Juni is an album by drummer Peter Erskine recorded in July 1997 and released on ECM April later that year. The trio features bassist Palle Danielsson and pianist John Taylor.[1]

Juni
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1999
RecordedJuly 1997
StudioRainbow Studio
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz
Length50:40
LabelECM
ECM 1657
ProducerManfred Eicher
Peter Erskine chronology
Lava Jazz
(1997)
Juni
(1999)
Live at Rocco
(2000)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [3]

The AllMusic review by Jim Newsom awarded the album 3½ stars stating "A beautiful collection full of subtlety and nuance... soft, spatial, melodic, and accessible."[2]

Track listing edit

All compositions by John Taylor, except as noted.
  1. "Prelude No. 2" - 5:37
  2. "Windfall" - 6:17
  3. "For Jan" (Kenny Wheeler) - 6:45
  4. "The Ant & the Elk" (Peter Erskine) - 7:08
  5. "Siri" (Erskine) - 6:33
  6. "Fable" - 5:32
  7. "Twelve" (Erskine) - 7:20
  8. "Namasti" (Diane Taylor) - 5:28

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ ECM discography accessed November 14, 2011
  2. ^ a b Newsom, J. Allmusic Review accessed November 14, 2011
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 448. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.