Queen's Dominion

1. Dead Sea

2. By Way of Haran

3. Burning Bush

4. Pashmina

5. Midian

6. Under the Moes Tree

7. Bedouin Tea Party

8. Dancing Georgina

9. Queen's Dominion

10. Wherewolf

Queen's Dominion,Basya Schechter,Tzadik,An absolutely stunning instrumental album in collaboration with Persian Santur virtuoso Alan Kushan that combine influences from Jewish, Arabic, an Asian traditions, creating hypnotic mystical compositions that erupt into soulful improvisations..,Bass,Cello,Int'l & World Music,Jazz,Jewish,Jewish Music,Melodica,Oud,Percussion,Pop,Recorder,Santur,Traditional Middle Eastern Folk,Trumpet,Violin,Vocals

Average customer rating: Haunting and beautiful Joyfully melancholic

Queen's Dominion Basya Schechter Manufacturer: Tzadik ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Jewish & Yiddish Music | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Middle East | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Haran Out of the Reeds Daddy's Pockets Night Silence Desert The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel ASIN: B0002IQIS8 Release Date: 2004-08-24

Tracks:

1. Dead Sea
2. By Way of Haran
3. Burning Bush
4. Pashmina
5. Midian
6. Under the Moes Tree
7. Bedouin Tea Party
8. Dancing Georgina
9. Queen's Dominion
10. Wherewolf

Customer Reviews:

Haunting and beautiful.......2005-10-25

I had the priviledge to hear this music live and found it mesmerizing and challenging. Since I've bought the CD, and listened to it a number of times, the music has really grown on me. I think that it's terribly original but there are some beautiful repeated melodies that unify the albumn and remind me of early 20th century French composition, but then we get arabic rhythms and lots of other stuff without sounding too eclectic, at least to my ears. I've never heard anything like this, especially since there are influences from the Far East as well as Middle East and European. While the santur and oud are the central instruments, Basya draws upon the many talents of her classically trained musicians including Meg Okura (violin) and Daphna Mor (recorder). This is probably ideal music for taking your mind out of the present, if that's where you'd like to go.

Joyfully melancholic.......2004-11-06

Brooklyn born Basya Schechter, leader of the stellar Jewish roots world jazz band Pharaoh's Daughter, here delivers an all-instrumental album of great depth and spirituality. An oud player of uncommon accomplishment, she seems to have a natural affinity for this odd instrument's timbral universe, one which evokes sounds similar to those one associates with a lute, a bouzouki, a sarod, even a berimbau. It's an earthy, emotionally laden sound, one that wafts and slithers off desert sands like the cool even breeze that presages a precipitous nighttime temperature drop in arid landscapes.

One of the keys in making this music come alive is the playing of Alan Kushan on santur, an instrument that sounds like a cross between a zither, a koto, and a prepared piano, lending the aural palette a very oriental cast. Kushan makes this awkward instrument dance and sing with a deeply delved authority and weight. Also contributing mightily is percussionist Jerrod Cagwin, a player whom I've only encountered once before (and I just can't seem to pull up the context, although I remember him being a player of significance), but who here consistently establishes very evocative percussive underpinnings. And Meg Okura shines on violin. Add the coloration of recorder, trumpet, melodica, and cello, and you've got a wide and engaging sound canvas.

Rather simple sounding on the first couple listens, closer attending begins to reveal music of profound nuance and subtlety. There's also a kind of mesmeric, dronelike quality to this music that conjures up feelings of wisdom and tranquility achieved through great suffering. Certainly worth checking out by anyone at all attracted to mystical music of the Middle East.

Average customer rating:

The Best of Redbone Redbone Manufacturer: DOMINION ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000MK51Z2

Product Description

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