Life on the Edge

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Life on the Edge
Studio album
Released2017
Genre Jazz
chronology
Five Animal Dances
(2008)
Life on the Edge
(2017)

Life on the Edge is an album by Loz Speyer's Inner Space, released on Leo Records in 2017. The five-piece band consists of Speyer (trumpet, flugelhorn), Chris Biscoe (alto sax, alto clarinet), Olie Brice (double bass), Rachel Musson (tenor and soprano sax), and Gary Willcox (drums). [1] [2] [3] [4]

Track listing

Life on the Edge track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Long Road" 
2."Rocket Science" 
3."Space Music" 
4."From A To B To Infinity" 
5."Fragile" 
6."Unfold Enfold" 
7."Thick And Thin" 
8."Deep Sea Spirit" 
9."Snakes And Ladders" 
10."Contretemps" 
11."Brewglass" 

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References

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