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Sphere Music

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Released
  
1993

Producer
  
Stefan Winter

Artist
  
Uri Caine

Label
  
JMT Records

Length
  
65:18

Sphere Music (1993)
  
Toys (1996)

Release date
  
1993

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
April and May 1992 Clinton Studios, New York City

Similar
  
Uri Caine albums, Jazz albums

Sphere Music is the debut album by pianist Uri Caine featuring two compositions by Thelonious Monk which was first released on the JMT label in 1993.

Contents

Reception

In her review for Allmusic, Heather Phares said "An eclectic tour through different musical moods and styles, Sphere Music is an engaging, promising first work".

Track listing

All compositions by Uri Caine except as indicated

  1. "Mr. B.C." - 8:55
  2. "This Is a Thing Called Love" - 7:12
  3. "When the Word Is Given" - 5:20
  4. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) - 4:17
  5. "Let Me Count the Ways" - 6:34
  6. "Jelly" - 7:18
  7. "Just in Time" (Adolph Green, Betty Comden, Jule Styne) - 7:50
  8. "We See" (Monk) - 8:02
  9. "Jan Fan" - 10:08

Personnel

  • Uri Caine - piano
  • Graham Haynes - cornet (tracks 3 & 9)
  • Don Byron - clarinet (tracks 1, 4 & 6)
  • Gary Thomas - tenor saxophone (tracks 3, 7 & 9)
  • Anthony Cox (tracks 3, 5 & 7-9), Kenny Davis (tracks 1, 2 & 6) - bass
  • Ralph Peterson, Jr., - drums

    • Songs

    1Mr BC8:56
    2This Is a Thing Called Love7:13
    3When the Word Is Given5:21

    References

    Sphere Music Wikipedia
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