| I Could've Been a Drum | ||||
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| Released | March 18, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Studio | The Studio, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:26 | |||
| Label | Tzadik TZ 7113 | |||
| Producer | Anthony Coleman, Roy Nathanson | |||
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I Could've Been a Drum is an album by the pianist Anthony Coleman and the saxophonist Roy Nathanson, released on the Tzadik label in 1997. [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
In his review for AllMusic, Marc Gilman notes that "this duet collaboration between Anthony Coleman and Roy Nathanson has its high points, but fails to produce music of the outstanding quality of Coleman's other projects". [2]
All compositions by Anthony Coleman and Roy Nathanson except as indicated
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