Northern Seascape

Northern Seascape is a gorgeous collection of 11 piano-featured instrumentals that will take you on an emotional journey from the Irish shores of the North Atlantic to a swirling snowfall in the Sierras. Bittersweet, joyful, romantic, poignant — this audiophile-quality CD fuses folk, Celtic, pop, and classical influences into a unique melodic style that will lead you places you’ll want to revisit again and again. Wilson is joined on the piano-featured, contemporary-instrumental album by a bevy of top musicians, special guests, close friends and recording artists in their own right including singer-guitarist Dan Fogelberg, singer Stephen Bishop, guitarist Davey Johnstone (Elton John), guitarist Steve Lukather (Toto, Boz Scaggs), bassist Lee Sklar (James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Carole King), keyboardist Steve Porcaro (Toto, Boz Scaggs), jazz saxophonists David Sanborn and Richard Elliot, guitarist Peter White (Al Stewart), jazzster Rick Braun producing one track and playing percussion (riding the charts this year with his own #1 jazz album), jazz stalwart percussionist Lenny Castro, trumpet player and Columbia recording artist Chris Botti (Sting), Irish flutist and Uilleann pipes player Eric Rigler (the Titantic film soundtrack), and numerous others. Wilson’s first album, Northern Seascape (he co-wrote the title tune with Fogelberg), was released on Angel-EMI Records because it bridged the gap between jazz, new age and contemporary classical music with hints of Celtic, folk and pop incorporated into the mix. It quickly became a chart-climber and best-seller. The sheet music of the piano solos (with guitar chords) for ALL the songs on Jim’s first CD, “Northern Seascape”, including the title cut, Django’s Hope, Mon Ami Eternel is available on JimWilsonMusic.com “Jim Wilson’s Northern Seascape is a delicately woven romantic classic, a magical, musical carpet ride of melodic beauty.” ~ Carole King