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Piano Solo Vol. 1
Live album by
Irène Schweizer
Released1992
RecordedMay 23 and 24, 1990
VenueAlte Kirche Boswil, Switzerland
GenreFree Jazz
LabelIntakt Records
CD 020
ProducerIntakt Records

Piano Solo Vol. 1 is a live solo piano album by Irène Schweizer. It was recorded at Alte Kirche Boswil in Switzerland in May 1990, and was released in 1992 by Intakt Records.[1][2][3]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[5]
Tom Hull – on the WebB+[6]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz[7]

In a review for AllMusic, Joslyn Layne wrote: "Piano Solo Vol. 1 offers a wide cross-section of the many modes of impressive improviser and pianist Irene Schweizer. It moves almost without pause through various forms and moods... With well-timed moments of suspense and humor, this album is a great listen and a good sampling of what Schweizer does."[4]

The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings awarded the album 4 stars, and stated: "Brief and apparently inconsequential structures are delivered without elaboration and there is a meditative stillness to much of the music. "The Ballad Of The Sad Cafè"... is a masterpiece of unsentimental expression, played with an affecting combination of gentleness and ironclad certainty... [The record is] faithfully and accurately registered, picking up Schweizer's softest figures and sustains, and handling the loudest and most impactful moments without distortion."[5]

Author Todd S. Jenkins noted that the album provides "an unobstructed view of Schweizer's essential techniques," and commented: "a different aspect of the artist's personal vocabulary is demonstrated on each track, a virtual roadmap of her musical mind."[8]

Track listing

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All compositions by Irène Schweizer.

  1. "Verschoben" – 5:33
  2. "Irritations & Variations" – 5:11
  3. "The Ballad Of The Sad Cafè" – 4:06
  4. "Wo Ist Mein Hund?" – 2:32
  5. "Backlash" – 3:33
  6. "Stomping At The Church" – 4:47
  7. "Melancholy Single Blues" – 4:06
  8. "Look-In" – 1:45
  9. "Look-Out" – 3:27
  10. "Polka, Dots & Stringbeans" – 2:48
  11. "Wieso?" – 1:38
  12. "Broken Notes" – 3:26
  13. "Endlich!" – 3:46
  14. "Talking Frog" – 5:02
  15. "Blauer Mazurka" – 3:04

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Irène Schweizer: Piano Solo Vol. 1". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "Irène Schweizer discography". JazzLists. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "Irène Schweizer: Intakt Records" (PDF). Intakt Records. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Layne, Joslyn. "Irène Schweizer: Piano Solo Vol. 1". AllMusic. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2006). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. Penguin Books. pp. 1163–1164.
  6. ^ Hull, Tom. "Grade List: Irene Schweizer". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  7. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 773.
  8. ^ Jenkins, Todd S. (2004). "Schweizer, Irène". Free Jazz and Free Improvisation: An Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. Greenwood. p. 305.
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