I Could've Been a Drum

1997 studio album by Roy Nathanson and Anthony Coleman
I Could've Been a Drum
Studio album by
Roy Nathanson and Anthony Coleman
ReleasedMarch 18, 1997
Recorded1996
StudioThe Studio, New York City
GenreJazz
Length40:26
LabelTzadik TZ 7113
ProducerAnthony Coleman, Roy Nathanson
Anthony Coleman chronology
Selfhaters
(1996) 		I Could've Been a Drum
(1997) 		The Abysmal Richness of the Infinite Proximity of the Same
(1998)

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

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

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

  1. "Ija Mia" (Traditional) – 2:56
  2. "L' Amore" – 6:44
  3. "Mr. Pig Gets a Balloon" (Roy Nathanson) – 2:39
  4. "Rumle" – 3:37
  5. "Devotional Song #1" – 6:42
  6. "(If I Were a) Drum" (Anthony Coleman) – 2:52
  7. "Soprano Ballad" – 3:27
  8. "Ija Mia 2" (Traditional) – 3:23
  9. "Ben" – 3:24
  10. "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

  1. ^ Tzadik catalogue accessed January 15, 2014
  2. ^ a b Gilman, Marc. Roy Nathanson/Anthony Coleman – I Could've Been a Drum > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  3. ^ 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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