Ginseng

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Intending to cultivate a sonic environment conducive to "energy and rejuvenation," this nearly hour-long disc is one installment in the three-stage Herbal Harmonies series, a music-for-your-health concept package that scores high marks for presentation but sometimes sags in artistic interpretation. The idea with Ginseng is to deliver selections that sustain tempos ranging between 120 and 155 beats per minute and thus stimulate an audio atmosphere that can "boost your energy and lift your spirits." Does it work? It's pleasant, lightweight music that might turn the trick for some (depending on your interpretation of "energy"), but discerning listeners seeking genuinely energizing music would probably find more satisfying results elsewhere. The five selections are light pop and breezy jazz concoctions from the Herbal Harmonies "band" (bass, drums, guitar, violin, sax, and flute), led by pianist/keyboardist Joseph Nagler, the project's composer. Imagine George Benson during his most carefree day and you have an idea of what awaits on Ginseng. The easygoing fourth track, "Journey Home," sets a laconic pace that seems to fall short of the 120-bpm quotient mandated by the disc's theme. It's acceptable background music (most noteworthy is the anticipatory "Here, Now"), just not especially memorable music. --Terry Wood

Ginseng,Harmonix Ensemble,Relaxation,New Age,New Age / Meditation,Pop,Relaxation

Ginseng

Tracks:

The Yellow River Piano Concerto (Original Version): Prelude: The Song Of The Yellow River Boatmen
The Yellow River Piano Concerto (Original Version): Ode To The Yellow River
The Yellow River Piano Concerto (Original Version): The Yellow River In Anger
The Yellow River Piano Concerto (Original Version): Defend The Yellow River
Colourful Clouds
Happy Loso
Inner-Mongolian Folk Songs: Elegy
Inner-Mongolian Folk Songs: Friendship
Inner-Mongolian Folk Songs: Nostalgia
Inner-Mongolian Folk Songs: Grassland Love-Song
Inner-Mongolian Folk Songs: Children's Dance
Inner-Mongolian Folk Songs: Sorrow
Inner-Mongolian Folk Songs: Dance
The Mermaid Ballet Suite: Ginseng
The Mermaid Ballet Suite: Coral
The Mermaid Ballet Suite: Waterweed
The Mermaid Ballet Suite: Wedding Scene
Red Lilies Crimson And Bright
Three Variations On An Ancient Chinese Melody

Customer Reviews:

Composer, premiere player, soloist - Yin Cheng-zong's authentic Yellow River Concerto.......2007-07-03

I owned this disc for more than 12 years already. The CD cover was already the third one.
Lang Lang recently made a new recording of this piece with DG.
I heard master Yin play this piece (in Lang Lang's stead) last evening in Hong Kong Cultural Centre, and he moved me to tears.
Yin Cheng-zong is over 60 years old now. He lived through the various turmoils of China. It requires life experience and patriotism to interpret this piece, so very sorry, I haven't heard any foreign pianist playing this piece yet, let alone on record.
HOWEVER, Yin Cheng-zong did made a recording of this piece with Claudio Abbado, but the recording has never been released by the PRC official broadcasting agency. Yin himself claims that this was one of the most memorable performances he had of this piece - Abbado understands the piece so well that Yin was highly amazed!
The foremost player and interpretor of this piece remains Yin Cheng-zong, but I must say that ALSO hearing Lang Lang playing this piece a couple of days ago (also in Hong Kong), Lang's playing of this piece is vastly improving.

something missing and deadly wrong here.......2006-11-07

when i listened to this concerto, the first impression was something deadly wrong. if you want to portray and describe a river, the best way is to start from its origin, it might be just a trickle of dripping water and a small stream at first, then when going down, meet and entwine with other small streams, it gradually evolving into a great river all way down to the ocean. that's the way how you use the music to portray a river.
but the composer of this 'yellow river' was educated in the chinese communist system, his composition was still dominated subjectively by the blind chinese revolutionary passion, the concerto from the very beginning sounds like listening to a cultural revolution marching song, banging and pounding so headstrong against almost all the foreign elements, condemning so viciously and so mercilessly with hatred, like revolutionary army at wars, like those stupid formula musicals, songs and plays created in the cultural revolution era to please the butcher chairman mao. there's almost no big difference here. when you listen to this concerto, only a small part and portion make you feel like something good and wonderful offered by the river, most part of it sounds too clueless military.
we all knew that the chinese civilization and it's culture was originated from the yellow river, it's like a mother of china. yes, yellow river is always unpreditable and changing, its inevitable floodings in the history caused a lot of deaths and tragedies, but a river could never be always so merciless and vicious. this concerto and this music is not an appropriate interpretation of the yellow river but a chinese communist revolutionary marching song by a die hard communist composer. it's a very bad concerto actually.

Contains many piano solo treasures.......2006-03-26

The most important thing about this CD is its beautiful solo piano music from classical Chinese literature. You'll be amazed and delighted.

Trust me~ You will never get tired of it........2004-08-07

This is an excellent album that worth adding to your collection. Moreover, such great music for such low price, there is no reason you shouldn't buy it.

Very nice Music.......2003-01-15

I've heard The Yellow River Cantata for long time before I got this CD, this CD would be a very nice CD on your collection. And when I came to Yellow River (Hoang He) in the summer and spring, I knew this concerto said the trust: The river is always changing, savage and quiet. There is enough Asian spirit on this CD. As you know, every old chinese word and song are based on a story (called Gu dian, means classical) and if you know much about chinese stories you will feel completly this CD. One of famous Gu Dian is the fighting of Chinese people against the flood every year at the river's banks, for thousand years. You can find more information and "Gu dian" about this river in Chinese histories or stories.

Average customer rating:

jaw
Great find
Early Smooth Jazz Guitar At It's Best
great guitar stylist
One bad dude

Ginseng Woman/Multiplication
Eric Gale
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Pop | Styles | Music

Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music

Jazz Funk | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000008AYO
Release Date: 1990-12-29

Tracks:

Ginseng Woman
Red Ground
Sara Smile
De Rabbit
She Is My Lady
East End, West End
Morning Glory
Gypsy Jello
Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
Oh! Mary Don't You Weep
Thumper
Multiplication

Customer Reviews:

jaw.......2006-07-14

Classic Eric Gale! this cd is full of the talent and unique sound that Eric is fameous for.

Great find.......2006-02-28

I have been looking for this recording in CD since 1986 or so, I had it only on LP so finding it on CD was great. This is an excellent CD.

Early Smooth Jazz Guitar At It's Best.......2006-02-25

I've had this disc for a number of years as well as all of Eric Gale's albums.He remains one of my all time favorite guitar players. I had the pleasure of meeting Eric twice in the early 80's
as a former co-worker was a close personal friend.Eric brought a uniqueness to the guitar that nobody has ever duplicated. Hearing him live was a great treat. I last saw Eric in the 90's when he was
in Tom Scott's band. This is a great disc. I was deeply saddened when Eric passed away in May, 1994. I was so glad I was able to see
him live a few years earlier.

great guitar stylist.......2005-06-07

It is good for old Eric Gale fans to be able to purchase this
cd. It will bring back many memories. It will also remind you
of how great a guitar player he was. I am grateful that I've
had a chance to own many recordings that he has played on. Pay
close attention to She is my lady and morning glory. This is a
must have cd. jaye price
Beltsville, md.

One bad dude.......2004-11-08

This CD combo contains some of the finest works of one the late great jazz guitarist Eric Gale, he performs true expression in his own unique state of harmonial bliss.

Teamed up with the likes of Grover Washington Jr, Gary King, Richard Tee, Ralph McDonald and others, and with producer Bob James behind the wheel, they play flawlessly together, the string and horn arrangements are excellent and can be lead solos in their own right.

Each cut has its own flavor, fast or slow tempos, no two are alike, taking you form one thought to another. My personal favorite is She is my Lady, it sounds like you can hear Eric saying the title of the cut with his guitar. When he breaks loose on his solos, you find yourself in a state of nothing else matters with your head bopping. All the cuts keep you wanting more.

This is definitely a bargain getting two of his best albums for the price of one. A must have for your contempory jazz collection.

Average customer rating:

Ginseng Woman
Eric Gale
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Pop | Styles | Music

Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00004ICAY
Release Date: 2000-01-28

Tracks:

Ginseng Woman
Red Ground
Sara Smile
De Rabbit
She Is My Lady
East End, West End

Average customer rating:

Beautiful Piano concerto coupled with bland piano pieces

The Yellow River: Piano Concerto

Manufacturer: Marco Polo
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0000045XR
Release Date: 1992-12-17

Tracks:

'The Yellow River' Pno Con: Prld: The Song Of The Yellow River Boatman
'The Yellow River' Pno Con: Ode To The Yellow River
'The Yellow River' Pno Con: The Yellow River In Wrath
'The Yellow River' Pno Con: Defend The Yellow River
'The Yellow River' Pno Con: Colourful Clouds
Happy Loso
Inner-Mongolian Folk Songs: Elegie
Inner-Mongolian Folk Songs: Friendship
Inner-Mongolian Folk Songs: Nostalgia
Inner-Mongolian Folk Songs: Grassland Love Song
Inner-Mongolian Folk Songs: Children's Dance
Inner-Mongolian Folk Songs: Sorrow
Inner-Mongolian Folk Songs: Dance
The Mermaid Ballet Ste: Ginseng
The Mermaid Ballet Ste: Coral
The Mermaid Ballet Ste: Waterweed
The Mermaid Ballet Ste: Wedding Scene
Red Lilies Crimson And Bright
3 Variations On An Ancient Chinese Melody

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful Piano concerto coupled with bland piano pieces.......2000-06-21

The "Yellow River Concerto" is a work of genious. Each movement describes the river with ease and clarity. The concerto opens with a sweeping view of the majestic river, followed by a cheerful description of the fisherman. It is interluded with a thoughtful tribute to the riches the river provides to the fisherman. The ode to the Yellow River is a beautiful track in ballad style. It is very peaceful with a tint of lament. The Yellow River in Wrath opens with the peaceful river and then follows to the river in storm, portrayed by heavy piano chords and excessive orchestration. Defend the Yellow River concludes the concerto with a triumphant battle and march scene to bring an end to this concerto illustrating the Yellow River, and ultimately Chinese river life. The short piano works that couple the concerto are rather uninspired and tasteless. A few of the works have their short moments but the rest of the short piano tracks end up being tiresome.

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Ginseng
Harmonix Ensemble
Manufacturer: Relaxation
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | New Age | Styles | Music

Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music

Relaxation | New Age | Styles | Music

General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00004Y9XX
Release Date: 2000-09-26

Tracks:

Here, Now
The Mysterious Running Shadow
Four Corners
Journey Home
Panoramic Windows

Amazon.com

Intending to cultivate a sonic environment conducive to "energy and rejuvenation," this nearly hour-long disc is one installment in the three-stage Herbal Harmonies series, a music-for-your-health concept package that scores high marks for presentation but sometimes sags in artistic interpretation. The idea with Ginseng is to deliver selections that sustain tempos ranging between 120 and 155 beats per minute and thus stimulate an audio atmosphere that can "boost your energy and lift your spirits." Does it work? It's pleasant, lightweight music that might turn the trick for some (depending on your interpretation of "energy"), but discerning listeners seeking genuinely energizing music would probably find more satisfying results elsewhere. The five selections are light pop and breezy jazz concoctions from the Herbal Harmonies "band" (bass, drums, guitar, violin, sax, and flute), led by pianist/keyboardist Joseph Nagler, the project's composer. Imagine George Benson during his most carefree day and you have an idea of what awaits on Ginseng. The easygoing fourth track, "Journey Home," sets a laconic pace that seems to fall short of the 120-bpm quotient mandated by the disc's theme. It's acceptable background music (most noteworthy is the anticipatory "Here, Now"), just not especially memorable music. --Terry Wood

Customer Reviews:

WOW.......2001-05-28

Perhap I expected too much from this cd, although the music was not bad.I didn't notice any prodfound effect

WOW.......2001-05-28

Perhap I expected too much from this cd, although the music was not bad.I didn't notice any prodfound effect

Average customer rating:

Ginseng Woman
Eric Gale
Manufacturer: Colum
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

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General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000025NM4
Release Date: 1998-04-18

Average customer rating:

Mayan Blues

Manufacturer: Tarzor
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CA3BFY
Release Date: 2003-06-24

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