Tempranillo is an album by British jazz saxophonist Evan Parker and Spanish pianist Agustí Fernández, which was recorded in 1995 and released on the Spanish Nova Era label. They had never played together before.[1]

Tempranillo
Studio album by
Evan Parker, Agustí Fernández
Released1996
RecordedNovember 27, 1995
StudioEstudi 84, Barcelona
GenreJazz
Length45:38
LabelNova Era
ProducerAgustí Fernández
Evan Parker chronology
McPhee/Parker/Lazro
(1996)
Tempranillo
(1996)
Chicago Solo
(1997)

Reception edit

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

In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek says that the record "is one of those magical dates where everything that happens does so for a reason, and the result clarifies the process without much effort."[2]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz says about the pianist that "At moments, he sounds as if be might be playing scores pieces by Xenakis or Stockhausen; at others, some passionate folk theme seems about to announce itself. Parker goes about his music with the same intensity as ever, listening, responding, interpolating new ideas."[3]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Parker/Fernández
  1. "Part I (Mercerioso)" – 6:00
  2. "Part II" – 7:58
  3. "Part III" – 7:05
  4. "Part IV (31 Davids)" – 5:35
  5. "Part V" – 5:19
  6. "Part VI" – 6:38
  7. "Part VII" – 5:47
  8. "Part VIII (Nana for Núria)" – 3:16

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Original Liner Notes by Miquel Jurado
  2. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. Evan Parker/Agustí Fernández – Tempranillo: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2002). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (6th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 1156. ISBN 0140515216.