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Produced by legendary producer/engineer Mark Howard (U2, Bob Dylan, Daniel Lanois) the album Witness, now in pre-release to appear in stores April 2006, is like the best of the legendary albums a “magical mystery tour” — a true journey of extravagant extent. Howard put artist Nathaniel Street-West together with some of the top talent in the business, from up-and-coming stars like Alanis Morissette’s keyboardist Zack Ray to incomparable, world-renowned drummer Jim Keltner, to the nephew of Aaron Neville — renowned bass player Daryl Johnson. Magic, miracle ... these aren’t the kinds of words you associate with most new albums these days. But there’s no better way to describe Witness. Some albums document exceptional performances. Others are sonic masterpieces – monuments to studio wizardry. Rarely do these qualities meet and enhance each other, but that’s what happens throughout Witness. Let’s add one more word to the list: classic. That’ll become clear in the years to come – but, judging from what we’ve heard from Nathaniel Street-West, by that time he will have taken us to some other place, vivid and mysterious. “He’s a very old soul,” says drummer Jim Keltner. “His journey is just beginning …”