The Wind is an album by Iranian kamancheh player Kayhan Kalhor and Turkish bağlama player Erdal Erzincan, recorded in Istanbul in November 2004, mixed at Rainbow Studio in Oslo in 2006 and released on ECM in September later that year.[3][4] It was their first collaborative album and the result is a set of instrumental compositions that flow into each other like one continuous work.[2]
| The Wind | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | September 19, 2006 |
| Recorded | November 2004 |
| Studio | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Genre | Traditional Middle Eastern Folk |
| Length | 63:34 |
| Label | ECM ECM 1981 |
| Producer | Kayhan Kalhor, Manfred Eicher |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Guardian | [2] |
Reception edit
Robin Denselow of The Guardian described the album as a "thoughtful, intriguing work."[2]
Track list edit
- All music By Kayhan Kalhor and Erdal Erzincan.
- "Part I" - 5:45
- "Part II" - 4:12
- "Part III" - 4:39
- "Part IV" - 3:42
- "Part V" - 7:27
- "Part VI" - 4:41
- "Part VII" - 2:44
- "Part VIII" - 3:58
- "Part IX" - 5:58
- "Part X" - 4:48
- "Part XI" - 8:19
- "Part XII" - 7:23
Personnel edit
- Kayhan Kalhor – kamancheh
- Erdal Erzincan – bağlama
- Ulaş Özdemir – divan bağlama
References edit
- ^ Tamarkin, Jeff. "The Wind". Archived from the original on 3 May 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ a b c Denselow, Robin (15 Dec 2006). "Kayhan Kalhor & Erdal Erzincan, The Wind". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ Jazz Times - Volume 37 p.72 2007 "Having worked with sitar player Shujaat Husain Khan in the Persian-Indian hybrid ensemble Ghazal (documented by ECM on 200 Is The Rain), Kalhor has now begun an exploration of Turkish musical traditions. The Wind places Kalhor in a ...
- ^ "Background". ECM. Retrieved 13 June 2014.