Miniature (album) explained

Miniature
Type:	Album
Artist:	Joey Baron, Tim Berne & Hank Roberts
Cover:	Miniature (album).jpg
Released:	1988
Recorded:	March 1988
Studio:	RPM Sound Studios, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	53:47
Label:	JMT JMT 834 423
Producer:	Stefan F. Winter, Miniature
Chronology:	Tim Berne
Prev Title:	Sanctified Dreams
Prev Year:	1988
Next Title:	Tim Berne's Fractured Fairy Tales
Next Year:	1990

Miniature is an album by drummer Joey Baron, saxophonist Tim Berne and cellist Hank Roberts, who would become known as Miniature, which was recorded in 1988 and released on the JMT label.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

The Penguin Guide to Jazz said "Baron's drumming and occasional electronic flourishes provide its most pleasures though Berne and the tricksterish Roberts play their parts as well".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Tim Berne except as indicated

1. "Ethiopian Boxer" (Hank Roberts) - 7:18
2. "Circular Prairie Song (For Bill Frisell)" 2:35
3. "Hong Kong Sad Song" - 8:44
4. "Lonely Mood" (Joey Baron) - 8:03
5. "'Narlin'" - 6:09
6. "Peanut" (Baron) - 6:28
7. "Abeetah (For Jake and Mary)" (Roberts) - 4:46
8. "Sanctuary" - 9:17

Personnel

• Tim Berne - alto saxophone
• Hank Roberts - cello, voice
• Joey Baron - drums, synthesizer

Notes and References

1. http://nyds-discographies.com/berne.htm Tim Berne discography
2. Shimada, T., JMT label discography, accessed October 14, 2014
3. http://www.hankrobertsmusic.com/discography/ Hank Roberts discography
4. Book: Cook, Richard. Richard Cook (journalist). Brian Morton. Brian Morton (Scottish writer). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. 8th. The Penguin Guide to Jazz. 2008. Penguin. London. 0141023279. 84. registration.