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The Lamp and the Star

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Released
  
1989

The Lamp and the Star (1987)
  
Montsalvat (1992)

Release date
  
1989

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
49:51

Artist
  
Alex Cline

Label
  
ECM Records

Producers
  
Alex Cline, Nels Cline

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Recorded
  
September 1987, Mad Hatter Studio, Los Angeles

Similar
  
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The Lamp and the Star is an album by jazz percussionist and drummer Alex Cline released on the ECM label in 1989.

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Reception

The AllMusic review states "Percussionist Alex Cline's first album as a composer demonstrates, right out of the gate, the man's knack for conjuring timeless, elemental music. Minimal ambience opens most tracks, with Cline's love of Asian percussion evident via gongs and Tibetan singing bowls".

Track listing

All compositions by Alex Cline.

  1. "A Blue Robe in the Distance" - 16:07
  2. "Eminence" - 6:26
  3. "Emerald Light" - 7:26
  4. "Altar Stone" - 13:00
  5. "Accepting the Chalice" - 7:05

Personnel

  • Alex Cline - percussion, voice
  • Nels Cline, Aina Kemanis - voice
  • Jeff Gauthier - violin, viola, voice
  • Hank Roberts - cello, voice
  • Wayne Peet - piano, organ
  • Eric Von Essen - bass
  • Susan Rawcliffe - didjeridu

    • Songs

    1A Blue Robe in the Distance16:07
    2Eminence6:27
    3Emerald Light7:27

    References

    The Lamp and the Star Wikipedia
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