Theatre (album)

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Theatre
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Studio album by
George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band '83
Released1984
RecordedJuly 1983
StudioTonstudio Bauer
Ludwigsburg, West Germany
Genre Jazz
Length56:26
Label ECM 1265
Producer Manfred Eicher
George Gruntz chronology
Live '82
(1982)
Theatre
(1984)
Living Transition
(1988)

Theatre is an album by George Gruntz's Concert Jazz Band '83 recorded in July 1983 and released on ECM the following year. [1]

Contents

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2½ stars stating "the music overall is for selective tastes and it never really seems to flow, making it of limited interest." [2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

All compositions by George Gruntz except as indicated
  1. "El Chancho" (Dino Saluzzi) - 15:18
  2. "In the Tradition of Switzerland" - 9:21
  3. "No One Can Explain It" - 6:27
  4. "The Holy Grail of Jazz and Joy" - 25:20

Personnel

George Gruntz's Concert Jazz Band '83

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References

  1. ECM discography accessed November 9, 2011
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 9, 2011