Galapagos by Zoöphyte
For their second album Zoöphyte have spent a lot of time thinking about the sea, where we all came from and where, in all likelihood, we're going to end up. Thanks to Kurt Vonnegut Jr for his insight.
"A buoyant soundtrack to sun-filled days of romance and adventure, Galapagos flies the flag for smart pop and accessible jazz. Stylish crossover music that is both sophisticated and fun..." All About Jazz
""It’s elegant, sophisticated, lushly arranged and, frankly, quite joyous..." Be Bop Spoken Here
"It sounds like Burt Bacharach writing songs for Weather Report..." Darius Drewe
WHAT THE CRITICS SAID ABOUT "SIGNS OF LIFE" -
"Smoothly trowelled pop jazz... cosmic grooviness..." Jazzwise
"Gloriously entangled in the soils of jazz, pop and psychedelic music..." All About Jazz
"Endlessly listenable... gorgeous musicianship" London Jazz News
Tracklist
| 1. | Edwin's Mood | 3:57 |
| 2. | Working Hours | 3:59 |
| 3. | Wait Until Dark | 5:24 |
| 4. | Let's Get Out of the City | 4:09 |
| 5. | If You Have Gold | 3:12 |
| 6. | St Dude | 3:18 |
| 7. | Open Book | 3:46 |
| 8. | Encircled by Seals | 3:08 |
| 9. | How You Stayed Alive | 3:47 |
| 10. | Amphibious | 3:51 |
| 11. | Not What | 6:37 |
Credits
Featuring Sophie Alloway (drums), Clara Bing (backing vocals), Graeme Flowers (trumpet), Will Fry (percussion), Dave Jones (bass), Peter Jones (vocals), Rob Luft (guitar), Tim Smart (trombone), Ross Stanley (keys), Vasilis Xenopoulos (sax/flute). Songs and production by Peter Jones and Trevor Lever. Engineered by Tim Bazell at Strongroom Studios, London. Mastered by George Lever at G1, Somerset.
License
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Zoöphyte is a cross-genre project featuring the cream of younger UK jazz musicians, including Rob Luft (guitar), Ross Stanley (keyboards), Graeme Flowers (trumpet), Vasilis Xenopoulos (tenor saxophone), Tim Smart (trombone), Dave Jones (bass), Sophie Alloway (drums) and Will Fry (percussion), with Peter Jones (vocals) and Clara Bing (backing vocals).