Little Wolf - Prayer to the Mystery

PRAYER TO THE MYSTERY

Little Wolf
(a.k.a. Jim Wilson)
New Earth Records
2008

Here's a wonderful collection of electronically enhanced Native American music that's easy to listen to and experience. Traditional instruments and modern programming create a blend of the ancient and the modern into some easy-going, smooth, and textured compositions.

Jim Wilson is also known by the name and music of Tulku.

TRACKLIST:
1. Prayer to the Mystery
2. Morning Water Song
3. Offering
4. Emergence
5. Serpent Dance
6. Eveningsong
7. Song of the Wolf
8. Spirits of the Past
9. Medicine Eagle

Lisa Lynne - Maiden's Prayer

 

[Music review by Michael Woodhead for Synchronicity magazine]

Lisa Lynne (with George Tortorelli) - Love & Peace

 

LOVE & PEACE

Lisa Lynne
(with George Tortorelli)
New Earth Records
2007

Some instruments continue to be timeless—the harp and the flute are two of them.

Lisa and George have formed a warm and compelling duo not only on their albums, but also during their live performances, bringing audiences and listeners some beautiful, relaxing, and soul-stirring compositions.

For the most part quiet and serene, the music on this album lulls listeners into a time of tranquility and clear-mindedness, giving them a chance to escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life to a dimension of stillness and renewal.

Although albums such as this can't replace experiencing the performers in person, nevertheless the opportunity is there to encounter the music.

TRACKLIST:
1. Invocation
2. Winds of Peace
3. Mysterium
4. Angel of Mercy
5. The Journey
6. Windrise
7. Flowers in the Wind
8. The Farthest Shore
9. Serenity Road
10. The Dawn
11. Once Upon a Time
12. First Light

Lisa Hilton - Twilight & Blues

TWILIGHT & BLUES

Lisa Hilton
Lisa Hilton Music
2009

I've said before in another review that I'm not a great fan of jazz.

However, that being said, I did listen to Lisa's album several times, and each time the music grew on me and I gradually found myself enjoying it quite immensely.

Along with some original compositions, Lisa also covers some past tunes by Joni Mitchell, Janis Joplin, Henry Mancini and others.

On her own melodies, especially, Lisa is extremely expressive— City Streets, in particular, reflects this—but this doesn't mean the other tunes pale by comparison. Rather, they exude Miss Hilton's own personality and view of the world. Indeed, I'll be listening to this album yet a few more times.

"Her playing style, now fluent, features a light touch, expressive nuances, and polyrhythm. One of the few women producers working in jazz, she also runs her own publishing company to oversee the 130+ tracks she has composed and recorded."

TRACKLIST:
1 Pandemonium
2 Woodstock
3 What's Going On/Extended Take
4 City Streets
5 Turbulent Blue
6 Twilight
7 Kozmic Blues
8 Blue For You
9 Moon River
10 What's Going On

Libana - Night Passage

[Music review by Michael Woodhead for Synchronicity magazine]

Lex Van Someren - Om

 

[Music review by Michael Woodhead for Synchronicity magazine]

Lesiem - Mystic Spirit Voices

[Music review by Michael Woodhead for Synchronicity magazine]