I Could've Been a Drum

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I Could've Been a Drum
I Could've Been a Drum.jpg
Studio album by
Roy Nathanson and Anthony Coleman
ReleasedMarch 18, 1997
Recorded1996
GenreJazz
Length40:26
LabelTzadik TZ 7113
Anthony Coleman chronology
Selfhaters
(1996) 		I Could've Been a Drum
(1997) 		The Abysmal Richness of the Infinite Proximity of the Same
(1998)

I Could've Been a Drum is an album by pianist Anthony Coleman and saxophonist Roy Nathanson which was released on the Tzadik label in 1997.[1]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic2.5/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3.5/4 stars[3]

In his review for Allmusic, Marc Gilman notes that "This duet collaboration between Anthony Coleman and Roy Nathanson has its high points, but fails to produce music of the outstanding quality of Coleman's other projects".[2]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Anthony Coleman and Roy Nathanson except as indicated

  1. "Ija Mia" (Traditional) – 2:56
  2. "L' Amore" – 6:44
  3. "Mr. Pig Gets a Balloon" (Roy Nathanson) – 2:39
  4. "Rumle" – 3:37
  5. "Devotional Song #1" – 6:42
  6. "(If I Were a) Drum" (Anthony Coleman) – 2:52
  7. "Soprano Ballad" – 3:27
  8. "Ija Mia 2" (Traditional) – 3:23
  9. "Ben" – 3:24
  10. "Blues" – 4:42

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Tzadik catalogue accessed January 15, 2014
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Gilman, Marc. Roy Nathanson/Anthony Coleman – I Could've Been a Drum > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1068. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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