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band Shadowfax, released in 1976 on

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(and subsequently re-released by Windham Hill in 1985).Shadowfax
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Track listing

#"The Shape of a Word" ( G. E. Stinson) – 7:29 #"Linear Dance" (Stinson) – 5:51 #"Petite Aubade" ( Chuck Greenberg, Stinson) – 5:59 #"Book of Hours" ( Doug Maluchnik) – 6:37 #"Watercourse Way" (Greenberg, Stinson) – 6:04 #"Song for My Brother" (Stinson) – 9:41

Personnel

;Shadowfax * G. E. Stinson – 12-string acoustic guitar, classical guitar, electric guitar, sitar, vocals * Chuck Greenberg –

Lyricon The Lyricon is an electronic wind instrument, the first wind controller to be constructed. Invented by Bill Bernardi (and co-engineered by Roger Noble and with the late Lyricon performer Chuck GreenbergIngham (1998) p.184) of Shadowfax, file ...

, soprano saxophone, flute, oboe, recorder, bass clarinet *Doug Maluchnik – piano, synthesizer, harpsichord *Phil Maggini –

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, electric bass, bells *Stuart Nevitt – drums, percussion, tabla

References

Shadowfax (band) albums 1976 debut albums Windham Hill Records albums {{Electronic-album-stub