From the recording Evening From Hillcrest
The root of Evening From Hillcrest extends back to when I was a little boy doing my nightly paper route. The last part of of my evening delivery was along Hillcrest Drive (where I now live) and from this vantage point, I would marvel at the open beauty of the land.
Over the next few years the sunsets would slowly be left in shadow, urban development gradually filled in the horizon as I watched the Rembrandt fade.
This image stayed with me forever and became the genesis for Evening from Hillcrest.
Joy Brooks - Vocals, percussion
Fredrick Brooks - Acoustic Guitar
Katherine McKenzie - Harmony Vocals
Caroline Brooks - Harmony Vocals
Robbie Grunwald - Keyboards, Bass
Bryden Baird - Horns
Joseph Shabason - Flute
Chris Pezzarello - Drums, Percussion
Recorded and produced by Robbie Grunwald - Raven Tape Music Room and Union Sound - Chris Stringer and Darren McGill
Mastered by Justin Gray - Immersive Mastering
Evening from Hillcrest
Evening from hillcrest falling of day
In crimson detail
I can see
The seasoned changes
Wind and folly
Life flows
How she turns day to eve
A shadowed night
Set in blue
This thin edge
Held with skyline
Life flows
As one follows to another
This skyline remains unseen
Watch the Rembrandt fade
With each stroke of genius
My eyes fixed to the blackest night
On and on release
Evening from hillcrest falling of day
In crimson detail
I can see
The seasoned changes
Wind and folly
Life flows
©Fredrick Brooks