Ophiuchus Butterfly is an album by jazz guitarist Liberty Ellman, which was recorded in 2005 and released on Pi Recordings. He leads a sextet with Steve Lehman on alto sax, Mark Shim on tenor sax, Jose Davila on tuba, Stephan Crump on bass and Gerald Cleaver on drums.[1]

Ophiuchus Butterfly
Studio album by
Released2006
RecordedSeptember 2005
StudioBrooklyn Recording, Brooklyn
GenreJazz
Length57:37
LabelPi Recordings
ProducerLiberty Ellman
Liberty Ellman chronology
Tactiles
(2003)
Ophiuchus Butterfly
(2006)
Radiate
(2015)

Reception

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

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow states "This music will take a bit of patience but it is worth the time for Ellman's music is quite original and subtle."[2]

The All About Jazz review by Mark F. Turner notes "The creative and exhilarating Ophiuchus Butterfly finds Ellman digging deeper into eccentric and progressive territories with a sextet of like-minded artists with distinct voices."[4]

In a review for PopMatters, Will Layman says "Ophiuchus Butterfly is reserved in its solo statements, but exuberant in its rhythms and construction."[5]

The JazzTimes review by Aaron Steinberg states "Ellman still likes his funk and bop, but he’s now thinking in bigger structures, more complicated voicings and in textures."[6]

Track listing

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All Compositions by Liberty Ellman

  1. "Ophiuchus Butterfly" – 6:33
  2. "Aestivation" – 6:56
  3. "Snow Lips" – 4:09
  4. "You Have Ears" – 6:35
  5. "The Naturalists" – 1:51
  6. "Pretty Words, Like Blades" – 4:34
  7. "Tarmacadam" – 7:08
  8. "Looking Up" – 7:58
  9. "Chromos" – 8:48
  10. "Borealis" – 3:05

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Ophiuchus Butterfly on Pi Recordings
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Liberty Ellman – Ophiuchus Butterfly: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 443. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Turner, Mark F. Ophiuchus Butterfly review at All About Jazz
  5. ^ Layman, Will. Ophiuchus Butterfly review at PopMatters
  6. ^ Steinberg, Aaron Ophiuchus Butterfly review at JazzTimes