As One (Jane Ira Bloom and Fred Hersch album)

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As One
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Studio album by
Released1985
RecordedSeptember 1984
StudioClassic Sound, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length40:22
Label JMT
JMT 850 003
Producer Jane Ira Bloom & Fred Hersch
Jane Ira Bloom chronology
Mighty Lights
(1982)
As One
(1985)
Modern Drama
(1987)
Fred Hersch chronology
Horizons
(1984)
As One
(1985)
Sarabande
(1987)

As One is an album of duets album by saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom and pianist Fred Hersch recorded in 1984 and released on the JMT label. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states, "The improvisations are generally melodic but unpredictable, coherent but fairly free. Worth several listens". [3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

All compositions by Jane Ira Bloom except as indicated

  1. "Waiting for Daylight" - 9:04
  2. "Desert" - 4:14
  3. "A Child's Song (For Charlie Haden)" (Fred Hersch) - 6:08
  4. "Miyako" (Wayne Shorter) - 6:41
  5. "Inside" (Bloom, Hersch) - 3:51
  6. "Winter of My Discontent" (Alec Wilder) - 4:53
  7. "Janeology" (Hersch) - 5:26

Personnel

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References

  1. Jane Ira Bloom discography, accessed September 26, 2014
  2. Fred Hersch discography Archived 2014-09-13 at the Wayback Machine , accessed September 26, 2014
  3. 1 2 Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed September 26, 2014
  4. Cook, Richard (2006). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. p. 137. ISBN   9780141023274 . Retrieved 24 August 2020.