Warming Up

Warming Up

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Listening: The New Maalouf

Short post today. The new Ibrahim Maalouf CD “Diagnostic” is straight-up awesome. I’ve written about Maalouf before here and here. Like his first two albums, “Diagnostic” is eclectic and meticulously recorded, mixed, and mastered. It sounds amazing. And Maalouf is clearly growing as an artist. He’s not a jazz player or a typical classical player. His music melds the classical and jazz influences along with the music associated with his Lebanese heritage as well as the global music amalgam of his current home, Paris. This is global music. World music. Maalouf is a monster trumpet player. And a real artist. Check out this tune “Beirut” from the new record. The video is pretty special in its own right. Hey, Mr. Maalouf, please come play in Philly. Or anywhere in the northeast part of the US.


2 comments:

  1. hey man i love the blog - some great music on here!!
    I was wondering if there's any way you could post some more dennis sandal material - believe it or not you're one of the only people on the web who has done so. That stuff is fascinating!!! Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Thanks for reading the blog, and yes, I can definitely post some more Sandole material. I had actually planned on doing more, but sort of forgot about it. I'll scan some things and post something soon. Thanks again!

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