Never one for predictability, the 6th Guy Manning album (“A Matter Of Life & Death”) is in fact a concept album based upon a character Guy created on his 1999 debut ‘solo’ album “Tall Stories For Small Children”.
This is an album of quite dark beauty that explores the twists and turns of fate that leads a man ultimately to his own death and rebirth. On this piece of work, we find Guy at his strongest both lyrically and melodically and also at his most direct.
Guy, as a multi-instrumentalist, plays most of the instruments himself, but once again, this album features the same core of talented musicians that have helped Guy both craft his music into complete albums and to perform them live (since 2000).
Laura Fowles (Sax, Vocals) Gareth Harwood (Electric Gtr) Rick Ashton (Bass) Neil Harris (Keyboards).
Guests on this album include:
Fiddle player, Ian Fairbairn who has played with both Lindisfarne and Jack The Lad
Andy Tillison, one of the worlds best modern keyboards players around! (PO90/Tangent)
John Tipping, the up and coming young modern jazz drummer
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