The American keyboard player Derek Sherinian He is going to publish a new solo album, ‘The Phoenix’ in September and is already previewing the second song of it: ‘Dragonfly’. You can see the video of this song on these lines.
It is an authentic jazz-rock song of almost 4 minutes in length where we only hear a Sherinian piano accompanied by the great drums of Simon Phillips and the bass of Ernest Tibbs. The simple but very well billed video was directed by Vicente Cordero (Sons of Apollo, Ritchie Kotzen, Haken).
Simon Phillips not only plays drums on the album but also co-produced and co-wrote the album. The veteran musician was in This, and the bands of Jeff Beck and Michael Schenker.
Previously, Sherinian teased the track ‘Empyrean Sky’:
All about the album ‘The Phoenix’
‘The Phoenix‘comes 9 years after his previous studio job,’ Oceana ‘, from 2011. But that doesn’t mean Sherinian hasn’t been working, a lot. After playing in several projects and groups, including The Sons of Apollo The Black Country Communion, will publish his solo album on September 18 through the InsideOut seal.
Besides Simon Phillips, there are other musicians on the album ‘The Phoenix’, such as the 3 bassists Tony Franklin, Jimmy Johnson (partner of his on Planet X), Billy Sheehan (his partner in The Sons of Apollo) and the 5 prestigious guitarists Joe Bonamassa (partner of his in Black Country Communion), Zakk Wylde, Steve Vai, Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal (partner of his on The Sons of Apollo) and Kiko Loureiro.
Sherinian says: “I really feel like it’s my best solo album to date. Simon and I put a lot of energy into the songwriting and I’m grateful to all the great musicians who contributed to this recording.” “It’s always an incredible experience to be able to work with Simon. He’s been a hero of mine for years, ever since I heard him play on albums with Jeff Beck and Michael Schenker. And he’s an invaluable part of the way this new record has come out, “he explains.
He also adds that “Steve Vai has always been on my hit list. But it was when I played keyboards on the Generation Ax Asia tour in 2017 that I asked him to play on my record, which he gladly agreed” and that “Kiko [Loureiro] and I’ve known each other for about 20 years, but this is the first time I’ve had the opportunity to play with him. ”
‘The Phoenix’ will feature a total of 8 tracks, including a cover of ‘Them Changes’ by Buddy Miles. The album will be released in various formats: limited edition Digipak CD, 180 gram vinyl LP + CD and digital and streaming formats.
– Cover and tracklist of ‘The Phoenix’:
1. The Phoenix
2. Empyrean Sky
3. Clouds Of Ganymede
4. Dragonfly
5. Temple of Helios
6. Them Changes
7. Octopus Pedigree
8. Nightmare
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