High Plains

Track Listings

1. Marias River Breakdown

2. Montana Half Light

3. Lou Ann

4. Remembering This Place

5. Westbound

6. High Plains

7. Big Open

8. Spring Creek

9. Three from the Hills: Sweetgrass/Once It's Gone/In Every Direction

10. Going-To-The-Sun

11. Reflections

12. No Wonder They Sing

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
A subtle emotional dichotomy seems to be at work in the reflective solo piano works found on this, the 1985 debut recording from Montana-born pianist Philip Aaberg. Many of Aaberg's contemplative selections carry a faint, bittersweet flavor, suggesting that something beautiful or treasured is slowly slipping from our collective grasp, perhaps due to complacency, ambivalence, avarice, or neglect. High Plains conveys Aaberg's deep attachment to his native landscapes, and affecting, wistful pieces such as "Remembering This Place," "The Big Open," and the three-part "Three from the Hills" (with its middle section subtitled "Once It's Gone...") all spell out the pianist's implied notion that we may never again have things quite good as we have them now--though what we now have can be exquisite, gorgeous, and humbling. Musically, Aaberg's sense of melody is elusive though never beyond our grasp. His compositions speak softly and evocatively, likely in search of a properly attuned ear. Other than the forcefully played "Westbound," Aaberg's music here is a worthwhile experience. --Terry Wood

High Plains,Philip Aaberg,Windham Hill Records,Adult Alternative,Chamber Jazz,Jazz Music,New Age / Meditation,Solo Instrumental

High Plains

Tracks:

Marias River Breakdown
Montan Half-Light
Lou Ann
Remembering This Place
Westbound
High Plains
The Big Open
Spring Creek
Three From The Hills:Sweetgrass, Once Its Gone...,In Every Direction
Going-To-The-Sun
Reflections
No Wonder They Sing

Amazon.com

A subtle emotional dichotomy seems to be at work in the reflective solo piano works found on this, the 1985 debut recording from Montana-born pianist Philip Aaberg. Many of Aaberg's contemplative selections carry a faint, bittersweet flavor, suggesting that something beautiful or treasured is slowly slipping from our collective grasp, perhaps due to complacency, ambivalence, avarice, or neglect. High Plains conveys Aaberg's deep attachment to his native landscapes, and affecting, wistful pieces such as "Remembering This Place," "The Big Open," and the three-part "Three from the Hills" (with its middle section subtitled "Once It's Gone...") all spell out the pianist's implied notion that we may never again have things quite good as we have them now--though what we now have can be exquisite, gorgeous, and humbling. Musically, Aaberg's sense of melody is elusive though never beyond our grasp. His compositions speak softly and evocatively, likely in search of a properly attuned ear. Other than the forcefully played "Westbound," Aaberg's music here is a worthwhile experience. --Terry Wood

Customer Reviews:

Elevator music goes western.........2006-12-22

Only the "Westbound" track sounds good, the rest is just forgetable "landscape" music that could be found on the Weather Channel. Only for those with niche tastes like "New Age" music.

The Trifecta.......2006-08-05

To truly appreciate Phillip Aaberg's music, you need to own his first three albums: this one, "Out of the Frame" and "Upright." This album was his debut, and is wistful yet melodic. My favourite song is "Remembering This Place" and all of the songs on this album have that kind of 'something is being lost here, and we need to recover it' feeling. It is a worthy purchase, and while it is not my number one Aaberg album, it is definately one of my faves.

My Favorite.......2004-05-13

I own a lot of new age music, and this CD from Philip Aaberg is definitely one of my very favorite discs. He has a real touch and style that captivates the listener and always impacts the emotions. The title track, High Plains, is perhaps my favorite new age piano piece of all my collection. Buy this one!!

King of all piano solo albums.......2004-02-22

I love so many of these types of albums, Phil Aaberg, Michael Jones, David Lanz, but I've probably played this one twice as much as any other. It's dynamics are very subtle, even you can miss them a few times until you notice them, and that's what set's this album apart.
For me, what Pet Sounds is to Rock, this is to New Age.
Thank you Phil Aaberg.

No Wonder They Sing.......2003-10-30

This album, Aaberg's debut, was an early discovery for me, and has stood the test of time in my collection. I've owned several versions and giving them all hours of play. I find this both excellent background music and excellent performance work that can be enjoyed for itself, without any of the trappings of new age labels. Aaberg is first and foremost a player and writer, not a new age musicion, and this shows in his careful crafting and ability to vary his style and choice of tonalities.

The music is evocative of the Northwest, but not in a geographic or scenic sense. Instead, he tried to build a picture that has as much inner landscape as it does reference to places and events in that world. He couples this with exceptional musicality, where themse actually come into being, vary and mutate in an orderly progression rather than meandering endlessly as is sometimes the care elsewhere in this genre.

Good new age music is simply jazz in another guise - perhaps a bit more focused on the melodic rather than the harmonic content. In it's essence though, Aaberg's music rides as free as the world that inspired the music. It doesn't try to overwhelm, but reaches for a fine emotional balance that quickly starts to carry the listeners along, only to deposit them later in a place that is somehow better.

Tracks:

Theme From The Magnificent Seven - Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra
Buckaroo Holiday From Rodeo (Four Dance Episodes) - New York Philharmonic
High Noon From High Noon - Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra
Hoe-Down From Rodeo (Four Dance Episodes) - New York Philharmonic
Cattle (I Ride An Old Paint) From The Plow That Broke The Plains - Philharmonia Virtuosi
Morning On The Ranch From The Red Pony Film Suite - Boston Pops Orchestra
Overture From The Alamo - Orchestra
Main Title From The Good, The Bad And The Ugly - Orchestra And Chorus Of Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia
The Old Chisholm Trail From Horizon - Cleveland Pops Orchestra
The Ecstasy Of Gold From The Good, The Bad And The Ugly - Orchestra And Chorus Of Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia
Introduction; The Open Prairie From Billy The Kid - London Symphony Orchestra
On The Trail From Grand Canyon Suite - Boston Pops Orchestra
Fanfare For The Common Man - New York Philharmonic
Theme From Route 66 - Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra
Happy Trails - Roy Rogers

Customer Reviews:

Drive Time route 66.......2007-01-03

Classical, orchestral music, except for the last selection which is Roy Rogers and Dale Evans' "Happy Trails."

How The West Was Won: Classic Western Film Scores I (Soundtrack Anthology)

Average customer rating:

"The Professionals...The Wild Bunch...Wild Rovers...Silva"

How The West Was Won: Classic Western Film Scores I (Soundtrack Anthology)

Manufacturer: Silva America
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

1990s | By Decade | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music

Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000004BQC
Release Date: 1996-05-21

Tracks:

The Magnificent Seven
High Plains Drifter Theme
Gettysburg Suite: Main Title/Fife And Gun...
The Professionals Overture
Buffalo Girls Suite
The Wild Bunch Suite: Train Montage/All Fall Down
Wild Rovers-Bronco Bustin'
How The West Was Won Prelude
How The West Was Won-The Land
How The West Was Won-Cleve And His Mule
How The West Was Won-Intermezzo
How The West Was Won-Cheyenne Attack and Aftermath
How The West Was Won Finale

Customer Reviews:

"The Professionals...The Wild Bunch...Wild Rovers...Silva".......2001-12-28

The "Classic Western" is never-ending...always at the forefront of the Film Industry---whenever our film-makers run out of projects, they bring back "The Western", fresh and never wandering far from the camera's eye or the composers pen---Silva Screen has been a leader in the "Compilation Department", so is it any wonder they release some hard-to-find scores...never fear my trail pardners...here they are!

Let me begin this review by stating the opening track "THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN"(1960-Elmer Bernstein), is without a doubt, one of the most recognizable Western Themes ever composed---the same for "HOW THE WEST WAS WON"(1962-Alfred Newman), two outstanding composers with unforgettable film scores---but the score for "GETTYSBURG"(1993-Randy Edelman), just about steals the show...over fifteen minutes in length, covers the Main Title right up to the Reunion and Finale, with a special arrangement for a Suite, highlighting our freedom and liberty for ALL!

But let's get to the hard-to-find scores---"THE PROFESSIONALS"(1966-Maurice Jarre), starring Burt Lancaster and Lee Marvin, great score with Jack Palance as the villian...Jarre's first attempt of scoring an American Western, captures the mood perfectly---"WILD BUNCH"(1969-Jerry Fielding), the classic Sam Packinpah film has been re-issued on DVD in it's entire uncut length, and composer Fielding completes the picture with this outstanding score---"WILD ROVERS"(1971-Jerry Goldsmith), this Blake Edwards film sets the wheels in motion for our composer to write a gripping score of the West, and how it was coming to the end of the trail, as civilization was closing in.

There you have it Buckaroo's...as we drive our herd to Abilene with Nic Raine(conductor) and The City Of Prague Philharmonic riding point, making sure no stragglers are left behind, we must meet our deadline at the rail head...James Fitzpatrick(producer) and Reynold da Silva(executive producer) giving us a fair price for our beef, this is how the West was, and through the recordings of Silva Screen Records is again...so "film-score-buffs", lean back in the saddle and watch the sun come up over the prairie skies...we're back when our country was just coming of age, gotta love it!

Total Time: 77:59 on 13 Tracks ~ Silva Screen Records SSD-1058 ~ (1996)

Cattlemen from the High Plains
Average customer rating:
Cattlemen from the High Plains

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Country | Styles | Music
Country | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00006ILI2
Release Date: 2004-12-28

Tracks:

Cattlemen From The High Plains
Innamincka Muster
Axe Mark On A Gidgee
Big Gulf Rivers
A Land He Calls His Own
The Mad Cook
The Bush Has Had Enough
That's My Kind Of Brand
The Annual Rodeo Show
Keeroongooloo Station
When The Bitumen Reaches Pooncarie
Bullock Dung Narration
King Alligator
Baking A Brownie

Average customer rating:

High Plains Disco Party Music, Vol. 1
Seth Hogan and the Black Lashes
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Country | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000FTBGIQ
Release Date: 2004-02-24

Tracks:

Panty Hose & Paper Cuts
Knoxville
Every Little Thing
Vicenzo
Baker

Average customer rating:

Outstanding in Their Field

Manufacturer: Haymaker Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CAKCWY
Release Date: 2004-05-18

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Favorite CD

Down Country Roads
Various Artists
Manufacturer: High Plains Publishers, Inc.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Country | Styles | Music

General | Compilations | Country | Styles | Music

Spoken Word | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00068YDK4
Release Date: 2004-10-01

Tracks:

Turn up the Music (Ken Root)
Fencing just ain't what it used to be (Ken Root)
White Lie (Joe Kreger)
The Journey of Discovery (Ken Root)
All News is Local (Roger Welsch)
NASCAR legend goes back to the country (Rustin Hamilton)
Will Rogers, America's Favorite Cowboy (Andrew McCrae)
One Room Schoolhouse (Ken Root)

Album Description

Radio personality Ken Root entertains you with the humor and nostalgia of rural living, past and present. Reenactments of the journey of Lewis and Clark and Miss McClunney's one room school house. Interview with NASCAR legend Richard Childress on his country roots, poetry with Joe Kreger and Roger Welsch (of CBS Sunday Morning fame) talks of life in a small town.

Customer Reviews:

Favorite CD.......2004-11-05

I thoroughly enjoyed this CD! It offers a relaxing, yet entertaining, look at things you could find "Down a Country Road."

I especially liked the piece by Rustin Hamilton on Winfield's Flat Picking Championship. The music adds so much to the story - you feel like you are right there.

I was concerned that I might only listen to the CD once, but have enjoyed it many times. It never gets old. It's like your favorite book that you pick up again and again because you enjoy it so much.

This is perfect for anyone who enjoys (or wants to enjoy) a slower-paced lifestyle.

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