Released 1987 We Begin
(1987) Castalia
(1988) Artists Mark Isham, Art Lande Producer Manfred Eicher | Length 41:51 We Begin
(1987) Hardball
(1987) Release date 1987 Label ECM Records | |
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Recorded January, 1987 at Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway Genres New-age music, Jazz fusion Similar Mark Isham, Dolphin Tale (Original, Castalia, A River Runs Through It, October Sky | ||
We Begin (1987) is a collaborative album by the American jazz musicians Mark Isham and Art Lande. It is a highly experimental album featuring a wide range of compositional styles.
Contents
The first track on the album is a piece titled “The Melancholy of Departure”. It consists of a soft and mournful trumpet melody set against a harsh and almost mechanical rhythm. “The Melancholy of Departure” takes its title from a 1916 work by the Italian metaphysical painter Giorgio de Chirico.
The two most experimental tracks on the album are “Ceremony in Starlight” and “Surface and Symbol”. “Ceremony in Starlight” is an eerie avant-garde composition with muted trumpet, piano and synthesized bells. “Surface and Symbol” is a complex arrangement of looped trumpet, piano and percussion with synthesizer accompaniments.
Track listing
- ”The Melancholy of Departure” (Isham) – 6:32
- ”Ceremony in Starlight” (Isham) – 7:34
- ”We Begin” (Lande) – 6:19
- ”Lord Ananea” (Lande) – 2:42
- ”Surface and Symbol” (Isham, Lande) – 10:45
- ”Sweet Circle” (Lande) – 4:09
- ”Fanfare” (Lande) – 3:26
Personnel
Songs
1The Melancholy of Departure6:36
2Ceremony in Starlight7:36
3We Begin6:20