Tibet: Journey to the Roof of the World [Live]

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Unintentional father of New Age music, horn player, and flautist, Paul Horn began his musical ascent in the 1950s as part of Chico Hamilton's jazz quintet, and as a sideman for legendary musicians such as Duke Ellington, Nat King Cole, and Miles Davis. Then a journey to India in the mid-'60s changed everything. Horn studied with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, became one the first American transcendental meditation instructors, and began work on an ill-fated film about the maharishi. Out of these experiences, however, was born the now classic New Age recording, Inside the Taj Mahal. Other recordings in holy places followed, bringing us to his 2000 offering, Tibet: Journey to the Roof of the World. Largely recorded over a three-week pilgrimage by Horn and a small crew, including an exiled Buddhist monk on his secret return home, the resulting musical score also serves as the soundtrack for the PBS documentary, Journey Inside Tibet. These 48 minutes of sound reflect a rich culture, as well as the highly personal experience of the group's travel to this spiritual mecca. Bookended by the sounds of airliners and airports, the music, incorporating some studio augmentation and "real time" sounds such as chant and street noise, is by turns playful, meditative, reflective, and worshipful. A particularly poignant companion to Yungchen Lhamo's intensely beautiful Tibet, Tibet, Horn's Tibet is a splendid offering. --Paige La Grone

Tracks:

The Journey Begins
Sherpa Song
Interlude I
Morning Prayer
Morning Song
Interlude II
Conversations
Reflections Of Kathmandu
On Our Way To Tibet
Inside The Potala
Jokhang Ceremony
Grand Assembly Hall
Samye Ceremony
Roof People Work Song
Interlude III
Great Happiness
The Journey Ends

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Unintentional father of New Age music, horn player, and flautist, Paul Horn began his musical ascent in the 1950s as part of Chico Hamilton's jazz quintet, and as a sideman for legendary musicians such as Duke Ellington, Nat King Cole, and Miles Davis. Then a journey to India in the mid-'60s changed everything. Horn studied with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, became one the first American transcendental meditation instructors, and began work on an ill-fated film about the maharishi. Out of these experiences, however, was born the now classic New Age recording, Inside the Taj Mahal. Other recordings in holy places followed, bringing us to his 2000 offering, Tibet: Journey to the Roof of the World. Largely recorded over a three-week pilgrimage by Horn and a small crew, including an exiled Buddhist monk on his secret return home, the resulting musical score also serves as the soundtrack for the PBS documentary, Journey Inside Tibet. These 48 minutes of sound reflect a rich culture, as well as the highly personal experience of the group's travel to this spiritual mecca. Bookended by the sounds of airliners and airports, the music, incorporating some studio augmentation and "real time" sounds such as chant and street noise, is by turns playful, meditative, reflective, and worshipful. A particularly poignant companion to Yungchen Lhamo's intensely beautiful Tibet, Tibet, Horn's Tibet is a splendid offering. --Paige La Grone

Customer Reviews:

Far Journies.......2000-12-26

JOURNEY TO THE ROOF OF THE WORLD (TIBET)is one of those rare CD's that capture the essence of a pilgrimage to sacred sites....complete with sounds of the real-time world that is physically embodied there. There should be a link between this CD and the video/film Journey Inside Tibet (also carried by Amazon.com). They complement each other because the visuals of the video give one a more in-depth picture of the soul of Paul Horn in the actual settings where the CD originated.

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