Spots, Circles, and Fantasy
{{Infobox album
| name = Spots, Circles, and Fantasy
| type = live
| artist = Cecil Taylor & Han Bennink
| cover = Spots, Circles, and Fantasy.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1989
| recorded = July 10, 1988
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Free jazz
| length =
| label = FMP
| producer =
| chronology = Cecil Taylor
| prev_title = Pleistozaen Mit Wasser
| prev_year = 1989
| next_title = Legba Crossing
| next_year = 1989
}}
Spots, Circles, and Fantasy is a live album featuring a performance by Cecil Taylor and Han Bennink recorded in Berlin on July 10, 1988 as part of month-long series of concerts by Taylor and released on the FMP label.[http://www.efi.group.shef.ac.uk/mtaylors.html Cecil Taylor sessionography] accessed 3 September 2009
Reception
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}[http://www.allmusic.com/album/r167418 Allmusic Review]
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|4|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1381}}
}}
The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek states "At nearly 74 minutes, this is a mammoth duet, or at least one would think so, but apparently not these two. Judging by the energy exerted at the end when compared to that at the beginning, they were just getting revved into action... This is a solid duet and an exciting one, despite its rather tense and minimal start".Jurek, T. [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r167418|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed 3 September 2009
The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 4 stars, and singled it out as one of the albums that are "particularly brilliant examples of Taylor's adaptive capabilities and his partners' own contributions".
Track listing
:All compositions by Cecil Taylor & Han Bennink.
- "Spots, Circles, and Fantasy" - 73:44
:*Recorded in Berlin on July 10, 1988
Personnel
References
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{{Cecil Taylor}}
{{Han Bennink}}
Category:1989 collaborative albums
Category:Cecil Taylor live albums