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{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album|
| Name = Blue Maqams
| name = Blue Maqams
| Type = Album
| type = Album
| Artist = [[Anouar Brahem]]
| artist = [[Anouar Brahem]]
| Cover = Blue Maqams.jpg
| cover = Blue Maqams.jpg
| Released = October 13, 2017
| alt =
| Recorded = May 2017
| released = {{Start date|2017|10|13}}
| recorded = {{Start date|2017|05}}
| Studio = [[Avatar Studios]], NYC
| Genre = [[Jazz]]
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| Length = 76:49
| genre = [[Jazz]]
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| Label = [[ECM Records|ECM]]<br><small>ECM 2580</small>
| Producer = [[Manfred Eicher]]
| label = [[ECM Records|ECM]]<br>ECM 2580
| Chronology = [[Anouar Brahem]]
| producer = [[Manfred Eicher]]
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| chronology = [[Anouar Brahem]]
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'''''Blue Maqams''''' is an album by oud player and composer [[Anouar Brahem]] recorded in New York in 2017 and released on the [[ECM Records|ECM]] label.<ref name="ECM discography">[https://www.ecmrecords.com/catalogue/1501068700 ECM Catalogue] accessed December 18, 2017</ref>
'''''Blue Maqams''''' is the latest [[studio album]] by Tunisian oud player and composer [[Anouar Brahem]], recorded in New York in May 2017 and released on [[ECM Records|ECM]] October that same year. The quartet features rhythm section [[Dave Holland (bassist)|Dave Holland]] and [[Jack DeJohnette]] alongside pianist [[Django Bates]].<ref name="ECM discography">[https://www.ecmrecords.com/catalogue/1501068700 ECM Catalogue] accessed December 18, 2017</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
| rev2 = [[The Guardian]]
| rev2 = [[The Guardian]]
| rev2Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="TheGuardian"/>
| rev2Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="TheGuardian"/>
| rev3 = [[All About Jazz]]
| rev3 = [[All About Jazz]]
| rev2Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=AAJ/>
| rev3Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=AAJ/>
| rev4 = [[RTÉ]]
| rev4Score = {{rating|5|5}}<ref name=RTÉ/>
| rev5 = [[Financial Times]]
| rev5Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name=FT/>
}}
}}
The album received wide acclaim around the world.
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On [[Allmusic]], Thom Jurek observed "''Blue Maqams'' is lovely. It's a nearly perfect illustration of balance between cultural and musical inquiry, underscored by the confidence and near symbiotic communication of this gifted ensemble. This is an exceptional outing, even for an artist as accomplished and creative as Brahem".<ref name="Allmusic">{{Allmusic|first=Thom |last=Jurek |class=album |id=mw0003099841 |title= Anouar Brahem: ''Blue Maqams'' – Review |accessdate=December 18, 2017}}</ref> Writing for [[The Guardian]] reviewer John Fordham stated "Brahem’s oud often sketches in the themes, sometimes shadowed by the others in dreamy twilight reflections, more often accelerating into languidly swaying nightwalks such as the title track. Spanish-tinged guitar-like jams end in drum flurries, while thumping Holland bass vamps release scintillating jazz breakouts ... It’s a real meeting of hearts and minds".<ref name="TheGuardian">Fordham, J. [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/oct/19/anouar-brahem-blue-maqams-review-ecm-jazz-oud The Guardian Review], October 20, 2017</ref> Writing for [[All About Jazz]], Mark Sullivan noted "This is the closest thing to a jazz recording Brahem has made—but it is still completely his own vision, aided by an exceptionally sympathetic group of players".<ref name=AAJ>Sullivan, M. [https://www.allaboutjazz.com/blue-maqams-anouar-brahem-ecm-records-review-by-mark-sullivan.php All About Jazz Review], November 3, 2017</ref>

In ''[[DownBeat]]'', Bobby Reed wrote "The result is a program that features traditional music from Arab culture as well as more modern jazz elements. The word 'maqam' refers here to [[Arabic maqam|Arabic melodic art]], but also to [[Maqam al-iraqi|Iraqi maqam]], as practiced by master oud player [[Munir Bashir]]. Each musician shines here."<ref>Reed, B. [http://downbeat.com/reviews/detail/blue-maqams DownBeat Review], October 2017</ref>

On [[AllMusic]], Thom Jurek observed "''Blue Maqams'' is lovely. It's a nearly perfect illustration of balance between cultural and musical inquiry, underscored by the confidence and near symbiotic communication of this gifted ensemble. This is an exceptional outing, even for an artist as accomplished and creative as Brahem."<ref name="Allmusic">{{AllMusic|first=Thom |last=Jurek |class=album |id=mw0003099841 |title= Anouar Brahem: ''Blue Maqams'' – Review |accessdate=December 18, 2017}}</ref>

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Writing for [[The Guardian]] reviewer John Fordham stated "Brahem’s oud often sketches in the themes, sometimes shadowed by the others in dreamy twilight reflections, more often accelerating into languidly swaying nightwalks such as the title track. Spanish-tinged guitar-like jams end in drum flurries, while thumping Holland bass vamps release scintillating jazz breakouts ... It’s a real meeting of hearts and minds."<ref name="TheGuardian">Fordham, J. [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/oct/19/anouar-brahem-blue-maqams-review-ecm-jazz-oud The Guardian Review], October 20, 2017</ref>

Writing for [[All About Jazz]], Mark Sullivan noted "This is the closest thing to a jazz recording Brahem has made—but it is still completely his own vision, aided by an exceptionally sympathetic group of players."<ref name="AAJ">Sullivan, M. [https://www.allaboutjazz.com/blue-maqams-anouar-brahem-ecm-records-review-by-mark-sullivan.php All About Jazz Review], November 3, 2017</ref>

[[RTÉ]] reviewer Paddy Kehoe called it "Entrancing, essential stuff" declaring "Tunisian oud master Anouar Brahem marries the resonant stringed instrument of that name skilfully and intuitively in a glorious collaboration with the work of bassist Dave Holland, drummer Jack DeJohnette and pianist Django Bates on ''Blue Maqams''. Shifting and rolling along in the seductive current, the original native Maghreb thread is never lost in the tentatively subtle explorations at play on this album."<ref name="RTÉ">Kehoe, P. [https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/music-reviews/2017/1019/913619-anouar-brahem-blue-maqams/ RTÉ Review], October 19, 2017</ref>

[[Financial Times]]' writer David Honigmann called it "Brahem’s best set since ''[[Le pas du chat noir]]''."<ref name="FT">Honigmann. D. [https://www.ft.com/content/4ce35bbe-ac8e-11e7-beba-5521c713abf4 Financial Times Review], October 13, 2017</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
''All compositions by Anouar Brahem''
| all_writing = Anouar Brahem
# "Opening Day" – 7:01
| title1 = Opening Day
# "La Nuit" – 10:28
| length1 = 7:01
# "Blue Maqams" – 8:41
| title2 = La Nuit
# "Bahia" – 8:45
| length2 = 10:28
# "La Passante" – 4:05
| title3 = Blue Maqams
# "Bom Dia Rio" – 9:23
| length3 = 8:41
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# "Persepolis's Mirage" – 8:06
| title4 = Bahia
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# "The Recovered Road to Al-Sham" – 9:26
| length4 = 8:45
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# "Unexpected Outcome" – 10:59
| title5 = La passante
| length5 = 4:05
| title6 = Bom dia Rio
| length6 = 9:23
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| title7 = Persepolis's Mirage
| length7 = 8:06
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| title8 = The Recovered Road to Al-Sham
| length8 = 9:26
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| title9 = Unexpected Outcome
| length9 = 10:59
| total_length = 1:16:49
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
* [[Anouar Brahem]] - [[oud]]
* [[Anouar Brahem]] – oud
* [[Django Bates]] – [[piano]]
* [[Django Bates]] – piano
* [[Dave Holland]] - [[double bass|bass]]
* [[Dave Holland (bassist)|Dave Holland]] – bass
* [[Jack DeJohnette]] - [[drum kit|drums]]
* [[Jack DeJohnette]] – drums


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:ECM Records albums]]
[[Category:ECM Records albums]]

Latest revision as of 22:42, 20 October 2024

Blue Maqams
Studio album by
Anouar Brahem
ReleasedOctober 13, 2017 (2017-10-13)
RecordedMay 2017 (2017-05)
StudioAvatar Studios
New York City
GenreJazz
Length1:16:49
LabelECM
ECM 2580
ProducerManfred Eicher
Anouar Brahem chronology
Souvenance
(2014) 		Blue Maqams
(2017)

Blue Maqams is the latest studio album by Tunisian oud player and composer Anouar Brahem, recorded in New York in May 2017 and released on ECM October that same year. The quartet features rhythm section Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette alongside pianist Django Bates.[1]

Reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Guardian[3]
All About Jazz[4]
RTÉ[5]
Financial Times[6]

The album received wide acclaim around the world.

In DownBeat, Bobby Reed wrote "The result is a program that features traditional music from Arab culture as well as more modern jazz elements. The word 'maqam' refers here to Arabic melodic art, but also to Iraqi maqam, as practiced by master oud player Munir Bashir. Each musician shines here."[7]

On AllMusic, Thom Jurek observed "Blue Maqams is lovely. It's a nearly perfect illustration of balance between cultural and musical inquiry, underscored by the confidence and near symbiotic communication of this gifted ensemble. This is an exceptional outing, even for an artist as accomplished and creative as Brahem."[2]

Writing for The Guardian reviewer John Fordham stated "Brahem’s oud often sketches in the themes, sometimes shadowed by the others in dreamy twilight reflections, more often accelerating into languidly swaying nightwalks such as the title track. Spanish-tinged guitar-like jams end in drum flurries, while thumping Holland bass vamps release scintillating jazz breakouts ... It’s a real meeting of hearts and minds."[3]

Writing for All About Jazz, Mark Sullivan noted "This is the closest thing to a jazz recording Brahem has made—but it is still completely his own vision, aided by an exceptionally sympathetic group of players."[4]

RTÉ reviewer Paddy Kehoe called it "Entrancing, essential stuff" declaring "Tunisian oud master Anouar Brahem marries the resonant stringed instrument of that name skilfully and intuitively in a glorious collaboration with the work of bassist Dave Holland, drummer Jack DeJohnette and pianist Django Bates on Blue Maqams. Shifting and rolling along in the seductive current, the original native Maghreb thread is never lost in the tentatively subtle explorations at play on this album."[5]

Financial Times' writer David Honigmann called it "Brahem’s best set since Le pas du chat noir."[6]

Track listing

[edit]

All tracks are written by Anouar Brahem

No.TitleLength
1."Opening Day"7:01
2."La Nuit"10:28
3."Blue Maqams"8:41
4."Bahia"8:45
5."La passante"4:05
6."Bom dia Rio"9:23
7."Persepolis's Mirage"8:06
8."The Recovered Road to Al-Sham"9:26
9."Unexpected Outcome"10:59
Total length:1:16:49

Personnel

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ ECM Catalogue accessed December 18, 2017
  2. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. Anouar Brahem: Blue Maqams – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Fordham, J. The Guardian Review, October 20, 2017
  4. ^ a b Sullivan, M. All About Jazz Review, November 3, 2017
  5. ^ a b Kehoe, P. RTÉ Review, October 19, 2017
  6. ^ a b Honigmann. D. Financial Times Review, October 13, 2017
  7. ^ Reed, B. DownBeat Review, October 2017
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