Sankt Gerold (album)

Sankt Gerold
Live album by
Bley/Parker/Phillips
ReleasedOctober 9, 2000[1]
RecordedApril 1996
VenuePropstei Sankt Gerold
Sankt Gerold, Austria
GenreJazz
Length67:17
LabelECM
ECM 1609
ProducerManfred Eicher and Steve Lake
Paul Bley chronology
Reality Check
(1994) 		Sankt Gerold
(2000) 		Out of Nowhere
(1997)

Sankt Gerold is a live album by pianist Paul Bley recorded at the Propstei Sankt Gerold in April 1996 and released on ECM in October 2000. The trio features saxophonist Evan Parker and bassist Barre Phillips.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Tom HullB+((3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention))[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek states: "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."[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

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Sankt Gerold".
  2. ^ ECM discography accessed October 24, 2011
  3. ^ a b Jurek, T. AllMusic Review accessed October 21, 2011
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Hull, Tom (June 2, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – On the Web. Retrieved June 20, 2020.