Changing Seasons

• Artist: Mike Nock
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• Release Date: January 21, 2003
• Genre: Jazz

Review

On his first release for the Japanese DIW label, Australian pianist and composer Mike Nock, along with Toby Hall on drums and Brett Hirst on bass, tread lightly on this introspective, universal theme of the changing seasons. Nock contributes four originals alongside shared credits with Hall and Hirst on "Communion," "Gravity Adjustment," "Changing Seasons 'Spring to Summer'," and "Changing Seasons 'Winter to Spring'." Nock's choice of cover material -- including Wayne Shorter's classic from his days with the Miles Davis Quintet, "E.S.P."; Richie Powell's "Time"; and the traditional "Black Is the Color" -- fit the overall hazy mood of the disc perfectly. For further investigation of previous Nock releases, check out his discs on the Naxos label. ~ Al Campbell, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Three Dee	Mike Nock	Mike Nock	(5:12)
Black Is the Colour	Traditional	Mike Nock	(6:25)
Communion	Toby Hall, Mike Nock	Mike Nock	(4:24)
Acceptance	Mike Nock	Mike Nock	(7:04)
Epigenesis	Mike Nock	Mike Nock	(6:55)
E.S.P.	Wayne Shorter	Mike Nock	(5:09)
Gravity Adjustment	Toby Hall, Mike Nock	Mike Nock	(1:46)
Time [Slow Dancing Music]	Richie Powell	Mike Nock	(5:23)
Changing Seasons 'Spring to Summer'	Mike Nock, Toby Hall	Mike Nock	(5:16)
Drowning Joyfully	Mike Nock	Mike Nock	(7:36)
Changing Seasons 'Winter to Spring'	Toby Hall, Mike Nock	Mike Nock	(4:12)

Credits

Mike Nock (Producer), Mike Nock (Arranger), Mike Nock (Piano), Mike Nock (Liner Notes), Toby Hall (Drums)