| The Astounding Eyes of Rita | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Anouar Brahem |
| Border: | yes |
| Studio: | Artesuono Studio Udine, Italy |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Label: | ECM ECM 2075 |
| Producer: | Manfred Eicher |
| Chronology: | Anouar Brahem |
| Prev Title: | Le voyage de Sahar |
| Prev Year: | 2006 |
| Next Title: | Souvenance |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
The Astounding Eyes of Rita is an album by Tunisian oud player and composer Anouar Brahem recorded for ECM in Italy, October 2008 and released on September 25, 2009.[1]
Writing for The Guardian, reviewer John Fordham observed "In recent years, Brahem's work has been more refined and reflective than groove-inclined, but this vivacious quartet set marks a return to the chemistry of Thimar, and it's a richly varied and often thrilling piece of world-jazz."[2]
Writing for All About Jazz, John Kelman noted "After two discs of sparer chamber music, it's great to hear Brahem back with a pulse; but with Meyer, Gesing, and Yassine as partners, he's retained the elusive mystery of albums like Le pas du chat noir (2002), making The Astounding Eyes of Rita his most aesthetically unified album to date."[3]