| First Seed Ripening | ||||
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| Studio album by Elixir featuring Katie Noonan | ||||
| Released | 8 August 2011 | |||
| Recorded | ABC studios, Sydney | |||
| Label | ABC Music | |||
| Producer | Katie Noonan | |||
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First Seed Ripening is the second studio album by Australian jazz band Elixir. The album is credited as featuring Katie Noonan. The album was released in August 2011 and peaked at number 64 on the ARIA Charts and number 1 on the Jazz and Blues chart, where it remained for 9 weeks.
Katie says of the album, "Our aim was to make gentle, intimate music, and it was all about freedom and spontaneity."[1] The album is described as "improvised folk and jazz-inspired blend of music".[2]
The album is inspired by the words of Australian poet Thomas Shapcott.[3]
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2011 it won the ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album.[4]
- ^ "Katie Noonan project "Elixir"". katienoonan.com. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "First Seed Ripening". www.jbhifi.com.au. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "KATIE'S RIPE NEW ELIXIR". auspOp.com.au. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "ARIA Awards - Best Jazz album". www.ariaawards.com.au. Retrieved 25 April 2016.