Book of Tells explained

Book of Tells
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Mark Feldman
Cover:	Book of Tells.jpg
Released:	November 15, 2001
Recorded:	May 23, 1998 August 20, 1999
Studio:	DRS Television (Winterthur, Switzerland) System Two (Brooklyn, NY)
Genre:	Contemporary classical music, jazz
Length:	50:36
Label:	Enja ENJ-9385 2
Chronology:	Mark Feldman
Prev Title:	Music for Violin and Piano
Prev Year:	1999
Next Title:	What Exit
Next Year:	2006

Book of Tells (subtitled Five Pieces for String Quartet) is an album by violinist Mark Feldman which was released on the Enja label in 2001.^[1]

Reception

In a review for AllMusic, Blair Sanderson stated that "As versatile a composer as he is a performer and recording artist, Mark Feldman demonstrates extraordinary skills and a wide range of expressions in Book of Tells".

Track listing

All compositions by Mark Feldman except as indicated

1. "Windsor Quartet" - 15:14
2. "Kit Suite (Kit / Les Tenebrides / Murmur)" (Feldman/Sylvie Courvoisier/Feldman) - 10:54
3. "Xanax" - 4:53
4. "Book Of Tells" - 10:59
5. "Real Joe" - 8:09

Personnel

• Mark Feldman - violin
  • Erik Friedlander - cello Joyce Hammann - violin (track 1), viola (tracks 2–5)
• Cenovia Cummins - violin (tracks 2–5)
• Lois Martin - viola (track 1)

Notes and References

1. http://www.discogs.com/Mark-Feldman-Book-Of-Tells/release/1707608 Discogs album entry