Theatre (album)

Theatre
Studio album by George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band '83
Released	1984
Recorded	July 1983
Genre	Jazz
Length	56:26
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
George Gruntz chronology
Live '82 (1982) Theatre (1984) Living Transition (1988)

Theatre is an album by Swiss pianist, composer, and arranger George Gruntz's Concert Jazz Band '83 recorded in 1983 and released on the ECM label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2½ stars stating "the music overall is for selective tastes and it never really seems to flow, making it of limited interest".

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Track listing

All compositions by George Gruntz except as indicated

1. "El Chancho" (Dino Saluzzi) - 15:18
2. "In the Tradition of Switzerland" - 9:21
3. "No One Can Explain It" - 6:27
4. "The Holy Grail of Jazz and Joy" - 25:20

• Recorded at Tonstudio Bauer in Ludwigsburg, West Germany in July 1983

Personnel

• George Gruntz – keyboards
• Marcus Belgrave – trumpet
• Tom Harrell – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Palle Mikkelborg – trumpet
• Bill Pusey – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Julian Priester – trombone
• Dave Bargeron – trombone, euphonium
• Dave Taylor – bass trombone
• Peter Gordon – French horn
• Tom Varner – French horn
• Howard Johnson – tuba, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
• Charlie Mariano – alto and soprano saxophones, flute
• Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky – alto and soprano saxophones, clarinet
• Seppo Paakkunainen – tenor saxophone, flute
• Dino Saluzzi – bandoneon
• Mark Egan – bass guitar
• Bob Moses – drums
• Sheila Jordan – vocals