Theoretically
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| Studio album by Tim Berne & Bill Frisell | ||||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Recorded | Aug-Sept 1983; Aug 1984 | |||
| Studio | High Rise Sound; First Choice Studio, NYC | |||
| Genre | Avant-garde jazz, Downtown music | |||
| Length | 48:48 | |||
| Label | Empire | |||
| Producer | Bill Frisell, Tim Berne and Jon Rosenberg | |||
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Theoretically is an album by Tim Berne and Bill Frisell which was released on the Empire label in 1984. It features four compositions by Berne, two by Frisell, and one joint composition.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Daniel Gioffre awarded the album 3 stars stating "The overall feel of this record puts it almost into ambient territory, as Frisell's volume swells and Berne's upper register squeals blend into a single fabric of weighty yet spacious sound. It is a place where melody emerges almost as a surprise from a strangely menacing backdrop of pure atmosphere... It all works, no doubt about it, but there is room to question the quality of the source material. Overall, this is a good, if not particularly great, album from two musicians at the top of their game.".[1]
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Track listing
- "M" (Frisell, Berne) – 6:04
- "Inside the Brain" (Berne) – 8:30
- "Preview" (Berne) – 4:06
- "Caroline" (Frisell) – 3:32
- "Ground Floor" (Berne) – 7:37
- "2011" (Berne) – 16:17
- "Perky Figure" (Frisell) – 2:42
Personnel
- Bill Frisell – guitar
- Tim Berne – alto saxophone
References
- 1 2 Gioffre, D. Allmusic Review accessed June 13, 2011