Theatre (album)
Theatre | ||||
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Studio album by George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band '83 | ||||
Released | 1984 | |||
Recorded | July 1983 | |||
Studio | Tonstudio Bauer Ludwigsburg, West Germany | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 56:26 | |||
Label | ECM 1265 | |||
Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Theatre is an album by George Gruntz's Concert Jazz Band '83 recorded in July 1983 and released on ECM the following year.[1]
Reception
[edit]The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2½ stars stating "the music overall is for selective tastes and it never really seems to flow, making it of limited interest."[2]
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Track listing
[edit]- All compositions by George Gruntz except as indicated
- "El Chancho" (Dino Saluzzi) - 15:18
- "In the Tradition of Switzerland" - 9:21
- "No One Can Explain It" - 6:27
- "The Holy Grail of Jazz and Joy" - 25:20
Personnel
[edit]George Gruntz's Concert Jazz Band '83
[edit]- George Gruntz – keyboards
- Marcus Belgrave – trumpet
- Tom Harrell – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Palle Mikkelborg – trumpet
- Bill Pusey – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Julian Priester – trombone
- Dave Bargeron – trombone, euphonium
- Dave Taylor – bass trombone
- Peter Gordon – French horn
- Tom Varner – French horn
- Howard Johnson – tuba, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
- Charlie Mariano – alto and soprano saxophones, flute
- Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky – alto and soprano saxophones, clarinet
- Seppo Paakkunainen – tenor saxophone, flute
- Dino Saluzzi – bandoneon
- Mark Egan – bass guitar
- Bob Moses – drums
- Sheila Jordan – vocals
References
[edit]- ^ ECM discography accessed November 9, 2011
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 9, 2011