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Open Secrets
Studio album by
Peter Kowald
Released1988
RecordedJanuary 1988
StudioFMP Studio, Berlin
GenreFree jazz
LabelFMP
FMP 1190
FMP CD 132
ProducerJost Gebers

Open Secrets is a solo bass album by Peter Kowald. It was recorded in January 1988 at the FMP Studio in Berlin, and was released on LP later that year by the FMP label.[1][2] FMP reissued the album on CD in 2008.[3]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[4]
All About Jazz[5]

The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings called the album "a remarkable record," noting that it "makes a steady progress through areas that sound predetermined but which are encountered according to chance-driven logic that throws up challenging transitions and juxtapositions."[4] In a review for All About Jazz, Nic Jones stated that the album "presents the sound of a formidable technician without letting that dubious asset get in the way of musical expression. The results are compelling."[5]

Writing for Point of Departure, Francesco Martinelli described the album as an "exceptional snapshot of [Kowald's] life and art," and commented: "There are so many different things going on on this recording that time flashes by and at the end one cannot wait to hear it again."[6] Bill Meyer of Dusted Magazine wrote: "this record's nine tracks are marvelously focused, the musical ideas succinctly articulated, the soul behind them ever evident."[7] In an article for Paris Transatlantic, Clifford Allen remarked: "Each of these vignettes contains a heavy dose of personality, and you can hear Kowald the human being throughout."[8]

Track listing

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All compositions by Peter Kowald.

Side A

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  1. "Peek At World" – 6:01
  2. "Languages Differentes" – 5:18
  3. "Vita Povera - Arte No" – 2:36
  4. "El Mismo Rio" – 4:18
  5. "Welt Um (Wale)" – 1:18

Side B

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  1. "Open Secrets" – 8:35
  2. "Watu Wote" – 6:34
  3. "Archaion Mellon" – 3:05
  4. "Ima Samu Dessu (Mi Tsu Ni)" – 2:35

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Peter Kowald: Open Secrets". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "Peter Kowald: Open Secrets". FMP Records. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "Peter Kowald: Open Secrets". AllMusic. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP and Cassette. Penguin Books. pp. 633–634.
  5. ^ a b Jones, Nic (April 26, 2009). "Peter Kowald: Open Secrets". All About Jazz. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  6. ^ Martinelli, Francesco. "Peter Kowald: Open Secrets". Point of Departure. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  7. ^ Meyer, Bill (March 24, 2009). "Dusted Reviews: Peter Kowald: Open Secrets". Dusted Magazine. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  8. ^ Allen, Clifford (May 2009). "Reviews: More Jazz & Improv". Paris Transatlantic. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
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