The Blue Nile [CD]

Colin Steele Quartet - The Blue Nile [CD]

Scotland's best jazz musicians meet one of the best and most influential bands from Scotland! The Colin Steele Quartet play the music of The Blue Nile, undisputed masters of Sophisti-Pop. The beautiful and atmospheric, often synth-driven songs of The Blue Nile get the deluxe jazz treatment in exciting new arrangements. All-time classics like "Easter Parade," "Heatwave," and "Let's Go Out Tonight" shine in bright new shades and colors, and get transformed into something unique by Colin Steele's very own trumpet style. The album perfectly captures and even enhances the late-night moods and aural landscapes of The Blue Nile's music. Colin Steele's smooth and emotive trumpet caresses and lifts these beautiful songs to new heights. This album completes a trilogy of songbook albums by the Colin Steele Quartet which started with Diving For Pearls (MA 082CD, 2017), a dive into the music of The Pearlfishers, and continued with Joni (MA 089CD, 2020), their take on the songs of Joni Mitchell. Colin Steele from Edinburgh, one of UK's leading jazz trumpet players, is accompanied by the same top-notch musicians as before: Calum Gourlay on double bass, Alyn Cosker on drums, and pianist Dave Milligan who also arranged the album brilliantly. Like many great jazz albums, The Blue Nile was recorded in just one day -- on July 16, 2024. The session took place at the same studio where all classic Blue Nile albums were recorded: At Scotland's famous Castlesound Studios. Masterfully and intimately engineered by Stuart Hamilton. The album also features "Mid Air" -- the title track of Paul's fabulous solo outing (2012). CD version comes in a beautiful six-panel digisleeve and features two additional tracks -- "Happiness" and "Headlights On The Parade." CD_x000D_ 01. Easter Parade_x000D_ 02. Heatwave _x000D_ 03. Family Life _x000D_ 04. Body And Soul _x000D_ 05. Mid Air _x000D_ 06. Headlights On The Parade _x000D_ 07. Because Of Toledo _x000D_ 08. The Downtown Lights _x000D_ 09. Let's Go Out Tonight _x000D_ 10. Happiness_x000D_ _x000D_ LP_x000D_ 01. Easter Parade_x000D_ 02. Heatwave _x000D_ 03. Family Life _x000D_ 04. Body And Soul _x000D_ 05. Mid Air _x000D_ 06. Because Of Toledo_x000D_ 07. The Downtown Lights _x000D_ 08. Let's Go Out Tonight