The Widow in the Window

The Widow in the Window
The Widow in the Window.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMid 1990
RecordedFebruary 14–16, 1990
Rainbow Studio, Oslo
GenreJazz
Length61:14
LabelECM
ECM 1417
ProducerManfred Eicher
Kenny Wheeler chronology
Music for Large & Small Ensembles
(1990)
The Widow in the Window
(1990)
Kayak
(1992)

The Widow in the Window is an album by trumpeter Kenny Wheeler recorded in 1990 and released on the ECM label.[1] "Ana", the longest piece on the album, was originally written for Alexander von Schlippenbach's Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, which would eventually be recorded in 1989. "Ma Belle Hélène" is a calembour which refers to Wheeler's two sisters, Mabel and Helen.[2]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating " Kenny Wheeler's music occupies its own unique area between post bop and free jazz and virtually all of his recordings are recommended to adventurous listeners, including this one".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Kenny Wheeler

  1. "Aspire" - 12:28
  2. "Ma Belle Hélène" - 8:45
  3. "The Widow in the Window" - 10:27
  4. "Ana" - 14:52
  5. "Hotel Le Hot" - 8:31
  6. "Now, and Now Again" - 6:11

Personnel

References

  1. ^ ECM discography accessed October 4, 2011
  2. ^ Original liner notes by Steve Lake
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 4, 2011

This page was last updated at 2019-11-12 07:07 UTC. Update now. View original page.

All our content comes from Wikipedia and under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.


Top

If mathematical, chemical, physical and other formulas are not displayed correctly on this page, please useFirefox or Safari