Memory Select: The Paris Concert

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{{Infobox album

| name = Memory Select: The Paris Concert

| type = Live album

| artist = Tim Berne's Bloodcount

| cover = Memory Select The Paris Concert.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1995

| recorded = September 22–25, 1994

| venue = Instants Chavirés, Montreuil, Paris, France

| studio =

| genre = Jazz

| length = 69:30

| label = JMT
JMT 514 029

| producer = Stefan F. Winter

| chronology = Tim Berne

| prev_title = Poisoned Minds: The Paris Concert

| prev_year = 1995

| next_title = Unwound

| next_year = 1997

}}

Memory Select: The Paris Concert is a live album by saxophonist Tim Berne's Bloodcount and third volume of the series which was recorded in 1994 and released on the JMT label.[http://nyds-discographies.com/berne.htm Tim Berne discography], accessed October 13, 2014Shimada, T., [http://www.kt.rim.or.jp/~tfj/jazz/JMT.html JMT label discography], accessed October 13, 2014 It was the last album to be released on the label.{{Cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vQkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Memory+Select%3A+The+Paris+Concert&pg=PA50 |magazine=Billboard |title=Jazz: Blue Notes |first=Jim |last=Macnie |date=1996-11-16 |page=50 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en}}

Reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}Lynch, D., [http://www.allmusic.com/album/memory-select-the-paris-concert-vol-3-mw0000648636 Allmusic Review] accessed October 10, 2014

| rev2 = All About Jazz

| rev2Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}

|rev3 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

|rev3score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite book|last = Cook|first = Richard|author-link = Richard Cook (journalist)|author2 = Brian Morton|author2-link = Brian Morton (Scottish writer)|title = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings|edition = 9th|series = The Penguin Guide to Jazz|year = 2008|publisher = Penguin|location = London|isbn = 978-0-14-103401-0 | page = 120}}

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The AllMusic review by Dave Lynch said "Memory Select takes its place as a fitting climax to the three CDs, standing strongly on its own but also feeling, appropriately, like the series' grand finale. Any listeners interested in Berne's growth as a player, composer, and bandleader should pick this up; better still to find all three of the JMT Bloodcount CDs -- subsequently reissued on Winter & Winter -- to place Memory Select in proper perspective".{{Citation |title=Tim Berne's Bloodcount Memory Select: The Paris Concert, Vol. 3 Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/memory-select-the-paris-concert-vol-3-mw0000648636 |language=en |access-date=2022-06-09}}

Writing for All About Jazz, John Kelman stated "Memory Select - The Paris Concert III is a firm reminder that Berne is capable of more detailed orchestration—and that the concert stage may well be the place to experience this distinctive writer/performer's best work".Kelman, J., [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/memory-select-the-paris-concert-iii-tim-berne-winter-and-winter-review-by-john-kelman.php All About Jazz Review], October 20, 2005

Track listing

All compositions by Tim Berne

  1. "Jazzoff" - 18:05
  2. "Eye Contact" - 51:20

Personnel

References