On April 17, 2015, “ECM” label released “Surrounded by Sea”, the 13^th Andy Sheppard album. It was recorded in August 2014, at “Auditorio Stello Molo RSI” in Lugano, Switzerland, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

• Andy Sheppard– tenor and soprano saxophone
• Eivind Aarset– guitar
• Michel Benita– double bass
• Sebastian Rochford– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Andy Sheppard except where noted

1. Tipping Point – Andy Sheppard, Michel Benita
2. I Want to Vanish – Elvis Costello
3. Aoidh, Na Dean Cadal Idir (Part 1) – traditional
4. Origin of Species
5. They Aren’t Perfect and Neither Am I – Sebastian Rochford
6. Medication
7. Aoidh, Na Dean Cadal Idir (Part 2) – traditional
8. The Impossibility of Silence
9. I See Your Eyes Before Me
10. A Letter – Michel Benita
11. Aoidh, Na Dean Cadal Idir (Part 3) traditional
12. Looking for Ornette