Shift in the Wind

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Shift in the Wind
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Studio album by
Released1980
RecordedFebruary 1980
StudioColumbia Recording Studios
New York City
Genre Jazz
Length47:10
Label ECM 1165
Producer Manfred Eicher
Gary Peacock chronology
December Poems
(1979)
Shift in the Wind
(1980)
Voice from the Past – Paradigm
(1982)

Shift in the Wind is an album by American jazz bassist Gary Peacock recorded in February 1980 and released on ECM later that year. The trio features pianist Art Lande and drummer Eliot Zigmund. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "The interplay between these masterful musicians is more significant than the actual compositions and rewards repeated listenings." [3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Tom Hull – on the Web B+ ( Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg ) [6]

Track listing

All compositions by Gary Peacock except as indicated
  1. "So Green" (Art Lande) - 6:15
  2. "Fractions" (Art Lande, Gary Peacock, Eliot Zigmund) - 5:03
  3. "Last First" - 8:15
  4. "Shift in the Wind" - 5:51
  5. "Centers" (Lande, Peacock, Zigmund) - 6:56
  6. "Caverns Beneath the Zoth" (Lande) - 10:01
  7. "Valentine" - 5:10

Personnel

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References

  1. ECM discography accessed August 29, 2011
  2. "Gary Peacock Catalog". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed August 29, 2011
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1137. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 160. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  6. Hull, Tom (September 8, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved September 9, 2020.