Norma Winstone, England’s finest jazz vocalist, returns with a trio featuring German reedman Klaus Gesing and Italian pianist Glauco Venier (both of whom make their ECM debuts here) and a superb programme that takes in songs from Cole Porter to Peter Gabriel, a free calypso, a tribute to Coltrane, adaptations of Satie, folk songs, Pasolini and more and flows like an extended suite. Winstone’s lyrics reveal a real poetic sensibility, and both Gesing and Venier are fine jazz composers who put their considerable instrumental skills in the service of the songs. The result: a unique and special group language and one of the season’s outstanding recordings.

Tracklisting:
1. Distance (Glauco Venier)
2. Every Time We Say Goodbye (Cole Porter)
3. Drifter (Klaus Gesing)
4. Giant's Gentle Stride (Klaus Gesing)
5. Gorizia (Glauco Venier)
6. Ciant (Eric Satie)
7. The Mermaid (Glauco Venier)
8. Here Comes The Flood (Peter Gabriel)
9. Remembering The Start Of A Never Ending Story (Hubert Nuss)
10. A Song For England (Glauco Venier, Klaus Gesing, Norma Winstone)