Attention Span (album) explained

Attention Span
Type:	studio
Artist:	Ostertag with Zorn with Frith
Cover:	Bob Ostertag - Attention Span.jpg
Recorded:	September –
Length:	45:21
Label:	RecRec
Chronology:	Bob Ostertag
Prev Title:	Voice of America
Prev Year:	1982
Next Title:	Sooner or Later
Next Year:	1991

Attention Span is a collaborative album by Bob Ostertag, Fred Frith and John Zorn, released in 1990 by RecRec Music.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Reception

Ted Mills of AllMusic said of Attention Span that it is "not as cohesive as some of his other, more conceptual works (sometimes you wonder if the whole thing is a favor to his fellow artists), but certainly not without worth."

Personnel

Adapted from the Attention Span liner notes.^[6]

Musicians

• Fred Frith – guitar (1-26)
• Bob Ostertag – sampler, liner notes
• John Zorn – alto saxophone (1-26)

Production and design

• Bob Appel – engineering
• Douglas Kenny – cover art, design
• Jonathan Nelson – engineering
• Diego Zweifel – design

External links

• Attention Span at Discogs (list of releases)

Notes and References

1. Bob . Rusch . Bob Ostertag w/ John Zorn/Fred Frith: Attention Span . . . 1995 . 7 . August 14, 2020.
2. Book: Dean, R.T. . Hyperimprovisation Computer-Interactive Sound Improvisation . A-R Editions . March 2003 . 122 . 9780895795083 . August 14, 2020.
3. Book: Ostertag, Bob . Bob Ostertag . Creative Life: Music, Politics, People, and Machines . . July 27, 2009 . 188 . 9780252076466 . August 14, 2020.
4. Bob Ostertag: Attention Span . . Peri Press . 1992 . 6 . 4 . 410 . 9781879796096 . August 4, 2020.
5. Tracy . Caras . Cole . Gagne . Interviews with American Composers . Soundpieces 2 . Peri Press . 1992 . 6 . 4 . 410 . 9780810827103 . August 4, 2020.
6. Attention Span . Attention Span (album) . . 1993 . booklet . . Zürich, Switzerland.