''A Notion in Perpetual Motion'' is a live album by European jazz group the Vienna Art Orchestra recorded in Switzerland which was first released in 1985 on the Hat ART label as a double LP as ''Perpetuum Mobile'' then re-released in 1992 as a single CD.Vienna Art Orchestra website: discography
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Reception

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review stated: "the most notable thing about the Vienna Art Orchestra is its stage presence: Rüegg knows how to create drama and surprise and his musicians are more than up to the challenge, clearly delighting themselves in the process. ''A Notion in Perpetual Motion'' is as close to a "perfect" live recording of the VAO as you are likely to find".

Track listing

All compositions by Mathias Rüegg except where noted # "Sighs from South-Carinthia" – 11:01 # "Woodworms in the Roots" – 8:42 # "Voices Without Words" – 5:25 # "Life at the Dead Sea" – 9:46 # "Lady Delay" – 9:27 # "Romana" – 6:04 # "A Natural Sound" – 3:12 # " 'Round Midnight" (

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) – 8:37 # "French Alphorn" – 8:53 # "H.M. Blues" (Bhumibo Adoleaydej) – 5:27 # "Zoge Am Boge" – 4:50 Omitted from CD reissue

Personnel

Mathias Rüegg Mathias Rüegg (born 8 December 1952) is a European musician, composer, and bandleader best known as founder and director of the Vienna Art Orchestra from 1977 to 2010. Biography Born in Zurich, Switzerland, son of linguist Robert Rüegg,Math ...

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Lauren Newton Lauren Amber Newton (born 16 November 1952) is an avant-garde jazz and Contemporary classical music, contemporary classical singer and founding member of the Vienna Art Orchestra. Biography Newton earned a degree in music at the University of O ...

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Herbert Joos Herbert Joos (; 21 March 1940 – 7 December 2019) was a German jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and graphic designer. He made recordings solo and in groups, especially with the Vienna Art Orchestra. In 2017, he received the Jazzpreis Baden-Württ ...

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References

1985 live albums Hathut Records live albums Vienna Art Orchestra live albums {{DEFAULTSORT:Notion in Perpetual Motion, A