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Pianist/composer Christian Sands‘ new album, Embracing Dawn, serves as a cinematic narration of healing and triumph, reflecting Sands’ personal experience while offering a guide for anyone who has experienced loss of any kind.

The album explores musical styles as varied as neo- and alternative soul, mid tempo swing, funky gospel, ballads, acoustic jazz-rock, and trap-style beats, and features collaborations with bassist Yasushi Nakamura, drummer Ryan Sands, guitarist Marvin Sewell, vibraphonist Warren Wolf, and harmonica player Grégoire Maret.

Embracing Dawn unfolds as a masterful example of musical storytelling, with each track representing a chapter in Sands’ journey of recovery and acceptance.

Track listing:
1 Good Morning Heartache
2 Divergent Journeys
3 Ain’t That the Same
4 Thought Bubbles I (Can We Talk?)
5 Serenade of An Angel
6 MMC
7 Thought Bubbles II (Do Not Disturb)
8 Braises de Requiem I (The Embers Requiem, Mov. I)
9 Embracing Dawn

Personnel:
Christian Sands – piano
Yasushi Nakamura – upright bass
Ryan Sands – drums
Marvin Sewell – guitar
Andrew Joslyn – violin, viola
Eli Weinberger – cello
Ross Gilliland – contrabass
Warren Wolf – vibraphone
Grégoire Maret – harmonica

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Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2024
Label ‏ : ‎ Mack Avenue