2022

All music by Jan Steele and Janet Sherbourne; please see liner notes for track credits. Graphic design by John Phemister.

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