Mountainscapes

Mountainscapes
Studio album by Barre Phillips
Released	1976
Recorded	March 1976
Studio	Tonstudio Bauer Ludwigsburg, W. Germany
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:21
Label	ECM ECM 1076 ST
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Barre Phillips chronology
For All It Is (1973) Mountainscapes (1976) Three Day Moon (1979)

Mountainscapes is an album by American jazz bassist Barre Phillips recorded in March 1976 and released on ECM later that year. Phillips's quartet features reed player John Surman, Dieter Feichtner on synthesizer, and drummer Stu Martin, with a guest appearance from guitarist John Abercrombie.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

The AllMusic review awarded the album 3 stars.[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Barre Phillips, Dieter Feichtner, John Surman and Stu Martin

Side I

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mountainscape I"	5:54
2.	"Mountainscape II"	2:45
3.	"Mountainscape III"	4:21
4.	"Mountainscape IV"	4:25
Total length:		17:25

Side II

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mountainscape V"	4:50
2.	"Mountainscape VI"	4:33
3.	"Mountainscape VII"	3:21
4.	"Mountainscape VIII"	7:12
Total length:		19:56 37:21

Personnel

Musicians

• Barre Phillips – bass
• John Surman – soprano and baritone saxophones, bass clarinet, synthesizer
• Dieter Feichtner – synthesizer
• Stu Martin – drums, synthesizer

Additional musician(s)

• John Abercrombie – guitar (track 8)

Technical personnel

• Manfred Eicher – producer
• Martin Wieland – recording engineer
• Frieder Grindler – cover design

References

1. ECM discography accessed September 6, 2011
2. Allmusic Review accessed September 6, 2011
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 162. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1161. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.