Collaborating since 1984, Susan Mazer and Dallas Smith create some of the finest contemporary instrumental music available. Heard on National Public Radio, The Discovery Channel, PBS' NOVA television series, and other radio stations around the country, their compositions merge the aesthetics of jazz, classical, and world music into an experience that feeds both theintellect and spirit. 

Circle of Life is an especially unique recording that was created over the course of one full year, during which time Mazer and Smith lived intimately with the melodies and harmonies of each piece, wanting to express the ephemeral moments of life that are at once profound, fragile, and transformational. The result? An album that extends beyond the boundaries of genre, offers richness in melody, rhythm and sonority - plus hours of musical enjoyment!

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01. The Circle of Life (Theme)
02. Chant
03. First Light
04. Waters Edge
05. Perfect Peace
06. The Mystery
07. On Wings of Life
08. The Gathering
09. The Majesty of it All
10. Inside Passage
11. Respite of the Heart
12. The Circle of Life (reprise)