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Holiday for Strings (album)

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Released
  
2002

Length
  
43:03

Release date
  
2002

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
November 10–12, 2001

Producer
  
Stefan Winter

Label
  
Winter & Winter

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Holiday for Strings (2001)
  
I Have the Room Above Her (2004)

Artists
  
Steve Cardenas, Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band

Similar
  
Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band albums, Jazz albums

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Holiday for Strings is an album by Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band released on the German Winter & Winter label in 2002. The album is the group's sixth release.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Glenn Astarita awarded the album 4 stars stating "the sextet provides its indelible touch of class to a series of generally moving works -- regardless of intensity... Passionately recommended".

Track listing

All compositions by Paul Motian except as indicated
  1. "Arabesque" - 3:35
  2. "5 Miles to Wrentham" - 4:06
  3. "Morpion" - 5:05
  4. "Luteous Pangolin" (Ben Monder) - 4:31
  5. "Look to the Black Wall" - 3:36
  6. "Holiday for Strings" (David Rose, Sam Gallop) - 5:31
  7. "Endgame" - 3:44
  8. "It Never Entered My Mind" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 6:15
  9. "Roundup" (Steve Cardenas) - 3:30
  10. "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) - 3:04

Personnel

  • Paul Motian - drums
  • Pietro Tonolo - alto saxophone
  • Chris Cheek - tenor saxophone
  • Steve Cardenas - electric guitar
  • Ben Monder - electric guitar
  • Anders Christensen - electric bass

    • Songs

    1Arabesque3:35
    25 Miles To Wrentham4:07
    3Morpion5:05

    References

    Holiday for Strings (album) Wikipedia
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