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PREMESSA: LA SUPERIORITA’ DELLA MUSICA SU VINILE E’ ANCOR OGGI SANCITA, NOTORIA ED EVIDENTE. NON TANTO DA UN PUNTO DI VISTA DI RESA, QUALITA’ E PULIZIA DEL SUONO, TANTOMENO DA QUELLO DEL RIMPIANTO RETROSPETTIVO E NOSTALGICO , MA SOPRATTUTTO DA QUELLO PIU’ PALPABILE ED INOPPUGNABILE DELL’ ESSENZA, DELL’ ANIMA E DELLA SUBLIMAZIONE CREATIVA. IL DISCO IN VINILE HA PULSAZIONE ARTISTICA, PASSIONE ARMONICA E SPLENDORE GRAFICO , E’ PIACEVOLE DA OSSERVARE E DA TENERE IN MANO, RISPLENDE, PROFUMA E VIBRA DI VITA, DI EMOZIONE E  DI SENSIBILITA’. E’ TUTTO QUELLO CHE NON E’ E NON POTRA’ MAI ESSERE IL CD, CHE AL CONTRARIO E’ SOLO UN OGGETTO MERAMENTE COMMERCIALE, POVERO, ARIDO, CINICO, STERILE ED ORWELLIANO,  UNA DEGENERAZIONE INDUSTRIALE SCHIZOFRENICA E NECROFILA, LA DESOLANTE SOLUZIONE FINALE DELL’ AVIDITA’ DEL MERCATO E DELL’ ARROGANZA DEI DISCOGRAFICI .

VV. AA.  various artists
THE SHAPE OF THE LAND
original soundtrack album from the film “THE STORY OF NAOMI UEMURA”
composed and performed by PHILIP AABERG
with additional compositions and performances by
WILLIAM ACKERMAN & MICHAEL HEDGES

Disco LP 33 giri , 1986, Windham Hill, WH – 1055 , usa

ECCELLENTI CONDIZIONI, vinyl ex++/NM , cover ex++, minuscolo taglietto promozionale nell’ angolo inferiore destro / very small promo cut in the low right tip .
                                            

Philip Aaberg (born April 8, 1949) is an American pianist, keyboardist, and composer. He gained international recognition through a series of successful piano recordings released on Windham Hill Records.
Although classically trained, Aaberg incorporates classical, jazz,
bluegrass, rock, and new music elements into his compositions and
musical structures. Although best known for his solo piano work, he is most at home in the chamber jazz
genre. His compositions are noted for their “rigorous keyboard
technique, diverse influences, and colorful compositional style.” 

This remarkable music work , with bonus aid from Will
Ackerman and Michael Hedges,
is dedicated to the memory of Naomi Uemura who, while travelling alone in
1984, disappeared descending Mount McKinley into an icy storm. Naomi
Uemura was a bold, Japanese adventurer who ascended the highest
mountains on all continents and rafted the entire Amazon River, alone.

“The Shape of the Land” (released in 1986; 11 tracks; 40 min.) is the
soundtrack to a documentary called “The Story of Naomi Uemura” (aka LOST IN THE WILDERNESS) but in reality it is an all-star collection
of some of the Windham Hill greatest names at that times: Philip Aaberg
(piano), Michael Hedges (guitar), Malcolm Dalglish (hammer dulcimer),
Chuck Greenberg (lyricon) and of course Will Ackerman (the label’s
founder, guitar). This album is a delight from start to finish. Opener
“Because It’s There” showcases Michael Hedges. Philip Aaberg gets more
tracks on here than anyone else, check out his beautiful piano playing
on “Theme from Naomi Uemura” and “Come Back”. The title tracks features
an astounding interplay between Will Ackerman and Chuck Greenberg, one
of the best tracks on here, as does “Processional”. It all leads up to
the last track of the album “Requiem for a Mountain Climber”, where all
of the all-stars are featured in a truly amazing fashion.

• Interprete: Various Artists
• Etichetta:  Windham Hill Records and tapes
• Catalogo: WH-1055
• Data di pubblicazione: 1986

• Supporto:vinile 33 giri
• Tipo audio: stereo
• Dimensioni: 30 cm.
• Facciate: 2
• Original Windham poly inner sleeve, promo insert included / comprende il depliant promozionale allegato

Tracklisting

Side A

1. Because It’s There 3:02
2. Theme For Naomi Uemura 3:08
3. Downhill 4:36
4. When It Snows 1:21
5. The Shape Of The Land 3:19
6. Kimiko 4:20

Side B

1. Processional 3:54
2. Come Back 4:19
3. The Ice Bear 2:33
4. Aurora/Nevermore 4:16
5. Requiem For A Mountain Climber 4:34

CREDITS

Philip Aaberg was born in Havre, Montana in 1949 and raised in Chester, Montana. By the age of 14, he was performing with local bands at dances in Chester. Aaberg studied music at Harvard University on a Leonard Bernstein scholarship. After receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree in music, he moved to Oakland, California and played in blues clubs for several years.
He also toured and recorded as a member of Elvin Bishop’s Group at the
time of its greatest popularity, and co-wrote the title song of the
band’s 1976 “Struttin’ My Stuff” release.

Windham Hill years

In 1985, Aaberg signed a recording contract with Windham Hill Records and released the highly acclaimed solo album High Plains that showcased his eclectic musical background. He followed this up with five solo albums: Cinema (1992), Field Notes (2000), Live from Montana (2000), which received a Grammy nomination, Christmas (2002), and Blue West
(2005). Aaberg also appeared regularly on the popular Windham Hill
Sampler albums over the past 20 years and has had success in various
collaborations and ensemble projects.

Aaberg has performed with the Boston Pops Orchestra
and has appeared at the Marlboro Chamber Music Festival. As a guest
artist, he has performed on over 200 albums and on PBS’s All-American
Jazz program, which earned him an Emmy Award nomination. He has appeared with Peter Gabriel and the Doobie Brothers in concert.

Sweetgrass Music years

In 2000, Aaberg began his own record label, Sweetgrass Music, through
which he has since endeavored to produce music that “connects a global
audience to the sweeping landscape of the West.” Throughout his career,
Aaberg has produced music that consistently translated Montana’s farms,
ranches, and native cultures into “musical concepts” and has “forged a
unique keyboard style that paints an audible portrait of his home
state.”

The movie

Lost
in the Wilderness (Uemura Naomi Monogatari)

Junya Sato, 1986

Mountain-climbers may be the most appreciative audience for this long (2 1/2
hour) film by Junya Sato on Japanese sportsman Naomi Uemura, whose difficult
childhood led him to take on incredibly dangerous challenges all by himself, in
which he remarkably succeeded again and again. He was the first Japanese to
reach the peaks of Mont Blanc, the Matterhorn, Kilimanjaro, and several other
mountain ranges, including the granddaddy of them all, Mt. Everest. Not content
with demonstrating his prowess only in scaling one mountain after another,
Uemura also crossed Greenland’s arctic wastes alone. In 1984 while descending
from the summit of Mt. McKinley in Alaska, he disappeared and his body was never
found.

Ira Block and Naomi Uemura at the North Pole