Between Dusk and Dawn
by Rabih Abou-Khalil
- Type: Album
- Released: 1987
- Label: MMP
- Country: Lebanon
- Length: 54:57
- Community rating: 3.75/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
The virtuosic oud player meticulously blends complex traditional Arabic modes with the improvisational freedom of Western jazz structures. 'Between Dusk and Dawn' features dynamic interplay between Middle Eastern instrumentation and classic acoustic jazz accompaniment. The recording is widely regarded as a seamless, highly influential masterclass in cross-cultural fusion.
Genres
Descriptors: instrumental, fusion, improvisation, virtuosic, ensemble
Tracklist
- Dusk (14:16)
- Bat Dance (5:35)
- Nightfall (6:42)
- Ugo In Love (3:49)
- Chess With Mal (7:35)
- The Thing That Came Out Of The Swamp (4:13)
- Dawn (5:54)
- And Finally鈥he Oasis (6:53)
Credits
- Charlie Mariano - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, arranged by
- Georges Ghantous - artwork [back cover callygraphy]
- Walid Al-Agha - artwork [cover art and front cover calligraphy]
- Glen Moore - bass, arranged by
- Glen Velez - drums [middle eastern frame drums], bodhr谩n [irish frame drum], darbouka, percussion, arranged by, backing vocals [overtone singing]
- Ramesh Shotham - percussion [south indian: tavil, dholak], kanjira, ghatam, jew's harp [mouth harp], percussion, arranged by
- Michael Armann - composed by, piano
- Christian Burchard - marimba