This 2011 album finds Crispell in a trio setting with longtime collaborators, bass clarinetist and saxophonist Joe McPhee and drummer Doug Baldwin, playing a set of originals and standards. It captures the telepathic improvisational interplay that has defined much of her career.
- The album was recorded in Geneva, Switzerland, a city where Crispell has frequently performed and recorded. It was released on the Rattle Music label, a New Zealand-based imprint with a diverse catalog of jazz and contemporary music. The recording features Crispell on piano, with McPhee contributing on soprano saxophone and bass clarinet, and Baldwin on drums.
- The album was recorded at Studio RTS in Geneva on January 23, 2011. Wayne De La Cruz served as the recording engineer.
- The album features three Crispell originals, two by McPhee, and one standard, "Body and Soul."
Marilyn Crispell is a preeminent American free jazz pianist and composer, known for her intense improvisational style and her work with many jazz legends. By 2011, she was a celebrated elder stateswoman of avant-garde jazz, continuing to push her sonic boundaries.
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