Elixir - First Seed Ripening

2011 release from the Australian trio led by Katie Noonan. Since their self-titled first album which became a best-seller upon it's release in 2003, Elixir has been joined by Melbourne-based guitarist Stephen Magnusson - himself a major solo recording artist in his own right - while Katie's husband Zac Hurren continues to provide his mellifluous, lyrical saxophone lines that are as distinctive a feature of the Elixir sound as Katie's sublime vocals themselves. The trio enlisted the help of string players from the Australian Chamber Orchestra (with whom Katie has worked regularly), and leading jazz players Jonathan Zwartz on bass and Simon Barker on drums. ABC Classics.