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Piano Solo Vol. 2

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Piano Solo Vol. 2
Live album by
Released1992
RecordedMay 25, 1990
VenueAlte Kirche Boswil, Switzerland
GenreFree Jazz
LabelIntakt Records
CD 021
ProducerIntakt Records

Piano Solo Vol. 2 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, Eugene Chadbourne wrote: "Swiss pianist Irène Schweizer's solo concert of May 25, 1990, was close to breathtaking; she deserves every last clap of applause that we hear... it is in the most abstract pieces, 'Serious Hanging Out' and the inside-the-piano 'Chuschtenploz,' that she comes up with the set's finest music. She also has a smooth way with standards and coasts to the finish line with a Monk tune."[4]

The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings awarded the album 3½ stars, and stated: "Brief and apparently inconsequential structures are delivered without elaboration and there is a meditative stillness to much of the music... 'Sisterhood of Spit' is a name that refers to an all-female collective of the '70s. It's dedicated to the late Chris McGregor... and also to saxophonist Dudu Pukwana. It both reflects and ironizes the spirit they evoked... [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 Alone" composed by Irving Berlin. "Ask Me Now" by Thelonious Monk. Remaining compositions by Irène Schweizer.

  1. "Sisterhood of Spit (Dedicated to Chris and Dudu)" – 3:19
  2. "Fox-Trottel" – 3:14
  3. "All Alone" – 3:01
  4. "Serious Hanging-Out" – 9:31
  5. "Shredded Shuffle" – 5:19
  6. "Creeping Waltz" – 6:02
  7. "Chüschtenplötz" – 8:02
  8. "...Ausserdem U. Andererseits U. Aussersihl" – 8:39
  9. "Ask Me Now" – 3:44

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Irène Schweizer: Piano Solo Vol. 2". 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 Chadbourne, Eugene. "Irène Schweizer: Piano Solo Vol. 2". 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.