Chimera (Erik Friedlander album) explained

Chimera
Type:Album
Artist:Erik Friedlander
Cover:Chimera (Erik Friedlander album).jpg
Border:yes
Released:November 21, 1995
Recorded:April 17 & 18, 1995
Tedesco Studios, New Jersey
Genre:Avant-garde, Jazz, Contemporary classical music
Length:63:06
Label:Avant AVAN 057
Producer:John Zorn
Chronology:Erik Friedlander
Next Title:The Watchman
Next Year:1996

Chimera is the 1995 debut album by cellist Erik Friedlander which was released on the Japanese Avant label.[1]

Reception

The JazzTimes review by Nancy Ann Lee stated "Containing highly imaginative, artistic chamber-jazz, Chimera finds these gifted musicians in tight, tonally colorful interactions and crackling solo moments that draw the most from their acoustic instruments. Everyone excels".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Erik Friedlander except as indicated

  1. "Alluvium" - 7:59
  2. "Turbine #1" - 4:40
  3. "Mercy Street" - 8:43
  4. "Single Whip" - 9:48
  5. "Blind Tiger" - 10:54
  6. "Little Niles" (Randy Weston) - 5:57
  7. "Chimera" - 5:52
  8. "Fekunk" - 8:59

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.erikfriedlander.com/chim1.htm Erik Friedlander catalog
  2. Lee, N. A. JazzTimes Review November 1999