Nicholas Gunn - Return to the Grand Canyon [New Age][2000]

Nicholas Gunn - Return to the Grand Canyon [New Age][2000]



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Product Details



Audio CD (October 5, 1999)

Original Release Date: October 5, 1999

Number of Discs: 1

Label: Earthtone

ASIN: B00001WROB



Nicholas Gunn - Return to the Grand Canyon

MP3 | VBR Kbps | 85.5 MB

Genre: New Age







Tracklisting:

01. Return To Grand Canyon

02. Flight Of The Condor

03. Kaibab Forest

04. Havasu Falls

05. Daybreak At Timp Point

06. Horseshoe Mesa

07. The Greatest Wonder

08. The Crossing

09. Navajo Story

10. Cottonwood Camp

11. Angel's Window



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Editorial Reviews



Amazon.com

The desert Southwest has been the source of more musical inspiration than just about anywhere else in the U.S., and Nicholas Gunn has been trekking through its surreal landscapes since his 1993 debut. He is one of the few flautists to evoke the Southwest without resorting to Native American flute. Instead, he relies mostly on a silver concert flute for most of his lush, often tribally rhythmic evocations. Beyond Grand Canyon is of a piece with all the albums he's released over the last decade or so, many of which have "Grand Canyon" somewhere in their titles. Favoring romantic harmonies and arrangements that border on Yanni 's terrain, Beyond Grand Canyon is on the lighter side of Gunn's oeuvre: often tending toward the sentimental, when a darker, more evocative touch might serve him better. Gunn plays flutes, stacks his voice in earthy, vaguely Native American-meets-Gothic choirs, and plays keyboards and percussion throughout the disc, accompanied sparingly by violinists (including Karen Briggs) and guitarists (including Johannes Linstead). Despite the Southwestern scenario, there's a surprising Celtic flavor to many of these tracks, including the title piece and "The Boneyard." And when it's not Celtic, Gunn brings a Latin and flamenco feel. On the companion DVD, the album tracks accompany a slickly produced slide show of Michael Fatali's color-saturated, painterly photographs, a vibrant, hyper-real Yang to Ansel Adams's stark and austere Yin. --John Diliberto



Gemini Sun Records

"A must have for all who appreciate music and art!"



Gemini Sun Records

"A great addition to any home theater."



From the Artist

Share with us a vision of purpose! Nicholas Gunn and Michael Fatali along with Gemini Sun Records and The Fatali Foundation each donate a portion of their proceeds from the sale of this CD/DVD and Michael Fatali art/prints to the Grand Canyon Association and other organizations that promote awareness and preservation of the natural world and its' powerful healing energies.



About the Artist

NICHOLAS GUNN - Classically trained, and with a reputation as one of the world?s best selling flutists, Nicholas Gunn is in the upper echelon of contemporary instrumentalists. Having sold nearly two million albums, making him a double Platinum artist! On his recordings, Gunn, who handles the arrangements and production, performs primarily on the concert classical C flute, but also plays bamboo flutes, wooden and tin whistles, synthesizers and a wide variety of drums and percussion instruments (and he occasionally adds background singing and chanting). But he also brings in special guest musicians which have included Yanni violinist Karen Briggs, cellist Sachi McHenry Patitucci, acoustic guitarist Zavier and various vocalists including Holland Zander, Casandra Sheard, Robert Miano, Peter Marmentini, and Navajo Razor Saltboy. Having been born in England, Nicholas studied at Great Britain?s prestigious Royal School of Music. In the early Nineties, Gunn?s debut recording Afternoon in Sedona, was released and was a best-seller at national retail chains such as Natural Wonders and the Nature Company. Nicholas? subsequent albums each became a bestseller and went straight to the Billboard New Age charts, where they maintained success. The Music of the Grand Canyon was on the Billboard New Age charts for 32 weeks. In addition, Nicholas? music has been featured on more than 20 compilation albums and has served as high-fidelity demo music for the speaker company Bose Audio. The series of National Park recordings, including his latest "Beyond Grand Canyon," in which Nicholas celebrates our nation?s protected nature reserves, has also enabled Nicholas to engage in another project, to assist in the preservation of the natural wilderness that has always served to inspire him. Nicholas donates back a portion of the proceeds from each album to help protect and preserve these National treasures. "I want my music to accomplish several things," Gunn explains. "I want the music to stand on it?s own as an enjoyable experience with memorable melodies and arrangements. I believe that it captures the feeling and spirit that inspired it. I am happy to donate part of the proceeds from some of my albums toward worthy causes, but really it is the fans that are buying my albums that are personally contributing."

MICHAEL FATALI - "Over the years, I have learned to use my creative voice for the gospel of nature and the universal energy of her love and beauty." The first introduction to his love affair with the outdoors began with many hiking and camping trips with his father during Fatali's childhood. Michael Fatali lost his mother to cancer when he was 14 years of age. He sought solace and comfort during many treks in the desert of the Southwest. This developed his heightened awareness and reverance for God's creation and what shaped his life mission as a voice for the gospel of nature. This healing voice allows the viewer to slip into the grace and beauty captured through his renderings of light, untouched by computers, color filters, or alterations other than the lens of his mind's eye. He soon formed The Fatali Foundation to heighten appreciation and awareness of the healing powers from the spirit of creation and the mystery of our eternal connection with it. The images of Fatali are donated throughout the world to charities and to patients receiving end of life care, as well as those who are on a journey of healing. After Fatali's artistry was dicovered, many publications and television featured stories quickly gained him both regional and international recognition as one of the world's top landscape photographers. His sensitive eye for spirit and light has become his own unique photographic voice in the world of photography and filmmaking. You are invited to visit and experience a personal tour of his breathtaking original photographs at one of The Fatali Gallery locations: Henderson, Nevada and Springdale, Utah.



Product Description

BEYOND GRAND CANYON is a journey through music and images, which transcends the awakened awareness by infusing the Southwest?s phenomenal beauty with other worldly energies of light and sound. Nicholas Gunn and Michael Fatali have collaborated their creative passions to share with you this unique Audio-Visual experience, which inspires and informs. The soothing power of the musical compositions resonate a spiritual movement and vibration, through an ancient symphony of creation and a twenty-five year odyssey of stunning imagery. It enlightens and lifts the human spirit up to the eternal connection we all share with the natural world. This CD/DVD is one of the most innovative art forms created, making it a great addition to any home theater ? a "must have" for all who appreciate music and art! CD run time: 49:21 DVD run time: 57:20 Wide Screen Format - 48K/24Bit Audio Special menu selections include interviews with Nicholas Gunn and Michael Fatali.





Sacred ..., October 2, 2005

Reviewer: Sharad Yadav "shayad"

Return to Grand Canyon is a beautiful sacred album. It'll transport to spiritual and sacred zone. The tracks "Return to Grand Canyon" and "Flight of the Condor" are awesome. But, wait until you hear "Kaibab Forest": it is perfect, it couldn't have been done any better. It'll force you to close you eyes and make a connection with your higher consciousness and mother nature. I recently made a trip to the Canyon country in Utah and listened to this album while driving through the narrow and steep canyons. The effect was magical and I had to pull over frequently, close my eyes and submerge in the sacred zone.



However, some of the end tracks towards in the CD don't fare well as compared to the first three. They seem like fillers and repeats. This is the only reason for a four star rating.



This album is not an easy listening album. It qualifies as a sacred, spiritual and healing album.





This and the Original Grand Canyon are clearly the best of Gunn, August 13, 2005

Reviewer: Chris Cowen (Minneapolis, MN)

The best CD in this collection is the Original Grand Canyon CD. This "Return to the Grand Canyon" provides a different but contiguous direction of music with a moving underbeat and flutes, srings, and percussion creating a relaxing mood. The CD from start to finish is great, or also works put in a random mode with other instrumental CDs.



Nice,easy listening!, May 7, 2003

Reviewer: Eric (California)

Nice, easy listening from Nicholas Gunn. Although, I think the Sacred Fire is stll his best work to date. Return to Grand Canyon does have it's moments. The latin flavor is a nice spice that takes this work from being standard to above average! Govi's guitar work on Horseshoe Mesa is a treat and the vocals by Peter Marmentini on the Greatest Wonder are strong and inspiring. I had to get a translation of the lyrics from a neighbor, it would have been nice of they would of appeared in the jacket. A nice listen for an easy afternoon!





Moves the spirit in you, September 30, 2000

Reviewer: A music fan

We listened to this wonderful CD for hours on end this summer as we drove north from Sedona to the Grand Canyon and then up to Zion and Bryce National Parks. It captured the spirit of the South West and particularly the moving landscape of the Navajo Reservation. Now when we play this in dull old suburban NE- we are tranported back to those mystical days of our trip out to Arizona and Utah. Thank you for this wonderful gift!







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