Red Wind

Will Clipman, R. Carlos Nakai, William Eaton | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 2, 1998)
• Original Release Date: 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Canyon Records
• ASIN: B000007N5M
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #72,527 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #46 in Music > Indie Music > World Music > North America
  • #94 in Music > World Music > North America > Native American

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Nakai continues on his eclectic path in this collaboration with guitarist/composer/instrument-maker William Eaton and multi-percussionist Will Clipman, who has an impressive resume in the jazz, reggae, rock, and world music fields. Each of the three players are impressive musicians, and although the tunes are all based on spontaneous group interactions, there's seldom if ever any grandstanding. Each instrument floats comfortably in the sea created by the group's improvisations. Eaton's playing on the harp-guitar produces bass and sitar like tones by running the instrument through a synthesizer, and Clipman's work on tabla and talking drum is particularly impressive, while Nakai's flute flutters in an out of the mix like a hummingbird drunk on the nectar of a thousand wildflowers. --j. poet

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Their best work yet!, April 30, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Red Wind (Audio CD)

One of the best recordings from this trio, this CD sees them venturing into more melodic and listener-friendly territory than before. Nakai's trademark soulful and expressive playing of the Native American flute blends perfectly with Eaton's creative use of the acoustic guitar and other like-instruments (that he builds himself). Driving the songs with rhythmically mesmerizing and perfectly matched beats, Clipman uses an array of percussion instruments to weave an atmosphere that seems to pull the listener into the music. This CD differs from their older releases in that the songs never seem to go off on a musical tangent. The trio sticks to a more modern formula while still creating their trademark "desert" atmosphere. Highly recommended by this listener!!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is an amazing disc!, February 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Red Wind (Audio CD)

This music is poetry. The combination of these instruments and the path of the music speaks to ones soul.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent CD ..., May 28, 2000

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JESUS (Mexico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Red Wind (Audio CD)

The combination of flute, drums and strings transport you in an inspirational ambient, and allow you relax and feel music in your body.