Icon: A Transcontinental Gathering
| Icon: A Transcontinental Gathering | |
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| Studio album by Jonas Hellborg | |
| Released | January 25, 2003 |
| Recorded | Air Edel Studios in London, England; Bardo Studios in New York City; The Dungeon in Memphis, Tennessee |
| Genre | Jazz fusion, world fusion |
| Length | 59:19 |
| Label | Bardo |
| Producer | Jonas Hellborg |
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Icon: A Transcontinental Gathering is an album by bass guitarist Jonas Hellborg, released on January 25, 2003 through Bardo Records. The album merges contemporary jazz-fusion and traditional Indian improvised music[2][3][4] and features guitarist Shawn Lane in his last officially released studio recording before his death in September of that year,[5] as well as the sons of ghatam player Vikku Vinayakram: Selvaganesh (kanjeera), Umashankar (ghatam) and Umamamesh (vocals), who also perform passages of konnakol, the vocal "scatting" often used as a memory device by Indian percussionists.[6] The album's name stands for a common cross-cultural ideal image, beyond vanity and self-identity, also present in this kind of musical communication.[7]
Track listing
All tracks written by Jonas Hellborg and V. Selvaganesh.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Anchor" | 15:02 |
| 2. | "Mirror" | 23:20 |
| 3. | "Vehicle" | 16:11 |
| 4. | "Escape" | 4:46 |
Total length: |
59:19 | |
Personnel
- Jonas Hellborg – bass, production
- Shawn Lane – guitar
- V. Umamahesh – vocals
- V. Selvaganesh – konnakol, kanjira
- V. Umashankar – konnakol, ghatam
References
- ↑ Tilland, William. "Icon - Jonas Hellborg". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ↑ V, PV (1 Feb 2003). "Jonas Hellborg Icon". Billboard (pg. 43). Retrieved 2012-10-27.
- ↑ Prosser, Lee (12 Jan 2004). "ICON BY JONAS HELLBORG". Jazz Review. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
Highly eclectic and imaginative, composer Jonas Hellborg paves the way for new jazz coming out of India.
- ↑ Santella, Jim (2 Apr 2003). "Hellborg/Lane/Selvaganesh/Umashankar/Umamahesh: Icon (2003)". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
- ↑ Heath, Dick. "ICON - A TRANSCONTINENTAL GATHERING (WITH SHAWN LANE ,UMAMAHESH, SELVAGANESH,UMASHANKAR) Jonas Hellborg". Progarchives. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
- ↑ Bennun, Neil (5 Aug 2003). "Jonas Hellborg Icon review". BBC Music Reviews. BBC. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
- ↑ "Icon, Jonas Hellborg - Album Review". Bardo Records. Retrieved 2012-10-27.