Rivers

Patrick Leonard | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 6, 2000)
• Original Release Date: 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rounder / Umgd
• ASIN: B000003P0G
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  DVD Audio
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #186,098 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Lewis/Shoshone

2. The Slough

3. The Lamar Valley

4. Boy Scouts & Cutthroats

5. Livingston D.C.

6. The Missouri

7. Floating With Amos

8. The Madison

9. Spring Creek

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Relaxing, acoustic representation of the play of rivers., March 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Rivers (Audio CD)

What happens when a musician is also a fly fisherman? How does the flow and play of a river, sunlight on the water, or the sound of the boat sliding through the current translate into musical rhythms?

"Rivers" is a relaxing, acoustic representation of all these things. Using only piano, bass, cello and gentle percussion, Leonard creates a sound that takes you out of your home or car and puts you on a river. The nine tracks are based on a journal that Leonard kept during a fishing expedition in Montana.

I gave this disc to a flyfishing friend, but find that I enjoy it just as much as he does -- and I'm not a fisherman. But I do love smooth rhythms and acoustic instrumentation, and this album has plenty of both.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If Rembrandt Played Piano, July 9, 2000

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tad (Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rivers (Audio CD)

Patrick Leonard is one of, if not the finest composer on the planet today. Why? Because he is truly different in his approach to composing music. One listen to Rivers clearly showcases his unique style, and just like a newly traveled river, you never know what is around the next bend sonically. Where the instruments are predictable for each tune (piano, upright bass, percussion, and some cello), as is the general tone of music (laid back, very thought provoking), the progressions and melodies are completely unique and quite unpredictable. The style is very difficult to describe, very catchy yet takes many listenings to pick up the full essence of each tune. Leonard is also one of the great producers of our time and the production on Rivers is unique in its own right. And the playing? If you want to learn how to play with feeling, I can think of no better recording in any genre to learn from. I am really picky about my music and thus only own 15 or so CDs, and Rivers is one of the best!

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Serenity., August 6, 2005

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Kaelri - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rivers (Audio CD)

"Rivers" seems to be one of those albums that grows on you every time you listen.

It isn't really deep or ambitious - I don't think it tries to be. It's background music, something to put on while you're working or just relaxing, to calm you and clear your mind; I find it quite perfect to listen to when I'm writing, for example. It's not a must-have but I think it's well worth the price, and I'd recommend it for anyone feeling stressed or discordant. You'll simply feel a little better when you play it; not unlike Enya or early The Corrs but in a completely different way.

For fifty minutes of serene ambience, I say hang the four dollars.