Mutant Variations

by Tim Berne

Mutant Variations cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1984
  • Label: Soul Note
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 43:19
  • Community rating: 3.54/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The innovative American saxophonist leads a chordless trio through a labyrinth of complex, highly structured avant-garde jazz compositions. Featuring Ed Schuller on bass and Paul Motian on drums, the acoustic performances on 'Mutant Variations' are marked by playful, telepathic improvisation and jagged, unpredictable rhythmic shifts. It is a brilliant example of the cerebral and deeply interactive New York downtown jazz scene.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Icicles (7:22)
  2. Homage (6:28)
  3. Clear (8:33)
  4. The Tin Ear (9:00)
  5. An Evening On Marvin Street (11:56)

Credits

  • Tim Berne - primary artist, alto saxophone, composed by
  • Paul Motian - primary artist, percussion
  • Ed Schuller - primary artist, bass, arranged by
  • Herb Robertson - primary artist, trumpet [pocket], trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn, arranged by
  • Newstyle - cover [cover art]

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