Nik Bärtsch's Ronin Live

Nik Bärtsch's Ronin Live
Live album by Nik Bärtsch's Ronin
Released 2012
Recorded 2009-2011
Genre Jazz
Length 107:00
Label ECM
ECM 2302/03
Producer Manfred Eicher
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Nik Bärtsch's Ronin Live is a live album by Swiss pianist and composer Nik Bärtsch's band Ronin recorded in Europe and Japan between 2009 and 2011 and released on the ECM label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
PopMatters[2]

The PopMatters review by John Garratt stated "It’s actually somewhat of a marvel that music this nuanced can be so warm and inviting. It’s also a pleasant surprise that the overall quality of the music holds up for two-plus years of live performances".[2] Carlo Wolff of JazzTimes observed "There are moments of peace, of near-stasis. But over the course of these long discs, there’s no sag. Expertly sequenced, they unfold like a single concert".[3] On All About Jazz John Kelman entused "Ronin is an exciting and hypnotic live act, with Live demonstrating the full breadth of its intrinsic possibilities".[4] BBC Music's Sid Smith called it "A hair-raising and dazzling celebration of Ronin’s considerable achievements to date".[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Nik Bärtsch.

Disc one

  1. "Modul 41_17" - 16:38
  2. "Modul 35" - 11:31
  3. "Modul 42" - 9:09
  4. "Modul 17" - 9:58
  5. "Modul 22" - 14:45

Disc two

  1. "Modul 45" - 13:11
  2. "Modul 48" - 8:37
  3. "Modul 47" - 13:11
  4. "Modul 55" - 10:00
  • Recorded in Lörrach (1-1), Leipzig (1-2), Wien (1-3), Tokyo (1-4), Amsterdam (1-5), Mannheim (2-1, 2-3), Gateshead (2-2) and Salzau (2-4)

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ ECM discography accessed December 10, 2013
  2. 1 2 Garratt, J. PopMatters Review accessed January 23, 2013
  3. ↑ Wolff, C. JazzTimes Review, December 26, 2012
  4. ↑ Kelman, J., All About Jazz Review, October 11, 2012
  5. ↑ Smith, S., Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin Live Review, accessed February 14, 2014
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