Manna/Mirage "Blue Dogs"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Canterbury
Format: CD
Release date: November 2015
Tracklist: 
1. Canterbury Bells (4:50)
2. Duke Street (4:47)
3. Muffin Man Redux (7:23)
4. Lost In A Photograph (4:21)
5. Blind Eye (4:56)
6. Shwang Time (4:58)
7. Rovian Cue (4:10)

Total time 35:25

Line-up: 
Dave Newhouse (The Muffins) – keyboards, woodwinds, drums (2, 4, 6, 7)
Billy Swann (The Muffins) – bass
Paul Sears (The Muffins) – drums (3)
Mark Stanley – guitar (3, 5)
George Newhouse – drums (1, 5)
Steve Pastena – French horn (6)

Description/Reviews: 

As related in detail on Manna/Mirage’s website, Blue Dogs was originally meant as half of a big- band album by The Muffins. Clocking in at a mere 35 minutes, the album is such a rewarding listen that it almost feels like the appetizer before a full meal – jam-packed with buoyant horns and woodwinds, energetic yet stylish drumming, multilayered keyboards and keen-edged guitar. While the imprint of Newhouse’s mother band is clearly stamped all over it, Blue Dogs goes one step further, bearing witness to the artist’s love of classic jazz, as well as the Canterbury sound’s trademark blend of elegance and whimsy.

Read the full review by Raffaella Berry at progmistress.com

Media/Samples 
Blind Eye  

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