Listen
to the complete album below
All
compositions © Jeff Wyatt 2008 (SOCAN),
except
Albania {© Jeff
Wyatt and
Camille Miller 2008
(SOCAN)}.
All arrangements by Jeff Wyatt.
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Album Title:
REFLECTIONS AT EVERY CORNER
Label:
Cardboard Alley Music
Release
Date:
March 7th, 2008.
Availability:
This album is available as CD &/or mp3 downloads,
at
CD Baby,
iTunes,
earBuzz,
Rhapsody,
Napster,
amazon,
CD connection,
CD universe,
Lala
and a host of other music download
sites.
Produced
by:
Jeff Wyatt
Recorded
at:
Druid Studios, New
Westminster BC and
Cardboard Alley Music recording
facility, Coquitlam BC, between 2004 and
2007.
Musical
help:
Harmonica in
Corae Corae performed
by John Evoy. Additional back up vocals in
Corae Corae performed
by Janice Wyatt, Rene Berard, Greg Dreysko, Hal Hand,
Gordie Schultz, Roberta Mullen, Greg Bjork, Anne Leaman and
John Evoy.
Back up vocals in
Albania performed
by
Camille Miller.
Engineered
& Mixed by:
Jeff Wyatt
Mastered
by:
Jamie Sitar at
Suite Sound
Labs,
Vancouver.
Art
Work & Cover Design by:
John Evoy
Photography
by:
Janice Wyatt and Steve Kotyk
CD
Replication, Printing & Packaging managed
by: Seth
Goldberg and
Digital Media
Alliance,
Vancouver.
Particulars:
First solo album in 14 years. Vocals, acoustic and electric
guitars, bass and keyboards performed by Jeff Wyatt.
Digital percussion, choirs and orchestrations programmed
and performed by Jeff Wyatt. Recorded
on a dual processor PowerMac G5. Software used
included
Digidesign
Pro Tools,
GarageBand,
Amplitube,
Reason,
Sampletank,
Miroslav
Philharmonik,
Maxim and
Amadeus
Pro.
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Here are
some gracious, unsolicited comments received regarding a
limited pre-release of the cd as well as from postings of
some of the album's tracks as audio streams on the
web:
"I
love ‘Part-time Love, Full-time Pain’ the best and
‘Albania’ is really good… very different. All the tracks
sound very Pro… you mixed them very well and your voice is
very strong on all the tunes. This is another feather in
your cap... Your use of old world and new world musical
instruments gives your CD a texture that not a lot of
artists can reach,…not without a lot of help but you did
this on your own, way to go Jeff.”
(Stan
Dorsett – Long & McQuade, Calgary, Canada)
“Some
seriously good playing here. Johnny Cash meets Weather
Report meets REM.....more please!”
(Paul Sherry – Australia)
“Jeff
nails it again! Anyone who is into blues with real
musicianship should check him out. I'm hearing all sorts of
interesting influences....and I swear the ghost of Jaco
Pastorius visited the studio the night Jeff recorded this.
Great playing mate, just loving it at the
moment.”
(Paul Sherry – Australia)
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ALBUM
REVIEWS
(Tom Harrison -
Vancouver's The PROVINCE),
March 18th, 2008:
“His
guitar playing is attractive and soulful,... his singing...
is not unlike Waylon Jennings..."
"His lyrics, too, have an honesty and sincerity that is
appealing..."
"A song such as 'CORAE CORAE' makes you wonder how good an
album he'd make if he concentrated on
blues-rock."
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(Jon Ostrow - 'MicControl' music review
blog),
February 23, 2009:
“When I first listened to Jeff, his music really surprised
me. The first track I listened to was Part-Time Love,
Full-Time Pain, and I was floored at his ability to mix
blues guitar, jazz bass, furious techno-esk drums (a la
David Bowie's Earthling), and a strong vocal ability that
is reminiscent of Johnny Cash. His music is catchy, but
more so than that, it is powerful, with the ability to keep
the sound fresh from track to track without ever loosing
sight of the true musical nature of his
art.”
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(Jon Ostrow - 'MicControl' music review
blog),
March 11th, 2009:
"Jeff Wyatt’s album
Reflections at Every Corner
achieves what a good album should. It showcases the
well rounded talents of a musician, an artist and a
personality. The first track on the album
Life At Every Station
foreshadows what is to come on the album through a pink
floyd type of track where each song appears to be a
different station of the radio. But that is about the
extent to which Jeff uses production over music. From the
next track on, the entire album is all about the music and
the vocals. However, that is not to overlook the wonderful
production values of the entire album. Every track has been
recorded with a crisp quality (usually associated with jazz
music) that enables the listener to hear the ins and outs
and ups and downs of every instrument.
The
songwriting here is quite good. Each song has a very strong
melody and a well written hook. It is clear that Jeff took
the time to meticulously write each chord change in order
to create some contrasting sounds; that is what a melody
needs to be interesting.
As
a musician, more specifically a guitarist, Jeff is very
talented. His abilities range from blues to jazz to country
and here and there he plays some latin style licks. Each
track on the album shows his abilities being applied in a
different way, which is what makes the album so solid. It
is very evident that this album was a true artistic outlet
for Jeff, which shows in every powerful solo, melody and
chord change written throughout.
Although
I found it hard to dislike a single track on the album, I
did find that certain tracks had more of a creative spark
than others. Tracks such as
Take It From Me,
Saving Grace,
Albania
and
In Her Own Time
all have a driving energy that hits harder than
anything else on the album, but it’s Wyatt’s
piece
Kerala Sunset
that is the highlight of the album. Although it is
fairly simple piece in terms of the entire band, the guitar
playing in
Kerala Sunset
is high and above anything else I have heard from Jeff.
Every pull of the string, hammer on and bluesy slide
allowed Jeff to show off his personality and
emotionality. There are also times on the album where
the varying instruments create a renewed feeling from the
rest, such as
Thank You For Loving Me
where the main focus is the piano and his voice. The
form of the song is beautiful, sweeping in and out of a
verse/chorus style of song with sections written in that
allow Jeff to showcase his abilities on the guitar.
This
album also showcases the vocal abilities of Jeff Wyatt.
This is not the first time I have mentioned this, but
Jeff’s abilities to mix jazz, and blues along with a Johnny
Cash-esk style of vocals is uncanny. This album shows Jeff
in top form singing deeply yet very smoothly; always
keeping up with the intensity of the music itself. There
are times when he overdubs his own vocals to create
beautiful harmonies, but for the most part Jeff relies
solely on the very interesting melodies that he has
created.
At
times,
Reflections At Every Corner
may seem like a blues album; at times it may seem like
a jazz album. But there is no question that the originality
and musicianship throughout the entire album will shine
bright onto anyone who will listen to this
album."
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In August 2008 I received a CD review for REFLECTIONS AT
EVERY CORNER from veteran music reviewer Ron Bervoets at
the very cool Belgium site
ROOTSTIME.
(Ron
also has the interesting job of doing interviews that
are posted on the site. He has had the pleasure of
interviewing blues legends that include
Jim Suhler,
Johnny Winter and
John Mayall.)
ROOTSTIME is a
non-profit internet magazine and internet radio station
that promotes the music of known as well as unknown
singers/songriters. If you can read Dutch, you can see
Ron's review of my album by going to
ROOTSTIME, and
clicking on the
CD REVIEWS link on
the upper left of their homepage. It's listed there under
the
AUGUST 2008 link. If
you can't read Dutch (anymore than I can) below is an
English translation:
"Although
Reflections at Every Corner
is a cd with a diversity that might be considered
detrimental, it is interesting. In as much as the style of
Jeff Beck is difficult to put a label on, this album ranges
from jazz rock tinted guitar numbers, pure blues rock over
calm laid back ballads and country tinted songs, all the
way to folk and world music. Moreover, Jeff did most
everything himself with his own portable studio. A mishmash
one might think, on the contrary, this album presents
itself as a small story incorporating all these musical
styles. The cd begins, for instance quite original. You
hear Jeff seat himself, turn on a cheap transistor radio
and pass the dial through all sorts of radio stations.
Suddenly the sound quality improves, presenting
Take it From Me,
a Celtic seeming song with mandolin. Into this he also
brings a country as well as a folky atmosphere, along with
a voice that is reminiscent of Waylon Jennings. Seamlessly,
this song blends into a long guitar number
Kerala Sunset;
a beautiful, dreamy instrumental which introduces itself
with the sounds of ocean waves and seagulls. This
atmosphere perfectly reproduces that of a sunset on an
Indian beach, where you hear the clear influences of Jeff
Beck; a man who Jeff Wyatt admits to be an admirer of. Jeff
is mainly a guitarist, but he also plays bass guitar, piano
and other instruments. In
Part-time Love, Full-time Pain
he plays a virtuoso bass which is a reminder of another
one of his heroes, Jaco Pastorius, who passed away from us
much too early.
Saving Grace
is an Indian style instrumental with tabla and acoustic
guitar, bringing folk and world music together. The dark,
distinct sounding song
Albania
is delivered with the vocal help of singer
songwriter
Camille Miller.
This follows with the slow, classical sounding piano
ballads
If She Could Know
and
Thank You For Loving Me Again
which features a beautiful intense guitar solo, with
Jeff delivering all he has. Once again we change the pace
with something very different;
In Her Own Time,
dedicated to a deceased friend, Kasandra. Beginning with a
recording of loose shreds of a conversation with her, this
song features searing slide guitar. The
traditional
Shenandoah
is a beautiful distinct adaptation, following which we
get
Corae Corae
near the cd’s end, sounding much like a blues rock
version of the traditional folksong 'Corinna, Corinna'. The
eleven-minute title track is a kind of symphonic epic,
which brings us to the album’s conclusion. This is indeed a
mixed plate. But for the superior beautiful guitar
contribution, alone, this cd is worth the purchase."
(Ron)
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Here is one of the many digital download sites where
this album is available.
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With the
album
REFLECTIONS AT EVERY CORNER released,
I've been working on it's follow up album
PEOPLE DO BLUES.
Below
you can listen to some of the upcoming album
tracks.
All compositions © Jeff Wyatt 2010 (SOCAN). All
arrangements by Jeff Wyatt.
The
release date of the final
PEOPLE DO BLUES album
will be in 2010. As the album title suggests, (and as
many of my supporters have requested), this cd will have
more blues influenced content. Thanks so much for
your interest, support and patience.
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Album Title:
SONGS FROM THE ROTHSTEIN
Label:
Independent release
Release
Date:
October 2005
Availability:
OUT OF PRINT & NOT AVAILABLE. This CD was a special,
limited edition only and there is no plan for future
pressings. The album, though not available, still appears
with a listing of the tracks on
artistdirect,
MSN
and
amazon.
Produced by:
Barry Greenfield
and
Jeff Wyatt
Recorded
at:
Druid Studios, New
Westminster, BC
Engineered,
Mixed & Mastered by:
Jeff Wyatt
Cover
Design by:
Barry Greenfield
and
Jeff Wyatt
CD
Replication, Printing & Packaging by:
Seth
Goldberg and
Digital Media
Alliance,
Vancouver.
Particulars:
This project was recorded between 2004 and 2005 on a dual
processor Mac PowerPC G5 using
Digidesign
Pro Tools with
additional software assistance from
GarageBand,
Amplitube,
Reason,
Sampletank,
Maxim and
Amadeus.
Tom Harrison (Vancouver's
veteran music critic for The
Province)
reviewed the album and graciously complimented my
contribution by writing,
"Greenfield's fourth and most atmospheric album thanks
to Wyatt's stately strings and fluid guitar...".
Album
Tracks
Hold
Out For Love
Live At the Rothstein
The Lonely Hearts Dance
Sweetheart
I Don't Know If You Know This (instrumental)
These are Beautiful Things God Makes When He Dreams
The First Time I Saw Her With Another Man
I Can't Move Mountains
I Don't Know If You Know This
I
Don't Want To Lose Your Love
Rosemary Jane
Dirty Swamp Dry Dry Bone
She Loves You
In Her Own Time (in memory of Kasandra)
All
arrangements by
Barry Greenfield
and/or
Jeff Wyatt, except
Hold Out For Love (Barry Greenfield
and
Bill Runge),
These Are Beautiful Things God Makes When He
Dreams (Barry Greenfield
and
Markham Brown)
and
I Don't Know If You Know This (Barry Greenfield
and
David Sancious).
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Album Title:
THE BULLFROG SESSION
Label:
Cardboard Alley Music
Release
Date:
February 1994
Availability:
This album is now available as a free download compliments
of Jeff Wyatt and
'Cardboard Alley Music'.
Go to the
Free Downloads
page.
Produced by:
Ian Tarasoff and Jeff Wyatt
Recorded
at:
Bullfrog Recording Studios,
Vancouver, BC
Engineered,
Mixed & Mastered by:
Ian Tarasoff
Re-mastered
in 2004 by:
Jeff Wyatt
Cover
Design by:
Jeff Wyatt
Photography
by:
Kasandra Fox
Particulars:
THE BULLFROG SESSION started at 11:00 one dark and dreary,
rainy Vancouver night within the quaint surroundings of the
late Bullfrog Recording Studios at 2475 Dunbar
Street. This January 26th, 1994 session was recorded
on a Tascam DA88 digital 8 track recorder. After
going at it all night our work was finally completed by
7:00 the following morning. This was a simple
bare-bones project with nothing more than single acoustic
guitar and vocal tracks. In 2004 I returned to the
original mixes and added bits of digital enhancements.
Listen to the complete album below
All
compositions © Jeff Wyatt 1994 (SOCAN).
All arrangements by Jeff Wyatt.
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Album Title:
FLIGHT OF THE HAWK
Label:
Independent release
Release
Date:
November 1990
Availability:
Will soon be made available as a FREE
DOWNLOAD
Produced by:
Warren St Onge and Jeff Wyatt
Recorded
at:
Inner City Sound Studios,
Regina, Sask.
Musical
help:
Warren St Onge (bass), Stan Dorsett (bass), Paula Lewry
(cello).
Engineered
& Mixed by:
Warren St Onge
Cover
Design by:
Jeff Wyatt
Photography
by:
Terry Goodlad
Particulars:
These tracks were recorded the old fashioned analog way on
24 track 2” tape at a speed of 30 ips. The project
was recorded between September and October of 1990.
Album Tracks:
464
on the First Week of May
Prairie Lily
Breakaway
Missin' Island Blues
My Little One
Who Are We To Say
Flight of the Hawk
English Bay
Freedom Blues
Multi-person Friend
I'm Just Goin' Home
Picnic in the Park
Time To Listen
Princess
All
compositions © Jeff Wyatt 1990 (SOCAN) except
Who Are We To Say and
Time To Listen {© Jeff
Wyatt and Paula Lewry 1990 (SOCAN)}. All arrangements by
Jeff Wyatt.
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