Fluid Rustle
| Fluid Rustle | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 1979 | |||
| Recorded | January 1979 | |||
| Studio | Tonstudio Bauer Ludwigsburg, West Germany | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:52 | |||
| Label | ECM 1137 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Fluid Rustle is an album by German double bassist and composer Eberhard Weber recorded in January 1979 and released on ECM May that same year. The quintet features guitarist Bill Frisell—his first recording for the label—vibraphonist Gary Burton, and singers Bonnie Herman and Norma Winstone.[1]
Reception
The AllMusic review awarded the album 4½ stars.[2] DownBeat assigned the release 4 stars.[3] Reviewer Michael Zipkin wrote the album "paints tone poems in cloudy, pastel hues with round, deliberate strokes . . . These compositions are more odysseys than melodies, roaming over ever changing landscapes that, for all their worship of texture and tonality, manage to surprise and delight as often as they wander".[3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [4] |
| DownBeat | [3] |
Track listing
All compositions by Eberhard Weber
- "Quiet Departures" – 17:29
- "Fluid Rustle" – 7:28
- "A Pale Smile" – 9:13
- "Visible Thoughts" – 4:59
Personnel
- Eberhard Weber – bass, percussion
- Bill Frisell – guitar, balalaika
- Gary Burton – vibraphone, marimba
- Bonnie Herman, Norma Winstone – vocals
References
- ^ ECM discography accessed September 13, 2011
- ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed September 13, 2011
- ^ a b c Zipkin, Michael (December 18, 1979). "Record Reviews". DownBeat. 46 (18): 46 – via 51.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1477. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.