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Chimera (Erik Friedlander album)

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Released
  
November 21, 1995

Chimera(1995)
  
The Watchman(1996)

Release date
  
21 November 1995

Label
  
AVANT

Length
  
63:06

Artist
  
Erik Friedlander

Producer
  
John Zorn

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Recorded
  
April 17 & 18, 1995Tedesco Studios, New Jersey

Genres
  
Jazz, Contemporary classical music, Avant-garde

Similar
  
Topaz, Skin, Quake, Prowl, Grains of Paradise

Chimera is the 1995 debut album by cellist Erik Friedlander which was released on the Japanese Avant label.

Contents

Reception

The JazzTimes review by Nancy Ann Lee stated "Containing highly imaginative, artistic chamber-jazz, Chimera finds these gifted musicians in tight, tonally colorful interactions and crackling solo moments that draw the most from their acoustic instruments. Everyone excels".

Track listing

All compositions by Erik Friedlander except as indicated

  1. "Alluvium" - 7:59
  2. "Turbine #1" - 4:40
  3. "Mercy Street" - 8:43
  4. "Single Whip" - 9:48
  5. "Blind Tiger" - 10:54
  6. "Little Niles" (Randy Weston) - 5:57
  7. "Chimera" - 5:52
  8. "Fekunk" - 8:59

Personnel

  • Erik Friedlander – cello
  • Chris Speed - clarinet
  • Andrew D'Angelo - bass clarinet
  • Drew Gress - bass

    • Songs

    1AlluviumErik Friedlander & Chimera8:04
    2Turbine #1Erik Friedlander & Chimera4:46
    3Mercy StreetErik Friedlander & Chimera8:46

    References

    Chimera (Erik Friedlander album) Wikipedia
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