Monte Nordstrom
Ptarmigan
Monte Nordstrom & Glen Dias
Vancouver 1974
This folk/jazz Westcoast acoustic recording predates New Age and Worldbeat by a decade. Eerie and introspective.
Originally on Columbia of Canada.
Now a Prog/cult item.
Produced by Paul Horn for VIP Ltd. (Vancouver Island Productions)
Recording Engineer: Keith Stein. Mixed by Paul Horn & Keith Stein
Cover Art & Photo: Glen Dias. Ptarmigan Logo: James Norquay
All songs composed by: Glen Dias & Monte Nordstrom
Published by Samadhi Music, BMI; Northstream Music/SOCAN & Bear Bones Music/SOCAN
Recorded at Canbase (Mushroom) Studios Vancouver, BC, CANADA
Musicians:
Glen Dias: Vocals, Recorders & Percussion
Monte Nordstrom: Vocals & Twelve String Guitar
Kat Hendrikse: Drums
Dave Field: Acoustic Bass
Richard Mayer: Electric Bass (The Island)
Peter Wheeler: Hand Drums
Paul Horn: Percussion
This Re-Issue is dedicated to David Aston
1: rise (:24)
2: Go Dancing (5:16)
- The Island
3: (pt. 1) - intro (1:58)
4: (pt. 2) - preamble (:37)
5: (pt. 3) - main theme (6:29)
- Vancouver
6: (pt. 1) - reflections (2:54)
7: (pt. 2) - the city (2:39)
- Night of the Gulls
8: (pt. 1) - on the water (:51)
9: (pt. 2) - on the wind (3:10)
- A Hymn to the Ocean & a Great Northern Lake
10: (pt.1) - ocean song (6:17)
11: (pt. 2) -a fternoon rain (:48)
12: - Coquihalla (9:43)
Bonus Track: "Midsummer Affair" (1978; from GDR44 "Silhouette of our Insanity")
13: Chimborazo (Nordstrom) (7:00) Monte Nordstrom: Vocal, Guitar; Glen Dias: Shaker
14: Chimborazo-studio tag (1:38) Michael Bieling: Congas; Raymond Bruvold: Bass; Dave Rowse: Sax; Barry Dayman: Flute/Mandolin; Jim Shain: Guitar/PhoTron
13: Engineered by Greg Pauker
14: Engineered by Ed deBree; Produced by Monte Nordstrom
Remastered at Media Magic, Victoria, BC by Mark Franklin & Monte Nordstrom.
Thanks to Paul Horn!
Graphics, Layout & Digital Photo Edits by Barry Newman: www.cvnet.net/cosmic
Booklet Art Direction, Text, Titles & Design by Monte Nordstrom 1999
