Permission to Evaporate

Permission to Evaporate is a studio album by Australian, multi-instrumentalist and oud virtuoso Joseph Tawadros. The album was self-released in May 2014.

Permission to Evaporate
Studio album by
Released16 May 2014[1]
RecordedFebruary 2014
VenueNew York
Length79:15
LabelJoseph Tawadros, ABC Classics
Joseph Tawadros chronology
Chameleons of the White Shadow
(2013)
Permission to Evaporate
(2014)
Truth Seekers Lovers and Warriors
(2015)

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2014, the album won the ARIA Award for Best World Music Album It was Tawadros third win in this category.[2]

At the AIR Awards of 2014, the album was nominated for Best Independent Jazz Album Album.[3]

Reception edit

Peter Winkler from The Music Trust said "This album is a wondrous ride through Tawadros's vivid musical imagination, accompanied by some of the most outstanding players in the world"[4]

Track listing edit

  1. "Bluegrass Nikriz" - 6:35
  2. "Permission to Evaporate" - 5:36
  3. "Sleight of Hand" - 5:16
  4. "Space in Time" - 2:51
  5. "Peace for My Father" - 5:49
  6. "Constantinople" - 7:00
  7. "Nomad's Fear" - 2:45
  8. "Dreaming Hermit" - 6:17
  9. "Last Candle" - 4:53
  10. "Eye of the Beholder" - 5:13
  11. "Wanderer" - 2:22
  12. "Leunig at Midnight" - 4:04
  13. "Kindred Spirits" - 6:23
  14. "Point of Departure" - 4:28
  15. "Shared Memories" - 4:07
  16. "A Tear On Faewell" - 5:36
  • All songs written and composed by Joseph Tawadros

Personnel edit

  • Joseph Tawadros (Oud)
  • Christian McBride (Double Bass)
  • Matt McMahon (Piano)
  • Mike Stern (Electric Guitar)
  • James Tawadros (Req & Bendir)

References edit

  1. ^ "Permission to Evaporate". Apple Music. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  2. ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards – Winners by Award – Best World Music Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  3. ^ "CARLTON DRY AIR AWARDS 2014 NOMINEES ANNOUNCED". speaker tv. September 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Permission to Evaporate". Joseph Tawadros. May 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2022.