Rites

Jan Garbarek - Rites

Rites
Our Price: $132.88
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $7.94 (click here)
Category: Music CD
See more new music releases
Listen soundtracks from this album

Compare Prices for Rites

(Click here)
Buy this Music CD at online store in your country
Canadian Music Store

Music CD Cover

Artist: Jan Garbarek
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1999-01-12
Music Label: Ecm Records
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Rites
  2. Where the Rivers Meet
  3. Vast Plain, Clouds
  4. So Mild the Wind, So Meek the Water
  5. Song, Tread Lightly
  6. It's OK to Listen to the Gray Voice
  7. Her Wild Ways
Music CD 2
  1. It's High Time
  2. One Ying for Every Yang
  3. Pan
  4. We Are the Stars
  5. The Moon Over Mtatsminda
  6. Malinye
  7. The White Clown
  8. Evenly They Danced
  9. Last Rite

Free Music Notes for Rites

Free Music Review: Very interestingly situated in the vast Garbarek canon
Hit: 5 Stars

I think we're talking pagan, not Christian, rites here. A number entitled "Pan" tips us off. That's OK, even for Christians. Jan Garbarek has earned the right to write about any rite he wants. But, as he had previously just recorded (mostly) sacred music with the Hilliard ensemble, I think it's a safe bet to think of this recording along the lines of what C. S. Lewis said when reflecting on when he first encountered the Delphic Oracle: It was almost by believing in the gods that I came to believe in God.

Whatever.

What makes this disc so interesting is that it neatly bridges two phases in Garbarek's musical pilgrimage: his pretty constant interest in ritualized musics (he has always played Jim Pepper's great theme, "Witchi Tai To," in his concerts) and his movement toward stylized world jazz that reaches its apex, perhaps, on his latest disc (as of this writing), In Praise of Dreams.

If this disc is a little messy, in that the artist seems to be probing and grasping for his next musical phase, incorporating lots of different rhythmic and cultural sensibilities, it is never less than interesting, and often compelling. If everything doesn't work optimally, that's as much because of its experimental nature as of it's imperfectly realized and, it must be admitted, somewhat inchoate aesthetic. Definitely worth acquiring, especially if you can get it at a discount.
Write your own review
More free music notes:
1

Rites Poster

Listeners who discovered Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek through Officium, his million-selling 1994 collaboration with the Hilliard Ensemble, aren't likely to be disappointed in this double disc. They might, however, be in for a surprise. Ambitiously traversing territory from ambient techno to large-scale choral works to Garbarek's more familiar brand of melodic jazz, Rites largely features Garbarek accompanied by electronic effects and synthesizers. But while there are plenty of appealing genre-hopping moments--like disc 2's opener, "It's High Time," where a traditional Scandinavian folk melody floats over a shuffling techno beat--the real successes on Rites come on the more acoustic-oriented tunes. The gorgeously ethereal "Her Wild Ways" features Garbarek backed by piano, bass, and drums, and Don Cherry's "Malinye" is a moving tribute to the late trumpeter that features the saxophonist accompanied only by percussion and accordion. There's also an intriguing two-song suite that's probably the set's highlight: "We Are the Stars," Garbarek's composition for himself and a Norwegian boys choir, and "The Moon Over Mtatsminda," composed and performed by Jansug Kakhidze, the Georgian conductor of the Tbisili Symphony Orchestra. The latter piece doesn't even feature Garbarek but blends seamlessly with the rest of the album because of its intense spirituality and beauty. --Ezra Gale

Jazz Music CDs
Music Genres
Top music charts in Jazz Music CDs
Blood, Spirit, Land, Water, Freedom ImageCurtis Brothers Quartet - Blood, Spirit, Land, Water, Freedom
Release date: 2009-10-01; Music CD
Jazz Casual - 3-Pack Vol. 1 (Count Basie, Carmen McRae, John Coltrane) [VHS] ImageJazz Casuals: Coltrane Basie & Mcrae - Jazz Casual - 3-Pack Vol. 1 (Count Basie, Carmen McRae, John Coltrane) [VHS]
Rhino / Wea; Release date: 1999-05-04; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $6.84
Price in other shops: $39.98
Jazz Legend 2 [VHS] ImageBuddy Rich - Jazz Legend 2 [VHS]
Warner Brothers Pub.; Release date: 2000-10-20; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $11.90
Price in other shops: $39.95
Living Legend of the Electric Guitar [VHS] ImageLes Paul - Living Legend of the Electric Guitar [VHS]
Bmg Video Label; Release date: 1993-02-09; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $19.95
Price in other shops: $19.98
Hurricane [VHS] ImageHerbie Hancock - Hurricane [VHS]
View Video; Release date: 1992-04-07; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $2.50
Cocktails for Two ImageCocktails for Two
by band leader Spike Jones, Del Porter, Mel Blanc & Quartet, Jim Cassidy & The City Slickers
Music CD
Best price: $19.95
Dave Grusin and the NY/LA Dream Band [VHS] ImageDave Grusin - Dave Grusin and the NY/ LA Dream Band [VHS]
Umgd; Release date: 1990-06-26; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $1.99
Price in other shops: $19.99
Diane Schuur & Count Basie Orchestra [VHS] ImageCount Basie, Diane Schuur - Diane Schuur & Count Basie Orchestra [VHS]
Grp Records; Release date: 1996-01-30; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $3.99
Price in other shops: $19.98
Damals in Hamburg ImageDamals in Hamburg
Release date: 1999-08-11; Music CD
Best price: $22.89
Ben Webster ImageBen Webster - Ben Webster
Release date: 2006-12-20; Music CD
Price in other shops: $50.98
Top Rated Albums
Dresden: In Concert ImageDresden: In Concert
Release date: 2009-09-22; Music CD
Best price: $18.19
Price in other shops: $29.98
It's Ok to Listen to the Gray Voice ImageJan Garbarek - It's Ok to Listen to the Gray Voice
Release date: 2000-09-26; Music CD
Best price: $21.89
The Astounding Eyes of Rita ImageAnouar Brahem - The Astounding Eyes of Rita
Release date: 2009-10-06; Music CD
Best price: $10.82
Price in other shops: $17.98
Officium Novum ImageJan Garbarek, The Hilliard Ensemble - Officium Novum
Release date: 2010-10-05; Music CD
Best price: $10.82
Price in other shops: $18.98
Books | Health and Personal Care | Beauty | Digital Cameras and Photo | Kitchen and Housewares | Tools and Hardware
Copyright © 2005-2007 musicnear.com
Google
 
Web musicnear.com
Compare prices and find music notes for more than one million Music CD titles