Elevation (Lawson Rollins album)
Elevation is the third solo album by guitarist and composer Lawson Rollins.[1] Rollins co-produced the album with Persian-American musician and producer Shahin Shahida (of Shahin & Sepehr) and multi-platinum producer Dominic Camardella (Flora Purim, 3rd Force, Ottmar Liebert).[2] The cast of 20 different musicians includes the Grammy winning violinist Charlie Bisharat, avante-garde electric guitarist Buckethead, Nepali sarangi player Kirin Nepali, Iranian vocalist Parsa Hassandokht, Nepali flute player Ruban Kumar Shrestha, Iranian santurist Pejman Eckhtiari, and Nepali tabla player Raju Maharjan. Associate producer William Aura of 3rd Force recorded the Nepali musicians in Kathmandu, Nepal. The Iranian musicians were recorded in Iran by co-producer Shahin Shahida.[3]
Rollins composed all of the music on the album but notes in the liner notes that the song "Parisian Rhapsody" was inspired by ‘Gymnopedie No.1’ by Eric Satie and that the song "Francisco's Dance" contains excerpts from ‘Capricho Arabe’ by Francisco Tarrega.[4]
The song Daybreak from Elevation landed on the Billboard top 30 jazz radio charts .[5]
Elevation met with positive reviews from jazz, guitar, and world music critics.[6][7][8]
Track List
- 1. Elevation 5:22
- 2. Voyager's Tale 5:43
- 3. Persian Night 5:28
- 4. Parisian Rhapsody 5:31
- 5. Santa Barbara Song 4:37
- 6. Daybreak 4:57
- 7. Shadows of Life 5:49
- 8. Himalayan Blue 5:55
- 9. The Wind at Dawn 5:58
- 10. Francisco's Dance 5:48
- 11. Slow Ascent (featuring Buckethead) 5:11
- 12. The Diamond Path 6:56
- 13. Ghosts of Alcazar (featuring Buckethead) 6:14
- Total time: 73:16
External links
Web Sources
References
- ^ "Inside World Music". Inside World Music. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
- ^ "Bio". Infinita Records. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
- ^ "Elevation Liner Notes" (PDF). Infinita Records. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
- ^ "Elevation Liner Notes" (PDF). Infinita Records. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
- ^ "AMG". AMG. Retrieved October 30,2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Guitar Player Magazine review" (PDF). Guitar Player Magazine. Retrieved October 30,2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "National Geographic.com review". Retrieved October 30,2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Straight No Chaser review". Straight No Chaser. Retrieved October 30,2013.
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