Ecstasy (Steve Kuhn album)
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Ecstasy is a solo album
by American jazz pianist and composer Steve Kuhn
recorded in 1974 and released on the ECM label.
Solo album
A solo album, in popular music, is an album headlined by a current or former member of a band. A solo album may feature simply one person performing all instruments, but typically features the work of other collaborators; rather, it may be made with different collaborators than the artist is...
by American jazz pianist and composer Steve Kuhn
Steve Kuhn
Steve Kuhn is an American jazz pianist, composer and trio leader.-Biography:He began studying piano at the age of five and studied under Boston piano teacher Margaret Chaloff, mother of jazz baritone saxophonist Serge Chaloff, who taught him the "Russian style" of piano playing. At an early age he...
recorded in 1974 and released on the ECM label.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 4 stars stating "Beautifully recorded by engineer Jan Erik Kongshaug, this out of print ECM LP is well worth seeking".Track listing
- All compositions by Steve Kuhn
- "Silver" - 8:49
- "Prelude in G" - 4:26
- "Ulla" - 7:23
- "Thoughts of a Gentleman - The Saga of Harrison Crabfeathers" - 12:16
- "Life's Backward Glance" - 4:45
- Recorded at Arne Bendiksen Studio in Oslo, Norway on November 1, 1974