Description
Window of a Child is the sophomore album by the American jazz fusion group Seawind, released on CGT Records in 1977 in both the US and the UK. With Seawind’s second album the group’s popularity continued to grow and they were voted Best New Jazz Group of 1977 by Record World Magazine. The band toured the US on their own getting rave reviews everywhere. According to CTI’s promo poster: “Finally, an accurate Weather Report – Seawind. Steely Dan is good, Chicago is great, but no band plays jazz like Seawind.” The album track “Hallelujah” was later covered by September on their 1981-album, September First.
Window of a Child was included among CCM Magazine‘s Top 10 Albums of the Year. – Innovative in their use of jazz and rock sounds, Seawind’s second album was a progression into a stronger lyrical base on which are crafted many superb songs. Seawind also has become quite successful in the secular jazz world. (These ten albums released during 1978, were chosen for excellence in production, arrangements, composition and performance, as well as their overall contribution to contemporary Christian music.)
If Seawind’s self-titled debut album is its most essential release, the band’s excellent follow-up, Window of a Child, runs a close second. It would have been easy for the Hawaiian combo to compromise its creativity – instead of being so eclectic and unpredictable, it could have focused on one style of music exclusively. But thankfully, Seawind sticks to its guns on this LP, embracing everything from funk and soul to instrumental jazz fusion. Singer Pauline Wilson has many inspired moments; she is as convincing on funk gems («Angel of Mercy», «Do Listen To») as she is on more jazz-minded tracks like the title song and «Wings of Love», which wouldn’t have been out of place on a Return to Forever album – Larry Williams’ keyboard solo certainly shows an awareness of Chick Corea. Wilson doesn’t sing on all the tracks; «Campanas de Invierno» is a calm, peaceful jazz fusion instrumental that gives the horn players (including saxman Kim Hutchcroft and trumpeter/flugelhornist Jerry Hey) a chance to stretch out. Like 1976’s Seawind, this album fared well on quiet storm formats, although it didn’t contain any major R&B or pop hits. But regardless of how it performed commercially, Window of a Child is a consistently rewarding sophomore album. [Alex Henderson, AMG]
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LP tracklist:
Side One
A1. “One Sweet Night” – 2:58
A2. “Wings Of Love” – 5:42
A3. “Do Listen To” – 3:52
A4. “Campanas De Invierno (Bells Of Winter)” – 5:53
Side Two
B1. “Window Of A Child” – 3:18
B2. “Angel Of Mercy” – 3:18
B3. “Lovin’ You” – 4:43
B4. “Hallelujah” – 3:45
B5. “Countin’ The Days” – 3:25
Note: Simultaneously released on 8-track tape, cassette, and 12-inch vinyl LP by CTI Records.
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