Circa (album)

Circa
Studio album by Michael Cain
Released	1997
Recorded	August 1996
Genre	Jazz
Length	53:31
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Michael Cain chronology
Indira (1995) Circa (1996) The Evidence of Things Unseen (1997)

Circa is an album by American composer and pianist Michael Cain with trumpeter Ralph Alessi and saxophonist Peter Epstein recorded in 1996 and released on the ECM label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Ranging from what sounds like chamber music (it is often difficult to determine when the musicians are improvising) to stretched-out long tones and heated sections, this episodic and continually intriguing music is never predictable and rewards repeated listenings".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Michael Cain except as indicated

1. "Siegfried and Roy" - 1:26
2. "Social Drones" (Ralph Alessi) - 2:46
3. "Ped Cruc" - 3:27
4. "Miss M." (Alessi) - 6:22
5. "Circa" - 4:20
6. "Egg" - 6:08
7. "Top O' the Dunes" - 7:19
8. "And Their White Tigers" - 4:32
9. "Red Rock Rain" - 4:55
10. "The Suchness of Dory Philpott" (Alessi, Cain) - 4:09
11. "Marche" (Alessi) - 8:20

Personnel

• Michael Cain - piano
• Ralph Alessi - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Peter Epstein - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone

References

1. ECM discography accessed November 18, 2011
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 18, 2011