All Our Reasons is a jazz album by drummer Billy Hart, recorded in June 2011 and released on ECM in March the following year.[1][2][3]

All Our Reasons
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 16, 2012
RecordedJune 2011
StudioAvatar, New York City
GenreJazz
Length59:31
LabelECM
ECM 2248
ProducerManfred Eicher
Billy Hart chronology
Sixty-Eight
(2011)
All Our Reasons
(2012)
One Is the Other
(2014)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
The Guardian     [5]

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek states "All Our Reasons is wonderfully executed, and full of excellent tunes, nice improvisational turns, numerous surprises (many of them subtle), and a warm, lively sense of engagement throughout."[4] The Guardian's John Fordham noted "It's an A-list lineup, but focused on making unique music rather than parading technicalities."[5] Michael J. West wrote in JazzTimes that "nine sublime, ruminative tracks that are as stark and atmospheric as the cover photograph... All Our Reasons is a splendid recording."[6]

Track listing

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All compositions by Billy Hart, except where noted

  1. "Song for Balkis" – 12:53
  2. "Ohnedaruth" (Iverson, based on "Giant Steps") – 6:05
  3. "Tolli's Dance" – 5:31
  4. "Nostalgia for the Impossible" (Iverson) – 5:53
  5. "Duchess" – 6:33
  6. "Nigeria" (Turner) – 7:54
  7. "Wasteland" (Turner) – 7:12
  8. "Old Wood" (Iverson) – 1:42
  9. "Imke's March" – 5:48

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ At Discogs
  2. ^ ECM discography Archived 2013-12-12 at the Wayback Machine accessed December 10, 2013
  3. ^ Lyles, R. Mark Turner Discography, accessed May 7, 2019
  4. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. Billy Hart – All Our Reasons > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  5. ^ a b Fordham, J. The Guardian Review, March 30, 2012
  6. ^ West, M. J. JazzTimes Review, April 19, 2012