Blood From Stars (2009)

On Blood From Stars, his 11th 
 album, Henry explores new combinations of sounds and genres in an on-
going effort to avoid 
 predictability. Guitarist Marc Ribot flirts with a cornet, while Henry's sax-playing teenage son Levon makes an impressive debut. They play ballads, waltzes, and slow dances that give Henry's vignettes time to unwind, like weary travelers unpacking their burdens over cigarettes and gin. A–

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