Inside Monument Valley

by Paul Horn

Overview

Flautists Horn and Nakai spin improvisatory webs of sound around each other on INSIDE MONUMENT VALLEY, but it sounds like the two men are performing centuries-old rituals instead of extemporizing. The pair had previously collaborated on INSIDE CANYON DE CHELLY, on which they performed in a similar format, recording live in and around an evocative Arizona canyon. This time their travels take them 70 miles northwest to MONUMENT VALLEY, where the natural reverb of the rocks and the sounds of birds, weather, and other organic elements provide an ambient accompaniment to Horn and Nakai's flute work. Though the duo's approach to melody is informed by the Native American tradition (Nakai is of Navajo-Ute heritage), the flautists create melodies that are uniquely their own, and one hears faint echoes of new age and jazz darting in and out amongst the placid, spiritual-sounding tones.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/16/1999
Label:	Canyon Records
UPC:	0729337702028
Rank:	76365

Tracks

1. Eye of the Wind
2. Spider Web
3. Three Sisters
4. Full Moon
5. North Window
6. Holy Ones
7. Big Hogan
8. Rain God
9. East Mitten
10. West Mitten
11. The Hub
12. Alhambra
13. Din¿¿tah
14. God's Eye
15. Totem Pole
16. Shinarav
17. Cly
18. Algathla
19. Monument Pass
20. Mystery Valley

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Paul Horn   Primary Artist,Flute
R. Carlos Nakai   Primary Artist,Flute

Technical Credits

Jack Miller   Engineer,Digital Engineer,Digital Mastering
Stephen Butler   Engineer
Paul Horn   Producer
R. Carlos Nakai   Producer,Performer
Robert Doyle   Producer,Liner Notes,Executive Producer
John Running   Photography