Esperanto
Studio album by Shadowfax
Released	15 September 1992
Genre	New-age, jazz
Length	45:03
Label	Earthbeat!
Producer	Chuck Greenberg and Harry Andronis
Shadowfax chronology
The Odd Get Even (1990) Esperanto (1992) Magic Theater (1994)

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Esperanto is the ninth studio album by new-age/jazz group Shadowfax. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album in 1993, losing out to Enya's Shepherd Moons.

The cover art is by Mimi LaPlant.

Track listing

1. "The Return of the Nairobi Trio" (Chuck Greenberg) – 5:12
2. "Neither Here Nor There" (Armen Chakmakian, Greenberg) – 5:31
3. "Foundwind" (Phil Maggini) – 5:02
4. "Moonskater" (Greenberg, Chakmakian) – 4:19
5. "Tropico Blue" (Greenberg) – 3:54
6. "Tanah Lot" (Maggini) – 5:07
7. "Duet for Shar" (Maggini) – 5:44
8. "Include Me Out" (Stuart Nevitt, Eric Gabriel) – 4:46
9. "Blue in the Face" (Nevitt) – 5:28

Personnel

• Chuck Greenberg – Lyricon and WX-7 wind synthesizers, soprano saxophone, C-Concert, alto, Chilean, Indian and African flutes, bass clarinet
• Stu Nevitt – drums, cymbals, DrumKAT Controller Axis – E Pedal, Ensoniq EPS & EPS 16+ Samplers, Kawai XD-5 & K4 Modules, sampled & synthesized talking drum on "Neither Here Nor There", balafons on "Include Me Out"; tbilat, castanets, tambourine, Bushman dance rattles and hand claps
• Phil Maggini – electric bass, additional keyboards
• Armen Chakmakian – grand piano, Korg M1, Roland U-20, Ensoniq EPS 16+, Roland D-50

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External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20140714132826/http://www.chuckgreenberg.com/ESPERANTO.htm