Sankt Gerold (album)

Sankt Gerold
Live album by Paul Bley
Released	2000
Recorded	April 1996
Genre	Jazz
Length	67:17
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher and Steve Lake
Paul Bley chronology
Reality Check (1994) Sankt Gerold (1996) Notes on Ornette (1997)

Sankt Gerold is an album by pianist Paul Bley, bassist Barre Phillips, and saxophonist Evan Parker recorded in 1996 and released on the ECM label in 2000.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This performance is a watermark in the careers of all three participants and an essential document for the fans of any single member as well as the evolution of the improvising jazz trio".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Paul Bley, Evan Parker & Barre Phillips except as indicated

1. "Variation 1" - 10:18
2. "Variation 2" - 7:16
3. "Variation 3" (Phillips) - 3:00
4. "Variation 4" (Parker) - 2:02
5. "Variation 5" - 6:20
6. "Variation 6" (Bley) - 3:56
7. "Variation 7" (Phillips) - 7:13
8. "Variation 8" - 8:19
9. "Variation 9" (Bley) - 7:03
10. "Variation 10" (Parker) - 5:25
11. "Variation 11" - 4:49
12. "Variation 12" (Parker) - 1:29

• Recorded at Monastery of Sankt Gerold in Austria in April 1996.

Personnel

• Paul Bley — piano
• Evan Parker — tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Barre Phillips — bass

References

1. ECM discography accessed October 24, 2011
2. Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed October 21, 2011