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  Robert Tree Cody and Will Clipman
Heart of the Wind (Canyon Records CR 7072, 2006)
I first listened to this CD after returning home from a long plane trip across
several time zones. A few seconds into the opening track "Gila River Sunrise,"
my sour, jet-lagged spirits began to lift. Something resembling total bliss set
in shortly afterward.
Native American flutist
Robert
Tree Cody and percussionist Will Clipman have collaborated previously as
well as distinguishing themselves alongside other artists who record for the
Canyon label. This, however, seems to be the first disc featuring just the two
of them. And they're all you need, really.
Cody's flute keens forth in long, radiating waves of sound, peppy melodic
chortles and ghostly refrains while Clipman's percussion stirs in African,
Latin, indigenous and folkloric airs that spur the pieces along or help them
kick back and relax. The two tie it all together especially nicely on the
lengthy title track, playing in and around each other with musically conversant
tones equally tranquil and dramatic.
A perfect album to unwind to, or grab your unplugged instrument of choice and
join in. Highly recommended either way. Oh, and though it's already been spoken
of favorably on this site, I also give high marks to
My Heart & Soul, the recent pairing of Clipman with wonderful
Native singer
Randy
Wood.
Buy
Heart of the Wind.
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