Live (Nik Bärtsch album) explained

Ronin Live
Type:Live album
Artist:Nik Bärtsch's Ronin
Cover:Live (Nik Bärtsch album).jpg
Released:2003
Recorded:May 2002
Venue:Moods, Zürich and Bee-Flat, Bern
Genre:Jazz
Length:77:59
Label:Tonus Music
TON 009
Producer:Nik Bärtsch's Ronin
Chronology:Nik Bärtsch
Prev Year:2002
Next Title:Rea
Next Year:2003

Live is a live album by Swiss pianist and composer Nik Bärtsch's band Ronin recorded in Switzerland in 2002 and first released on the Tonus Music label.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos called it "compelling, commanding, well worth a close listen, and a prelude for things to be heard stateside. This may be a difficult recording to acquire, but worth the search".[2] On All About Jazz Budd Kopman noted "When listening to Live, it becomes clear that, while the feeling of improvisation, of taking off, of winging it, is very strong, where it is happening is frustratingly unclear".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Nik Bärtsch.

  1. "Modul 14" - 13:52
  2. "Modul 17" - 9:17
  3. "Modul 11" - 12:15
  4. "Modul 16" - 11:37
  5. "Modul 8_9" - 15:50
  6. "Modul 15" - 15:08

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.discogs.com/Nik-B%C3%A4rtschs-Ronin-Live/release/1863548 Discogs album entry
  2. Nastos, M. G,, Allmusic Review accessed February 14, 2014
  3. Kopman, B., Nik Bartsch: The Road To Stoa, June 28, 2007