Blue Landscapes II: Discoveries is a sequel to the widely renowned release, Blue Landscapes. Like its predecessor, this CD features quiet and reflective music with splashes of vivid colors over a transparent musical veil. Melodies rise from the moods that the musical backdrop inspires, allowing more active listeners to fill in the musical spaces with their imagination. Others may be swept up by the undulating grooves or find themselves in a contemplative and peaceful mood. While Blue Landscapes II: Discoveries captures the essence and mood of the first album, it begins to expand its horizons to more mystical, and otherworldly realms. Many listeners have said that this music conjures visual landscapes in the mind, similarly to a film soundtrack, and yet the music sits comfortably on its own so that the listener is free to paint the images they "hear." The music of Blue Landscapes is the result of improvisatory sessions marked by the influence...