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| Paul Winter | Primary Artist, Soprano Saxophone |
| Paul Halley | Keyboards |
| Jim Beard | Keyboards |
| Niamh Parsons | Vocals |
| Eugene Friesen | Cello |
| Zan McLeod | Guitar |
| Jerry O'Sullivan | uillean pipes |
| Dorothy Papadakos | Pipe organ |
| Davy Spillane | uillean pipes, Low Whistle |
| Arto Tuncboyaciyan | Percussion, Vocals, Sazabo |
| Eliot Wadopian | Bass |
| Jordan Rudess | Keyboards |
| Damian | Pan Flute/Pan Pipes, Pan Pipes |
| Vardan Grigoryan | Zurna |
| Dixon Van Winkle | Recorder |
| Paul Winter | Producer |
| Mickey Hart | Contributor |
| Dixon Van Winkle | Producer, Engineer, Mastering |
Anonymous
Posted October 1, 2010
¿Adventures of a caravan of world musicians, recorded in the great space of the world¿s largest Gothic cathedral,¿ proclaims the back cover of this CD. This is a wonderful concert of true world music, originally performed in 1998 as a sunrise service celebrating the summer solstice in Manhattan¿s Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The music varies widely in style, from Near Eastern to Celtic, African to modern jazz. But the selections are similarly and deeply affecting, filled with all the longing and fulfillment life has to offer, and celebrating both extremes with equal fervor. The Earth Band is comprised of saxophonist Paul Winter, percussionist and vocalist Arto Tuncboyaciyan, Davy Spillane on Uillean pipes and whistle, Eugene Friesen on cello and Paul Halley on keyboards. Guest musicians include Mickey Hart, with his Random Access Music Universe (RAMU), and singer Niamh Parsons. Each artist gets his or her chance to shine. Many of the tracks are characterized by the distinctive talents of Tuncboyaciyan, who sings not in his native Armenian, but in a unique dialect all his own. Wonderfully versatile, Paul Winter¿s soprano sax fits seamlessly into the wide range of musical styles performed. And I love the use of the cathedral¿s pipe organ--grand, full-throated and unapologetic, it fills its home-space with all its glory, reminding modern listeners that it is not called ¿The King of Instruments¿ for nothing. Of one track (#4), Winter writes: ¿I wrote this in 1975¿ I¿ve waited a long time for a band that could bring it home.¿ He could just as well be referring to the whole album, because this band and its guests do just that. Put this CD on in the dark, and imagine watching the stained glass windows of an enormous and resonant cathedral slowly beginning to glow with the rising of the sun, until the huge space of the nave is bathed in multi-colored jewels of light. Whether you can actually see the ¿light show¿ or not, that is the effect listening to this music will have on your spirit. Enjoy!
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Editorial Reviews
Barnes & Noble - Carol Wright
A sunbeam has struck Paul Winter's Earth Band, and its name is Arto Tuncboyaciyan. This Armenian vocalist, percussionist, and instrumentalist sings in his own personal dialect -- which he calls "Arto-stan" -- and with extraordinary power. From rousing the imagined travelers in "Caravan at Dawn" and railing against the mountain who took his brother's life in "Singing to the Mountain" to the bittersweet tenderness of "Broken Arm" the Armenian version of a broken heart, Arto charges Journey with the Sun with real guts and palpable emotion. The album's Middle Eastern and Balkan tinges are amplified into lofty new dimensions by Paul Winter's signature soprano sax, Paul ...