CODONA - Codona (1979) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Their definitive debut. Walcot adds dulcimer and sanza, Nana Berimbau and cuica, Cherry on ethnic flutes. Side two is solid with Walcott's chant-like "Mumakata" and "New Light". Side one has an Ornette Coleman/Stevie Wonder medley. These three communicate. by Michael G. Nastos
Tracklist:
1 Like That Of Sky 11:07
Composed By – Walcott
2 Codona 6:14
Composed By – Walcott, Cherry, Vasconcelos
Colemanwonder (3:40)
3a Race Face
Composed By – Ornette Coleman
3b Sortie
Composed By – Ornette Coleman
3c Sir Duke
Composed By – Stevie Wonder
4 Mumakata 8:14
Composed By – Walcott
5 New Light 13:22
Composed By – Walcott
Credits:
Berimbau, Cuica, Percussion, Voice – Nana Vasconcelos
Trumpet, Flute, Lute [Doussn'gouni], Voice – Don Cherry
Design, Photography [Cover] – Frieder Grindler
Producer – Manfred Eicher
Sitar, Tabla, Dulcimer [Hammered], Mbira [Sanza], Voice – Collin Walcott

CODONA - Codona 2 (1981) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Walcott adds tympani, cherry melodica, Nana talking-drum. More Coleman and Walcott compositions, a traditional African piece "Godumaduma", and Cherry's vital "Malinye." Absolutely uplifting. by Michael G. Nastos
Tracklist:
1 Que Faser 7:07
Written-By – Nana Vasconcelos
2 Godumaduma 1:54
Traditional
3 Malinye 12:39
Written-By – Don Cherry
4 Drip-Dry 6:59
Written-By – Ornette Coleman
5 Walking On Eggs 3:00
Written-By – Collin Walcott
6 Again And Again, Again 7:32
Written-By – Collin Walcott
Credits:
Berimbau, Talking Drum, Percussion, Voice – Nana Vasconcelos
Design – Barbara Wojirsch
Producer – Manfred Eicher
Sitar, Tabla, Timpani, Voice, Mbira [Sanza] – Collin Walcott
Trumpet, Melodica, Voice, Ngoni [Doussoun'Gouni] – Don Cherry

CODONA - Codona 3 (1983) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

The third Codona album is a sublimely beautiful release. The silent stillness of the exquisite opening to "Goshakabuchi" gives way to seemingly not much more than wisps of vibration in the air, but then Don Cherry's trumpet enters in full cry and Collin Walcott's dulcimer and other stringed things lead into a bracing and exciting section driven by Nana Vasconcelos' various percussive devices. The whole record is kind of like King Crimson's Larks' Tongues in Aspic without the wattage and with a little more introspection, and is a joyously stunning last testament for Walcott, who died not long after these recordings were completed. by Bruce Eder
Tracklist:
1 Goshakabuchi  10:53
Arranged By – Codona
Composed By [Japanese] – Traditional
2 Hey Da Ba Boom 7:11
Written-By – Walcott
3 Travel By Night 5:47
Written-By – Walcott
4 Lullaby 3:32
Written-By – Walcott
5 Trayra Boia 5:17
Composed By – Denise Milan, Vasconcelos
6 Clicky Clacky 4:07
Written-By – Cherry
7 Inner Organs 9:17
Written-By – Cherry
Credits:

Berimbau, Percussion, Voice – Nana Vasconcelos

Cover – Moki Cherry
Producer – Manfred Eicher
Sitar, Mbira [Sanza], Dulcimer [Hammered], Tabla, Voice – Collin Walcott
Trumpet, Organ, Guitar [Doussn'gouni], Voice – Don Cherry

JAN GARBAREK - Legend of the Seven Dreams (1988) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Though in step with its time, this release suffers from excessive reliance on ambient synthesizers, which litter much of the recording, rendering it only slightly more interesting than many of the Windham Hill new age recordings of the same era. Unfortunate, because the disc opens with strength and gradually peters out by the end. The disc opens with "He Came From the North," which features a melody based on a traditional Lapp joik from the artist's native Norway and progresses into a longer section with an interplay that is both sparse and rhythmic. The sax line here is astonishingly beautiful. The second piece, "Alchuri, the Song Man," a sax and percussion piece, is energetic and lively as well. And from here the energy gradually diminishes. Much can be attributed to popular styles of the time, but this release simply does not stand up to other music of its genre that came later. by Mark Allender
Tracklist:
1    He Comes From The North 13:34
Keyboards – Brüninghaus
Percussion, Voice – Vasconcelos
Soprano Saxophone – Garbarek
2    Aichuri, The Song Man 5:03
Tenor Saxophone, Percussion – Garbarek
3    Tongue Of Secrets 8:07
Bass – Weber
Flute – Garbarek
Keyboards – Brüninghaus
Percussion – Vasconcelos
4    Brother Wind 8:03
Keyboards – Brüninghaus
Percussion – Vasconcelos
Soprano Saxophone – Garbarek
5    It's Name Is Secret Road 1:43
Flute – Garbarek
6    Send Word 7:12
Bass – Weber
Keyboards – Brüninghaus
Percussion – Vasconcelos
Soprano Saxophone – Garbarek
7    Voy Cantando 6:48
Keyboards – Brüninghaus
Percussion – Vasconcelos
Tenor Saxophone – Garbarek
8    Mirror Stone I 1:11
Soprano Saxophone – Garbarek
9    Mirror Stone II 2:29
Soprano Saxophone – Garbarek
Credits:
Composed By [Compositions By] – Jan Garbarek
Design – Barbara Wojirsch
Musician – Eberhard Weber, Jan Garbarek, Naná Vasconcelos, Rainer Brüninghaus
 

JAN GARBAREK - I Took Up the Runes (1990) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

A more eclectic release than his preceding releases, Jan Garbarek's I Took Up the Runes satisfies listeners who had been more or less impatient for something with some meat and some muscle. Opening with a jazzy cover of Mari Persen's "Gula Gula," made fuller with bass guitar accompaniment that modifies the chord structure of the whole tune, the album next features the five-part "Molde Canticle," which spans from a dreamy esoteric sound to African folk music. Garbarek really wails in places, and it is a welcome surprise -- he should wail more than he does. Synthesizer sounds are starting to become less prominent as well. There is excellent piano work by Rainer Brüninghaus and excellent vocalizing by guest artist Ingor Ántte Áilu Gaup. A sign of good things to come. by Mark Allender
Tracklist:
1 Gula Gula 5:55
Arranged By – Jan Garbarek
Composed By – Mari Boine Persen
Molde Canticle
Composed By – Jan Garbarek
2 Part 1 5:13
3 Part 2 5:43
4 Part 3 9:54
5 Part 4 5:10
6 Part 5 6:06
7 His Eyes Were Suns 6:04
Composed By – Jan Garbarek
Composed By [Áilu Gaup Joiking "Biera, Biera"] – Traditional
8 I Took Up The Runes 5:24
Composed By – Jan Garbarek
9 Buena Hora, Buenos Vientos 8:51
Composed By – Jan Garbarek
10 Rahkki Sruvvis 2:26
Arranged By – Jan Garbarek
Composed By – Ingor Ántte Áilu Gaup
Credits:
Bass – Eberhard Weber
Design [Cover Design] – Barbara Wojirsch
Drums – Manu Katché
Percussion – Naná Vasconcelos
Piano – Rainer Brüninghaus
Producer – Manfred Eicher
Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Jan Garbarek
Synthesizer – Bugge Wesseltoft
Voice – Ingor Ántte Áilu Gaup

NANÁ VASCONCELOS - 4 Elementos (2013) FLAC (tracks), lossless

Tracklist:
1 Vinheta - Fogo 0:50
2 Légua Tirana 4:48
Cello – Fabiano Menezes
Violin – Cláudio Rabeca
Voice, Caxixi, Talking Drum, Percussion [Jar], Triangle, Rattle – Naná Vasconcelos
3 Terráqueos - Vida - Bush-Dance 5:45
Gong [Gongs], Handclaps [Palms], Voice – Naná Vasconcelos
Voice – Carol Levi
4 Vinheta - Fogo 0:50
5 Nizinga 4:21
Cavaquinho – Maíra Macedo, Moema Macedo
Percussion – Lulu Araújo, Naná Vasconcelos
Trombone – Nilsinho Amarante
Voice – Nalva Silva, Paes Brandão, Valéria Wanda
6 Clementina 2:28
Percussion [Jar], Berimbau, Talking Drum, Tamborim, Cabasa, Voice – Naná Vasconcelos
7 Astronáfrica 5:12
Keyboards – Carlinhos Borges
Percussion [Cups], Cabasa, Gong, Caixa, Congas [Conga], Drums, Caxixi, Voice – Naná Vasconcelos
8 Coco Lunar 5:09
Bombo, Ganzá – Viola Luz
Cavaquinho – Maíra Macedo, Moema Macedo
Djembe, Pandeiro – Jerimum de Olinda
Trombone – Nilsinho Amarante
Voice – Nalva SIlva, Paes Brandão, Valéria Wanda
9 Vinheta - Fogo 0:33
10 Chorágua 2:50
Performer [Water], Percussion [Jar], Gong, Strings, Percussion [Ilu], Voice – Naná Vasconcelos
11 Berimbando 3:31
Berimbau – Naná Vasconcelos
12 Passos 4:15
Cello – Fabiano Menezes
Percussion [Jar], Performer [Rice Bag], Caxixi – Naná Vasconcelos
Twelve-String Guitar – Fred Andrade
13 Fogo 1:48
Whistle, Performer [Salt Bags] – Naná Vasconcelos