At first blush one expects classical influences as the majority of Vind’s fellow musicians on the recording play an instrument that one does not associate with jazz. They are Liis Viira, harp; Mari Targo, violin; Mairit Mitt and Liina Žigurs, viola, and Joosep Kõrvits, cello. But then non-classical instruments: bansuri (an Indian side-blown flute), played by Citra Krista Joonas and tabla (a percussion instrument, also from the Indian subcontinent), Arno Kalbus, who adds other percussion work. And of course Meelis Vind himself, clarinet and bass clarinet.
Already, by noting the two instruments from India the reader can guess why this CD is difficult to categorize. It is not “World music” either. So let’s go with mystical music. Or in Estonian, müstiline muusika.
Of the seven cuts on this interesting disc two truly stood out for this listener. The almost 11 minute long Taal mantra (here we go again with the unexplainable!), is a meditative percussion dominated co-composition by Kalbus and Vind. All others are Vind’s. A mantra is something from Buddhism – a sound or word that one repeats to...
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