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Theatre (album)

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Released
  
1984

Length
  
56:26

Release date
  
1984

Label
  
ECM Records

Recorded
  
July 1983

Artist
  
George Gruntz

Producer
  
Manfred Eicher

Genre
  
Jazz

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Theatre is an album by Swiss pianist, composer, and arranger George Gruntz's Concert Jazz Band '83 recorded in 1983 and released on the ECM label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2½ stars stating "the music overall is for selective tastes and it never really seems to flow, making it of limited interest".

Track listing

All compositions by George Gruntz except as indicated
  1. "El Chancho" (Dino Saluzzi) - 15:18
  2. "In the Tradition of Switzerland" - 9:21
  3. "No One Can Explain It" - 6:27
  4. "The Holy Grail of Jazz and Joy" - 25:20
  • Recorded at Tonstudio Bauer in Ludwigsburg, West Germany in July 1983

    • Personnel

  • George Gruntz — keyboards
  • Marcus Belgrave, Tom Harrell, Palle Mikkelborg, Bill Pusey — trumpet, fluegelhorn
  • Peter Gordon, Tom Varner — French horn
  • Julian Priester — trombone
  • Dave Bargeron — trombone, euphonium
  • David Taylor — bass trombone
  • Howard Johnson — tuba, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
  • Charlie Mariano — alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
  • Ernst-Ludwig Petrowski — alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet
  • Seppo "Baron" Paallunainen — tenor saxophone, flute
  • Dino Saluzzi — bandoneón
  • Mark Egan — bass
  • Bob Moses — drums
  • Sheila Jordan — vocal

    • Songs

    1El Chancho15:18
    2In the Tradition9:21
    3No One Can Explain It6:27

    References

    Theatre (album) Wikipedia
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