Kord Bayat: Traditional Music From Iran

Jalal Zolfonun | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 27, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Music Of The World
• ASIN: B000003ISY
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #462,505 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Saba (Prelude)

2. Saba [Main Section]

3. Dobayti [Excerpt]

4. Kord Bayat

5. Dobayti (Prelude)

6. Dobayti [Main Section]

7. Shur

8. Layli [First Section]

9. Layli [Second Section]

10. Shahrashub

11. Hud Hud

12. Oshshaq

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly a master-piece, August 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Kord Bayat: Traditional Music From Iran (Audio CD)

IT IS EXCELLENTLY RECORDED AND EVEN BETTER PERFORMED. JALAL ZOLFONUN IS TRULY A MASTER AT THE OLD PERSIAN INSTRUMENT, THE SITAR. IF YOU HAVE NOT HAD THE HONOR OF HEARING HIM PERFORM LIVE, THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO TREAT YOURSELF TO HIS MUSIC!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a beautiful example of the classical style, April 14, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Kord Bayat: Traditional Music From Iran (Audio CD)

i had the pleasure some years ago of seeing jalal zolfonun play live quite a lot. my roommate played daf with jalal's son, soheil, and soheil taught us about the traditions of setar in iran. this record was brand new at the time, and we listened to it quite a lot.

jalal came to america to play some concerts with his son and my roommate, and i was able to watch them rehearse for several days. i attended a few concerts, both auditorium and private residence. this old fellow really has a magic touch. his son was already a setar virtuoso, but jalal had that indescribable something that comes only with a long lifetime of practice. this record and all the others of his i've heard are marvelous. this one will always be special to me, because it was my introduction to setar, a mystical instrument played mystically here.