Live (Nik Bärtsch's Ronin album)

Live is a live double-album by Swiss pianist Nik Bärtsch's band Ronin recorded in Europe and Japan between 2009 and 2011 and released on ECM in September 2012.[1]

Live
Live album by
Nik Bärtsch's Ronin
ReleasedSeptember 7, 2012 (2012-09-07)
Recorded2009–2011
GenreJazz
Length107:00
LabelECM 2302/03
ProducerManfred Eicher
Nik Bärtsch chronology
Llyrìa
(2010)
Live
(2012)
Continuum
(2016)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
PopMatters          [2]

The PopMatters review by John Garratt stated "It’s actually somewhat of a marvel that music this nuanced can be so warm and inviting. It’s also a pleasant surprise that the overall quality of the music holds up for two-plus years of live performances."[2]

Carlo Wolff of JazzTimes observed "There are moments of peace, of near-stasis. But over the course of these long discs, there’s no sag. Expertly sequenced, they unfold like a single concert."[3]

All About Jazz's John Kelman wrote, "Ronin is an exciting and hypnotic live act, with Live demonstrating the full breadth of its intrinsic possibilities."[4]

BBC Music's Sid Smith called it "A hair-raising and dazzling celebration of Ronin’s considerable achievements to date."[5]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Nik Bärtsch

Disc one
No.TitleRecording locationLength
1."Modul 41_17"Lörrach16:38
2."Modul 35"Leipzig11:31
3."Modul 42"Wien9:09
4."Modul 17"Tokyo9:58
5."Modul 22"Amsterdam14:45
Disc two
No.TitleRecording locationLength
1."Modul 48"Mannheim13:11
2."Modul 47"Gateshead8:37
3."Modul 55"Mannheim13:11
4.UntitledSalzau10:00

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ ECM discography accessed December 10, 2013
  2. ^ a b Garratt, J. PopMatters Review accessed January 23, 2013
  3. ^ Wolff, C. JazzTimes Review, December 26, 2012
  4. ^ Kelman, J., All About Jazz Review, October 11, 2012
  5. ^ Smith, S., Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin Live Review, accessed February 14, 2014