Unwound (Tim Berne album)

Unwound
Live album by Tim Berne's Bloodcount
Released 1996
Recorded March & April 1996
Quasimodo, Berlin, Germany (Discs 1 & 2) and a German beer hall, Ann Arbor, MI (Disc 3)
Genre Jazz
Length 195:23
Label Screwgun
SCREW U 70001
Producer Tim Berne
Tim Berne chronology
Memory Select: The Paris Concert
(1995)		 Unwound
(1996)		 Big Satan
(1997)

Unwound is a live 3 CD set by saxophonist Tim Berne's Bloodcount which was recorded in 1996 and released on Berne's Screwgun label.[1] The album was the label's first release following the demise of Berne's previous label JMT Records.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

The AllMusic review by Joslyn Lane said "This is a great box set, recommended for all big fans of Bloodcount. The uninitiated should start with a smaller dose, such as Saturation Point or Discretion, since Bloodcount's music requires long attention spans (the tracks are over 20 minutes, on average) to reap the musical rewards".[3] Writing for All About Jazz, Glenn Astarita stated "This is not easy listening for the faint at heart (although, it is less avante than one might assume). Bloodcount Unwound is a series of startling "live" performances by this tight and extremely adventurous unit. No place to hide here. It's difficult music to perform with plenty of surprises for almost everyone".[4] JazzTimes correspondent Bill Shoemaker called it "a hard-core album, cubed".[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Tim Berne

Disc One: We're Only In It for the Food

  1. "Bro'ball" - 16:28
  2. "No Ma'am" - 21:33
  3. "Yes Dear" - 24:43

Disc Two: An Average Daze

  1. "Loose Ends" - 13:05
  2. "Bloodcount" - 22:15
  3. "Mr. Johnsons Blues" - 28:08

Disc Three: The Fan

  1. "The Other" - 28:31
  2. "What Are the Odds" - 41:19

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Tim Berne discography, accessed October 13, 2014
  2. ↑ Fitzell, S. P., Tim Berne's Screwgun Records: By Him to You, All About Jazz Record Label Profile, December 31, 2005
  3. 1 2 Lane, J., Allmusic Review accessed October 13, 2014
  4. ↑ Astarita, G., All About Jazz Review, July 1, 1997
  5. ↑ Shoemaker, B., Jazztimes Review, October 1997
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