Released May 10, 2011 Artist Matana Roberts Label Constellation Records | Length 61:15 Release date 10 May 2011 | |
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(2011) COIN COIN Chapter One Gens de Couleur Libres (2011) Genres Jazz, Free jazz, Avant-garde jazz Jazz albums New History Warfare V, Kaputt, 50 Words for Snow, The Golden Age of Ap, Loved Ones | ||
COIN COIN Chapter One: Gens de Couleur Libres is an album by jazz saxophonist Matana Roberts, it was first of her 12-chapter Coin Coin project. It was released by Constellation Records in May 2011.
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Matana roberts coin coin chapter one gens de couleur libres album review
Critical reception
The album scored a metascore of 84/100 on Metacritic, based on 6 reviews, indicating 'universal acclaim'.
BBC Music greeted the album warmly, writing:
The musical terrain is fast-changing, with moods switching repeatedly. This is an ambitious work, and all of its aims have surely been fulfilled. Roberts is already an artist with multiple facets, deftly accentuated to suit each musical circumstance.Chris Barton of the Los Angeles Times named the album one of the top ten jazz releases of 2011.
Personnel
Songs
1Rise7:27
2Pov Piti7:41
3Song for Eulalie8:26
References
COIN COIN Chapter One: Gens de couleur libres Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA