Siwan (album)
Siwan is an album by pianist Jon Balke recorded in 2007/08 and released on the ECM label in 2009.[1]
Siwan | ||||
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Released | 2009 | |||
Recorded | 2007/08 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 52:12 | |||
Label | ECM | |||
Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Every track here reveals something unusual, brings something hidden and alien to the fore even as it beguiles the listener with its intimacy of secret histories and knowledge. Siwan is Balke's masterpiece thus far, and will hopefully become as influential as it is groundbreaking".[2]
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Track listing
- All compositions by Jon Balke with lyrics by Amina Alaoui
- "Tuchia" - 4:56
- "O Andalusin" - 2:25
- "Jadwa" - 5:17
- "Ya Safwati" - 5:17
- "Ondas Do Mar de Vigo" - 4:30
- "Itimad" - 6:43
- "A La Dina Dana" - 3:27
- "Zahori" - 4:56
- "Ashiyin Raïqin" - 4:16
- "Thulâthiyat" - 10:04
- "Toda Ciencia Trascendiendo" - 12:23
- Recorded at Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway in 2007/08.
Personnel
- Jon Balke — keyboards, conductor
- Amina Alaoui — vocal
- Jon Hassell — trumpet, electronics
- Kheir-Eddine M'Kachiche — violin
- Helge Andreas Norbakken — percussion
- Pedram Khavar Zamini — zarb
Barokksolistene:
- Bjarte Eike — violin, leader
- Per Buhre, Peter Spissky, Anna Ivanovna Sundin, Milos Valent — violin
- Rastko Roknic, Joel Sundin — viola
- Tom Pitt — cello
- Kate Hearne — cello, recorder
- Mattias Frostensson — double bass
- Andreas Arend — theorboe, archlute
- Hans Knut Sveen — harpsichord, clavichord
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References
- ECM discography accessed November 17, 2011
- Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed November 17, 2011
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