Daylight (Pigpen album)

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Daylight
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Studio album by
Released1997
Recorded1997
Genre Jazz
Length46:13
Label Tim/Kerr
Producer Wayne Horvitz
Wayne Horvitz chronology
Live in Poland
(1994)
Daylight
(1997)
Cold Spell
(1997)

Daylight is an album by American keyboardist and composer Wayne Horvitz' band Pigpen recorded in 1997 and released on the independent Tim/Kerr label. [1]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Jason Ankeny awarded the album 4 stars calling it "A chaotic, pulsing record". [2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

All compositions by Wayne Horvitz except as indicated
  1. "Daylight" - 4:24
  2. "V as in Victim" - 6:38
  3. "Oh Blue Angels, You Are But a God To Me" - 4:39
  4. "Don't Explode On Me" - 1:57
  5. "Trouble" - 1:56
  6. "Arrive" - 4:58
  7. "Mr. Rogers" - 3:55
  8. "Tap" - 4:59
  9. "Mel" (Fred Chalenor) - 2:40
  10. "Duet" - 3:31
  11. "The Gift" - 3:46
  12. "Trio" - 2:50

Personnel

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References

  1. Wayne Horvitz discography Archived June 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine accessed January 3, 2012
  2. 1 2 Ankeny, J. Allmusic Review accessed January 3, 2012