Art Direction: Bart Schoales, Artwork [Cover Painting]: Norval Morrisseau, Bass: Bob Boucher, Bass, Backing Vocals [Background Vocals]: Larry Silvera, Drums: Bob DiSalle, Drums, Backing Vocals [Background Vocals]: Benbow, Engineer: Gary Gray, Engineer [Assisted By]: Frank Kitson, Guitar, Voice, Chimes, Synthesizer, Dulcimer, Lyrics By [Words], Music By: Bruce Cockburn, Liner Notes: Nicholas Jennings, Management [Direction]: The Finkelstein Management Company Limited, Photography By [Inside]: Christopher Dew, Piano, Marimba, Backing Vocals [Background Vocals]: Pat Godfrey, Producer: Gene Martynec, Remastered By: Peter Moore, Labelcode LIU287.2 (TND 287), Phonographic Copyright (p) High Romance Music Ltd., Copyright (c) High Romance Music Ltd., Recorded At Manta Sound, Remastered At The E Room, Published By Golden Mountain Music Corp., Manufactured By Cinram
"Dancing In The Dragon's Jaws" es un álbum emblemático del cantautor canadiense Bruce Cockburn lanzado en 1979 y ahora disponible en formato CD por el sello True North Records. Este disco destaca como una de las obras más reconocidas del artista e incluye el éxito "Wondering Where the Lions Are", su primer sencillo en alcanzar el Top 40 estadounidense. El álbum combina magistralmente influencias del folk con elementos de jazz y música global junto a letras poéticas y una guitarra sofisticada característica del estilo único de Cockburn. A lo largo de más cinco décadas ha recibido numerosos premios como varios JUNO Awards y fue incluido en el Salón Canadiense de la Fama Musical (Canadian Music Hall of Fame). El fabricante True North Records fue fundado en 1969 y es el sello independiente más antiguo de Canadá; ha sido fundamental para impulsar carreras musicales influyentes como la del propio Bruce Cockburn dentro del panorama musical internacional.
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. - 30/07/2023
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.