Horses & Trees [Original recording reissued]

Ginger Baker | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 28, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Terrascape Records
• ASIN: B000009N1Q
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #548,703 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Interlock

2. Dust To Dust

3. Satou

4. Uncut

5. Mountain Time

6. Makuta

Editorial Reviews

Deleted in the U.S. in 1995, this is his 1986 album for the Celluloid label, featuring guests Bernie Worrell on organ & Bill Laswell on slide/ bass. Six tracks, including 'Satou','Interlock' and 'Dust To Dust'. 1997 reissue on Movieplay Gold/ Intermusic S.A. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Short But Sweet, August 6, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Horses & Trees (Audio CD)

The major shortcoming of this release is that it only has six songs. I wish it had twenty. This is the album that turned me on to Ginger Baker's solo efforts and subsequently catapulted me from a casual appreciation of his work into something bordering on obsessive fandom. These instrumental tracks provide six very different and unique musical landscapes. The first track has a definite energy behind it, a solid and driving beat that effectively sums up the drumming on this project--steady, mature, never overpowering--in short, what good drumming is all about. The second track is my personal favorite, a sparse and haunting work. Yet another track, "Mountain Time", is a wonderful rhythmic exercise featuring precisely the kind of strong percussion you'd expect from this artist. The drumming is controlled while still revealing definite flashes of the deftness and intuition that has kept Baker such a compelling drummer all these years. Each track is enhanced by backing musicians of the finest calibre, all wrapped up in a beautiful clear mix that works particularly well with percussion, highlighting crystalline cymbals, thundering toms and a crisp, bright snare. The drums sound immaculate. So does nearly everything else on this CD. It's admittedly not for everyone. People who are accustomed to having all of the musical instruments on a recording being drowned out by caterwauling vocals will probably want to sit this one out. Here, the instruments are not being overshadowed; they're allowed to freely roam and wander where they will. It's an intriguing album that may prove to be at odds with the tastes of mainstream music fans, but then again, who cares what they're listening to? If you want something a bit different, this might be the thing.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mighty rumblings, May 14, 2000

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N. Adams (NZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Horses & Trees (Audio CD)

Bill Laswell produced this great piece, hence his handwriting is all over the place; in fact, it really gives the record its solemnity and power. Baker's strong and steady beat weaves a strong mat upon which various ethnic-jazzy tunes can evolve and play. Words cannot describe - check it out!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Watch the various labels on this one..., January 30, 2011

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JC (MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Horses & Trees (Audio CD)

This is a very nice project that is covered well in the other reviews.

So this is a note to watch the labels on these...

The original issue is the Celluloid version (the CD of which was made in Holland). It sounds very nice.

The Charley edition has some updates plastered on the (still original) artwork. It is made in Germany. It is noted as "Digitially Remastered at Charley Studios" and is in fact a sonic reworking. It is brighter, with more sound teased out of the original source (not that there is anything wrong with the original). Whether you think it sounds better may depend on your tastes. It has more sound but may possibly border on pushing things too far.

There are reasons to like both editions.

All the other versions (with new cheap artwork) are suspect. I'm not sure what the origins are or whether they are actually legit or cheap knockoffs, but I'd be careful of them (not even really sure if the Charley version is totally legit).