Was Da Ist

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Was Da Ist
Was Da Ist.jpg
Studio album by
Peter Kowald
Released1995
RecordedSummer 1994
StudioArtcore Studio, Wuppertal
GenreFree jazz
Length72:11
LabelFMP 062
ProducerJost Gebers
Peter Kowald chronology
Tracks
(1993) 		Was Da Ist
(1995) 		Nil
(1995)

Was Da Ist is a solo album by German free jazz bassist Peter Kowald which was recorded in Germany in 1994 for the FMP label.[1][2]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[3]
Penguin Guide to Jazz4/4 stars + "Crown"[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "Was Da Ist is a highly personal album that will reward those who can penetrate its somewhat forbidding exterior".[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album a maximum four-star rating, plus a "Crown" signifying a recording that the authors "feel a special admiration or affection for".[4][5]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Peter Kowald.

  1. "Part 1" – 0:50
  2. "Part 2" – 2:34
  3. "Part 3" – 5:01
  4. "Part 4" – 2:04
  5. "Part 5" – 1:25
  6. "Part 6" – 3:25
  7. "Part 7" – 2:32
  8. "Part 8" – 5:43
  9. "Part 9" – 2:13
  10. "Part 10" – 6:38
  11. "Part 11" – 3:40
  12. "Part 12" – 1:06
  13. "Part 13" – 1:32
  14. "Part 14" – 2:32
  15. "Part 15" – 4:49
  16. "Part 16" – 2:30
  17. "Part 17" – 1:36
  18. "Part 18" – 4:09
  19. "Part 19" – 3:06
  20. "Part 20" – 3:35
  21. "Part 21" – 2:47
  22. "Part 22" – 3:49
  23. "Part 23" – 4:35

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ FMP Records discography accessed January 4, 2017
  2. ^ Peter Kowald discography accessed January 4, 2017
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b York, William. 50th Birthday Concert – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. "Peter Kowald". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 842. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ^ Penguin Guide to Jazz: Crown Albums List, accessed January 4, 2017
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