Celtic Jazz Collective: IsLinn (A Vision)

Artist: David O'Rourke & Lewis Nash's Celtic Jazz Collective
Label: Mapleshade Records
Category: Music

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Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 735561803226
EAN: 0735561803226
ASIN: B00005B8RM

Release Date: 2001-05-01

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Tracks:

The Old Bush/Kiss The Maid Behind The Barrel/Master Crowley
The Maid Behind The Bar/The Woman Of The House
The Salamanca/The Banshee
Planxty Charles O'Connor
St. Anne's Reel
Beannaigh Sinn A Athair/An Pheadair
The Munster Hornpipe
The Belfast Hornpipe
Nocturne In B Flat Major
The Dunmore Lasses/Farrel O'Gara's Favorite
The Kid On The Mountain
Old As The Hills/King Of The Pipers/Whinny Hills Of Leitrim
The Morning Star/Martin Wynnes/The Pidgeon On The Gate
Drowsie Mariah
The Maid Behind The Bar/The Woman Of The House

Customer Reviews:

A great CD!.......2004-01-28

I know some have not given this CD a great review, but I on the other hand, happen to love this CD! In our small town we have a coffee shop where we have many amateur musicians who play every night. This music reminds me of sitting there, drinking a cup of hot coffee, and listening to the good live music. I appreciate and like the blend between the jazz and the celtic. I think the musicians have done a great job and no doubt they had a great time putting this CD together. Two thumbs up!!!

two ships.......2003-11-11

As an Irish/Jazz fan and musician I would say that the open-minded Irish listeners will be initially disappointed and the open-minded jazz listeners may be perplexed but will give it a listen. These are all top-notch players who should be commended for taking a chance. The high points are reached on cuts like "The Maid Behind the Bar" where the great piper formerly of the Bothy Band, Paddy Keenan, and the ace jazz drummer Lewia Nash go it alone. The best Irish melodies thrive on minimal harmonic "interference" (ie."rhythm changes" and passing chords on a modal tune) - and here lies the paradox: what sounds like unrelated genres clashing (and non-listening" on the part of the jazz section) on some tunes works as pleasing or at least intriguing (in a Charles Ives kind of way) contrast on others. A tune like "The Kid On the Mountain" is so strong of itself, a more minimal modal approach harmonically would have enhanced the melody. The Munster Hornpipe" , on the other hand, has a fine balance of background and foreground...my ears are still open. I might give it 4 stars after some more listenings. Give it a try!

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