Achirana
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Achirana |
| type | Album |
| artist | Vassilis Tsabropoulos / Arild Andersen / John Marshall |
| cover | Achirana.jpg |
| released | 2000 |
| recorded | October 1999 |
| genre | Avant-garde jazz, Chamber jazz |
| length | 69:39 |
| label | ECM |
| ECM 1728 | |
| producer | Manfred Eicher |
| chronology | Vassilis Tsabropoulos |
| prev_title | Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition |
| prev_year | 1997 |
| next_title | Chopin: August Symphony |
| next_year | 2001 |
| :: |
| name = Achirana | type = Album | artist = Vassilis Tsabropoulos / Arild Andersen / John Marshall | cover = Achirana.jpg | alt = | released = 2000 | recorded = October 1999 | venue = | studio = | genre = Avant-garde jazz, Chamber jazz | length = 69:39 | label = ECM ECM 1728 | producer = Manfred Eicher | chronology = Vassilis Tsabropoulos | prev_title = Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition | prev_year = 1997 | next_title = Chopin: August Symphony | next_year = 2001 Achirana is an album by Greek pianist and composer Vassilis Tsabropoulos recorded in October 1999 and released on ECM the following year. The trio features rhythm section Arild Andersen and John Marshall.
Reception
The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "As Tsabropoulos' debut, this is without doubt an auspicious beginning." | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = | rev2 = | rev2Score =
Track listing
:All compositions by Vassilis Tsabropoulos except as indicated
- "Achirana" (Arild Andersen, John Marshall, Vassilis Tsabropoulos) – 8:06
- "Diamond Cut Diamond" (Andersen, Marshall, Tsabropoulos) – 7:25
- "Valley" (Andersen, Tsabropoulos) – 5:42
- "Mystic" – 7:21
- "The Spell" – 10:40
- "She's Gone" (Andersen) – 5:48
- "Fable" – 8:22
- "Song for Phyllis" – 7:52
- "Monologue" – 8:23
Personnel
- Vassilis Tsabropoulos – piano
- Arild Andersen – double bass
- John Marshall – drums
References
References
- [http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1700/1728.php ECM discography] {{Webarchive. link. (2012-06-16 accessed November 18, 2011)
- Jurek, T. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/achirana-r491820/review Allmusic Review] accessed November 18, 2011
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