Icarus (Paul Winter Consort album)

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Reviewing for Creem in 1973, Robert Christgau called Icarus a "kind of a classical/jazz mix but with none of the stiffness that suggests—inquisitive, contemplative, eclectic, peaceful. And eloquent, much more eloquent than my description, which does more for the music than the lyrics that obstruct a couple of cuts."{{cite magazine|last=Christgau|first=Robert|authorlink=Robert Christgau|date=March 1973|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/crm7303.php|title=The Christgau Consumer Guide|magazine=Creem|accessdate=March 8, 2018}} Michael Tearson from Audio later said the music can be called "chamber jazz".{{cite magazine|last=Tearson|first=Michael|authorlink=Michael Tearson|date=July 1979|title=Common Ground|page=92|volume=63|issue=7}} In a retrospective review, AllMusic's William Ruhlmann gave Icarus three-and-a-half out of five stars and said "Winter's finest album marks a transitional point in his career from jazz to his own brand of contemporary instrumental. But one can simply revel in the lovely melodies, the contemplative sounds, and the tasteful production of George Martin, especially on the justly famous title track by Ralph Towner."{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/icarus-mw0000203015|title=Icarus|last=Ruhlmann|first=William|website=AllMusic|accessdate=March 8, 2018}}

1. "Icarus" (Ralph Towner) - 3:02
2. "Ode to a Fillmore Dressing Room" (David Darling) - 5:32
3. "The Silence of a Candle" (Towner) - 3:22
4. "Sunwheel" (Towner) - 4:52
5. "Juniper Bear" (Collin Walcott) - 3:10
6. "Whole Earth Chant" (Walcott, Paul Winter) - 7:42
7. "All the Mornings Bring" (Paul McCandless) - 3:48
8. "Chehalis and Other Voices" (Towner) - 5:26
9. "Minuit" (J.S. Bach adaptation, Paul Winter) - 3:06

• Paul Winter – soprano saxophone, vocals
• Paul McCandless – oboe, English horn, contrabass sarrusophone, vocals
• David Darling – cello, vocals
• Herb Bushler – bass guitar
• Ralph Towner – classical guitar, 12–string guitar, steel–string guitar, piano, bush organ, regal organ, vocals
• Collin Walcott – drums, kettledrums, congas, surdo, tabla, mridangam, bass marimba, sitar
• Billy Cobham – drums on "Sunwheel" and "Whole Earth Chant"
• Milt Holland – Ghanaian percussion on "Whole Earth Chant"
• Barry Altschul – random percussion
• Larry Atamanuik – drums on "Icarus"
• Andrew Tracey – dobro on "Minuit"
• Janet Johnson, Paul McCandless, Bob Milstein, Paul Stookey – chorus on "Minuit"

{{Cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Paul-Winter-2-Winter-Consort-Icarus/release/2908095|title = Paul Winter / Winter Consort – Icarus (1972, Gatefold, Vinyl)|website = Discogs| date=1972 }}

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