Sankt Gerold (album)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sankt Gerold
Sankt Gerold (album).jpg
Live album by
Paul Bley
Released2000
RecordedApril 1996
GenreJazz
Length67:17
LabelECM
ProducerManfred Eicher and Steve Lake
Paul Bley chronology
Reality Check
(1994) 		Sankt Gerold
(2000) 		Out of Nowhere
(1997)

Sankt Gerold is an album by pianist Paul Bley, bassist Barre Phillips, and saxophonist Evan Parker recorded in 1996 and released on the ECM label in 2000.[1]

Reception[]

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek stated: "This performance is a watermark in the careers of all three participants and an essential document for the fans of any single member as well as the evolution of the improvising jazz trio".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[2]
Tom HullB+((3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention))[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings4/4 stars[3]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Paul Bley, Evan Parker & Barre Phillips except as indicated
  1. "Variation 1" - 10:18
  2. "Variation 2" - 7:16
  3. "Variation 3" (Phillips) - 3:00
  4. "Variation 4" (Parker) - 2:02
  5. "Variation 5" - 6:20
  6. "Variation 6" (Bley) - 3:56
  7. "Variation 7" (Phillips) - 7:13
  8. "Variation 8" - 8:19
  9. "Variation 9" (Bley) - 7:03
  10. "Variation 10" (Parker) - 5:25
  11. "Variation 11" - 4:49
  12. "Variation 12" (Parker) - 1:29
  • Recorded at Monastery of Sankt Gerold in Austria in April 1996.

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ ECM discography accessed October 24, 2011
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Jurek, T. AllMusic Review accessed October 21, 2011
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
  4. ^ Hull, Tom (June 2, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – On the Web. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
Retrieved from ""