Etudes (Charlie Haden album)

Etudes is an album by the American jazz bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Paul Motian recorded in 1987 and released on the Italian Soul Note label in 1988.[1] Haden and Motian are joined by pianist Geri Allen, with whom they had worked in her own trio.

Etudes
Studio album by

Charlie Haden and Paul Motian
featuring Geri Allen
Released1988
RecordedSeptember 14–15, 1987
GenrePost-bop, free jazz, M-Base
Length48:34
LabelSoul Note
ProducerGiovanni Bonandrini
Charlie Haden chronology
In Angel City
(1988)		 Etudes
(1988)		 Silence
(1989)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars, stating, "The communication between these three masterful players is quite impressive".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [3]

Track listing
All compositions by Charlie Haden except as indicated
  1. "Lonely Woman" (Ornette Coleman) - 9:55
  2. "Dolphy's Dance" (Geri Allen) - 4:00
  3. "Sandino" - 4:43
  4. "Fiasco" (Paul Motian) - 5:38
  5. "Etude II" (Motian) - 2:07
  6. "Blues in Motian" - 6:59
  7. "Silence" - 6:36
  8. "Shuffle Montgomery" (Herbie Nichols) - 6:24
  9. "Etude I" (Motian) - 2:12
    • Recorded at Sound Ideas Studios in New York City on September 14 & 15, 1987

Personnel

References
  1. Soul Note discography accessed December 1, 2011
  2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 1, 2011
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 21
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