Sphere Music
Sphere Music is the debut album by pianist Uri Caine featuring two compositions by Thelonious Monk which was first released on the JMT label in 1993.[1]
| Sphere Music | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Recorded | April and May 1992 Clinton Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 65:18 | |||
| Label | JMT 514 007 | |||
| Producer | Stefan Winter | |||
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Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Tom Hull | B+[3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [4] |
In her review for Allmusic, Heather Phares said "An eclectic tour through different musical moods and styles, Sphere Music is an engaging, promising first work".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Uri Caine except as indicated
- "Mr. B.C." - 8:55
- "This Is a Thing Called Love" - 7:12
- "When the Word Is Given" - 5:20
- "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) - 4:17
- "Let Me Count the Ways" - 6:34
- "Jelly" - 7:18
- "Just in Time" (Adolph Green, Betty Comden, Jule Styne) - 7:50
- "We See" (Monk) - 8:02
- "Jan Fan" - 10:08
Personnel
- Uri Caine - piano
- Graham Haynes - cornet (tracks 3 & 9)
- Don Byron - clarinet (tracks 1, 4 & 6)
- Gary Thomas - tenor saxophone (tracks 3, 7 & 9)
- Anthony Cox (tracks 3, 5 & 7-9), Kenny Davis (tracks 1, 2 & 6) - bass
- Ralph Peterson, Jr., - drums
References
- Uri Caine discography, accessed September 1, 2014
- Phares, Heather. Uri Caine – Sphere Music > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
- "Tom Hull: Grade List: Uri Caine". Tom Hull. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 216. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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