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Paris Concert (Circle album)

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Released
  
1971

Length
  
94:56

Release date
  
21 February 1971

Label
  
ECM Records

Recorded
  
February 21, 1971

Artists
  
Circle, The Circle (IT)

Producer
  
Manfred Eicher

Genres
  
Jazz, Avant-garde jazz

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Paris Concert (1971)
  
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Paris Concert is a live album by the short-lived jazz group Circle, which consisted of saxophonist Anthony Braxton, pianist Chick Corea, bassist David Holland and drummer Barry Altschul, recorded in 1971 and released on the ECM label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "The music is often quite abstract but generally colorful and innovative; Chick Corea would soon break up the band for other musical adventures, but this set remains one of the high points of his productive career".

Track listing

Disc One:

  1. "Nefertiti" (Wayne Shorter) - 19:14
  2. "Song for the Newborn" (Dave Holland) - 6:57
  3. "Duet" (Anthony Braxton, Chick Corea) - 10:31
  4. "Lookout Farm/73 Degrees Kelvin [Variation 3]" (Barry Altschul, Braxton) - 16:06

Disc Two:

  1. "Toy Room/Q & A" (Holland) - 24:41
  2. "No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) - 17:37
  • Recorded at the Maison de l'O.R.T.F. in Paris, France on February 21, 1971

    • Personnel

  • Anthony Braxton — reeds, percussion
  • Chick Corea — piano
  • David Holland — bass, cello
  • Barry Altschul — percussion

    • Songs

    1Nefertiti19:14
    2Song For The Newborn6:58
    3Duet10:32

    References

    Paris Concert (Circle album) Wikipedia
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