Avocet (album)

Avocet is the 12th album by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch, released in 1979 in UK. The album was first released by Ex Libris Records in Denmark in late 1978 with alternate album cover and one alternate track title, although no difference in recorded content. The title track "Avocet" was inspired by the traditional song "The Cuckoo". All tracks on the album are named after a sea bird or wading bird.^[3]

Avocet
Studio album by Bert Jansch
Released	May 1979 in UK; 1978 in Denmark
Recorded	February 1978 at Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen
Genre	Folk
Length	37:06
Label	Charisma Earth Recordings (2016 reissue)
Producer	Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch chronology
A Rare Conundrum (1977) Avocet (1979) Thirteen Down (1980)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]

On 5 February 2016, Earth Recordings reissued the album (remastered by Brian Pyle, with new sleeve art) in digital, CD, and vinyl formats; the latter available in an 'art edition' which included six lithograph prints of illustrations of each of the birds on the album, made by Hannah Alice.^[4]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Bert Jansch; except where indicated

• (All the tracks on this album are instrumentals)

1. "Avocet" - 17:59
2. "Lapwing" - 1:33
3. "Bittern" - 7:49
4. "Kingfisher" - 3:44
5. "Osprey" (Martin Jenkins) - 3:14
6. "Kittiwake" - 2:47

Personnel

• Bert Jansch - guitar, piano
• Martin Jenkins - mandocello, violin, flute
• Danny Thompson - bass

References

1. AllMusic review
2. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
3. "Bert Jansch website". Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
4. "Avocet". Bandcamp. Retrieved 21 July 2016.