Nik Bärtsch's Ronin Live

Nik Bärtsch's Ronin Live
Live album by Nik Bärtsch's Ronin
Released	2012
Recorded	2009-2011
Genre	Jazz
Length	107:00
Label	ECM ECM 2302/03
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Nik Bärtsch chronology
Llyrìa (2010) Nik Bärtsch's Ronin Live (2012)

Nik Bärtsch's Ronin Live is a live album by Swiss pianist and composer Nik Bärtsch's band Ronin recorded in Europe and Japan between 2009 and 2011 and released on the ECM label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
PopMatters	[2]

The PopMatters review by John Garratt stated "It’s actually somewhat of a marvel that music this nuanced can be so warm and inviting. It’s also a pleasant surprise that the overall quality of the music holds up for two-plus years of live performances".^[2] Carlo Wolff of JazzTimes observed "There are moments of peace, of near-stasis. But over the course of these long discs, there’s no sag. Expertly sequenced, they unfold like a single concert".^[3] On All About Jazz John Kelman entused "Ronin is an exciting and hypnotic live act, with Live demonstrating the full breadth of its intrinsic possibilities".^[4] BBC Music's Sid Smith called it "A hair-raising and dazzling celebration of Ronin’s considerable achievements to date".^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Nik Bärtsch

Disc One:

1. "Modul 41_17" - 16:38
2. "Modul 35" - 11:31
3. "Modul 42" - 9:09
4. "Modul 17" - 9:58
5. "Modul 22" - 14:45

Disc Two:

1. "Modul 45" - 13:11
2. "Modul 48" - 8:37
3. "Modul 47" - 13:11
4. "Modul 55" - 10:00

• Recorded in Lörrach (1-1), Leipzig (1-2), Wien (1-3), Tokyo (1-4), Amsterdam (1-5), Mannheim (2-1, 2-3), Gateshead (2-2) and Salzau (2-4)

Personnel

• Nik Bärtsch — piano, electric piano
• Sha - alto saxophone, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet
• Thomy Jordi (track 2-4), Björn Meyer (all others) — bass
• Kasper Rast - drums
• Andi Pupato — percussion

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