Book of Velocities
Book of Velocities | ||||
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Released | 2007 | |||
Recorded | September 2006 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 67:17 | |||
Label | ECM | |||
Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Book of Velocities is a solo album by pianist Jon Balke recorded in 2006 and released on the ECM label in 2007.[1]
Reception[]
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 3½ stars stating "nothing could have prepared the listener for this gorgeous set of unedited, unprocessed, and undubbed piano pieces... It is very minimal, but also very malleable; change is the order of the proceeding, so a quiet form of delight is given to the listener as the process of discovery unfolds over and over again. Highly recommended".[2]
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Track listing[]
- All compositions by Jon Balke
- "Chapter 1: Giada" - 3:34
- "Chapter 1: Scintilla" - 0:56
- "Chapter 1: Spread" - 4:26
- "Chapter 1: Castello" - 3:48
- "Chapter 1: Resilience" - 3:34
- "Chapter 2: Single Line" - 2:34
- "Chapter 2: Nyl" - 3:35
- "Chapter 2: Double Line" - 3:09
- "Chapter 3: Obsidian" - 3:26
- "Chapter 3: Sunday Shapes" - 3:19
- "Chapter 3: Gum Bounce" - 2:00
- "Chapter 3: Finger Bass" - 3:23
- "Chapter 3: Contrivance" - 2:45
- "Chapter 4: Drape Hanger" - 3:15
- "Chapter 4: Septima Llegada" - 2:03
- "Chapter 4: Reel Set" - 1:25
- "Chapter 4: Scrim Stand" - 3:17
- "Epilogue: Sonance" - 4:46
- "Epilogue: Nefriit" - 2:58
- Recorded at Radio Studio DRZ in Zürich, Switzerland in September 2006.
Personnel[]
- Jon Balke – piano
References[]
- ^ ECM discography Archived 2010-12-06 at the Wayback Machine accessed November 17, 2011
- ^ Jump up to: a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed November 17, 2011
Categories:
- ECM Records albums
- 2007 albums
- Albums produced by Manfred Eicher
- Solo piano jazz albums