Spirit Wind and Quiet Heart by Richard Warner cd review

Quiet Heart and Spirit Wind was recorded in Seattle in a rather large and long hallway sometime in the early 1980’s. He used a bamboo flute and alto flute for this meditation style music composition. The bamboo flute was given to him as a gift. The alto flute has a mellow tone in the lower portion of its range. Sometimes it is confused with a bass flute.

What I like about this recording is that not all of the songs are slow and meditative. There is some music that is mellow and upbeat. This audio CD sounds quite good despite the technology of digital recording lacking back then. This was originally recorded by using a tape machine. It is a splendid flute composition that can provide a peaceful atmosphere and tranquility in the proper setting. If you like to listen to relaxing music, this cd combo would be for you. Especially if you like bamboo flute music played by a stellar artist

He also recorded Spirit of the Tao Te Ching cd in 1996. Here he used a bass flute and percussion. I haven’t had the chance to hear this recording yet.

KCDoberstein

The bamboo flute can be an interesting instrument to play. I like to play a transverse bamboo flute keyed in D. It took a while to learn to play it. But once it gets a consistent sound flowing the instrument really starts to grow on you. I have an interesting story about a bamboo flute that I purchased a while back. I was playing it one night and when I was done, I hung it back on the wall. About twenty minutes later I heard a rather loud “pop”. It caused my German short-haired dog to start barking. He didn’t know what he was barking at, but he wanted everyone to know he didn’t like it. It took me a-while to locate the cause of the noise. It was the bamboo flute with a long eighth inch wide crack down the side of it..