Ode to Life explained

Ode to Life
Type:	Album
Artist:	Don Pullen
Cover:	Ode to Life.jpg
Released:	1993
Recorded:	February 18 & 19, 1993
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	58:39
Label:	Blue Note
Producer:	Joanne Jiminez
Chronology:	Don Pullen
Prev Title:	Kele Mou Bana
Prev Year:	1990
Next Year:	1993

Ode to Life is an album by American jazz pianist Don Pullen and the African-Brazilian Connection recorded in 1993 for the Blue Note label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars, stating "The music is more subdued than is usual on a Pullen disc, with the harmonies being less dissonant and the mood often melancholy and reflective but occasionally joyous. This is one of Pullen's more accessible and introspective sessions."^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Don Pullen except as indicated

1. "The Third House on the Right" (Alberto Beserra, Guilherme Franco) – 5:00
2. "Paraty" (Nilson Matta) – 9:00
3. "El Matador" – 6:29
4. "Ah, George, We Hardly Knew Ya" – 13:03
5. "Aseeko! (Get up and Dance!)" (Mor Thiam) – 11:59
6. "Anastasia/Pyramid" (Carlos Ward) – 7:06
7. "Variation on Ode to Life" – 6:02

• Recorded in New York City on February 18 & 19, 1993

Personnel

• Don Pullen – piano
• Carlos Ward – alto saxophone, flute
• Nilson Matta – bass
• Guilherme Franco – timba, berimbau, percussion
• Mor Thiam – djembe, tabula, rainsticks, wind chimes, vocals

Notes and References

1. http://www.donpullen.de/disco/index.htm Don Pullen discography
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 13, 2011.