Assyrian Rose continues the style he developed on his earlier CMP release
Seven Heaven, with
Layne Redmond helping out on various frame drums and
Steve Gorn playing bansuri and South American flutes. They are joined by Jon Clark on French horn and
Howard Levy on harmonica and piano, adding a greater melodic range to the music.
Glen plays his usual variety of frame drums (from Spain and Morocco), Egyptian tambourine and various other percussion instruments. The result is a cross-cultural potpourri of earth-jazz stylings, with
Glen's pulsating rhythms leading. The album ends with a solo on one of
Glen's tambourines, revealing his mastery of this instrument that plays such a central role in Arabic music.