Patrick Zimmerli - Songs of Innocence (2025) [Hi-Res]

Personnel - Patrick Zimmerli: soprano saxophone; Kevin Hays: piano; Satoshi Takeishi: percussion.

Zimmerli, lauded as both composer and arranger since his quartet album *Clockworks* (2018) and his collaborative suite on *Sun on Sand* (2019), reunites here with Hays and Takeishi. Their five new originals draw inspiration from William Blake’s poetry, blending Zimmerli’s rhythmic intricacy with an expansive melodic language.

Across *Songs of Innocence*, the trio balances flowing melodies, kaleidoscopic harmonies, and knotty rhythms within lucid forms. While hinting at experimental edges, Zimmerli’s compositions remain compellingly coherent and emotionally resonant.

Tracklist:
1-1 Patrick Zimmerli;Satoshi Takeishi;Kevin Hays - 60 Morningside [6:23]
1-2 Patrick Zimmerli;Satoshi Takeishi;Kevin Hays - Crow or Dove [5:58]
1-3 Patrick Zimmerli;Satoshi Takeishi;Kevin Hays - Wedding Song [4:23]
1-4 Patrick Zimmerli;Satoshi Takeishi;Kevin Hays - Dreamscape [4:24]
1-5 Patrick Zimmerli;Satoshi Takeishi;Kevin Hays - Torsion [4:42]