You Are the Light and the Way

Following their award-winning and all original debut album, “Whisky Kisses” (2020), their sophomore album expands the sound of Alex Bird and the Jazz Mavericks, leading you down a path that blends the light and the dark. Bird and Ewen Farncombe have written 12 new originals ready to be placed into the next chapter of The Great American Songbook. “You Are The Light And The Way” takes inspiration from what has come before but brings it all into a new and exciting light. This album was made possible thanks to the generosity of the Canada Council for the Arts.

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Personnel

Alex Bird - Vocals
Ewen Farncombe - Piano/B3
Eric West - Drums
Leighton Harrell - Bass
Jacob Gorzhaltsan - Sax & Clarinet

Guest Personnel

Alexander Brown – Trumpet (4,5,8)
Jesse Ryan – Alto Sax (8)
Patrick Smith – Baritone Sax (8)
Tom Richards – Trombone (4, 8)

Will Lamoureux – Violin (2, 7)
Mo Mitchell – Violin (2, 7)
Andrew Chung – Viola (2, 7)
Jill Sauerteig – Cello (2, 7)

Lyrics by Alex Bird
Music by Alex Bird and Ewen Farncombe
Produced by Alex Bird and Ewen Farncombe
Recorded by Jeremy Darby and Julian Decorte at The Canterbury Music Company (Toronto, Ontario)
Mastered by Peter Letros at Wreckhouse
Photography by Aref Mahabadi
Artwork and Graphic Design by Zoran Jovicic
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