Achirana Explained

Achirana
Type:Album
Artist:Vassilis Tsabropoulos / Arild Andersen / John Marshall
Cover:Achirana.jpg
Released:2000
Recorded:October 1999
Genre:Avant-garde jazz, Chamber jazz
Length:69:39
Label:ECM
ECM 1728
Producer:Manfred Eicher
Chronology:Vassilis Tsabropoulos
Prev Year:1997
Next Year:2001

Achirana is an album by Greek pianist and composer Vassilis Tsabropoulos recorded in October 1999 and released on ECM the following year. The trio features rhythm section Arild Andersen and John Marshall.[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "As Tsabropoulos' debut, this is without doubt an auspicious beginning."[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Vassilis Tsabropoulos except as indicated

  1. "Achirana" (Arild Andersen, John Marshall, Vassilis Tsabropoulos) – 8:06
  2. "Diamond Cut Diamond" (Andersen, Marshall, Tsabropoulos) – 7:25
  3. "Valley" (Andersen, Tsabropoulos) – 5:42
  4. "Mystic" – 7:21
  5. "The Spell" – 10:40
  6. "She's Gone" (Andersen) – 5:48
  7. "Fable" – 8:22
  8. "Song for Phyllis" – 7:52
  9. "Monologue" – 8:23

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1700/1728.php ECM discography
  2. Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed November 18, 2011