Jesse Winchester - Nothing But a Breeze

Jesse Winchester regularly took two years between record releases, but he brought in his fifth album, Nothing But A Breeze, a mere nine months after its predecessor, Let The Rough Side Drag. The impetus for such speed seems to have been the potential commercial bonanza to be gained by Winchester's first U.S. appearances since he moved to Canada to avoid the draft in 1967, due to President Jimmy Carter's amnesty program. Winchester also used a real producer, Brian Ahern (known for his work with Emmylou Harris), for the first time, and augmented his usual backup band with session stars such as Ricky Skaggs and James Burton, plus supporting vocalists like Harris and Anne Murray. Read More