''Circa'' is an album by the American jazz pianist and composer Michael Cain recorded in August 1996 and released on ECM the following year. The trio features trumpeter Ralph Alessi and saxophonist Peter Epstein.ECM discography
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Reception

The

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states: "Ranging from what sounds like chamber music (it is often difficult to determine when the musicians are improvising) to stretched-out long tones and heated sections, this episodic and continually intriguing music is never predictable and rewards repeated listenings."Yanow, S
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Track listing

:All compositions are by Michael Cain, except where indicated. # "Siegfried and Roy" – 1:26 # "Social Drones" (Ralph Alessi) – 2:46 # "Ped Cruc" – 3:27 # "Miss M." (Alessi) – 6:22 # "Circa" – 4:20 # "Egg" – 6:08 # "Top o' the Dunes" – 7:19 # "And Their White Tigers" – 4:32 # "Red Rock Rain" – 4:55 # "The Suchness of Dory Philpott" (Alessi, Cain) – 4:09 # "Marche" (Alessi) – 8:20

Personnel

* Michael Cain – piano * Ralph Alessi – trumpet,

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*Peter Epstein – soprano and tenor saxophones

References

{{Authority control 1997 albums ECM Records albums Albums produced by Manfred Eicher