"When I Was a Bird" takes listeners on a rich and textured journey - a treat for lovers of jazz, folk and vocal music. Laurel Murphy's voice glides through shifting landscapes and moods, carried by adventurous arrangements and a stellar band. The album includes songs by Canadian icons Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell, Bruce Cockburn and Murray McLauchlan as well as original compositions and jazz classics. On "Woodstock", "White Water", and "When I Was a Bird", Laurel weaves a dreamworld with atmospheric elements and 3D (binaural) headphone effects. “Unusual, unique and really wonderful. Intelligent, emotional, strong arrangements that suit the music & Laurel’s delicate,educated and powerful voice. She and the band put together something profound. These days, to find a music project that startles with originality, that is jazz in the best sense of rhythm, phrasing, chord structure and then to set us all on fire with your passion, that is a gift and we thank you!” – Rhiannon ----------------------------------------- PRODUCED by Laurel Murphy, Daryl Jahnke, Joby Baker RECORDED in Canada by Dwayne Harder, Justin Wong and Joby Baker. Mixed and mastered by Joby Baker, Baker Studios Ltd. ---------------------------------------- "THANK YOU to the writers of these songs and to the musicians whose inspiration and artistry brought them to life... To all my friends who supported me in so many ways... To Daryl Jahnke, Joby Baker and Miles Black without whom the CD would never have never taken flight... and to my parents who shared their gift of music with me." -- Laurel Murphy CREDITS Vocals: Laurel Murphy 1 Pussywillows, Cat Tails - by Gordon Lightfoot WB Music corp. c/o Warner/Chappell Music Canada Ltd.(SOCAN) Arrangement: Miles Black. Piano: Miles Black, Guitar: Daryl Jahnke, Bass: André Lachance, Drums: Dave Robbins, Percussion: Joseph Pepe Danza, Electric Violin and Trumpet: Daniel Lapp 2 A Heart Like Home - by Laurel Murphy (SOCAN) Piano: Chris Gestrin, Guitar: Daryl Jahnke, Bass: Jodi Proznick, Drums: Bernie Arai, Electric Violin and Trumpet: Daniel Lapp 3 Woodstock - by Joni Mitchell Crazy Crow Music c/o Sony/ATV Tunes LLC. (ASCAP) Instr. Arrangement: Daryl Jahnke. Atmospheric and 3D vocal effects, Tibetan bowl and looping: Laurel Murphy, Piano: Miles Black, Guitar: Daryl Jahnke, Bass: André Lachance, Drums: Dave Robbins, Percussion: Joseph Pepe Danza 4 Berimbau - by Baden Powell/Vincius de Moraes Ipanema Music Co. Inc. c/o Len Freedman Music (SGAE/GEMA) Arrangement: Daryl Jahnke. Piano: Pablo Cardenas, Guitar: Daryl Jahnke, Drums: Bernie Arai, Background Vocals: Laurel Murphy, Ryan Slemko, Joby Baker 5 You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To - by Cole Porter Chappel & Co c/o WarnerChappell Music Canada Ltd. (ASCAP) Arrangement: Daryl Jahnke. Piano: Chris Gestrin, Guitar: Daryl Jahnke, Bass: Jodi Proznick, Drums: Bernie Arai, "Flumpet": Daniel Lapp 6 When I Was a Bird - Laurel Murphy (SOCAN) Instr. Arrangement: Miles Black. Atmospheric and 3D vocal effects and looping: Laurel Murphy 7 Mama Just Wants to Barrelhouse All Night Long - by Bruce Cockburn Rotten Kiddies Music LLC c/o Carlin America (BMI) Arrangement: Daryl Jahnke. Guitar: Daryl Jahnke, Organ: Miles Black, Bass: André Lachance, Drums: Dave Robbins, Percussion: Joseph Pepe Danza 8 White Water - by Murray McLauchlan/Alan Rhody Headless Horseman Music (BMI)/Locomotion Music Ltd. c/o Sony ATV Music Pub (Canada) (SOCAN) Arrangement: Daryl Jahnke. Atmospheric and 3D vocal effects: Laurel Murphy Piano: Chris Gestrin, Guitar: Daryl Jahnke, Bass: Jodi Proznick, Drums: Bernie Arai Arrangement: Daryl Jahnke. 9 Nature Boy - by Eden Ahbez Arrangement: Daryl Jahnke. Guitar: Daryl Jahnke, Percussion: Joseph Pepe Danza, Trumpet: Kevan Elaschuck In Memory of Lillian Murphy.