As One (Jane Ira Bloom and Fred Hersch album)

As One
Studio album by Jane Ira Bloom and Fred Hersch
Released	1985
Recorded	September 1984
Studio	Classic Sound, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:22
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]}

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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[4]

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

• Jane Ira Bloom - soprano saxophone
• Fred Hersch - piano

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. Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed September 26, 2014
4. Cook, Richard (2006). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. p. 137. ISBN   9780141023274 . Retrieved August 24, 2020.