Discretion (album)

Discretion
Live album by Tim Berne's Bloodcount
Released	1997
Recorded	1997 ; Grinnell, Iowa (tracks 3-5), New York (track 2) and Munich (track 1)
Genre	Jazz
Length	73:39
Label	Screwgun ; SC 70003
Producer	Tim Berne
Tim Berne chronology

Last updated March 25, 2019

Discretion is a live album by saxophonist Tim Berne's Bloodcount which was recorded in 1997 and released on Berne's Screwgun label.^[1]

Tim Berne is an American avant-garde jazz saxophonist and record label owner.

Screwgun Records is a jazz record label founded by saxophonist Tim Berne in 1996. Most releases on the label have been by Berne, though some have been by Berne's associates and bandmates. Steve Byram has designed and illustrated the artwork for many of the label's albums.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Joslyn Layne said "The musicians are brilliantly creative and experienced enough not to get lost in all the room provided by these large time frames. Each player has boundless creative energy, matched only by technical ability-- they never seem to tire, only to get more worked up and inspired. In the always-live recordings, Bloodcount constantly morph and shape-shift musical ideas, and keep the compositions breathing through exploitation of the whole range of dynamics... so even if some of the songs on Discretion are familiar, it's guaranteed to be a new listening experience".^[2]

AllMusic is an online music database. It catalogs more than 3 million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musical artists and bands. It launched in 1991, predating the World Wide Web.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Tim Berne

"Is That a Gap?" - 14:53
"The Opener" - 14:10
"Talk Dirty to Me" - 10:20
"Eye Are Us" - 18:05
"Byram's World" - 16:15

Personnel

Tim Berne - alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
Chris Speed - tenor saxophone, clarinet
Michael Formanek - contrabass
Jim Black - drums

Chris Speed is an American saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer.

Michael Formanek is an American jazz bassist born in San Francisco, California and associated with the jazz scene in New York City.

Jim Black is an American jazz drummer who has performed with Tim Berne and Dave Douglas, among others. He attended Berklee College of Music.

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References

↑ Tim Berne discography, accessed October 13, 2014
1 2 Layne, J., Allmusic Review accessed October 14, 2014

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[1] Tim Berne discography, accessed October 13, 2014

[Allmusic-2] 1 2 Layne, J., Allmusic Review accessed October 14, 2014