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Tim Berne's Fractured Fairy Tales

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Released
  
1989

Producer
  
Stefan F. Winter

Artist
  
Tim Berne

Label
  
JMT Records

Length
  
55:05

Tim Berne's Fractured Fairy Tales (1989)
  
Pace Yourself (1991)

Release date
  
1989

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
June 1989 Sound On Sound Recording Studio, NYC

Similar
  
Tim Berne albums, Jazz albums

Tim Berne's Fractured Fairy Tales is an album by saxophonist Tim Berne which was recorded in 1989 and released on the JMT label.

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Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow said "Tim Berne's music on his CD sometimes looks a little toward Anthony Braxton's free bop lines but also incorporates some electronics, unusual instrumental textures and some just plain weird sounds" and called it an "esoteric yet listenable set".

Track listing

All compositions by Tim Berne except as indicated

  1. "Now Then" (Tim Berne, Mark Dresser) - 3:13
  2. "SEP" - 8:05
  3. "Hong Kong Sad Song / More Coffee" - 11:36
  4. "Evolution of a Pearl" - 19:34
  5. "Lightnin' Bug Bouté" - 0:38
  6. "The Telex Blues" - 11:37

Personnel

  • Tim Berne - alto saxophone, voice
  • Herb Robertson - trumpet, cornet, laryngeal crowbar
  • Mark Feldman - violin, baritone violin
  • Hank Roberts - cello, electric cello, vocals
  • Mark Dresser - bass, giffus, bungy
  • Joey Baron - drums, CZ-101, shacktronics

    • Songs

    1Now Then3:16
    2SEP8:10
    3Hong Kong Sad Song/More Coffee11:41

    References

    Tim Berne's Fractured Fairy Tales Wikipedia
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