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Na een paar oudjes hier weer een nieuwe verse van Iain Matthews, dit is wel even wennen voor de doorgewinterde Iain (folk) fan, dit is zogenaamde folk-jazz ......

Iain Matthews & Egbert Derix - In The Now (2012)
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 01 - Buddha Dials Your Number
 02 - Jewel Of Illusion
 03 - When The Floyd Were On The Prowl
 04 - Restless Wings
 05 - Monkisms
 06 - Pebbles In The Road
 07 - Joy Mining
 08 - Be Small
 09 - Gone Is Gone

review : 
Iain Matthews of Fairport Convention, Southern Comfort and Plainsong fame, returns, after a long absence, with a stunning collection of new songs and stunning jazz arrangements.

On paper the pairing of Iain Maatthews and Edbert Derix is a strange one. Egbert Derix is an established jazz composer, from the Netherlands and Iain Matthew's roots, have taken hold in contemporary singer/songwriter circles. However, if we break down these borders, look deeper and think in terms of quality, rather than genres, it's a musical marriage made in heaven.

Their second collaborative album focuses around some remarkable new songs. Matthews draws deep upon his recollections of London in the swinging 'sixties ? 'When The Floyd Were On The Prow'l and some powerful reflections upon life now ? 'Pebbles In The Road' and 'Joy Mining'. Derix has an unerring sense of the perfect melody and chords. A musical marriage made in heaven indeed.