Azimuth '85

Azimuth '85 is the fourth and penultimate album by British jazz trio Azimuth recorded in March 1985 and released on ECM later that year. The trio features pianist John Taylor, vocalist Norma Winstone, and trumpeter Kenny Wheeler.^[1]

Azimuth '85
Studio album by Azimuth
Released	1985
Recorded	March 1985
Studio	Rainbow Studios Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:19
Label	ECM ECM 1298
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Azimuth chronology
Départ (1980) Azimuth '85 (1985) How It Was Then... Never Again (1994)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]

The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos states, "It's an acquired taste, but if you do, you'll not let go."^[2]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings expressed disappointment, calling Azimuth '85 "an unconfident step back", and stating the band "fell into the trap ... of letting a style become a manner".^[3]

Tyran Grillo, writing for ECM blog Between Sound and Space, called the album "Azimuth's zenith and another significant chapter of ECM’s backstory," and commented: "Essential for many reasons, not least of all for Taylor, who plays as if he were holding an inanimate body in his hands, tracing its every contour until it comes back to life."^[4]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Norma Winstone; all music is composed by John Taylor, except as noted.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Adios Iony"			7:00
2.	"Dream/Lost Song"			5:55
3.	"Who Are You?"	Jane White	Kenny Wheeler	3:42
4.	"Breathtaking"			6:25
5.	"Potion 1"			2:17
6.	"February Daze"			6:20
7.	"Til Bakeblikk"			9:04
8.	"Potion 2"			3:36

Personnel

Azimuth

• John Taylor – piano, organ
• Kenny Wheeler – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Norma Winstone – vocals