Aquarian Rain

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Aquarian Rain
Studio album by
Released1992
RecordedMay 1991
StudioRainbow Studio
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz
Length53:01
LabelECM
ECM 1451
ProducerManfred Eicher
Barre Phillips chronology
Arcus
(1989)
Aquarian Rain
(1992)
No Pieces
(1992)

Aquarian Rain is an album by bassist Barre Phillips recorded in May 1991 and released on ECM the following year. The quartet features James Giroudon and Jean-François Estager on tape manipulation and percussionist Alain Joule.[1][2]

Reception[edit]

AllMusic review awarded the album 2 stars.[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Jean-François Estagér, James Giroudon, Alain Joule and Barre Phillips except as indicated

  1. "Bridging" (Alain Joule, Barre Phillips) - 5:21
  2. "The Flow" - 4:04
  3. "Ripples Edge" (Joule, Phillips) - 5:37
  4. "Inbetween I and E" - 9:28
  5. "Ebb" (Phillips) - 1:54
  6. "Promenade de Memoire" (Joule) - 8:02
  7. "Eddies" (Joule, Phillips) - 2:48
  8. "Early Tide" - 7:09
  9. "Water Shed" (Phillips) - 3:05
  10. "Aquarian Rain" - 6:05

Personnel[edit]

  • Barre Phillips – bass
  • James Giroudon, Jean-François Estager – tape
  • Alain Joule – percussion

References[edit]

  1. ^ ECM discography accessed May 19, 2014
  2. ^ Kurdilla, R., Barre Phillips discography accessed May 19, 2014
  3. ^ a b Allmusic listing accessed May 19, 2014
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1161. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.