602517799462

Life's Backward Glances

Steve Kuhn

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Format: 3CD

Cat No: 1779946

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Release Date:  31 December 2008

Label:  ECM

Packaging Type:  Box Set

No of Units:  3

Barcode:  602517799462

Genres:  Jazz  

  • Description

    In Steve Kuhn's 70th birthday year (2008) three historic recordings by the great American pianist are issued for the first time on CD in a specially-priced, digitally re-mastered 3-CD box set under the title 'Life's Backward Glances.'

    Contains the much sought-after albums 'Ecstasy', 'Motility' and 'Playground', recorded in 1974, 1977 and 1979. All are new to CD except 'Ecstasy' which was previously available only in Japan. LPs of all three albums are long out of print and highly collectable.

    'Ecstasy' belongs in the line of great solo piano discs on ECM including Chick Corea, Paul Bley and Keith Jarrett - Kuhn's album is a major statement on this level. 'Motility' featured Kuhn's working quartet of the mid-70s, with dynamic saxophonist Steve Slagle, and 'Playground' introduced the very popular quartet with singer Sheila Jordan.

    Personnel: Steve Kuhn (piano) with: Sheila Jordan (vocals), Steve Slagle (saxophones, flute), Harvie Swartz (double-bass), Bob Moses, Michael Smith (drums)

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. The Rain Forest
      • 2. Oceans In The Sky
      • 3. Catherine
      • 4. Bittersweet Passages
      • 5. Deep Tango
      • 6. Motility / The Child Is Gone
      • 7. A Danse For One
      • 8. Places I've Never Been

      Disc 2

      • 1. Tomorrow's Son
      • 2. Gentle Thoughts
      • 3. Poem For No. 15
      • 4. The Zoo
      • 5. Deep Tango
      • 6. Life's Backward Glance

      Disc 3

      • 1. Silver
      • 2. Prelude in G
      • 3. Ulla
      • 4. Thoughts of a Gentleman - The Saga of Harrison Crabfeathers
      • 5. Life's Backward Glance

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