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Distant Borders (revisited) by Glen Helgeson
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12 tracks | 53 minutes
Released Jan 2007
on Worldview Music
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Distant Borders (revisited): delves into Latin, Middle Eastern, Afro-Cuban and Haitian rhythms, delivering a suite of savvy modern and traditional grooves, spiced with exotic instrumentation.
Editorial review
Opening up with some violin reminiscent of some of the Soweto String Quartet's work, Glen Helgeson presents an album of mixed sounds, some on the mark and others not. After the Africanesque opener, the tone moves directly to straightforward smooth jazz, and off to a mambo-informed number with more violin goodness, courtesy of Gary Schulte. Helgeson pulls out the sitar for a touch of the exotic in Red Moon, but the style of playing (Helgeson uses the sitar as a twangy guitar more than as an actual sitar) comes across as little more than a glorified harpsichord technique in portions of the track. This interplay between the exotic and the mundane is at the heart of most of the composition on the album, as well as the playing. There are touches of Latin, touches of African, touches of the Caribbean, all fused with jazz motives. This fusion is undoubtedly the intent, but the resulting mix sits in an uncomfortable place between the worlds, not quite living up to the ideals of either foundation in a given track, not quite embracing the possibilities of either foundation or their mix. The playing is generally great throughout, but it lacks an element of soul, as it were. One of the very few examples of world-jazz fusion, but may be worth passing up in favor of the Latin jazz masters, or Ravi Shankar's Tana Mana album. ~ Adam Greenberg, All Music Guide
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Distant Borders Revisited (2006) is a provocative and intoxicating mixture of world-beat grooves and contemporary jazz. Emotional and sophisticated, taking the listener on a journey through landscapes of alluring melodies with a global blend of diverse styles and instrumentation. Distant Borders Revisited: delves into Latin, Middle Eastern, Afro-Cuban and Haitian rhythms.
Each track is a multi-layered, textured palette for Helgeson to paint his diverse guitar melodies. A rich mix of varied percussion keep the groove fresh, tasty and authentic throughout the CD while the guitar and violin exchange melodic inter-play on such tunes as, The Mambo Told Me, Red Moon, and The Whirl. Peter Ostroushko’s shimmering mandolin shares the melodic spotlight with Helgeson on A Wedding on Venus, Latin A La Linda, and River East.
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