I Could've Been a Drum
1997 studio album by Roy Nathanson and Anthony Coleman
I Could've Been a Drum | ||||
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Studio album by Roy Nathanson and Anthony Coleman | ||||
Released | March 18, 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1996 | |||
Studio | The Studio, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 40:26 | |||
Label | Tzadik TZ 7113 | |||
Producer | Anthony Coleman, Roy Nathanson | |||
Anthony Coleman chronology | ||||
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I Could've Been a Drum is an album by the pianist Anthony Coleman and the saxophonist Roy Nathanson, released on the Tzadik label in 1997.[1]
Reception
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
In his review for AllMusic, Marc Gilman notes that "this duet collaboration between Anthony Coleman and Roy Nathanson has its high points, but fails to produce music of the outstanding quality of Coleman's other projects".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Anthony Coleman and Roy Nathanson except as indicated
- "Ija Mia" (Traditional) – 2:56
- "L' Amore" – 6:44
- "Mr. Pig Gets a Balloon" (Roy Nathanson) – 2:39
- "Rumle" – 3:37
- "Devotional Song #1" – 6:42
- "(If I Were a) Drum" (Anthony Coleman) – 2:52
- "Soprano Ballad" – 3:27
- "Ija Mia 2" (Traditional) – 3:23
- "Ben" – 3:24
- "Blues" – 4:42
Personnel
- Anthony Coleman – piano, organ, sampler
- Roy Nathanson – saxophones, recorder
- Brad Jones – bass
- Marc Ribot – guitar
- Technical
- John Zorn - executive producer
- Ray Dobbins - cover photographer
References
- ^ Tzadik catalogue accessed January 15, 2014
- ^ a b Gilman, Marc. Roy Nathanson/Anthony Coleman – I Could've Been a Drum > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1068. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
- Sephardic Tinge (1993 & 1994)
- I Could've Been a Drum (with Roy Nathanson, 1996)
- The Abysmal Richness of the Infinite Proximity of the Same (1997 & 1998)
- Morenica (1998)
- Our Beautiful Garden Is Open (2000 & 2001)
- Pushy Blueness (2006)
- Lapidation (2007)
- Freakish (2009)
- Selfhaters (1993-1996)
- Shmutsige Magnaten (2005)