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    Northern Dancer

    Jim Staley - Northern Dancer

    01/01/1996

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    All Music Guide Review

    Recorded nearly a decade after the epochal Mumbo Jumbo, and using some of the same musicians, Jim Staley continues to effectively utilize the trio format, although he adds an effective duo piece with John Zorn (again on alto sax) and a deliberative solo statement on trombone. Every one of the nine tracks has its moments, but the emphasis on longer pieces and greater atmosphere mitigates the edge that made the earlier release so compelling. Still, admirers of Staley's gorgeously subversive trombone will not be disappointed, as he continues to impress with knotty runs, fat, globular splats, and riveting, muted jabs. The two tracks with electric harpist Zeena Parkins take awhile to get moving, but the attractive work of Ikue Mori on drum machines and Davey Williams on guitar adds nicely to the mix. ~ Steve Loewy, All Music Guide

    Northern Dancer Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Northern Dancer
  • 2:44
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  • 2
  • Roast the Bird
  • 8:40
  • Sound Clip for Roast the Bird from Northern Dancer


  • 3
  • Tomy Lee
  • 6:16
  • Sound Clip for Tomy Lee from Northern Dancer


  • 4
  • Middleground
  • 8:00
  • Sound Clip for Middleground from Northern Dancer


  • 5
  • Carry Back
  • 4:01
  • Sound Clip for Carry Back from Northern Dancer


  • 6
  • Whirlaway
  • 6:30
  • Sound Clip for Whirlaway from Northern Dancer


  • 7
  • Dark Star
  • 16:04
  • Sound Clip for Dark Star from Northern Dancer


  • 8
  • Dancer's Image
  • 10:21
  • Sound Clip for Dancer's Image from Northern Dancer


  • 9
  • Decidedly
  • 4:37
  • Sound Clip for Decidedly from Northern Dancer


    • Credits of Northern Dancer

    • Jim Staley
    • Trombone, Didjeridu, Producer, Main Performer

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