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" est un album emblématique du chanteur-compositeur canadien Bruce Cockburn sorti en 1979 et désormais disponible au format CD chez True North Records. Cet opus compte parmi les ?uvres majeures de la carrière de l?artiste et inclut le tube "Wondering Where the Lions Are", son premier succès dans le Top 40 américain. L?album se distingue par une fusion raffinée de folk, jazz et musiques du monde ainsi que par des textes poétiques portés par une guitare virtuose. Au cours d?une carrière s?étalant sur plus de cinquante ans, Bruce Cockburn a reçu de nombreux prix dont plusieurs JUNO Awards et il figure au Panthéon canadien de la musique populaire (Canadian Music Hall of Fame). Le fabricant True North Records existe depuis 1969 ; c?est le plus ancien label indépendant du Canada qui a joué un rôle clé dans la promotion d?artistes influents comme Bruce Cockburn à travers divers styles musicaux.
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.