A Memory of Vienna
A Memory of Vienna | ||||
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Studio album by Ran Blake and Anthony Braxton | ||||
Released | 1997 | |||
Recorded | November 19, 1988 Haus der Begegnung Mariahilf in Vienna, Austria | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 55:33 | |||
Label | hatOLOGY 505 | |||
Producer | Art Lange, Pia Uehlinger and Werner X. Uehlinger | |||
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Ran Blake chronology | ||||
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A Memory of Vienna is an album by pianist Ran Blake and saxophonist Anthony Braxton performing jazz standards recorded in 1988 and released on the hatOLOGY label in 1997.[1][2]
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
All About Jazz | [4] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek stated "This pair, despite the quirky nature of Blake's off-kilter harmonizing (which is very lyrical), know how to swing together, taking great care not to get in the way of the tunes they're playing. This is as understated and "mellow" as you will ever hear these two players. However, it also may be the first time you hear what sensitive listeners and interpretive masters they can be with the jazz canon".[3] On All About Jazz Troy Collins noted "Though admired for their uncompromising, avant-garde innovations, the most surprising aspect of the session is not the duo's relative lack of cacophonous pyrotechnics, but the incredible level of intuitive empathy and conceptual foresight displayed—despite the ad hoc nature of the recording. A Memory Of Vienna demonstrates Blake and Braxton's longstanding reverence for standard material, bringing new life to timeless classics with understated creativity and soulful conviction".[4]
Track listing
- "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen) - 11:06
- "Yardbird Suite" (Charlie Parker) - 5:37
- "You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 7:57
- "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) - 6:24
- "Alone Together" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) - 4:58
- "Four" (Miles Davis) - 4:52
- "Soul Eyes" (Mal Waldron) - 7:33
- "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" (George Bassman, Ned Washington) - 7:06
Personnel
References
- ^ Anthony Braxton discography Archived 2012-09-11 at the Wayback Machine accessed November 11, 2016
- ^ HatHut website: album entry Archived 2016-11-11 at the Wayback Machine accessed November 11, 2016
- ^ a b Jurek, Thom. A Memory of Vienna – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ^ a b Collins, T. All About Jazz Review accessed November 11, 2016
- ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
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