Wave of Sorrow

Wave of Sorrow
Studio album by Mikhail Alperin & Arkady Shilkloper
Released	1990
Recorded	July 1989
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:53
Label	ECM ECM 1396
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Mikhail Alperin chronology
Wave of Sorrow (1990) Folk Dreams (1995)

Wave of Sorrow is an album by Soviet-Norwegian jazz pianist Mikhail Alperin and Russian brass player Arkady Shilkloper recorded in July 1989 and released on ECM the following year.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[1]

The AllMusic review by David R. Adler awarded the album four stars, describing it as "An evocative, lyrical recording.... The two draw heavily on Slavic folk influences, even as they mine the kind of airy, contemplative jazz harmonies associated with the ECM school."[2]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz found the album attractive but predictable and inconsequential.[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Mikhail Alperin

1. "Song" - 6:35
2. "Poem" - 4:23
3. "Wave of Sorrow" - 6:23
4. "Toccata" - 5:15
5. "Unisons" - 4:29
6. "Introduction and Dance in 7/4" - 4:32
7. "Short Story" - 4:57
8. "Prelude in B-flat Minor" - 5:33
9. "Miniature" - 4:17
10. "Epilogue" - 1:15

Personnel

• Mikhail Alperin – piano, melodica, voice
• Arkady Shilkloper – French horn, jagdhorn, fluegelhorn, voice

References

1. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1996). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (3rd ed.). Penguin. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-14-051368-4.
2. Adler, David R. Allmusic Review accessed November 1, 2011