Artist: Paul Simon
Album: In the Blue Light
Genre: Rock
Release Date: 2018
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 96 kHz
Duration: 43:52
Total Tracks: 10
Total Size: 874 MB

Tracklist:

1-01. Paul Simon – One Man’s Ceiling Is Another Man’s Floor (04:00)
1-02. Paul Simon – Love (04:10)
1-03. Paul Simon – Can’t Run But (03:29)
1-04. Paul Simon – How the Heart Approaches What It Yearns (04:30)
1-05. Paul Simon – Pigs, Sheep and Wolves (04:00)
1-06. Paul Simon – Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog After the War (04:43)
1-07. Paul Simon – The Teacher (03:44)
1-08. Paul Simon – Darling Lorraine (07:13)
1-09. Paul Simon – Some Folks’ Lives Roll Easy (03:59)
1-10. Paul Simon – Questions for the Angels (04:01)

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As the saying goes, if you want something done right, you’d better do it yourself. This is why Paul Simon entrusted the cover of his own songs to… Paul Simon! Except that Art Garfunkel’s former accomplice completely reshapes his past tracks. Ten songs in total, forgotten for the most part, handpicked from his albums There Goes Rhymin’ Simon (1973), Still Crazy After All These Years (1975), One-Trick Pony (1980), Hearts and Bones (1983), The Rhythm of the Saints (1990), You’re the One (2000) andSo Beautiful or So What (2011). By re-orchestrating them as jazz − sometimes even classical − pieces (gone with his folk and world temptations!), he folds his art flat and demonstrates how timeless his compositions are. For such a refined stylistic exercise, Simon surrounded himself with musicians as legendary as himself. Wynton Marsalis’ trumpet, Bill Frisell’s guitar, Bryce Dessner’s (from The National) arrangements, Jack DeJohnette and Steve Gadd’s drums, Joe Lovano’s saxophone, young Sullivan Fortner’s piano as well as John Patitucci’s bass further reinforce the project. But beyond this star-loaded panel, In The Blue Light truly fascinates for its unusual melancholy. At 76 years old, Paul Simon hasn’t authored a legacy piece, but rather the work of a wise man who glances in the rear-view mirror with great originality.  – Max Dembo