Circa (album) explained

Circa
Type:	Album
Artist:	Michael Cain/Ralph Alessi/Peter Epstein
Cover:	Circa (album).jpg
Released:	1997
Recorded:	August 1996
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	53:31
Label:	ECM ECM 1622
Producer:	Manfred Eicher
Prev Title:	Indira
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	The Evidence of Things Unseen
Next Year:	1997
Chronology:	Michael Cain

Circa is an album by the American jazz pianist and composer Michael Cain recorded in August 1996 and released on ECM the following year. The trio features trumpeter Ralph Alessi and saxophonist Peter Epstein.^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Ranging from what sounds like chamber music (it is often difficult to determine when the musicians are improvising) to stretched-out long tones and heated sections, this episodic and continually intriguing music is never predictable and rewards repeated listenings."^[2]

Track listing

All compositions are by Michael Cain, except where indicated.

1. "Siegfried and Roy" – 1:26
2. "Social Drones" (Ralph Alessi) – 2:46
3. "Ped Cruc" – 3:27
4. "Miss M." (Alessi) – 6:22
5. "Circa" – 4:20
6. "Egg" – 6:08
7. "Top o' the Dunes" – 7:19
8. "And Their White Tigers" – 4:32
9. "Red Rock Rain" – 4:55
10. "The Suchness of Dory Philpott" (Alessi, Cain) – 4:09
11. "Marche" (Alessi) – 8:20

Personnel

• Michael Cain – piano
• Ralph Alessi – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Peter Epstein – soprano and tenor saxophones

Notes and References

1. http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1600/1622.php ECM discography
2. Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed November 18, 2011