Unity Variations

Unity Variations
Live album by Evan Parker and Georg Gräwe
Released 1999
Recorded May 9, 1998
Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois
Genre Jazz
Length 54:46
Label Okka Disk
Producer John Corbett
Evan Parker chronology
Monkey Puzzle
(1997)
Unity Variations
(1999)
Chicago Tenor Duets
(2002)

Unity Variations is an album by British jazz saxophonist Evan Parker and German pianist Georg Gräwe, which was recorded in 1998 during the Empty Bottle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music and released on Okka Disk. Before this live performance, they had played in duo just once before at the 1991 October Meeting at the Bimhuis in Amsterdam.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

In her review for AllMusic, Joslyn Layne states "This excellent performance showcases the very complementary interaction of the duo, the sort of interaction that often becomes a feat of close listening even while playing without pause."[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Parker/Gräwe
  1. "Unity Variations 1" – 24:33
  2. "Unity Variations 2" – 15:42
  3. "Unity Variations 3" – 10:37
  4. "Unity Variations 4" – 3:54

Personnel

References

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