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Unity Variations

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Released
  
1999

Length
  
54:46

Release date
  
1999

Label
  
Okka Disk

Recorded
  
May 9, 1998

Artist
  
Evan Parker

Producer
  
John Corbett

Genre
  
Jazz

Venue
  
Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois

Monkey Puzzle (1997)
  
Unity Variations (1999)

Unity Variations (1999)
  
Chicago Tenor Duets (2002)

Similar
  
Evan Parker albums, Jazz albums

Unity Variations is an album by British jazz saxophonist Evan Parker and German pianist Georg Gräwe, which was recorded in 1998 during the Empty Bottle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music and released on Okka Disk. Before this live performance, they had played in duo just once before at the 1991 October Meeting at the Bimhuis in Amsterdam.

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Reception

In her review for AllMusic, Joslyn Layne states "This excellent performance showcases the very complementary interaction of the duo, the sort of interaction that often becomes a feat of close listening even while playing without pause."

Track listing

All compositions by Parker/Gräwe
  1. "Unity Variations 1" – 24:33
  2. "Unity Variations 2" – 15:42
  3. "Unity Variations 3" – 10:37
  4. "Unity Variations 4" – 3:54

Personnel

  • Evan Parker – soprano sax, tenor sax
  • Georg Gräwe – piano
  • References

    Unity Variations Wikipedia