Amanda Whiting - Lost In Abstraction (Jazzman)

What Your Ears Say & What the Cover Looks Like

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What We Say

​ Nice to see Amanda Whiting back on Jazzman Records  lending these generally smooth & spiritual leaning jazz composition an even more celestial air with her classically rooted harp playing prowess.

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What The Release Notes Say

*VINYL TO BE RELEASED IN SEPTEMBER 2022** 

The eagerly anticipated follow-up to last year's incredibly well-received debut album 'After Dark, Welsh harpist Amanda Whiting is back with another glorious offering. 

The trio is joined again by the mesmerising lines of flautist Chip Wickham, resuming their conversation reminiscent of Dorothy Ashby and Frank Wess. 

‘Lost in Abstraction’ was written during a period of the unknown when Whiting, like most, explored her own sense of self. The world paused, with no timeframe, and the fragility of life was laid bare. A time when humanity was left searching for purpose. Freedom and the dependable structures of familiarity were dissolved in most aspects of life. But music stayed constant. Creativity kept weaving its thread, connecting music and its makers in an indissoluble bond. 

The album explores the questions and realisations whilst confined. The spiritual findings, the playful curiousness and the reflective moments of loss. Whiting’s writing indulges the listener with the spiritual ethereal washes of sound demanded of the harp, whilst also embracing her influences across many genres. Classically trained, her roots are evident. But with an emotionally charged energy and spiritual questioning, a new soundscape of modernity has emerged. 

So often associated with Ashby and Coltrane, the harp finds itself in the hands of a new voice which tells the story of a period of time where the world was unified in reflection. 

So what is that feeling when you resonate? 
When your breath steadies and you let go 
Lines no longer restrict or choke 
Energies envelop, yet set you free 
Are you lost or found?

CREDITS
​Amanda Whiting - harp 
Chip Wickham - flute 
Aidan Thorne - bass 
Jon Reynolds - drums 
Baldo Verdú - percussion

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IF YOU LIKE AMANDA WHITING YOU MIGHT LIKE THE SLOW JAZZ PLAYLIST

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