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Guitarist Danny Heines belongs to an eclectic
generation of
musicians who've been exposed to jazz, rock, classical
and world
music and are trying to find their own voice that fuses
these
elements together. You can hear the success of that fusion on
Danny
Heines' latest CD, WHAT WORLDS THEY BRING. It's a
meticulously
crafted album, much of which is based on eastern
European folk songs
that Heines learned from Russian singer Irina
Mikhailova. Heines
turns rustic songs like "Vir Vir" and "I Thought it was Raining"
into ecstatic vocal excursions
with Irina's wild voice soaring over
talking drums, bansuri flutes
and Heines's guitar. Singer Tina Malia
brings an ethereal tone to
Heines' self-penned "Six Picture Dream"
while Vicki Randle
intones his "Bending Lament."
But it's not all singers.
Heines' guitar is front and center,
sideways and backwards on tracks
like "Fly Bird Fly" and "The
Loneliest Monk." He
sounds like multiple players as he orchestrates
his 10-fingered
orchestra with an intricate sound. His duet with
tabla player Ty
Burhoe on "Singing with Gargoyles" is an enveloping
maze
as Heines interweaves the melody. You can also hear Danny
Heines'
Tuvan throat singing and bansuri flute playing on a couple
of
tracks.
Danny Heines has been recording for over 15 years, but What Worlds
They Bring is his definitive statement.
-John
Diliberto, Echoes
As a World music entry, this original collection
of songs
highlights the talents of guitarist Danny Heines. There are
13
selections. The titles of the CD collection are "Vir
Vir," "What Worlds
They Bring," the imaginative and
captivating "Singing With Gargoyles,"
" The Loneliest
Monk" (a tribute to pianist/composer Thelonious Monk),
"
Dance in Tanzania," "Sketchy in Spain," "Bending
Lament," among others.
" I Thought It Was Raining" is
unusual in its harmony and expression, and
a song which will attract
many jazz listeners.
WHAT WORLDS THEY BRING has a pensive,
imaginative sound, one
that will be pleasing to those who enjoy
World music with jazz motifs.
This is a fine recording, one that
will find a receptive audience among many
groups. Michael Manring
plays a superb bass.
-Jazzreview.com
A striking
new release from guitarist Danny Heines,
who merges world music
styles with his own trademark
sound, adding throat-singing, all
manner of percussion, and guest
appearances from Irina Mikhailova,
Tina Malia, Vicki Randle, Kip
Kuepper, Yshara, Michael Manring,
& Ty Burhoe. His amazing guitar
playing remains central, from
acoustic to radically innovative, but
with many other elements this
is much more than a guitar CD, as
dazzling as that part is.
Fantastic!
-Lloyd Barde, Backroads Music
Meticulously crafted from graphics to liner
notes, Heines work shines
like a bright light on the world music scene, where few are able to
forge cross-cultural fertility and innovation into such a satisfyingly
unified musical vision.
-The Napra Review
