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Track Listings
| 1. Melos |
| 2. Song Of Prosperity I |
| 3. Tibetan Dance |
| 4. Gift Of Dreams |
| 5. Reflections |
| 6. Simplicity |
| 7. Song Of Gratitude |
| 8. Song Of Prosperity II |
| 9. Sayyid Dance |
| 10. Promenade |
| 11. Reflections And Shadows |
| 12. Reading From A Sacred Book (fragment) |
| 13. Vocalise |
| 14. Evocation |
| 15. In Memory |
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Greek pianist Vassilis Tsabropoulos studied at Juilliard with Rudolf Serkin and Tatjana Nikolayeva. Simultaneously and with the encouragement of Chick Corea, he began to improvise in jazz contexts and he's followed parallel paths ever since. His association with bassist Arild Andersen brought him to ECM in 1999. After releasing a solo album 'Akroasis', based on Byzantine hymns, he formed a duo with Anja Lechner for 'Chants, Hymns and Dances'.
German cellist Anja Lechner studied with Heinrich Schiff and Janos Starker. A founder member of the Rosamunde Quartet, whose ECM discs (Mansurian, Haydn, Shostakovich, Silvestrov) have been highly praised, she has also long been involved with aspects of improvisation in different traditions. Her interest in Tango Nuevo led to the Rosamunde Quartet's 'Kultrum' collaboration with Argentinean bandoneonist/composer Dino Saluzzi, many duo concerts with him and the album 'Ojos Negros'. Lechner also plays with Ukrainian pianist Misha Alperin (albums Night, Her First Dance), and French pianist Francois Couturier (Nostalghia - Song for Tarkovsky). Largely self-taught, Italian drummer U. T. Gandhi took workshops with Jimmy Cobb (drummer on "Kind of Blue") and Peter Erskine. He was in Enrico Rava's Electric Five band and plays often today with Miroslav Vitous. His first ECM recording was 'Juan Condori' with Dino Saluzzi, released in 2006.
Personnel:
Vassilis Tsabropoulos - (piano), Anja Lechner - (violoncello), U. T. Gandhi - (percussion)
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Not that I am disappointed with Melos, I would just say to someone coming to this album from the same journey as mine, to be expect quality, but in a different form. Whereas 'Gurdjieff, Tsabropoulos: Chants, Hymns and Dances' sounded more classical, Melos is a tiny more jazzy, but there are some amazing pieces that would leave no one in doubt of the classical elements.
My personal favorites are 4,7,12,13 and 15. Just for those, I would readily pull out the debit card...
In all, I would give it 4.75 out of 5 if it was possible.
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