Ode to Life
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{{Infobox album
| name = Ode to Life
| type = Album
| artist = Don Pullen
| cover = Ode to Life.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1993
| recorded = February 18 & 19, 1993
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 58:39
| label = Blue Note
| producer = Joanne Jiminez
| chronology = Don Pullen
| prev_title = Kele Mou Bana
| prev_year = 1990
| next_title = Live...Again: Live at Montreux
| next_year = 1993
}}
Ode to Life is an album by American jazz pianist Don Pullen and the African-Brazilian Connection recorded in 1993 for the Blue Note label.[http://www.donpullen.de/disco/index.htm Don Pullen discography] accessed May 13, 2011
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars, stating "The music is more subdued than is usual on a Pullen disc, with the harmonies being less dissonant and the mood often melancholy and reflective but occasionally joyous. This is one of Pullen's more accessible and introspective sessions."Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/ode-to-life-r186664 Allmusic Review] accessed May 13, 2011.
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Track listing
:All compositions by Don Pullen except as indicated
- "The Third House on the Right" (Alberto Beserra, Guilherme Franco) – 5:00
- "Paraty" (Nilson Matta) – 9:00
- "El Matador" – 6:29
- "Ah, George, We Hardly Knew Ya" – 13:03
- "Aseeko! (Get up and Dance!)" (Mor Thiam) – 11:59
- "Anastasia/Pyramid" (Carlos Ward) – 7:06
- "Variation on Ode to Life" – 6:02
:*Recorded in New York City on February 18 & 19, 1993
Personnel
- Don Pullen – piano
- Carlos Ward – alto saxophone, flute
- Nilson Matta – bass
- Guilherme Franco – timba, berimbau, percussion
- Mor Thiam – djembe, tabula, rainsticks, wind chimes, vocals