Live (Nik Bärtsch's Ronin album)
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Nik Bärtsch's Ronin Live is a live album by Swiss pianist and composer Nik Bärtsch's band Ronin recorded in Europe and Japan between 2009 and 2011 and released on the ECM label.[1]
Reception
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The PopMatters review by John Garratt stated "It’s actually somewhat of a marvel that music this nuanced can be so warm and inviting. It’s also a pleasant surprise that the overall quality of the music holds up for two-plus years of live performances".[2] Carlo Wolff of JazzTimes observed "There are moments of peace, of near-stasis. But over the course of these long discs, there’s no sag. Expertly sequenced, they unfold like a single concert".[3] On All About Jazz John Kelman entused "Ronin is an exciting and hypnotic live act, with Live demonstrating the full breadth of its intrinsic possibilities".[4] BBC Music's Sid Smith called it "A hair-raising and dazzling celebration of Ronin’s considerable achievements to date".[5]
Track listing
All compositions by Nik Bärtsch.
Disc one
- "Modul 41_17" - 16:38
- "Modul 35" - 11:31
- "Modul 42" - 9:09
- "Modul 17" - 9:58
- "Modul 22" - 14:45
Disc two
- "Modul 45" - 13:11
- "Modul 48" - 8:37
- "Modul 47" - 13:11
- "Modul 55" - 10:00
- Recorded in Lörrach (1-1), Leipzig (1-2), Wien (1-3), Tokyo (1-4), Amsterdam (1-5), Mannheim (2-1, 2-3), Gateshead (2-2) and Salzau (2-4)
Personnel
- Nik Bärtsch — piano, electric piano
- Sha - alto saxophone, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet
- Thomy Jordi (track 9) bass, Björn Meyer (all others) — bass
- Kasper Rast - drums
- Andi Pupato — percussion
References
- ^ ECM discography accessed December 10, 2013
- ^ a b Garratt, J. PopMatters Review accessed January 23, 2013
- ^ Wolff, C. JazzTimes Review, December 26, 2012
- ^ Kelman, J., All About Jazz Review, October 11, 2012
- ^ Smith, S., Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin Live Review, accessed February 14, 2014