Acker Bilk | Stranger on the Shore | CD

Acker Bilk was an English clarinettist and bandleader whose recordings connected traditional jazz with melodic popular music. His distinctive instrumental tone and lyrical phrasing gave familiar tunes an individual character within ensemble arrangements.

Stranger On the Shore presents Bilk. Acker in this CD release. The programme includes Stranger On the Shore, White Cliffs of Dover, Bridge Over Troubled Water, bringing contrasting performances and arrangements together in a collected listening sequence.

Track List

1. Stranger On the Shore
2. White Cliffs of Dover
3. Bridge Over Troubled Water
4. You've Got a Friend
5. Lonely
6. Nights in White Satin
7. (Everything I Do) I Do It for You
8. Rainy Night in Georgia
9. A Taste of Honey
10. A Whiter Shade of Pale
11. Yesterday
12. Buona Sera
13. Summer Set
14. That's My Home
15. Lay Lady Lay
16. Aria