The Cynic (album)

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The Cynic
Zoe Rahman - The Cynic.jpg
Studio album by
Released16 November 2001 (2001-11-16)
Genre Jazz
Length36:05
Label Manushi Records
Zoe Rahman chronology
The Cynic
(2001)
Melting Pot
(2006)

The Cynic is the debut studio album by English jazz composer Zoe Rahman, released in 2001 by Manushi Records. [1]

Contents

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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John Fordham of The Guardian said The Cynic "alerted audiences to her [Rahman's] independent musical life..." [3] Michael Tucker of Jazz Journal said, "Never was an album more misleadingly titled..." [4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."October"6:27
2."Apple Pie"5:48
3."Monica"5:13
4."The Cynic"5:01
5."Zen"0:57
6."The Lady Lies"6:34
7."Never Enough"6:05
Total length:36:05

Personnel

Musicians

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResult
2001 BBC Radio 3 Jazz Album of the Year ReviewShortlisted
BBC Jazz Awards Rising StarNominated

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References

  1. "The Cynic". Jazzcds. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1190. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. Fordham, John (18 November 2005). "Zoe Rahman, Melting Pot". The Guardian . Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  4. Tucker, Michael (12 August 2007). "Review: Zoe Rahman in concert". Jazz Journal . Retrieved 1 September 2015.