The Phil Dwyer Septet performs 'A Canadian Songbook for Jazz'
June 25, 2011
Vancouver International Jazz Festival
Studio 1, Canadian Broadcasting Centre - Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Runtime: 64:57

Broadcast: 'Canada Live' on CBC Radio One
MPEG II, Layer 1 (256 kb/s, 48 kHz, stereo)
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CBC Radio commissioned Phil Dwyer to re-imagine some favourite Canadian popular songs as contemporary jazz compositions. Dwyer assembled a Canadian jazz super group for this concert held at CBC Studio One during the Vancouver International Jazz Festival. THe Phil Dwyer Septet

to unveil his arragements with the aid of six other great Canadian jazz talents in a celebration of Canadian popular song that was featured on this CBC Radio 'live-to-air' broadcast.

01 Somewhere Down the Crazy River (Robbie Robertson) 6:45
02 Tower of Song (Leonard Cohen) 7:37
03 I'll Never Smile Again (Ruth Lowe) 9:28
04 Undun (Randy Bachman) 6:56
05 Beautiful (Gordon Lightfoot) 7:15
06 The Needle and the Damage Done (Neil Young) 6:29
07 Four Strong Winds (Ian Tyson) 6:34
08 Waking Up From a Long Nap > Moi leger (Louis-Jean Cormier, François LaFontaine) 8:13
09 band introduction 0:19
10 Free Man in Paris (Joni Mitchell) 5:17

Arrangements by Phil Dwyer.

Phil Dwyer - soprano and tenor saxophones, clarinet, piano, Rhodes
Don Thompson - piano, Rhodes, vibes
Rob Piltch - guitar
Vince Mai - trumpet, flugelhorn
Jodi Proznick - bass
Davide DiRenzo - drums
Laila Biali - vocals (tracks 5, 8 and 10)

CBC Radio 2 Production Credits:
Michael Juk - Producer
Gary Heald and Bill Moore - Recording Engineers
Gary Morgan - Assistant Recording Engineer