Earth: Voices of a Planet

Paul Winter | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 28, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Living Music
• ASIN: B0000000UK
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #404,691 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Defies categorization; well worth hearing!, May 26, 2003

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Brianna Neal (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Earth: Voices of a Planet (Audio CD)

This musical offering was created by the Paul Winter Consort and friends to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Earth Day. "Earth: Voices of a Planet" is another release that does a good job of showcasing the diverse creativity of this group's work, with a special focus on their efforts to collaborate with wildlife and the environment. The tone of the album tends toward the classically symphonic and avant garde as the consort staples of pipe organ, cello, flute, saxophone, piano and French horn blend with the calls of elephants, whales and birds, and the sounds of water and wind. Moods of the compositions range from cheerful to mysterious, playful to respectful. As in much of Winter's work, the animals are often allowed to take the lead while the human musicians follow along, respectfully and artfully arranging their melodies and harmonies around the voices of their creature counterparts. Also as usual, the music is fascinating to follow: never boring and never the same. Yet there is a continuity to the Winter Consort's work and a consistency to their voice. Drawing inspiration from many corners of the world, these musicians consistently find ways to blend diverse elements into a harmonious and triumphant whole. Defying traditional categorizations like jazz, classical, ethnic or New Age, their music creates a style unto itself, and one well worth hearing!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars World Music Indeed!, June 20, 2002

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Gontroppo "Music and Theology Lover" (Bathurst, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Earth: Voices of a Planet (Audio CD)

This is a fabulous CD. Each track represents a different continent. And on each track Winter has mixed natural sounds from that location with his saxophone and the other musicians.

He has assembled a great collection of musicians who play in unusual combinations such as

Winter's soprano sax and:
flute, cello and keyboards
kudu horn, Ghanian drums, piano, etc
pipe organ!
voice, guitar, rainstick, jungle drums, whistles
dijeridu [played by an American!] and bull-roarers

Three of the most outstanding tracks are
The Call of the Elephant, representing Africa, and including elephant rumbles with the drums and other instruments.

Antarctica is represented by soprano saxophone and pipe organ, mixed with the sound of the Antarctic wind and a Weddell seal call.

Black Forest, featuring Winter's saxophone and a European blackbird

I highly recommend this album.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Relaxing new age compilation, May 24, 2007

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EugeSchu "be-bop" (WI USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Earth: Voices of a Planet (Audio CD)

Different styles and ambiences created and on display. A relaxing cd
to play while hanging around the houe, having dinner, doing daily tasks, etc.