''High Lines'' is an album by American composer and violinist
Michael Galasso recorded in November 2002 and April 2004 and released on
ECM the following year.
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accessed November 16, 2011 The quartet features rhythm section
Terje Rypdal
Terje Rypdal (born 23 August 1947) is a Norwegian guitarist and composer. He has been an important member in the Norwegian jazz community, and has also given show concerts with guitarists Ronni Le Tekrø and Mads Eriksen as "N3".
Career
Rypd ...
,
Marc Marder and
Frank Colón.
Reception
The
AllMusic
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review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 3½ stars stating "At times, the album resembles a
Glass
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soundtrack, but Galasso is not as predictable as Glass, freely roaming around various world cultures for inspiration, varying his bowing techniques to suit the mood... It's hard to predict how these mostly slight compositions will stand up to repeated listening, but they are beautifully recorded in the best ECM fashion."
[Ginell, R. S]
Allmusic Review
accessed November 8, 2011
Track listing
:''All compositions by Michael Galasso''
# "Spheric" – 4:44
# "Caravanserai Day" – 1:48
# "Never More" – 0:44
# "The Other" – 6:10
# "Gothic Beach" – 3:15
# "Quarantine" – 2:47
# "Crossing Colors" – 3:30
# "Chaconne" – 3:18
# "Boreal" – 2:04
# "High Lines" – 1:50
# "Caravanserai Night" – 1:16
# "Swan Pond" – 2:24
# "Iranian Dream" – 2:16
# "Fog and After" – 6:09
# "Somnambulist" – 2:56
# "Gorge Green" – 5:28
Personnel
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Michael Galasso – violin
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Terje Rypdal
Terje Rypdal (born 23 August 1947) is a Norwegian guitarist and composer. He has been an important member in the Norwegian jazz community, and has also given show concerts with guitarists Ronni Le Tekrø and Mads Eriksen as "N3".
Career
Rypd ...
– guitar
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Marc Marder – double bass
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Frank Colón – percussion
References
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2005 albums
Michael Galasso albums
ECM Records albums
Albums produced by Manfred Eicher