Like an Aspen Leaf: Apricot Vinyl & OBI Strip The Clean Down in the desert

Down in the desert

Straight Dimensions

it was a prelude to Hodges' leaving the Duke Ellington orchestra to lead his own small band

which is some of my favorite music too

Like an Aspen Leaf: Apricot Vinyl & OBI Strip The Clean Down in the desertOriginally released in 2002, Like An Aspen Leaf is a breathtaking smoky folk opus spiked with Americana longing. Nuanced with the help of members of Elbow, Voice Of The Seven Woods and Andy Votel, it emanates from a baroque pop netherworld, soundtracked by songs of regret, pinpricked by evocative melodies and sumptuous harmonies, and peppered with plaintive swathes of cello and a suitably meandering piano that lurks behind Janes minor chords. Now