On This Day liner notes Miranda and I have done five CDs together this one being the fifth but in many ways, for me at least it's the first. All of our previous collaborations have been in what to me were unfamiliar surroundings. Fine musicians but some of whom I was playing with for the first time and studios and pianos with which I was unfamiliar made it a somewhat less than ideal recording situation. This project was done in my very favourite studio with a beautiful Steinway and the greatest engineer I've ever known and all the musicians were old friends. What could possibly go wrong? The repertoire includes two great originals written by Miranda as well as her lyrics to Isfahan (Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn) and to one of my tunes. Most of the band charts were arrangements I'd written through the years for my ensemble at Humber College. This CD puts Miranda in a whole new and wonderful world and I've never heard her sound better. She takes command of every tune and works perfectly with the musicians and the arrangements. The band is loaded with some of Canada's greatest musicians and we are treated to some amazing solos from Phil Dwyer on tenor, Kevin Turcotte on trumpet and Reg Schwager on guitar. I must say thank you to Chad Irschick, whose love of music and unbelievable attention to details were a huge factor in the success of the whole venture. I think this is a beautiful CD and I hope you all enjoy our music. Don Thompson OC (Order of Canada)