Bill Gable is a singer-songwriter best known for his distinctive solo albums, “There Were Signs” and “This Perfect Day.” As a producer, arranger and multi-intrumentalist, his projects exhibit an unusual ability to straddle the line between pop, jazz and world music, resulting in a highly personal and engaging body of work. In addition to his solo career, he has written and performed with diverse artists ranging from Branford Marsalis to Chicago and has appeared on three Grammy-nominated Yellowjackets records as a composer, instrumentalist and vocalist. His songs have been recorded outside the U.S. by artists in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Finland and Korea.

More than six years in the making, Gable's forthcoming new album "No Straight Lines" was written during travels to Spain, Portugal and Morocco and draw from musical and literary sources from that region. The album features Gable on vocals, guitars and cello; Steve Rodby (Pat Metheny Group) and Jimmy Haslip (Yellowjackets, Bruce Hornsby) on basses; Larry Goldings (John Mayer, Curtis Stigers) on piano; Greg Ellis (Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussein) and Joey Heredia (Stevie Wonder, Sergio Mendes) on percussion; Ethan Margolis (Inés Bacán, El Lebrijano) on flamenco guitar, cajon and palmas; and Manuel Gutierrez (Duquende, Luis Winsberg) on flamenco footwork. With evocative uses of oud, ney and zurna throughout, the album is counter-balanced by two gorgeous string quartet arrangements by the Argentinians Jorge del Barrio (Dianne Reeves, Sheryl Crow) and Eduardo del Barrio (Caldera, Stan Getz). Last but not least, the project features backgrounds vocals by Motown legend Leon Ware and others. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.