Azimuth '85
Studio album by
Azimuth
Released1985
RecordedMarch 1985
StudioRainbow Studios
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz
Length44:19
LabelECM
ECM 1298
ProducerManfred Eicher
Azimuth chronology
Départ
(1980)		 Azimuth '85
(1985)		 How It Was Then... Never Again
(1994)

Azimuth '85 is the fourth and penultimate album by British jazz trio Azimuth recorded in March 1985 and released on ECM later that year. The trio features pianist John Taylor, vocalist Norma Winstone, and trumpeter Kenny Wheeler.[1]

Reception

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

The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos states, "It's an acquired taste, but if you do, you'll not let go."[2]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings expressed disappointment, calling Azimuth '85 "an unconfident step back", and stating the band "fell into the trap ... of letting a style become a manner".[3]

Tyran Grillo, writing for ECM blog Between Sound and Space, called the album "Azimuth's zenith and another significant chapter of ECM’s backstory," and commented: "Essential for many reasons, not least of all for Taylor, who plays as if he were holding an inanimate body in his hands, tracing its every contour until it comes back to life."[4]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Norma Winstone; all music is composed by John Taylor, except as noted.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Adios Iony"  7:00
2."Dream/Lost Song"  5:55
3."Who Are You?"Jane WhiteKenny Wheeler3:42
4."Breathtaking"  6:25
5."Potion 1"  2:17
6."February Daze"  6:20
7."Til Bakeblikk"  9:04
8."Potion 2"  3:36

Personnel

Azimuth

References

  1. ↑ ECM discography Archived 2012-02-13 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 23, 2011
  2. 1 2 Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed September 23, 2011
  3. 1 2 Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP and Cassette. Penguin Books. p. 48.
  4. ↑ Grillo, Tyran (December 21, 2011). "Azimuth '85". Between Sound and Space. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
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