Holiday for Strings (album)

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Holiday for Strings
Holiday for Strings (Paul Motian album).jpg
Studio album by
Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band
Released2002
RecordedNovember 10–12, 2001
GenreJazz
Length43:03
LabelWinter & Winter
ProducerStefan Winter
Paul Motian chronology
Europe
(1999) 		Holiday for Strings
(2002) 		I Have the Room Above Her
(2004)

Holiday for Strings is an album by Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band released on the German Winter & Winter label in 2002.[1] The album is the group's sixth release.

Reception[]

The Allmusic review by Glenn Astarita awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "the sextet provides its indelible touch of class to a series of generally moving works -- regardless of intensity... Passionately recommended".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3.5/4 stars [3]
Tom HullB+ ((2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention))[4]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Paul Motian except as indicated
  1. "Arabesque" - 3:35
  2. "5 Miles to Wrentham" - 4:06
  3. "Morpion" - 5:05
  4. "Luteous Pangolin" (Ben Monder) - 4:31
  5. "Look to the Black Wall" - 3:36
  6. "Holiday for Strings" (David Rose, Sam Gallop) - 5:31
  7. "Endgame" - 3:44
  8. "It Never Entered My Mind" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 6:15
  9. "Roundup" (Steve Cardenas) - 3:30
  10. "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) - 3:04

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Winter & Winter catalogue accessed August 10, 2011
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Astarita, G. Allmusic Review accessed August 10, 2011
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 1049
  4. ^ Hull, Tom (June 2, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – On the Web. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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