Ginko Biloba

Editorial Reviews
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The theory guiding the Herbal Harmonies Series, a three-disc assortment of recordings that (and this is not a joke) take their names from medicinal herbs, is that the tempos on each recording fall within a specific beat-per-minute parameter in order to evoke prescribed responses from listeners. On Ginkgo Biloba the objective is to elicit a "heightened state of alertness," an ambition that can be measured only by the ear (and mindset) of the beholder. Anyone who gives this a spin strictly for the music will encounter five selections (ranging from 6 to 21 minutes in length) that involve modest chamber-jazz compositions from unknown pianist Joseph Nagler and the Harmonix Ensemble (acoustic guitar, bass, drums, sax, flute, violin). Low-key and undistinguished, Nagler's music hovers in a netherworld between New Age and a noodling George Benson. You would be better off picking up a bottle of the herb itself, then sampling it while listening to something similarly pastoral, only with more substance and imagination. Suggestion: Try some early Will Ackerman, say, Passage. --Terry Wood

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Ginko Biloba

Tracks:

The Snow Man
Everything Must Change
For Livia
Dancing Spirit
Shall We Dream

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The theory guiding the Herbal Harmonies Series, a three-disc assortment of recordings that (and this is not a joke) take their names from medicinal herbs, is that the tempos on each recording fall within a specific beat-per-minute parameter in order to evoke prescribed responses from listeners. On Ginkgo Biloba the objective is to elicit a "heightened state of alertness," an ambition that can be measured only by the ear (and mindset) of the beholder. Anyone who gives this a spin strictly for the music will encounter five selections (ranging from 6 to 21 minutes in length) that involve modest chamber-jazz compositions from unknown pianist Joseph Nagler and the Harmonix Ensemble (acoustic guitar, bass, drums, sax, flute, violin). Low-key and undistinguished, Nagler's music hovers in a netherworld between New Age and a noodling George Benson. You would be better off picking up a bottle of the herb itself, then sampling it while listening to something similarly pastoral, only with more substance and imagination. Suggestion: Try some early Will Ackerman, say, Passage. --Terry Wood

Customer Reviews:

Do I listen to it, or eat it?.......2001-03-21

From the people who brought you Kava Kava and Ginseng, comes Ginkgo Biloba. This disc is supposed to make you more focused and clear. I noticed no such benefit. The music is very nice though. This series does make me wonder if they will be releasing other series, how about a vitamin series? Or a Garlic disc they could call "The Stinking Rose, music to make you less prone to heart attacks." I can't wait for the prescription drug series. And I think the entire city of San Francisco is waiting with baited breath for the Marijuana disc. No not the Pink Floyd disc, and no, not the Jefferson Airplane disc. As an herbal supplement, the disc bombs. It is too big to swallow, and the music puts you to sleep. As a New Age album, this is a solid if somewhat cliche offering.

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