''Sankt Gerold'' is a live album by pianist
Paul Bley
Paul Bley, Order of Canada, CM (November 10, 1932 – January 3, 2016) was a Canadian jazz pianist known for his contributions to the free jazz movement of the 1960s as well as his innovations and influence on trio playing and his early live per ...
recorded at the
Propstei Sankt Gerold in April 1996 and released on
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in October 2000. The trio features saxophonist
Evan Parker
Evan Shaw Parker (born 5 April 1944) is a British tenor and soprano saxophone player who plays free improvisation.
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and bassist
Barre Phillips
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.
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Reception
The
AllMusic
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review by Thom Jurek states: "This performance is a watermark in the careers of all three participants and an essential document for the fans of any single member as well as the evolution of the improvising jazz trio."
[Jurek, T]
AllMusic Review
accessed October 21, 2011
Track listing
:''All compositions by Paul Bley, Evan Parker & Barre Phillips except as indicated''
# "Variation 1" - 10:18
# "Variation 2" - 7:16
# "Variation 3" (Phillips) - 3:00
# "Variation 4" (Parker) - 2:02
# "Variation 5" - 6:20
# "Variation 6" (Bley) - 3:56
# "Variation 7" (Phillips) - 7:13
# "Variation 8" - 8:19
# "Variation 9" (Bley) - 7:03
# "Variation 10" (Parker) - 5:25
# "Variation 11" - 4:49
# "Variation 12" (Parker) - 1:29
Personnel
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Paul Bley
Paul Bley, Order of Canada, CM (November 10, 1932 – January 3, 2016) was a Canadian jazz pianist known for his contributions to the free jazz movement of the 1960s as well as his innovations and influence on trio playing and his early live per ...
– piano
*
Evan Parker
Evan Shaw Parker (born 5 April 1944) is a British tenor and soprano saxophone player who plays free improvisation.
Recording and performing prolifically with many collaborators, Parker was a pivotal figure in the development of European free ja ...
– tenor and soprano saxophones
*
Barre Phillips
Barre Phillips (October 27, 1934 – December 28, 2024) was an American jazz double bass, bassist. A professional musician since 1960, he moved to New York City in 1962, then to Europe in 1967. From 1972 he was based in southern France, where in ...
– double bass
References
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ECM Records live albums
Paul Bley albums
Evan Parker live albums
2000 collaborative albums
2000 live albums
Albums produced by Manfred Eicher