Description
Armen Donelian – Sayat-Nova: Songs Of My Ancestors / Sunnyside 2x Audio CD 2014 / SSC 4018
UPC 016728401821
Armen Hrant Donelian (born December 1, 1950) is a jazz pianist, composer, educator and author.
Donelian was classically trained at the Westchester Conservatory of Music in White Plains, New York. He has appeared since 1975 as a featured soloist and bandleader, and with an array of jazz musicians, including Sonny Rollins, in international venues. A composer of over 100 works reflecting Classical, Middle Eastern and jazz influences, Donelian has produced 13 albums. He has received multiple awards as a Fulbright Senior Scholar and Specialist and an NEA Jazz Fellow. An educator at several New York institutions for 30 years, including The New School and William Paterson University, Donelian is also the author of Training The Ear Vol. 1 & 2 and offers master classes at leading throughout the world. A graduate of Columbia University and private student of Michael Pollon, Carl Bamberger, Ludmila Ulehla, Harold Seletsky and Richie Beirach, Donelian is the co-founder with Marc Mommaas of the Hudson Jazz Workshop.
| Label: | Sunnyside – SSC 4018 |
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| Format: |
2 x CD, Album
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| Country: | US |
| Released: |
2014 |
| Genre: | Jazz, Folk, World, & Country |
| Style: |
Tracklist:
| 1-1 | Where Do You Come From, Wandering Nightingale? = Oosdi Goukas Gharib Bilbool | 6:08 | |
| 1-2 | I Have Traveled The Whole World Over = Tamam Ashkhar Bdood Eka | 5:37 | |
| 1-3 | Without You, What Will I Do? = Arantz Kez Eench Goneem | 6:12 | |
| 1-4 | Surely, You Don't Say That You Also Cry? = Ches Asoum Te Latz-es Eli | 4:18 | |
| 1-5 | I'll Never Know Your True Worth = Hees Koo Gheemetn Cheem Geetee | 6:48 | |
| 1-6 | I Call Lalanin = Hees Ganchoom Eem Lalaneen | 4:03 | |
| 1-7 | Praised Among All Instruments = Amen Sazi Mechn Govats (Kamanche) | 6:50 | |
| 1-8 | With The Nightingale You Also Cry = Bilbooli Hit Latz-es Eli | 7:30 | |
| 1-9 | Were I Offered Your Weight In Pearls = Tekouz Koo Kashn Markrit Tan | 8:10 | |
| 2-1 | King Of Cathay = Shahkhatayee | 5:59 | |
| 2-2 | Your Headdress Is Silver And Silk = Tasdamazt Sim Oo Sharbab | 8:19 | |
| 2-3 |
My Sweet Harp = Eem Anoush Davigh |
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11:46 |
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| 2-4 | You Are Golden And Exotic Brocade = Tipa Oo Yeknitoonia | 6:05 | |
| 2-5 | As Long As I Draw Breath = Kani Vor Jan Eem | 11:32 |
- Arranged By – Armen Donelian
- Bass – David Clark (tracks: 2-1 to 2-5)
- Drums – George Schuller (tracks: 2-1 to 2-5)
- Engineer – Eric Dawson Tate (tracks: 1-9), Greg Steele (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8)
- Executive-Producer – Francois Zalacain
- Mastered By – Nick Lloyd
- Mixed By – Nick Lloyd
- Piano – Armen Donelian
- Producer – Armen Donelian
