Review of WITH YOU by Kathy Parsons
With You is the fifth album from Canadian acoustic guitarist/composer David Lindsay, and what an incredible album it is! I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing all five of David’s albums, and all have been stellar.
Like his previous albums, With You was produced by Will Ackerman at his Imaginary Road Studios in Vermont and features several of the outstanding musicians who often appear on Ackerman’s productions. Jill Haley (English horn), Will Ackerman (guitar), Eugene Friesen (cello), Jeff Haynes (percussion), Michael Manring (fretless bass), Premik Russell Tubbs (Lyricon), Noah Wilding (vocals – no lyrics),
AND a wonderful surprise appearance on two of the ten tracks by pianist Philip Aaberg (one of my all-time favourite artists!). Like David’s previous albums, the music on With You is soothing and relaxing. One piece is a guitar solo, and the other tracks are duets, trios and larger combinations with the outstanding supporting musicians.
This would be a great album for relaxation, studying and background music, but do yourself a favour and dive into the music with full attention to savour the subtle beauty of the music as well as the very high quality of the musicianship and the recording itself.