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ElSaffar: The Other Shore / Rivers of Sound
Outnote Records

ElSaffar: The Other Shore / Rivers of Sound

$20.99

Details

Composer
ELSAFFAR, AMIR
Artist
Elsaffar, Rivers Of Sound
Format
CD
Label
Outnote Records
Released
Sep 10, 2021
Catalog #
OTN640
UPC
5400439006409

About

"Trumpeter, composer and bandleader Amir ElSaffar has been expressing his Iraqi-American heritage and artistic identity through successful albums that blend the traditional Iraqi maqam and modern jazz. The Other Shore, the highly anticipated follow-up to Not Two (New Amsterdam, 2017), marks the second time on record he's in the command of the 17-piece Rivers of Sound Orchestra, an extension of the Two Rivers Ensemble. There was one single change in its workforce - John Escreet sits in the piano chair that previously belonged to Craig Taborn. Imbued with passionate lyricism, this music feels both cerebral and freewheeling. Composition and improvisation play an equally important role and there’s plenty of good, hybrid sonorities for one’s listening pleasure." - Jazz Trail

"The music, in some ways, feels like ’70s experiments in loosening up musical boundaries, in the mode of artists such as Miles Davis, Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane, and John McLaughlin. Combining composition and improvisation, the band maneuvers through gentle musical waters, but is more than ready to take it up a notch or two when choppier passages emerge." - The Arts Fuse

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 Dhuha 12:50
    Track
    1
    Title
    Dhuha
    Duration
    12:50
    Composer
    Amir ElSaffar
    Performer
    Amir ElSaffar
    Ensemble
    Rivers of Sound
  2. 2 Transformations 09:54
    Track
    2
    Title
    Transformations
    Duration
    09:54
    Composer
    Amir ElSaffar
    Performer
    Amir ElSaffar
    Ensemble
    Rivers of Sound
  3. 3 Reaching Upward 16:29
    Track
    3
    Title
    Reaching Upward
    Duration
    16:29
    Composer
    Amir ElSaffar
    Performer
    Amir ElSaffar
    Ensemble
    Rivers of Sound
  4. 4 Ashaa 15:24
    Track
    4
    Title
    Ashaa
    Duration
    15:24
    Composer
    Amir ElSaffar
    Performer
    Amir ElSaffar
    Ensemble
    Rivers of Sound
  5. 5 Concentric 05:11
    Track
    5
    Title
    Concentric
    Duration
    05:11
    Composer
    Amir ElSaffar
    Performer
    Amir ElSaffar
    Ensemble
    Rivers of Sound
  6. 6 Lightning Flash 08:53
    Track
    6
    Title
    Lightning Flash
    Duration
    08:53
    Composer
    Amir ElSaffar
    Performer
    Amir ElSaffar
    Ensemble
    Rivers of Sound
  7. 7 March 06:00
    Track
    7
    Title
    March
    Duration
    06:00
    Composer
    Amir ElSaffar
    Performer
    Amir ElSaffar
    Ensemble
    Rivers of Sound
  8. 8 Medmi (Epilogue) 04:15
    Track
    8
    Title
    Medmi (Epilogue)
    Duration
    04:15
    Composer
    Amir ElSaffar
    Performer
    Amir ElSaffar
    Ensemble
    Rivers of Sound