Khomsa

by Anouar Brahem

Khomsa cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: ECM
  • Country: Tunisia
  • Length: 1:15:55
  • Community rating: 3.48/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Tunisian oud master Anouar Brahem brilliantly reinterprets compositions originally written for film and theater into a breathtakingly cohesive, highly intimate jazz format on 'Khomsa'. Featuring stellar contributions from accordionist Richard Galliano and saxophonist John Surman, the album flawlessly weaves traditional North African melodic structures with delicate, ECM-style chamber jazz improvisation. The result is a profoundly soothing, globally minded instrumental masterpiece.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Comme Un D茅part (3:34)
  2. L'Infini Jour (7:32)
  3. Souffle Un Vent De Sable (10:05)
  4. Regard De Mouette (1:54)
  5. Sur L'Infini Bleu (5:51)
  6. Claquent les voiles (2:05)
  7. Vague (2:34)
  8. E la nave va (4:39)
  9. Ain Ghazel (7:31)
  10. Khomsa (6:57)
  11. Seule (3:35)
  12. Nouvelle Vague (2:33)
  13. En Robe D'Olivier (2:40)
  14. Des Rayons Et Des Ombres (8:27)
  15. Un Sentier D'Alliance (2:36)
  16. Comme une absence (3:14)

Credits

  • Richard Galliano - accordion, composed by
  • Palle Danielsson - double bass, composed by
  • Jon Christensen - drums, composed by
  • Fran莽ois Couturier - piano, synthesizer
  • Jean-Marc Larch茅 - soprano saxophone
  • Bechir Selmi - violin
  • Anouar Brahem - Primary Artist, Composed By

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