Journey's End (jazz album)
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| Studio album by Miroslav Vitouš | ||||
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| Label (s) | ECM records | |||
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CD, LP |
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40:09 |
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Studio (s) |
Talent Studio in Oslo, Norway, July 1982 |
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Journey's End is a jazz album by Miroslav Vitouš that was released in July 1982 on ECM Records .
background
Bassist Miroslav Vitous recorded the album in 1982 with John Surman on soprano and baritone saxophone and bass clarinet, John Taylor on piano and Jon Christensen on drums.
The first piece is a nine-minute composition by Vitous, which was inspired by a Czech folk song. The next three pieces are from Surman, Tess , Paragraph Jay and Carry On, No. 1 . Vitous dedicated the next piece, Only One , to his late father. Vitous plays the song on the electric bass. The final track is Windfall by John Taylor.
reception
David Adler awarded four out of five possible stars at allmusic and wrote;
"Journey's End is highly recommended to those willing to search for it."
"Journey's End is highly recommended for those who are willing to look for it."
Richard Cook and Brian Morton rated the album in the Penguin Guide to Jazz with four (out of four) stars.
Track list
- All compositions by Miroslav Vitous, unless otherwise noted
- U Dunaje U Prespurka - 9:18
- Tess (John Surman) - 5:56
- Carry On, No. 1 (Surman) - 5:08
- Paragraph Jay (Surman) - 6:16
- Only One - 7:14 am
- Windfall (John Taylor) - 6:17
Individual evidence
- ^ A b David Adler: Review of Journey's End. In: allmusic.com. Retrieved June 22, 2014 .
- ^ Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP and Cassette . 2nd Edition. Penguin, London 1994, ISBN 0-14-017949-6 , p. 1313.