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Bryter Layter
Folk · 1971 · 10 tracks

Bryter Layter

Lush, jazz-inflected chamber folk that trades isolation for sophisticated arrangements. A warm, autumnal masterpiece of intricate guitar and velvet orchestration.

March 1971 · Island Records

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Bright brass and velvet woodwinds drift through these late-afternoon songs, softening the chill of a solitary acoustic guitar. You are sitting in a quiet, sunlit parlor while a gentle jazz rhythm stirs the air. It feels like a brief, golden reprieve from the cold, wrapped in the warmth of polite strings.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Introduction
1:33
02
Hazey Jane II
3:41
03
At the Chime of a City Clock
4:42
04
One of These Things First
4:46
05
Hazey Jane I
4:24
06
Bryter Layter
3:16
07
Fly
2:56
08
Poor Boy
6:30
09
Northern Sky
3:42
10
Sunday
3:39
Moments Worth Listening For
02Hazey Jane IIThe bright, brassy horn arrangement on 'Hazey Jane II' introduces an unprecedented uptempo pop energy to the acoustic foundation.
08Poor BoyA soul-gospel vocal backing group enters on 'Poor Boy', contrasting sharply with the solitary, introspective mood of the lead vocal.
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