Eon (album)

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Eon
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Studio album by
Released1975 (1975)
RecordedNovember 1974 (1974-11)
Studio Generation Sound
New York City
Genre Jazz
Length38:08
Label ECM 1054 ST
Producer Manfred Eicher
Richard Beirach chronology
Eon
(1975)
Forgotten Fantasies
(1975)

Eon is an album by American jazz pianist and composer Richard Beirach recorded in November 1974 and released on ECM the following year. The trio features rhythm section Frank Tusa and Jeff Williams. [1]

Contents

Reception

The AllMusic review by Chuck Berg awarded the album 2½ stars calling it a "well-programmed set". [2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

All tracks are written by Richard Beirach except as indicated.

Side I
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nardis"Miles Davis11:56
2."Places"Dave Liebman4:04
3."Seeing You"
  • Frank Tusa
  • Richard Beirach
4:05
Total length:20:05
Side II
No.TitleLength
1."Eon"8:13
2."Bones"3:34
3."Mitsuku"6:16
Total length:18:03 38:08

Personnel

Technical personnel

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References

  1. ECM discography Archived 2011-02-23 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 6, 2011
  2. 1 2 Berg, C. Allmusic Review accessed September 6, 2011