Richter 858

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Richter 858
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 11, 2005
RecordedJuly 20, 2002
StudioStudio Litho, Seattle, WA.
Genre Downtown music
Improvised music
Length47:10
Label Songlines
Producer David Breskin
Bill Frisell chronology
Unspeakable
(2004)
Richter 858
(2005)
East/West
(2005)

Richter 858 is a 2005 studio album by American jazz guitarist Bill Frisell consisting of improvised music inspired by the paintings of German artist Gerhard Richter.

Contents

Background

The album features Frisell, Eyvind Kang, Jenny Scheinman and Hank Roberts. Richter 858 was originally released as part of a limited-edition volume of Gerhard Richter's paintings which also contained poetry and essays by Dave Hickey and Klaus Kertess inspired by the artist's work. The album was rereleased in 2005 on the Songlines label with a CD-ROM with MP3 music to accompany a slide show of the paintings, which are reproduced in an accompanying booklet. [1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Sean Westergaard awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "This is a very interesting new sound for Bill Frisell, and apparently this band is developing more music together outside the scope of the original project. Recommended.". [2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

All compositions by Bill Frisell.

  1. "858-1" – 7:58
  2. "858-2" – 3:15
  3. "858-3" – 4:13
  4. "858-4" – 9:00
  5. "858-5" – 4:34
  6. "858-6" – 6:40
  7. "858-7" – 6:34
  8. "858-8" – 4:56

Personnel

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References

  1. Corroto M. Richter 858 All About Jazz, January 24, 2005.
  2. 1 2 Westergaard, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 21, 2011
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 514. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.