Bruce, once again you inspire me and amaze me with this collection of beautiful sounds. The variety of this music draws you in and keeps you listening. From the more upbeat funkier/rockier tunes such as The Night Jenny Saved The Sailors to the more contemporary improvised piano led jazz of la vie sous la mer, there really is a range of sounds and emotions convenyed by the music to keep one interested. I have always loved your bass playing but see some extra angles and growth in your keyboard and drum playing on this album, backed up ably with some nice guitar flourishes. As always, thoughful arrangements and care and attention to the recording process mean that the album has a very clear and clean sounding tone which is very pleasant. A melting pot of aural delight and highly recommended !

I pleasure to listen to. You can float away with your thoughts to this album. Easy, not overbearing with sharp sound, but a cool melodic movement thru tranquility.

Bruce tells a story of Symbiotes, merfolk, werewolves and other deeply mysterious things in his book, "La vie sous la mer," which is downloadable on his site here on Jamendo. It was a fantastic, torturous, poetic and quite convoluted tale and gave me chills as I read it while listening to his marvelous jazz/blues. He uses the voice of a story teller sitting at the fire side in a tavern somewhere, most likely by the sea side. These stories paint vivid imageries, and with plenty of footnotes his thoughts are made clear. Good read Bruce! The music - Perfect, poetic, warm, and a delight of a listen. These tunes are highly involved with the book so it is especially nice to read and listen at the same time. I think I especially liked "The Illusion of Warmth" which had a very appealing nature. This artist is high on my star chart and I often like to spend a relaxing evening listening to his wonderful sounds from any of his consistently outstanding albums.

There is a consistent brightness and joy in this album, I found it from beginning to end. The currents interweaving beneath the lush surfaces of those keys, strings, drums, congas become more mysterious because the strangeness, its darkness, is almost out of reach in the brightness of the notes, notes swirling in waves of breaking sea foam, or in the wake behind the sailboats of songs. I am especially enamoured of the mermaid, her skin, what she gives up to live with her human husband who has stolen her pelt, or caused it to melt on the beach like milk. What I love in your version is that he was her destiny. As her destiny is to return to the sea. So many pelts in your stories - not just merpeople, but bears, wolves. Evolution. A bunch of ghost tales that interweave like a sailor's knot. I am enthralled and fascinated by that brightness throughout that is a homecoming. A reunion. Into the Depth Mind. A beautiful album, book, production!

Good tunes interesting stuff, downbeat relaxin Up this is nice Thanks 4 Sharin' Peace n Lvoe STB

This album is a great example of good modern day jazz. The artist does a great job with his music.

This album was my first introduction to Bruce's music. I followed his progression with this album on his blog, and when he announced its completion, I jumped over here to Jamendo to download it. (Incidentally, this album was also my introduction to Jamendo.) This one still has a dedicated spot in the music rotation in my car. Great music, and the stories that go with it make it all the better.

For me the music makes me feel: longing, loss, joy, hope,sadness, warmth. There is questioning of one's place in the world and choices made,(read the background behind the music). "The night Jenny saved the sailors" and "It's always raining somewhere" are my favorites, simply put they speak to me.

A splendid album of jazz, soft and pleasant. Much emotion is released from these splendid musics. Very good instruments, harmonious melodies, it is an album made to rest and slacken