| 1. Journey |
| 2. Nuages |
| 3. After the Rain |
| 4. Visions |
| 5. Moon over Sedona |
| 6. Angel's Song |
| 7. Kaleidoscope |
| 8. Circle of Friends |
| 9. Caressed by the Wind |
| 10. Reach for Your Dreams |
Journey Back to Sedona,Tom Barabas,Soundings of Planet,Adult Alternative,New Age / Meditation,Pop
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Journey Back to Sedona
Tom Barabas Manufacturer: Soundings of Planet ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  General
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ASIN: B0000017RN Release Date: 1996-06-18 |
Tracks:
- Journey
- Nuages (Clouds)
- After The Rain
- Visions
- Moon Over Sedona
- Angel's Song
- Kaleidoscope
- Circle Of Friends
- Caressed By The Wind
- Reach For Your Dreams
Customer Reviews:
Lyrical. Peaceful. Warm. Graceful........2005-04-28
I was not disappointed. His signature style- lyrical, delicate, sweet, and warm - is greatly evidenced in "Journey Back to Sedona."
Tom Barabas drains the sweetness out of every note like sueezing a grape and finding pinot noir.
Nuages is exquisite - lilting and sweetly soaring melody. This
is the most Piano Portraits-like melody. Plaintive. Haunting.
Journey - love the acoustic guitar work - just the right touch
Visions - the piano work on this is very good, love his touch
and timing.
Kaleidoscope is graceful, lyrical and the B-1 organ is a fun
addition to the song
Circle of Friends - Warm and melodious, you can almost see the
fire burning and the sun setting on the deep red mountains
of Sedona.
I really like this collection. Hope it warms your heart, too.
Repeat Success.......2004-11-06
My favorite on this album is a very fine rendition of After The Rain in which Barabas plays a duet against a horn section. He shows strong classical roots in his performances, carefully avoiding the meandering new age style that is so prevalent. A piece like Visions recalls the traditional concerto form, full of very strong pianism. It is the kind of work that would be just at home on an auditorium stage as it is in my CD player.
This album is a bit better recorded than Sedona Suite, at least to my tastes. It leans less on various tone-processing technologies like reverb, and brings out the acoustic side of the instrument better. But it is still overworked a bit. Barabas' playing is excellent, as is his compositional skill. I can't help but thinking that he would really shine in even the simplest acoustic environment.
But I'm nitpicking. This is a great album to kick back and listen to, with a musical depth that is often missing in contemporary music. I've enjoyed it for years and am quite sure you will too.
Transcending.......2004-05-23
Barabas shows mastery in creating an album that captures your soul, cradling it while being taken on a journey. The masterful work is more the work of movements than song.
The only negative comment to this work is the reproduction. The recording appears to be slightly tainted with EQ problems at the source. The movements lack the spritz of the performance due to muddy lows (or lack thereof) and other mix related issues. Whether this is from mic selection, placement, or studio reference monitors during finalization, it does distract from the master musicianship. If an EQ adjustment is made to account for the muddiness of the piano in 'Journey', then selections later in the album appear to conflict with earlier adjustments. Overall, the mix is comfortable.
The entire album is a joy to listen to. Tom's piano work, along with the accompanying performances of other instrumentalists blend together to create an overall movement worthy of spending hours listening to.
Ratings:
Transcipt: 10
Performance: 10
Recording: 8
Magical music reminicent of 'Sedona Suite'.......2001-02-15
Tom is a master at the piano, as he has created several CD's of music that show his impressive talent. This particular CD takes you on yet another trip around the magic that is Sedona, however we do not get a 'Volume 2' - we get some carefully composed works that further capture the magic of Sedona, as well as others that are 'related' (in other words, personal works with the CD), and they stand well on their own despite the association with 'Sedona'. My main point here is that Tom is a great piano player, and his works (as he has proved to date) are well beyond the 'let me play my piano and give you my impression of a rock somewhere' - he is in the leagues of Lanz, Winston and others - he has just not pursued their route to date.
I give an enthusiatic 5 stars for Tom's efforts here, as he creates a magic with his music that is lost amongst many of his 'new age contemporaries'. In other words, he truly blows them away - look out Lanz and others like you, as TB can really play his piano!
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