River Chant Explained

River Chant
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Jimmy Giuffre Three
Cover:	River Chant.JPG
Released:	1975
Recorded:	April 25, 1975
Studio:	Macdonald Studio, Sea Cliff, NY
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	43:02
Label:	Choice CRS 1011
Producer:	Gerry Macdonald
Chronology:	Jimmy Giuffre
Prev Title:	Music for People, Birds, Butterflies and Mosquitoes
Prev Year:	1972
Next Title:	IAI Festival
Next Year:	1978

River Chant is an album by American jazz composer and arranger Jimmy Giuffre which was released on the Choice label in 1975.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars.^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Giuffre

1. "Tree People" - 5:53
2. "Elephant" - 5:45
3. "Tibetan Sun" - 4:12
4. "The Train and the River" - 5:40
5. "The Tide Is In" - 3:45
6. "River Chant" - 4:03
7. "Om" - 4:40
8. "The Listening" - 4:35
9. "Celebration" - 4:33

Personnel

• Jimmy Giuffre - tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute, bass flute
• Kiyoshi Tokunaga - bass
• Randy Kaye - percussion

Notes and References

1. Fitzgerald, M., Jimmy Guiffre Leader Entry accessed July 6, 2015
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/jimmy-giuffre/catalog/#choice-crs-1011 Jimmy Giuffre Catalog
3. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Choice.htm Jazzlists: Choice LP discography
4. http://www.allmusic.com/album/river-chant-mw0000901271 Allmusic listing