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LYNN BLESSING - SUNSET PAINTER - CD

Lynn Blessing – Sunset Painter

1. Cosmic Cowboy
2. Sunset Painter
3. Mother Nature’s Son
4. Anacalypsis
5. From Deep Within For Lynn
6. An Awakening
7. Country Pie
8. Pinball Wizard
9. Emerald River
10. Child Of The Universe
11. “Monk 136”
12. Where There Is Grass

“The search for unity in a field of infinite variety is beautifully apparent in this album... the result is swinging, joyous and original” – Paul Horn, original sleevenotes

Shortly before he appeared on the landmark Advancement LP in 1969, vibraphone virtuoso Lynn Blessing released this, his only solo album. A superb fusion of jazz and laid-back psychedelia, it features musicians such as Sneaky Pete Kleinow (Flying Burrito Brothers, John Lennon, Frank Zappa) and Wolfgang Melz (the Association, Gabor Szabo), and was produced by legendary jazz flautist Paul Horn (Miles Davis, Donovan). Including a handful of mellow originals alongside unorthodox covers of songs by the Beatles, the Byrds, the Who, Bob Dylan and Judee Sill, it’s a laid-back delight from start to finish. As Blessing says at the outset: “Sit back, relax, and take off your shoes…”

1. Cosmic Cowboy (Blessing)
2. Sunset Painter (Blessing)
3. Mother Nature’s Son (Lennon / McCartney)
4. Anacalypsis (Blessing)
5. From Deep Within For Lynn (Melz)
6. An Awakening (Hirth)
7. Country Pie (Dylan)
8. Pinball Wizard (Townshend)
9. Emerald River (Sill)
10. Child Of The Universe (Grusin / McGuinn)
11. “Monk 136” (Hirth)
12. Where There Is Grass (Melz)

Lynn Blessing – vibes, harmonica. Born Cicero, Indiana, 12/4/38. Started playing drums at age 10, vibes at age 17, played with Freddie Hubbard in high school, 1954-57. Worked with Jay Crawford, Joe Loco, Fred Katz, Paul Horn, Martin Denny, Tony Bennett, the Advancement and the Cosmic Brotherhood.

“Lynn Blessing is a seeker, a man in search of himself and deeper values in life. This search for unity in a field of infinite variety is beautifully apparent in this, his first album as leader. Here Lynn combines jazz, country and folk music in a way all his own. Lynn’s background encompasses these diverse elements, and the result is a swinging, joyous and original style. So, as Lynn says at the beginning of this album: “Just sit back, relax, and take off your shoes…” – Paul Horn

Wolfgang Melz – electric bass
John Beck – guitar
Robert Hirth – guitar
Sneaky Pete Kleinow – steel guitar
Mel Telford – drums

Produced by Paul Horn
Engineered by Rafaelo Valentin
Front cover design by Stan Zagorsky
Front cover photos by Brian D. Hennessey
Back cover design & photos by Jan Steward

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