| Eleven Ghosts | ||||
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| Released | 1997 | |||
| Recorded | February 11–12, 1994 | |||
| Venue | Radio DRS, Zürich, Switzerland | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 48:42 | |||
| Label | HatOLOGY 507 | |||
| Producer | Pia Uehlinger, Werner X. Uehlinger | |||
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Eleven Ghosts is an album of duets by pianist Myra Melford and drummer/percussionist Han Bennink which was recorded in Switzerland in 1994 and released on the HatOLOGY label in 1997. [1] [2] [3]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
The Allmusic review by Joslyn Layne stated "Supreme musicians Myra Melford and Han Bennink join together for a duo recording as blues progressions, boogie-woogie, and Harlem stride become the trampoline from which they jump. It's free, free, but far less cryptic -- and more accessible -- than one might expect. ... Eleven Ghosts won't scare the audience off. Even people who stiffen at the words "outside jazz" will relax their shoulders while listening to this album". [4]
In JazzTimes, Bill Shoemaker wrote "On Eleven Ghosts, pianist Myra Melford and percussionist Han Bennink bring complementary assets to a free-ranging duo program. Melford’s affinity for the blues and her compositional skills give the album a subtle structural underpinning. Bennink continually pushes the music to the brink with his patented combination of cyclonic energy and loony humor". [5]
All compositions by Myra Melford except where noted
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