Cloudland

Featuring guests Arve Henriksen on trumpet and Kinan Azmeh on clarinet. "Cloudland" richly rewards listeners' patience; one of its very special features is the variety of its beautifully crafted endings. Take the perfectly poised 'rallentando' which concludes the title track, or the wry questioning of "Sacred Mind", or the flawlessly, crisply precise 'envoi' of "Desert of Catanga." This album provides a reminder that worthwhile creative processes take time to mature.