Sky Trails

by David Crosby

Overview

With an unexpected vigor, David Crosby's late-career renaissance continues as he delivers Sky Trails, his third solo effort in four years. Arriving hot on the heels of 2016's Michael League-produced Lighthouse, Sky Trails splits the difference between its predecessor's spare acoustic ruminations and the singer/songwriter's fascination with jazz. Produced by his multi-instrumentalist son, James Raymond, much of this set brandishes a full band as Crosby and his collaborators explore Steely Dan-style grooves on the funky opener, "She's Got to Be Somewhere," or politicized jazz-folk on the harmony-stacked "Capitol." On the gentler, more introspective side, piano ballads like "Before Tomorrow Falls on Love" and the excellent "Home Free" distinctively recall the mid-'70s experimental heyday of longtime friend and peer Joni Mitchell, whose gorgeous "Amelia" Crosby faithfully covers here. Tonally and instrumentally, quite a bit of Sky Trails shares a kinship with Mitchell masterpieces like Hejira and The Hissing of Summer Lawns, utilizing fretless bass, jazz piano, soprano sax, and unconventional chord structures. On the folkier side, another highlight is the lovely acoustic title cut, co-written and co-sung by North Carolina singer/songwriter Becca Stevens. As a whole, Crosby touches on a number of pleasing themes and sounds on Sky Trails, lending his sweet tenor and trademark harmonies to material of surprisingly high quality given his recent prolificacy. ~ Timothy Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	09/29/2017
Label:	Bmg
UPC:	0190296950933
Rank:	57567

Tracks

Disc 1

1. She's Got to Be Somewhere
2. Sky Trails
3. Sell Me a Diamond
4. Before Tomorrow Falls on Love
5. Here It's Almost Sunset
6. Capitol
7. Amelia

Disc 2

8. Somebody Home
9. Curved Air
10. Home Free
11. She's Got to Be Somewhere
12. Here It's Almost Sunset

Album Credits

Performance Credits

David Crosby   Primary Artist,Drums,Vocals
Steve DiStanislao   Drums
Steve Tavaglione   EWI,Sax (Tenor),Flute (Alto),Sax (Soprano)
Gary Novak   Drums
Jeff Pevar   Guitar
Walt Fowler   Flugelhorn
James Raymond   Piano,Vocoder,Percussion,Synthesizer,Piano (Electric),Synthesizer Bass,Vocals (Background)
Dean Parks   Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Shaun Martin   Synthesizer
Jeff Coffin   Flute,Sax (Alto)
Jay Jennings   Flugelhorn
Chris Bullock   Sax (Tenor)
Steve Postell   Guitar (Acoustic)
Becca Stevens   Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic)
Chris McQueen   Guitar
Justin Stanton   Piano (Electric)
Mark Lettieri   Guitar
Bill Laurance   Piano
Bob Lanzetti   Guitar
Michael League   Bass
Nate Werth   Percussion
Andrew Ford   Bass
Jacob Collier   Vocals (Background)
Mai Agan   Bass,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Bernie Grundman   Mastering
James Raymond   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Instrumentation,Drum Programming,Horn Arrangements
Joni Mitchell   Composer
Michael McDonald   Composer
David Crosby   Composer
Dan Garcia   Mixing,Engineer
Rich Tosi   Assistant Engineer
Joel Jacks   Assistant Engineer
Bill Lang   Assistant Engineer
Andre Maaker   Engineer
Ed Wong   Assistant Engineer
Mike Chadwick   Management
Eric Hartman   Engineer
Becca Stevens   Composer
Emilia Canas Mendes   Artwork
Mai Agan   Composer
Nate Haze   Assistant
Meelis Tinno   Engineer