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Armen Chakmakian - Caravans (2004)

Posted By: Mocha
Armen Chakmakian - Caravans (2004)

Armen Chakmakian - Caravans (2004)
Label: TruArt Records | FLAC (image + .cue,log,scans) | MP3/320 kbps | Time: 58:51 | 373 MB / 139 MB
Genre: Jazz, New Age, World

Armen Chakmakian - Caravans (2004) is a unique and adventurous album by the Armenian-American jazz pianist and composer Armen Chakmakian. Released in 2004, Caravans showcases Chakmakian’s distinctive fusion of jazz with his Armenian heritage, blending jazz, world music, and Middle Eastern influences into a rich and textured soundscape. The album presents a blend of improvisation, rhythmic intricacies, and cultural influences, making it a standout release in the realm of jazz fusion and world jazz.


Tracklist

1. Fire Dance 5:17
2. Spirits Ride 6:16
3. Caravans 6:12
4. El Mirage 5:07
5. Without A Word 6:14
6. September 3:16
7. Trio 5:22
8. Hope Rising 5:20
Birdsong Medley
9. Journey Home 2:05
10. Birdsong 5:17
11. Journey's End 3:28
12. Last Dance 4:42

One time Shadowfax keyboardist Armen Chakmakian makes music that fuses jazz, world, and New Age modes into moody swirls of atmospheric sound. Among the many elements of Chakmakian's aesthetic is a distinctive Balkans-gypsy flavor: winding minor-key melodies that can be traced directly to the artist's Armenian roots. But while CARAVANS has its share of Slavic soul, as the evocative piano phrases of "Spirits Ride" attests, this is not the primary style of the album.

Compositions like "El Mirage" recall breezy, expansive piano pop on the order of Bruce Hornsby and the Range, while the title track nods to the broad appeal of melodic, guitar-heavy exotica like the Gipsy Kings. Chakmakian is equally effective on ballads as he is on faster-moving, jazz-influenced tracks, and the burbling backdrop of percussion (including John Bilezikjian on oud) keeps the mixture moving along at a nicely textured clip. Overall, CARAVANS combines genres in a way that should appeal to fans of Eastern European folk, New Age, and smooth jazz.

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 11. February 2012, 15:50

Armen Chakmakian / Caravans

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Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
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Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo


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Test CRC B29DD882
Copy CRC B29DD882
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