Jade Warrior – Waves (1975)

Waves is a 1975 album by New Age/exotica combo Jade Warrior. The album is the band’s fifth chronological studio release and the second in their Island Records quadrilogy. The wave depicted on the cover is adapted from The Great Wave off Kanagawa, a 19th century woodblock print by Japanese artist Hokusai. Keyboards on the album are played by label-mate Steve Winwood, who would carry some of the influence from these sessions over to the collaborative Go project the following year.

Tracklist:
Waves Part I
A1. “The Whale”
A2. “The Sea”
A3. “Section See”
A4. “Caves”
A5. “The Whale”
Waves Part II
B1. “Wave Birth”
B2. “River to the Sea”
B3. “Groover”
B4. “Breeze”
B5. “Sea Part Two”
B6. “Song of the Last Whale”

Credits:
Tony Duhig – guitars, percussion, keyboards, production
Jon Field – flutes, guitar, percussion, production
Dave Duhig – lead guitar
Graham Morgan – drums
Suzi – vocals
Maggie Thomas – alto recorder
Steve Winwood – keyboards, Moog synthesizer, piano

Tom Newman – audio engineer, engineer
Mick Glossop – audio engineer