Perpetuum Immobile

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Perpetuum Immobile
Live album by
Simon Nabatov
ReleasedJanuary 2002
Recorded26 November 2000
VenueLoft, Cologne, Germany
Genre Jazz
Label Leo
Producer Simon Nabatov, Leo Feigin

Perpetuum Immobile is a solo piano album by Simon Nabatov. It was recorded in concert in 2000 and released by Leo Records.

Contents

Recording and music

The album of solo piano performances by Nabatov was recorded in concert at Loft, in Cologne, on 26 November 2000. [1] The producers were Nabatov and Leo Feigin. [1] All of the nine tracks were written by Nabatov. [2] The pianist plays "One-handed Bandit" with his right hand only. [2]

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Perpetuum Immobile was released by Leo Records in January 2002. [4] The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote that "The influences on this solo recital come from the entire modern classical canon, and quite explicitly so." [3] The AllMusic reviewer wrote: "Nabatov's solo piano work is entirely different than his ensemble recordings: Alone, he displays a strong romantic side that can be alternately dark and brooding or vigorously upbeat. His use of the pedals adds an atmospheric element that never devolves to mawkishness, but instead embraces life." [2]

Track listing

  1. "Which Way Up?" – 7:21
  2. "In Motion" – 5:57
  3. "Chordal" – 6:16
  4. "Flow Chart" – 4:57
  5. "Negative Transparency" – 6:43
  6. "Polymorphous Perverse" – 6:19
  7. "One-handed Bandit" – 4:58
  8. "U-trillo" – 8:24
  9. "Positive Transparency" – 6:34

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Simon, Nabatov (2002). Perpetuum Immobile (CD liner notes). CD LR 358.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Loewy, Steve. "Simon Nabatov – Perpetuum Immobile". AllMusic . Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  3. 1 2 Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1066. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ↑ "CD LR 358". leorecords.com. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
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