Conte de l'incroyable amour

1992 studio album by Anouar Brahem
Conte de l'incroyable amour
Studio album by
Anouar Brahem
ReleasedMay 1992 (1992-05)
RecordedOctober 1991 (1991-10)
StudioRainbow Studio
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz
Length59:20
LabelECM
ECM 1457
ProducerManfred Eicher
Anouar Brahem chronology
Barzakh
(1990) 		Conte de l'incroyable amour
(1992) 		Madar
(1992)

Conte de l'incroyable amour (French: "Tale of Incredible Love") is the second album by Tunisian oud player Anouar Brahem, recorded in October 1991 and released on ECM May the following year. The quartet features woodwind players Barbaros Erköse and Kudsi Erguner and percussionist Lassad Hosni.[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 3 stars calling it "A wonderful album that, upon repeated listening, reveals many transcendent moments."[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Anouar Brahem, except as noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Etincelles" 3:21
2."Le chien sur les genoux de la devineresse" 3:44
3."L'oiseau de bois" 4:48
4."Lumière du silence" 5:15
5."Conte de l'incroyable amour" 10:51
6."Peshrev Hidjaz Homayoun"Veli Dede5:03
7."Diversion"Kudsi Erguner5:39
8."Nayzak" 5:32
9."Battements" 1:56
10."En souvenir d'Iram" 3:02
11."Iram retrouvée" 3:48
12."Epilogue" 6:21

Personnel

References

  1. ^ ECM discography Archived 2012-04-09 at the Wayback Machine accessed November 3, 2011
  2. ^ a b Cook, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 3, 2011
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