Icon: A Transcontinental Gathering

Icon: A Transcontinental Gathering
Studio album by
Jonas Hellborg
Released25 January 2003 (2003-01-25)
RecordedAir Edel Studios in London, England; Bardo Studios in New York City; The Dungeon in Memphis, Tennessee
GenresJazz fusion, world fusion
Length59:19
LabelBardo
ProducerJonas Hellborg
Jonas Hellborg and Shawn Lane chronology
Personae
(2002)		 Icon: A Transcontinental Gathering
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Icon: A Transcontinental Gathering is an album by bassist Jonas Hellborg, released on 25 January 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 are written by Jonas Hellborg and V. Selvaganesh.

No.TitleLength
1."Anchor"15:02
2."Mirror"23:20
3."Vehicle"16:11
4."Escape"4:46
Total length:59:19

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Tilland, William. "Icon - Jonas Hellborg". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
  2. ↑ V, PV (February 1, 2003). "Jonas Hellborg Icon". Billboard (pg. 43). Retrieved October 27, 2012.
  3. ↑ Prosser, Lee (January 12, 2004). "ICON BY JONAS HELLBORG". Jazz Review. Retrieved October 27, 2012. Highly eclectic and imaginative, composer Jonas Hellborg paves the way for new jazz coming out of India.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ Santella, Jim (April 2, 2003). "Hellborg/Lane/Selvaganesh/Umashankar/Umamahesh: Icon (2003)". All About Jazz. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
  5. ↑ Heath, Dick. "ICON - A TRANSCONTINENTAL GATHERING (WITH SHAWN LANE, UMAMAHESH, SELVAGANESH, UMASHANKAR) Jonas Hellborg". Progarchives. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
  6. ↑ Bennun, Neil (August 5, 2003). "Jonas Hellborg Icon review". BBC Music Reviews. BBC. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Icon, Jonas Hellborg - Album Review". Bardo Records. Retrieved October 27, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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