Juni (album)

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Juni
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1999
RecordedJuly 1997
StudioRainbow Studio
Oslo, Norway
Genre Jazz
Length50:40
Label ECM
ECM 1657
Producer Manfred Eicher
Peter Erskine chronology
Lava Jazz
(1997)
Juni
(1999)
Live at Rocco
(2000)

Juni is an album by drummer Peter Erskine recorded in July 1997 and released on ECM April later that year. The trio features bassist Palle Danielsson and pianist John Taylor. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The AllMusic review by Jim Newsom awarded the album 3½ stars stating "A beautiful collection full of subtlety and nuance... soft, spatial, melodic, and accessible." [2]

Track listing

All compositions by John Taylor, except as noted.
  1. "Prelude No. 2" - 5:37
  2. "Windfall" - 6:17
  3. "For Jan" (Kenny Wheeler) - 6:45
  4. "The Ant & the Elk" (Peter Erskine) - 7:08
  5. "Siri" (Erskine) - 6:33
  6. "Fable" - 5:32
  7. "Twelve" (Erskine) - 7:20
  8. "Namasti" (Diane Taylor) - 5:28

Personnel

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References

  1. ECM discography accessed November 14, 2011
  2. 1 2 Newsom, J. Allmusic Review accessed November 14, 2011
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 448. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.