Siwan (album)

Siwan
Studio album by Jon Balke
Released	2009
Recorded	2007/08
Genre	Jazz
Length	52:12
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Jon Balke chronology
Book of Velocities (2006) Siwan (2009) Say and Play (2011)

Siwan is an album by pianist Jon Balke recorded in 2007/08 and released on the ECM label in 2009.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Every track here reveals something unusual, brings something hidden and alien to the fore even as it beguiles the listener with its intimacy of secret histories and knowledge. Siwan is Balke's masterpiece thus far, and will hopefully become as influential as it is groundbreaking".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Jon Balke with lyrics by Amina Alaoui

1. "Tuchia" - 4:56
2. "O Andalusin" - 2:25
3. "Jadwa" - 5:17
4. "Ya Safwati" - 5:17
5. "Ondas Do Mar de Vigo" - 4:30
6. "Itimad" - 6:43
7. "A La Dina Dana" - 3:27
8. "Zahori" - 4:56
9. "Ashiyin Raïqin" - 4:16
10. "Thulâthiyat" - 10:04
11. "Toda Ciencia Trascendiendo" - 12:23

• Recorded at Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway in 2007/08.

Personnel

• Jon Balke — keyboards, conductor
• Amina Alaoui — vocal
• Jon Hassell — trumpet, electronics
• Kheir Eddine M Kachiche — violin
• Helge Andreas Norbakken — percussion
• Pedram Khavar Zamini — zarb

Barokksolistene:

• Bjarte Eike — violin, leader
• Per Buhre, Peter Spissky, Anna Ivanovna Sundin, Milos Valent — violin
• Rastko Roknic, Joel Sundin — viola
• Tom Pitt — cello
• Kate Hearne — cello, recorder
• Mattias Frostensson — double bass
• Andreas Arend — theorboe, archlute
• Hans Knut Sveen — harpsichord, clavichord

References