The Wind (Kayhan Kalhor and Erdal Erzincan album)

The Wind
Studio album by Kayhan Kalhor and Erdal Erzincan
Released	September 19, 2006
Recorded	November 2004 at Istanbul, turkey
Genre	Traditional Middle Eastern Folk
Length	63:34
Label	ECM
Producer	Kayhan Kalhor, Manfred Eicher

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Guardian	[2]

The Wind is an album by Iranian Musician, Kayhan Kalhor, and Turkish folk Musician Erdal Erzincan that was released by ECM Records in 2006.^[3] It was their first collaborative album and The result is a set of instrumental compositions that flow into each other like one continuous work.^[2] Kalhor recorded The Wind in Istanbul at November 2004 and mixed it, together with ECM producer Manfred Eicher at Oslo's Rainbow Studio in 2006.^[4]

Robin Denselow at The Guardian described the album as a "thoughtful, intriguing work".^[2]

Track List

• All music By Kayhan Kalhor and Erdal Erzincan.

1. "Part I" - 5:45
2. "Part II" - 4:12
3. "Part III" - 4:39
4. "Part IV" - 3:42
5. "Part V" - 7:27
6. "Part VI" - 4:41
7. "Part VII" - 2:44
8. "Part VIII" - 3:58
9. "Part IX" - 5:58
10. "Part X" - 4:48
11. "Part XI" - 8:19
12. "Part XII" - 7:23

Personnel

• Kayhan Kalhor - Kamancheh
• Erdal Erzincan - Baglama
• Ulaş Özdemir - Divan baglama

References

1. Tamarkin, Jeff. "The Wind". Retrieved 13 June 2014.
2. Denselow, Robin (15 Dec 2006). "Kayhan Kalhor & Erdal Erzincan, The Wind". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
3. Jazz Times - Volume 37 p.72 2007 "Having worked with sitar player Shujaat Husain Khan in the Persian-Indian hybrid ensemble Ghazal (documented by ECM on 200 Is The Rain), Kalhor has now begun an exploration of Turkish musical traditions. The Wind places Kalhor in a ...
4. "Background". ECM. Retrieved 13 June 2014.