Label: Enja Records – ENJ-7053 2
Format: LP, Album,
Country: Germany
Released: 2022
Genre: Jazz, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Contemporary Jazz, Folk, Fusion
Blue Camel is an album by the Lebanese oud player and composer Rabih Abou-Khalil. The album fuses traditional Arabic music with jazz. It was recorded in 1992 and released on the Enja label. Now, it’s time for a might and sought repress!!!
Kurt Keefner stated “Blue Camel is the pinnacle to date of Lebanese oud player Rabih Abou-Khalil’s achievement as a jazzman. In both mood and scope, it can almost be characterized as a new Kind of Blue. Both tense and reflective, it is perfect for listening after midnight … Blue Camel may not be a perfect album, but it demonstrates better than any other that a fusion between jazz and a musical form from another culture is possible and can work to the advantage of both. Plus, it’s just great listening”.[3] Metal Reviews said “The album glories in crafting a successful blend of Arabian music and jazz: a very homogeneous and enjoyable fusion with enough shift in mood and method to keep things interesting”.
Personnel:
Rabih Abou-Khalil – oud
Kenny Wheeler – flugelhorn, trumpet
Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone
Steve Swallow – bass
Ramesh Shotham – South Indian drums, percussion
Milton Cardona – congas
Nabil Khaiat – frame drums
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