Holiday for Strings (album) explained

Holiday for Strings
Type:Album
Artist:Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band
Cover:Holiday for Strings (Paul Motian album).jpg
Released:15 July 2002
Recorded:November 10–12, 2001
Genre:Jazz
Length:43:03
Label:Winter & Winter
Producer:Stefan Winter
Chronology:Paul Motian
Prev Title:Europe
Prev Year:1999
Next Title:I Have the Room Above Her
Next Year:2004

Holiday for Strings is an album by Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band released on the German Winter & Winter label in 2002.[1] The album is the group's sixth release. Like their previous album, the band consists of saxophonists Chris Cheek and Pietro Tonolo, guitarists Ben Monder and Steve Cardenas, and bass guitarist Anders Christensen.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Glenn Astarita awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "the sextet provides its indelible touch of class to a series of generally moving works -- regardless of intensity... Passionately recommended".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Paul Motian except as indicated

  1. "Arabesque" - 3:35
  2. "5 Miles to Wrentham" - 4:06
  3. "Morpion" - 5:05
  4. "Luteous Pangolin" (Ben Monder) - 4:31
  5. "Look to the Black Wall" - 3:36
  6. "Holiday for Strings" (David Rose, Sam Gallop) - 5:31
  7. "Endgame" - 3:44
  8. "It Never Entered My Mind" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 6:15
  9. "Roundup" (Steve Cardenas) - 3:30
  10. "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) - 3:04

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.winterandwinter.com/index.php?id=220 Winter & Winter catalogue
  2. Astarita, G. Allmusic Review accessed August 10, 2011