Journey to the Centre of an Egg

2005 studio album by Rabih Abou-Khalil, Joachim Kühn and Jarrod Cagwin

Studio album by

Rabih Abou-Khalil, Joachim Kühn and Jarrod Cagwin

Released

2005

Recorded

February 10–15, 2004

Studio

Sound Studio, Zerkall, Germany

Genre

Jazz, World music

Length

52:24

Label

Enja
ENJ 9479

Producer

Rabih Abou-Khalil, Joachim Kühn, Walter Quintus

Rabih Abou-Khalil chronology

Morton's Foot
(2003)

Journey to the Centre of an Egg
(2005)

Songs for Sad Women
(2007)

Journey to the Centre of an Egg is an album by the Lebanese oud player Rabih Abou-Khalil with German pianist Joachim Kühn and percussionist Jarrod Cagwin which was recorded in Germany in 2004 and released on the Enja label the following year.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
All About Jazz	^[2]
All About Jazz	^[3]

All About Jazz said "Working with Rabih Abou-Khalil is tricky business since he incorporates such a wide range of styles into his music. He doesn't just adapt the oud to a jazz context, he warps and stretches the fabric of improvisation and composition to incorporate a variety of Mediterranean influences. ... The record sounds unusually warm and crisp, which you can really appreciate when you pay close attention—which is generally a good idea anyway, if you want to get the most out of this intelligent, involving multicultural music".^[2] Jim Santella observed "Journey to the Centre of an Egg shifts to various parts of the globe, combining mainstream jazz with world music. Most of the flavor in their creations centers on the Middle Eastern tradition ... Thus, oud, piano and percussion revel in their respective theaters of operation, creating a musical landscape representing influences from a sizable portion of the world's music".^[3]