Verbatim (album)

Verbatim
Studio album by Bob Ostertag
Released	May 1996 (1996-05)
Recorded	1996 (1996)
Studio	Various ORF (Vienna, Austria) Wheeler Auditorium (Berkeley, CA)
Genre	Experimental
Length	42:07
Label	Rastascan
Bob Ostertag chronology
Twins! (1996) Verbatim (1996) Like a Melody, No Bitterness (1998)

Verbatim is the fifth studio album by Bob Ostertag, released in May 1996 by Rastascan Records. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

Dean McFarlane of AllMusic gave the Verbatim three out of five possible stars, saying "the work is a vital and highly experimental composition that challenges the concepts of improvisation and composition." ^{[4] [5]}

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bob Ostertag.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Periwinkle"	9:05
2.	"Oxblood"	1:47
3.	"Smoke"	4:28
4.	"Ink"	8:34
5.	"Cornflower"	3:11
6.	"Paris Green"	5:26
7.	"Middle Stone"	3:28
8.	"Lavender"	3:25
9.	"Ash"	2:43

Personnel

Adapted from the Verbatim liner notes. ^[6]

Musicians

• Bob Ostertag  – Ensoniq ASR-10 sampler, Emagic's Logic Audio And Macromedia's Deck II

Additional musicians

• Mark Dresser  – contrabass
• Phil Minton  – vocals
• Gerry Hemingway  – percussion

Production and design

• D-L Alvarez – cover art, design

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1996	Rastascan	CD	SEELAND 508
Europe	1997	Red Note		REDNOTE6

References

1. Ostertag, Bob (July 27, 2009). Creative Life: Music, Politics, People, and Machines. McFarland & Company. p. 222. ISBN   9780252076466 . Retrieved July 26, 2019.
2. C. Parker (1998). "Bob Ostertag: Verbatim". The Wire (203–208). Tony Herrington: 8. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
3. "Bob Ostertag: Verbatim". Option . 72–76. Sonic Options Network. 1997.
4. McFarlane, Dean. "Bob Ostertag: Verbatim > Review". AllMusic . Retrieved August 7, 2020.
5. Rusch, Bob (1999). "Bob Ostertag: Verbatim". Cadence . David Haney: 3. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
6. Verbatim (booklet). Bob Ostertag. Walnut Creek, California: Rastascan Records. 1996.

External links

• Verbatim at Bandcamp
• Verbatim at Discogs (list of releases)