Sankt Gerold (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Sankt Gerold
| type = Live album
| artist = Bley/Parker/Phillips
| cover = Sankt Gerold (album).jpg
| alt =
| released = October 9, 2000{{cite web | url=https://ecmrecords.com/product/sankt-gerold-paul-bley-evan-parker-barre-phillips/ | title=Sankt Gerold }}
| recorded = April 1996
| venue = Propstei Sankt Gerold
Sankt Gerold, Austria
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 67:17
| label = ECM
ECM 1609
| producer = Manfred Eicher and Steve Lake
| chronology = Paul Bley
| prev_title = Reality Check
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title = Out of Nowhere
| next_year = 1997
}}
Sankt Gerold is a live album by pianist Paul Bley recorded at the Propstei Sankt Gerold in April 1996 and released on ECM in October 2000. The trio features saxophonist Evan Parker and bassist Barre Phillips.[http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1600/1609.php ECM discography] accessed October 24, 2011
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}
| rev3 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
| rev3score = {{Rating|4|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 = 142}}
| rev2 = Tom Hull
| rev2Score = B+({{Rating-Christgau|hm3}}){{cite web|last=Hull|first=Tom|author-link=Tom Hull (critic)|date=June 2, 2020|url=http://tomhull.com/ocston/blog/archives/2852-Music-Week.html|title=Music Week|website=Tom Hull – On the Web|accessdate=June 20, 2020}}
}}The AllMusic 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. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/time-will-tell-r224790 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
- Paul Bley – piano
- Evan Parker – tenor and soprano saxophones
- Barre Phillips – double bass
References
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Category:ECM Records live albums
Category:Evan Parker live albums