''Open, Coma'' is a double album by saxophonist

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and the Copenhagen Art Ensemble with

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and

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which was recorded in 2000 in Denmark and Sweden and released on Berne's

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label.

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review awarded the album 4½ stars stating "With its episodes of artful skronk lurking about, ''Open, Coma'' remains an uncompromising recording best suited for adventurous ears. But with its kaleidoscopic palette of colors and electric charge and groove conjuring up thoughts of Gil and Miles, this may be one of the best places for the uninitiated to begin investigating the world of Tim Berne".Lynch, D.
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's Chris Dahlen said "it's no surprise that for all the colors and nuances of Berne's and conductor Ture Larsen's arrangements, this band is primarily an instrument of force. The great Basie and Ellington orchestras could get just as raucous, but they also had elements of swing and "cool" that Berne has mostly dispensed with. At turns rowdy, gorgeous, and frantically overstimulating, it's an exciting performance of Berne's catchy and intricate writing." The

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review said that "In many ways ''Open, Coma'' represents a new approach for Tim Berne. Never one to get too comfortable in any given place, he's taken a risk here by blowing up the size of the group and opening up its sound substantially. It pays off".AAJ Staff
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Track listing

''All compositions by Tim Berne'' ''Disc One:'' # "Open, Coma" - 27:47 # "Eye Contact" - 45:57 ''Disc Two:'' # "The Legend of P-1" - 32:48 # "Impacted Wisdom" - 41:31

Personnel

- alto saxophone *

- guitar *

- trumpet ''Copenhagen Art Ensemble'' *

Lotte Anker Lotte Anker (born 1958) is a Danish jazz saxophonist, and composer. With pianist Marilyn Crispell, she serves as one of the co-leaders of the Copenhagen Art Ensemble. Musical career Anker was born in Copenhagen and studied music at Copenhagen ...

- soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone *Thomas Agergaard - tenor saxophone, flute *Peter Fuglsang - clarinet, bass clarinet *Lars Vissing - trumpet *Kasper Tranberg - cornet *Mads Hyhne - trombone *Klaus Löhrer - bass trombone, tuba * Thomas Clausen - piano, Fender Rhodes *Nils Davisen - bass *Anders Mogensen - drums *Ture Larsen - conductor

References

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