Circa (album)

Circa
Studio album by
Michael Cain/Ralph Alessi/Peter Epstein
Released1997
RecordedAugust 1996
GenreJazz
Length53:31
LabelECM
ECM 1622
ProducerManfred Eicher
Michael Cain chronology
Indira
(1995) 		Circa
(1997) 		The Evidence of Things Unseen
(1997)

Circa is an album by the American jazz pianist and composer Michael Cain recorded in August 1996 and released on ECM the following year. The trio features trumpeter Ralph Alessi and saxophonist Peter Epstein.[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Ranging from what sounds like chamber music (it is often difficult to determine when the musicians are improvising) to stretched-out long tones and heated sections, this episodic and continually intriguing music is never predictable and rewards repeated listenings."[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Track listing

All compositions are by Michael Cain, except where indicated.
  1. "Siegfried and Roy" – 1:26
  2. "Social Drones" (Ralph Alessi) – 2:46
  3. "Ped Cruc" – 3:27
  4. "Miss M." (Alessi) – 6:22
  5. "Circa" – 4:20
  6. "Egg" – 6:08
  7. "Top o' the Dunes" – 7:19
  8. "And Their White Tigers" – 4:32
  9. "Red Rock Rain" – 4:55
  10. "The Suchness of Dory Philpott" (Alessi, Cain) – 4:09
  11. "Marche" (Alessi) – 8:20

Personnel

References

  1. ^ ECM discography Archived 2010-05-05 at the Wayback Machine accessed November 18, 2011
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed November 18, 2011
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 216. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.