Ode to Life
1993 studio album by Don Pullen
Ode to Life | ||||
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Studio album by Don Pullen | ||||
Released | 1993 | |||
Recorded | February 18 & 19, 1993 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 58:39 | |||
Label | Blue Note | |||
Producer | Joanne Jiminez | |||
Don Pullen chronology | ||||
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Ode to Life is an album by American jazz pianist Don Pullen and the African-Brazilian Connection recorded in 1993 for the Blue Note label.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars, stating "The music is more subdued than is usual on a Pullen disc, with the harmonies being less dissonant and the mood often melancholy and reflective but occasionally joyous. This is one of Pullen's more accessible and introspective sessions."[2]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Don Pullen except as indicated
- "The Third House on the Right" (Alberto Beserra, Guilherme Franco) – 5:00
- "Paraty" (Nilson Matta) – 9:00
- "El Matador" – 6:29
- "Ah, George, We Hardly Knew Ya" – 13:03
- "Aseeko! (Get up and Dance!)" (Mor Thiam) – 11:59
- "Anastasia/Pyramid" (Carlos Ward) – 7:06
- "Variation on Ode to Life" – 6:02
- Recorded in New York City on February 18 & 19, 1993
Personnel
- Don Pullen – piano
- Carlos Ward – alto saxophone, flute
- Nilson Matta – bass
- Guilherme Franco – timba, berimbau, percussion
- Mor Thiam – djembe, tabula, rainsticks, wind chimes, vocals
References
- ^ Don Pullen discography accessed May 13, 2011
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 13, 2011.
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
- Solo Piano Album (1975)
- Jazz a Confronto 21 (1975)
- Five to Go (1975)
- Capricorn Rising (1975)
- Healing Force (1976)
- Tomorrow's Promises (1976 & 1977)
- Warriors (with Chico Freeman, Fred Hopkins, and Bobby Battle, 1978)
- Milano Strut (1978)
- The Magic Triangle (with Joseph Jarman and Don Moye, 1979)
- Earth Beams (with George Adams, 1980)
- Life Line (with George Adams, 1981)
- Melodic Excursions (with George Adams, 1982)
- City Gates (with George Adams, 1983)
- Evidence of Things Unseen (1983)
- Decisions (with George Adams, 1984)
- The Sixth Sense (1985)
- Breakthrough (with George Adams, 1986)
- Song Everlasting (with George Adams, 1987)
- New Beginnings (1988)
- Random Thoughts (1990)
- Kele Mou Bana (1990)
- Ode to Life (1993)
- Sacred Common Ground (1995)
- The Complete Yale Concert, 1966 (with Milford Graves, 1966)
- Montreux Concert (1977)
- All That Funk (with George Adams, 1979)
- More Funk (with George Adams, 1979)
- Don't Lose Control (with George Adams, 1979)
- Live at the Village Vanguard (with George Adams, 1983)
- Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. 2 (with George Adams, 1983)
- Live at Montmartre (with George Adams, 1985)
- Live...Again: Live at Montreux (1993)