Theoretically | |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | Tim Berne & Bill Frisell |
Cover: | Theoretically.jpg |
Border: | yes |
Released: | 1984 |
Recorded: | Aug–Sept 1983; Aug 1984 |
Studio: | High Rise Sound; First Choice Studio, NYC |
Genre: | Avant-garde jazz, downtown music |
Length: | 48:48 |
Label: | Empire |
Producer: | Bill Frisell, Tim Berne and Jon Rosenberg |
Chronology: | Tim Berne |
Prev Title: | Mutant Variations |
Prev Year: | 1983 |
Next Title: | Fulton Street Maul |
Next Year: | 1986 |
Theoretically is an album by alto saxophonist Tim Berne and electric guitarist Bill Frisell originally released on the Empire label in 1984, and again on Minor Music in 1986 with a bonus track recorded at the original sessions. The original features three compositions by Berne, two by Frisell, and one joint composition; the bonus track on the 1986 edition is a composition by Berne.[1] [2] [3]
The Allmusic review by Daniel Gioffre awarded the album 3 stars stating "The overall feel of this record puts it almost into ambient territory, as Frisell's volume swells and Berne's upper register squeals blend into a single fabric of weighty yet spacious sound. It is a place where melody emerges almost as a surprise from a strangely menacing backdrop of pure atmosphere... It all works, no doubt about it, but there is room to question the quality of the source material. Overall, this is a good, if not particularly great, album from two musicians at the top of their game.".[4]