The Widow in the Window

The Widow in the Window
Studio album by Kenny Wheeler Quintet
Released Mid 1990
Recorded February 14-16, 1990
Rainbow Studio, Oslo
Genre Jazz
Length 61:16
Label ECM
ECM 1417
Producer Manfred Eicher
Kenny Wheeler chronology
Music for Large & Small Ensembles
(1990)		 The Widow in the Window
(1990)		 Kayak
(1992)

The Widow in the Window is an album by trumpeter Kenny Wheeler recorded in 1990 and released on the ECM label.[1] "Ana", the longest piece on the album, was originally written for Alexander von Schlippenbach's Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, which would eventually be recorded in 1989. "Ma Belle Hélène" is a calembour which refers to Wheeler's two sisters, Mabel and Helen.[2]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating " Kenny Wheeler's music occupies its own unique area between post bop and free jazz and virtually all of his recordings are recommended to adventurous listeners, including this one".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Kenny Wheeler

  1. "Aspire" - 12:25
  2. "Ma Belle Hélène" - 8:46
  3. "The Widow in the Window" - 10:25
  4. "Ana" - 14:48
  5. "Hotel Le Hot" - 8:37
  6. "Now, and Now Again" - 6:15

Personnel

References

  1. ^ ECM discography accessed October 4, 2011
  2. ^ Original liner notes by Steve Lake
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 4, 2011