''Surrounded by Sea'' is an album by British saxophonist and composer

Andy Sheppard Andy Sheppard (born 20 January 1957) is a British jazz saxophonist and composer. He has been awarded several prizes at the British Jazz Awards, and has worked with some notable figures in contemporary jazz, including Gil Evans, Carla Bley, ...

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review by Thom Jurek notes "''Surrounded by Sea'' invites the listener into an intimate, mysterious sound world. Sheppard's band plays with discipline and restraint. Through extremely close listening, the players explore the mystery of melody -- both plainly stated and implied -- and its various thematic trails in inspired if laid-back dialogue".

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reviewer Ian Patterson said, "''Surrounded by Sea'' is an intimate statement whose chemistry belies the quartet's brief existence. There's a bold honesty in the music's refined contours and graceful adventure that invites and rewards the patient listener. There's the feeling too, that this quartet has plenty more to offer". In

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, John Fordham called it "an intriguing shift for Sheppard as both a player and a bandleader".Fordham, J
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Track listing

All compositions by Andy Sheppard except where noted # "Tipping Point" (Andy Sheppard, Michel Benita) – 6:16 # "I Want to Vanish" (

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) – 5:15 # "Aoidh, Na Dean Cadal Idir (Part 1)" (Traditional) – 4:18 # "Origin of Species" – 5:06 # "They Aren't Perfect and Neither Am I" (Sebastian Rochford) – 5:09 # "Medication" – 5:03 # "Aoidh, Na Dean Cadal Idir (Part 2)" (Traditional) – 1:14 # "The Impossibility of Silence" – 6:18 # "I See Your Eyes Before Me" – 3:49 # "A Letter" (Benita) – 4:18 # "Aoidh, Na Dean Cadal Idir (Part 3)" (Traditional) – 3:29 # "Looking for Ornette" – 3:10

Personnel

– tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone *

Eivind Aarset Eivind Aarset (born 23 March 1961) is a Norwegian guitarist who has worked with Ray Charles, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ute Lemper, Ketil Bjørnstad, Andy Sheppard, Mike Mainieri, Arild Andersen, Abraham Laboriel, Dhafer Youssef, Django Bates, and Nils ...

– guitar *

Michel Benita Michel Benita at ''INNtöne Jazzfestival'' in 2019 Michel Benita (born 1954 in Algiers, Algeria) is a double bass player, prominent in jazz music since 1980's. He moved to Paris in 1981 and became one of the major discoveries in European jazz ...

– double bass *

Sebastian Rochford Sebastian Rochford is a British drummer and composer. He has recorded and released music as leader of the British band Polar Bear, as Kutcha Butcha and as part of numerous collaborations. Early life Rochford was born in Aberdeen and has a large ...

– drums

References

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