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If a rock and roll alien came upon the planet and wondered exactly what the NAC tag meant musically, Pauline Wilson's bright and snazzy vocals on Intuition might make a perfect example. The tunes, written by a variety of known names like Gregg Karukas and Brenda Russell, are not quite trendy enough to be Top 40 hits, but still stylish, hooky, and affable. As any good song stylist knows, it's important to surround oneself with a great support system, and Yutaka Yokokura (with whom Wilson has toured) has produced some bright sounds featuring strong reed contributions by Judd Miller, Brandon Fields, Gary Herbig and Gary Meek. And yet standing out above the stellar musicianship is the crisp, pristine, powerful yet not overwrought voice that drove Seawind fans crazy once upon a time. She tugs at the heart, but is tasteful in her choice not to send us to intensive care.

A unique and underrated band that specialized in soul, funk and jazz fusion, Seawind enjoyed a small following in the late 1970s and early '80s, but was never as well known as it deserved to be. Uniting material from the Hawaiian outfit's first two albums, Seawind (1977) and Window of a Child (1978), with five previously unreleased songs from 1981, this CD (released in 1995) shows how much this Hawaiian band and its expressive lead singer Pauline Wilson had going for them.

This album was released in 1979 on Horizon Records (owned by A&M) and it gave birth to Seawind's signature, Bob Wilson song, Follow Your Road! Produced by Tommy Lipuma and engineered by Al Schmitt, Light the Light won many new Seawind fans and the group performed in front of thousands as the opening act for the multi-platinum George Benson and for Boz Scaggs on his platinum "Silk Degrees" tour! Pauline & George Benson sing a duet on the Grammy Award winning album, In Harmony and Seawind and George Benson co-headline on the now-legendary, 1979 Hawaiian Islands Tour!

Released in 1980 on A&M Records and produced by George Duke and engineered by Erik Zobler, this album, combined with the popularity of the others, became the height of Seawind's success and recognition. A&M also produced a video of the song What Cha Doin', which helped it become a top ten hit and Seawind was now on both the jazz and R&B charts of the major trade magazines. The group tours Japan for a second time, performs in Manila, Philippines and stops in Hawaii for their annual home coming tour, performing on Kauai, The Big Island and Oahu. Record sales and radio air play peaked in 1981, and the group began working on their fifth recording. Completed in 1982, it sadly was never released and the group breaks up.

Née de famille fortunée, Elsie Reford est philanthrope et fondatrice des Jardins de Métis. Toute jeune, elle quitte avec sa famille sa région natale de Perth en Ontario pour s’établir dans l’Ouest de Montréal, là où elle découvre la grande bourgeoisie anglophone montréalaise dans le secteur du Mille Carré Doré. …

Seawind is a band formed in Hawaii in the mid-seventies that prominently featured a horn section of University of Indiana alums. Seawind was more than just a springboard for Jerry Hey and the Seawind horns however. Seawind was also a highly musical and accomplished band that released four records during their career.