Miss Ann (album)

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Miss Ann
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Studio album by
Wayne Horvitz and Pigpen
Released1995
RecordedNovember 1993
Genre Jazz
Length41:40
Label Tim/Kerr
Producer Wayne Horvitz
Wayne Horvitz chronology
V as in Victim
(1993)
Miss Ann
(1995)
Live in Poland
(1994)

Miss Ann is an album by American keyboardist and composer Wayne Horvitz' band Pigpen recorded in 1993 and released on the independent Tim/Kerr label on October 17, 1995. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars. [3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

All compositions by Wayne Horvitz except as indicated
  1. "Miss Ann" (Eric Dolphy) - 4:44
  2. "The Very Beginning" - 4:20
  3. "Hard Regulator" - 3:02
  4. "Stupid" - 5:41
  5. "Ballad" - 4:18
  6. "Grind" - 4:30
  7. "Triggerfingers" (John Zorn) - 3:44
  8. "One Last Blues" - 6:55
  9. "Caligari" - 4:26
  • Recorded at Sound Impressions in Portland, Oregon in November 1993

Personnel

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References

  1. Wayne Horvitz discography Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine accessed January 3, 2012
  2. "Miss Ann - Wayne Horvitz & Pigpen,Wayne Horvitz | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
  3. 1 2 Allmusic Review accessed January 3, 2012