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Grains of Paradise
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 20, 2001
RecordedJune 18 & 19, 2001
Context Studios, New York, NY
GenreAvant-garde, Jazz, Contemporary classical music
Length56:05
LabelTzadik TZ 7154
ProducerErik Friedlander
Erik Friedlander chronology
Skin
(2000)
Grains of Paradise
(2001)
Quake
(2004)

Grains of Paradise is a 2001 album by cellist Erik Friedlander which was released on the Tzadik label.[1][2]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "Fans of Friedlander's earlier work may at first be put off by all the violins, but those willing to offer a second listen will be taken by the sheer generosity of the vision and the expansive artfulness on display here compositionally. Wonderful".[3]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Erik Friedlander

  1. "Zahtar" – 3:39
  2. "Na'Na'" – 4:40
  3. "Shamir" – 6:22
  4. "Tapuz" – 3:35
  5. "Rashad" – 6:09
  6. "Aley Dafna" – 3:53
  7. "Batzal" – 7:42
  8. "Tziporen" – 8:33
  9. "Grains of Paradise" – 5:14

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tzadik catalogue accessed January 8, 2014
  2. ^ Erik Friedlander catalog Archived March 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine accessed January 8, 2014
  3. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed January 8, 2014
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 509. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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