Instrumental
International relevance: ***
The second Sonet album credited to
Oriental Wind with great Turkish drummer Okay Temiz at the helm.
Those familiar with his other albums including those by the majestic
Sevda know what to expect from ”Chila-Chila”, a fine
blend of Turkish modes and Swedish jazz.
Those thrilled by Oriental Wind's
eponymous 1977 debut but disappointed by the too fusion-y ”Bazaar”
from 1981 should certainly lend an ear to this effort. Lots of
Eastern flavours and a constant motion forward thanks to Temiz
himself, Bobo Stensson's piano excursions and Lennart Åberg's
forceful and often transcendent sax playing.
Only ”Julu Kara Nayni” feels a bit
bland in the company of the more adventurous tracks dominating the
album, such as ”Chila-Chila”, ”Estergon Kalesi”, and most of
all the aboslutely marvellous ”Karasar Zeibegi” with its
haunting, melancholy melody soaring in the heights of Arbete & Fritid passing Fläsket Brinner's ”Gånglåten” on the way.
A lovely album!
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A lovely album!
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Wow!!! Many thanks from Brasil. This and Oriental Journey / Okay Temiz are awesome!
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