Shadows in the Air

1	Out into the Fields 5:22
2	52nd Street 3:59
3	Heart Quake 5:31
4	Boston Ball Game 1967 2:01
5	This Anger's a Liar 3:21
6	Sunshine of Your Love 4:31
7	Directions Home 4:30
8	Milonga 4:53
9	Dancing on Air 4:02
10	Windowless Rooms 5:08
11	Dark Heart 5:59
12	Mr. Flesh 2:13
13	He the Richmond 3:19
14	White Room 5:48
15	Surge 1:58

Barnes & Noble

What strikes you first is how ageless the voice is. Thirty-four years after he came to international fame with Cream, Jack Bruce sounds as sure, dramatic, and in command of his considerable vocal powers as he did in his pop heyday. But the years have also brought increasing maturity to this brilliant vocalist, bassist and composer. Shadows in the Air -- co-produced by Kip Hanrahan, whose own projects have featured some of Bruce's most persuasive singing and playing -- may be Bruce's strongest solo recording. The inclusion of two major Cream hits ("Sunshine of Your Love," and "White Room") and the presence of an inspired Eric Clapton on both may draw attention, but it's the original material that keeps you riveted. Bruce visits older tunes from earlier solo recordings ("Out into the Fields," "He The Richmond," "Boston Ball Game 1967") and a rash of exceptional new songs co-written with Hanrahan ("This Anger's a Liar," "Directions Home," "Mr. Flesh," among them); each imbued with an in-the-moment inventiveness and soulful power. The inclusion of a host of crackling Latin percussionists and other instrumentalists doesn't hurt -- the Latin update of "White Room" is particularly effective. (Dr. John, Vernon Reid, and Gary Moore also add bluesy atmosphere to the proceedings). Seamlessly wedding rock, jazz, blues, Latin, and new music elements, is a perfect example of "Jack Bruce" music at its best. Steve Futterman

All Music Guide

Jack Bruce's fluid guitar playing buoys this set of mid-tempo, at times Latin-infused, tunes. Some of the songs are new and written by Bruce, and six are toned-down remakes of his classics, "Sunshine of Your Love" and "White Room" among them. He's joined on various tracks by Eric Clapton, Dr. John, Gary Moore, Vernon Reid, and, for percolating conga rhythms on three tracks, Changuito Luis Quintana. ~ Travis Drageset, All Music Guide