Ilan Salem - Songs of the Willows (2026) [Hi-Res]

This new album by Ilan Salem was created in close collaboration with pianist Nitai Hershkovits. Written entirely by the two and produced by Nitai, it marks a reunion that began in 2009 on Salem’s ‘Wild’ LP. Fifteen years later, they return alongside Barak Mori (bass), Daniel Dor (drums), and Salem’s son Hillel (trumpet), shaping Songs of the Willow - an uplifting blend of classical music and spiritual jazz, delivered with elegance and depth.

Credits //

1 - All Beacon’s Dim
Ilan Salem - Flute/Alto Flute
Nitai Hershkovits - Piano
Barak Mori - Bass
Daniel Dor - Drums/Perc
Hillel Salem - Trumpet / Flugelhorn

2 - Decorum In Silence
Ilan Salem - Alto Flute
Nitai Hershkovits - Piano
Barak Mori - Bass
Daniel Dor - Drums/Perc

3 - One Sees What May Be Hills (Or Perhaps They Mayn’t)
Ilan Salem - Flute/Alto Flute
Nitai Hershkovits - Piano/clarinet
Barak Mori - Bass
Daniel Dor - Drums/Perc
Hillel Salem - Trumpet / Flugelhorn

4 - Paloma, Guia El Camino
Ilan Salem - Flute/Alto Flute
Nitai Hershkovits - Rhodes
Barak Mori - Bass
Daniel Dor - Drums/Perc
Hillel Salem - Trumpet

5 - Where Nestlings Play
Ilan Salem - Alto Flute
Nitai Hershkovits - Piano
Barak Mori - Bass
Daniel Dor - Drums

6 - Woodland’s Call
Ilan Salem - Flute/Alto Flute
Nitai Hershkovits - Rhodes/clarinet
Barak Mori - Bass
Daniel Dor - Drums/Perc
Hillel Salem - Trumpet / Flugelhorn

7 - Mmoatias
Ilan Salem - Alto Flute
Nitai Hershkovits - Piano
Barak Mori - Bass
Daniel Dor - Drums/Perc
Omer Ashano -Violin

8 - You And The Wavelets And The Dream
Ilan Salem - Flute
Nitai Hershkovits - Piano
Barak Mori - Bass
Daniel Dor - Rhodes

9 - The Willow’s Serenade
Ilan Salem - Flute
Nitai Hershkovits - Rhodes

Tracklist:
1-1 Ilan Salem - All Beacon's Dim [4:32]
1-2 Ilan Salem - Decorum in Silence [4:25]
1-3 Ilan Salem - One Sees What May Be Hills (Or Perhaps They Mayn't) [5:10]
1-4 Ilan Salem - Paloma, Guia El Camino [4:06]
1-5 Ilan Salem - Where Nestlings Play [4:03]
1-6 Ilan Salem - Woodland's Call [3:28]
1-7 Ilan Salem - Mmoatias [4:31]
1-8 Ilan Salem - You and the Wavelets and the Dream [2:49]
1-9 Ilan Salem - The Willow's Serenade [1:51]