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Common Heart

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Common Heart
Recording by
RecordedSeptember 28–29, 1987
VenueMasonic Temple, New York City
GenreJazz
LabelOwl

Common Heart is a solo piano album by Richie Beirach. It was recorded in 1987 and released by Owl.

Recording and music

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The album of solo piano performances by Beirach was recorded at Masonic Temple, New York City, on September 28–29, 1987.[1] The material is a mix of Beirach originals and compositions by other jazz musicians.[2]

Release and reception

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

Common Heart was released by Owl.[3] The AllMusic reviewer described it as "Alternately stunning and uneven solo piano work".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz suggested that Beirach's style was not well suited to solo performance: "The logic is all there, but the lines are cluttered with grace-notes and over-ripe sustains."[3] The Chicago Tribune reviewer wrote: "The solo piano is nice, but it never lifts, never cries out. Occasionally it seems to verge on a genuine sense of swing, then the dread seriousness comes back in to stifle it."[4]

Track listing

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  1. "Liquid Silver"
  2. "For B.C."
  3. "Places"
  4. "Nocturne No. 2 Vignettes"
  5. "Foolish Door"
  6. "Midpoint"
  7. "Vadanna"
  8. "The Last Rhapsody"
  9. "Essence"

Personnel

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  • Richie Beirach – piano

References

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  1. ^ "Richie Beirach Catalog". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Wynn, Rob. "Richie Beirach – Common Heart". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4.
  4. ^ Fuller, Jack (February 9, 1992). "Common Heart (Richie Beirach, Owl). I don't know..." Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2018.