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| Eleven Ghosts | ||||
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| Released | 1997 | |||
| Recorded | February 11–12, 1994 | |||
| Venues | Radio DRS, Zürich, Switzerland | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 48:42 | |||
| Labels | HatOLOGY 507 | |||
| Producers | Pia Uehlinger, Werner X. Uehlinger | |||
| Myra Melford chronology | ||||
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| Han Bennink chronology | ||||
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Eleven Ghosts is an album of duets by pianist Myra Melford and drummer/percussionist Han Bennink which was recorded in Switzerland in 1994 and released on the HatOLOGY label in 1997.[1][2][3]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
The Allmusic review by Joslyn Layne stated "Supreme musicians Myra Melford and Han Bennink join together for a duo recording as blues progressions, boogie-woogie, and Harlem stride become the trampoline from which they jump. It's free, free, but far less cryptic -- and more accessible -- than one might expect. ... Eleven Ghosts won't scare the audience off. Even people who stiffen at the words "outside jazz" will relax their shoulders while listening to this album".[4]
In JazzTimes, Bill Shoemaker wrote "On Eleven Ghosts, pianist Myra Melford and percussionist Han Bennink bring complementary assets to a free-ranging duo program. Melford’s affinity for the blues and her compositional skills give the album a subtle structural underpinning. Bennink continually pushes the music to the brink with his patented combination of cyclonic energy and loony humor".[5]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Myra Melford except where noted
- "The First Mess" (Han Bennink, Myra Melford) – 2:33
- "How Long Blues" (Leroy Carr) – 5:31
- "Frank Goes To" – 7:23
- "Another Mess" (Han Bennink) – 4:48
- "Which Way Is That?" – 9:24
- "Three Ghosts" (Bennink, Melford) – 5:11
- "Some Relief" (composer unknown) – 1:12
- "And Now Some Blues" – 4:43
- "Now" – 2:05
- "And Now" – 2:51
- "The Maple Leaf Rag" (Scott Joplin) – 3:01
Personnel
[edit]- Myra Melford – piano
- Han Bennink – drums
References
[edit]- ↑ Myra Melford: Projects accessed May 23, 2018
- ↑ European Free Improvisation: Han Bennink album entry accessed May 23, 2018
- ↑ HatHut hatOLOGY discography accessed July 18, 2018
- 1 2 Layne, Joslyn. Myra Melford / Han Bennink: Eleven Ghosts – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- ↑ Shoemaker, B. JazzTimes Review accessed May 23, 2018