A Meeting by the River [Hybrid SACD - DSD, Import]

Ry Cooder, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 14, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Hybrid SACD - DSD, Import
• Label: Apo ( Analogue Prod
• ASIN: B001A34B3S
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #206,128 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Meeting by the River

2. Longing

3. Ganges Delta Blues

4. Isa Lei

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In the true spirit of confluence, November 1, 2004

By 

satchidananda - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Meeting by the River (Audio CD)

The album truly encompasses the spirit of the confluence, of different worlds, different music, different thoughts, united in harmony, in the cool shade of the banks of the ganges.

Vishwa Mohan Bhatt is as effortlessly beautiful as ever. The flowing quality of his music, with delightful legatos splashes as his solos meet the solid boulders and branches of Ry Cooder's slide guitar. If anything I feel Ry Cooder was too quiet on this album, though, the blues/jazz influence was underplayed a little.

The title piece is one of my favourites, though Isa Lie is equally wonderful.

Magical music from another place and time.

28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Isa Lei, August 19, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: A Meeting by the River (Audio CD)

"Isa Lei" is my favourite piece on this cd. It is a FIJIAN farewell song, not Hawaiian like most people tend to think. Being a Fijian myself, I couldn't help but cry when I first heard Ry Cooder and Bhatt's rendition.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars one of cooder's finest, April 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: A Meeting by the River (Audio CD)

Ry Cooder has made a lot of music that's nice to listen to as 'background music.' All of his film soundtracks are enjoyable, but they never strike one beyond that.

In Meeting by the River, Cooder and Bhatt create music that is at once unique and interesting. Bhatt, as always, is outstanding on his own mohan vina, and Cooder gives one of his best performances.

Interestingly, this CD was recorded in one take, in an LA church with outstanding acoustics. This is an impromptu session, but the musical ideas seem very refined.

One of my all-time favorites, and a must-have for any Cooder fan.