"Dancing In The Dragon's Jaws" is a celebrated album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn, released in 1979 and now available in CD format from True North Records. This record stands as one of Cockburn?s most acclaimed works, featuring the hit single "Wondering Where the Lions Are," which became his first Top 40 hit in the United States. The album showcases Cockburn?s signature blend of folk, jazz, and world music influences with poetic lyrics and intricate guitar work. Over his career spanning more than five decades, Bruce Cockburn has earned numerous awards including multiple JUNO Awards and induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. True North Records, founded in 1969, is Canada?s oldest independent record label and has been instrumental in promoting influential artists like Bruce Cockburn across genres such as folk, rock, and roots music.
The ninth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn. Music critic Brett Hartenbach, writing retrospectively for AllMusic, stated: "The album continues the jazz-inflected folk he had been pursuing on his past several releases, but with a heavier emphasis on the worldbeat rhythms that would play a larger part in his music in the years to come... though it can't match the sheer power of his next few releases, [it] may be his most beautiful record, as well as an excellent culmination of his '70s work."
Azmi H. - 30/Jul/2023
The sophistication of the guitar work, the tunes themselves, the French and English lyrics presented Bruce on the cusp of a lot of transitions, and while he may have been dancing in the dragon's jaws, he also produced the most compellingly engaged music spiritually of his career.