Released 2012 Length 107:00 Artist Nik Bärtsch Producer Manfred Eicher Genre Jazz | Recorded 2009-2011 Nik Bärtsch's Ronin Live
(2012) Continuum
(2016) Release date 2012 Label ECM Records | |
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Nik Bärtsch's Ronin Live is a live album by Swiss pianist and composer Nik Bärtsch's band Ronin recorded in Europe and Japan between 2009 and 2011 and released on the ECM label.
Contents
Reception
The PopMatters review by John Garratt stated "It’s actually somewhat of a marvel that music this nuanced can be so warm and inviting. It’s also a pleasant surprise that the overall quality of the music holds up for two-plus years of live performances". Carlo Wolff of JazzTimes observed "There are moments of peace, of near-stasis. But over the course of these long discs, there’s no sag. Expertly sequenced, they unfold like a single concert". On All About Jazz John Kelman entused "Ronin is an exciting and hypnotic live act, with Live demonstrating the full breadth of its intrinsic possibilities". BBC Music's Sid Smith called it "A hair-raising and dazzling celebration of Ronin’s considerable achievements to date".
Track listing
All compositions by Nik Bärtsch.
Disc one
- "Modul 41_17" - 16:38
- "Modul 35" - 11:31
- "Modul 42" - 9:09
- "Modul 17" - 9:58
- "Modul 22" - 14:45
Disc two
- "Modul 45" - 13:11
- "Modul 48" - 8:37
- "Modul 47" - 13:11
- "Modul 55" - 10:00