Riverscapes

About the Artist
Rusty Cloud (keyboards, arranger, composer) and Jim Clouse (saxophone, drums and engineer) began collaborating on this project in 1982. Rusty, who is well-known in the rhythm and blues circuit, wears his other hat in the the world of jazz. He was the house arranger and pianist at the Cotton Club in Harlem in the 1970's. He has toured with The Blues Brothers Band, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Little Steven Van Zandt, Bo Diddley, Melba Moore, Gary U.S. Bonds and Aretha Franklin. He also performs with his own bands, S'Killit and Cloudburst. Jim Clouse splits his professional time between running his own studio, Park West Studio in Brooklyn, New York, and playing for various bands in the New York area. He has toured with Tania Maria and has recorded with Al Foster and Ben E. King.

Product Description
Riverscapes is an album of mostly instrumental music, evoking images of nature and musical fantasy. This collection of songs offers an enticing blend of jazz, "Afro-Brazilian," and "Americana."

Riverscapes,Rusty Cloud & Jim Clouse,Cloudburst,Instrumental music blending jazz, blues, Americana and "World Music"

Average customer rating:

Riverscapes Rusty Cloud Manufacturer: The Orchard ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00004KD2G Release Date: 2000-03-16

Tracks:

1. Snakin'
2. Heart of a Canyon
3. Wind and Flood
4. Rio Azul
5. Bolden's Ghost
6. The Night Hernons
7. Rive Macabre

Average customer rating: A Eclectic and Entertaining Jazz Set

Riverscapes Manufacturer: Cloudburst ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000054P2F Release Date: 1999-12-26

Tracks:

1. Snakin'
2. Heart of A Canyon
3. Wind and Flood
4. Rio Azul
5. Bolden's Ghost
6. The Night Herons
7. Rive Macabre

Album Description

Riverscapes is an album of mostly instrumental music, evoking images of nature and musical fantasy. This collection of songs offers an enticing blend of jazz, "Afro-Brazilian," and "Americana."

Customer Reviews:

A Eclectic and Entertaining Jazz Set.......2001-06-24

I found Rusty Cloud & Jim Clouse's Riverscapes to be a very adventurous, imaginative and diverse recording. The set's eclecticism is balanced by programmatic "river" references that work quite well. My favorite tracks included "Wind and Flood", a fiery fusion burner, and "Rive Macabre", a 17-minute (trust me, it flies by) tour de force that put me in mind of '60's-era Wayne Shorter. I especially got a kick out of "Bolden's Ghost", which conjures the spirit of the legendary, unrecorded New Orleans cornetist Buddy Bolden. For those of you who heard Wynton Marsalis' speculations on Bolden on PBS, let's just say this's a slightly different take that persuasively depicts the seeds of all jazz, up through the avant-garde, as being present in Bolden's pioneering efforts. The rest of the disc contains some shorter, radio-friendly fare that will surely win it a wide audience. I wish more albums with an eye to the marketplace were this adventurous.

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1. Santa Morena [Import]
2. Serenata Napoletana [Import]
3. Sin Brujeria Ni Na [Import]
4. Son De La Loma [Import]
5. Son en Percusion [Import]
6. Sones de Bienvenido [Import]
7. Soul Of Shabaka
8. Soy del Pueblo [Import]
9. Te Invito un Momento [Import]
10. Terra Sertaneja Band [Import]

International Music

International Music