Open Secrets (album)
| Open Secrets | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1988 |
| Recorded | January 1988 |
| Studio | FMP Studio, Berlin |
| Genre | Free jazz |
| Label | FMP FMP 1190 FMP CD 132 |
| Producer | Jost Gebers |
Open Secrets is a solo bass album by Peter Kowald. It was recorded in January 1988 at the FMP Studio in Berlin, and was released on LP later that year by the FMP label.[1][2] FMP reissued the album on CD in 2008.[3]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |   [4] |
| All About Jazz | [5] |
The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings called the album "a remarkable record," noting that it "makes a steady progress through areas that sound predetermined but which are encountered according to chance-driven logic that throws up challenging transitions and juxtapositions."[4] In a review for All About Jazz, Nic Jones stated that the album "presents the sound of a formidable technician without letting that dubious asset get in the way of musical expression. The results are compelling."[5]
Writing for Point of Departure, Francesco Martinelli described the album as an "exceptional snapshot of [Kowald's] life and art," and commented: "There are so many different things going on on this recording that time flashes by and at the end one cannot wait to hear it again."[6] Bill Meyer of Dusted Magazine wrote: "this record's nine tracks are marvelously focused, the musical ideas succinctly articulated, the soul behind them ever evident."[7] In an article for Paris Transatlantic, Clifford Allen remarked: "Each of these vignettes contains a heavy dose of personality, and you can hear Kowald the human being throughout."[8]
Track listing
All compositions by Peter Kowald.
Side A
- "Peek At World" – 6:01
- "Languages Differentes" – 5:18
- "Vita Povera - Arte No" – 2:36
- "El Mismo Rio" – 4:18
- "Welt Um (Wale)" – 1:18
Side B
- "Open Secrets" – 8:35
- "Watu Wote" – 6:34
- "Archaion Mellon" – 3:05
- "Ima Samu Dessu (Mi Tsu Ni)" – 2:35
Personnel
- Peter Kowald – bass
References
- ^ "Peter Kowald: Open Secrets". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ "Peter Kowald: Open Secrets". FMP Records. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ "Peter Kowald: Open Secrets". AllMusic. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP and Cassette. Penguin Books. pp. 633–634.
- ^ a b Jones, Nic (April 26, 2009). "Peter Kowald: Open Secrets". All About Jazz. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ Martinelli, Francesco. "Peter Kowald: Open Secrets". Point of Departure. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ Meyer, Bill (March 24, 2009). "Dusted Reviews: Peter Kowald: Open Secrets". Dusted Magazine. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ Allen, Clifford (May 2009). "Reviews: More Jazz & Improv". Paris Transatlantic. Retrieved June 9, 2022.