''Treasures'' is an album by the band
Night Ark
Night Ark is an instrumental quartet formed in 1986. The members are American-Armenian Ara Dinkjian, Turkish Armenian Arto Tunçboyacıyan, American-Armenian Armen Donelian and American Marc Johnson. The quartet's most famous piece is the in ...
released on June 20, 2000.
Track listing
#"Picture"
#"Homecoming"
#"Trilogy: Part I - Birth"
#"Moments"
#"Adolescence"
#"Of Song & Silence"
#"Offering"
#"Worm"
all tracks composed and arranged by Ara Dinkjian, except track 06 by Ara Dinkjian and Sid Clark
Personnel
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Ara Dinkjian
Ara Dinkjian ( hy, Արա Տինքճեան; born June 18, 1958) is an Armenian-American musician. He is the founder of the band Night Ark. Dinkjian is considered one of the top oud players in the world, his compositions have been recorded in thir ...
:
cumbus (01,02,07), saz (02,07), mandolin (03), guitar (04,05), ud (04,06,08), kanun (04), piano (05), voice (05), kaval (07)
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Arto Tuncboyaciyan Arto may refer to:
People In the arts
* Arto Halonen (born 1964), Finnish documentary filmmaker
* Arto Järvelä (born 1964), Finnish fiddler and composer
* Arto Lindsay (born 1953), American musician Arthur Lindsay
* Arto Noras (born 1942), Finni ...
: bendir (01,02,07), voice (01,03,04,06), percussion (02,03,04,06,07,08), lead voice (05), congas (06,08)
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Armen Donelian
Armen Hrant Donelian (born December 1, 1950) is a jazz pianist, composer, educator and author.
Donelian was classically trained at the Westchester Conservatory of Music in White Plains, New York. He has appeared since 1975 as a featured soloist a ...
: synthesizer (04,05,07), piano (04)
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Shamira Shahinian : synthesizer (01,02,08), voice (01), piano (06), keyboards
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Ed Schuller
Edwin Gunther Schuller (January 11, 1955) is an American jazz bassist and composer. His father is Gunther Schuller, a composer, horn player, and music professor, and his younger brother is drummer George Schuller.
Career
A native of New York Ci ...
: bass (01,02,03,05,06,07,08), voice (01)
*Recording Engineer :
David Baker
*Mastering Engineer : Bob Ludwig
2000 albums
Jazz albums by American artists
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