''After Love'' is an album by

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pianist

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, which was recorded in 1970 and released on the French

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label. It was reissued on CD in 2004 by Universal France. The two songs (on three tracks) were recorded during the "legendary Parisian sessions of 1969–1970". It was during this time period that such acts as the

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and others took up residence in Europe, specifically in Paris, France.

Track listing

#"After Love, Pt. 1 "Questions and Answers"" — 21:46 #"After Love, Pt. 2 "Random"" — 7:06 #"My March" — 22:03 ''Songs credited to Burrell.''

Personnel

Band: *Dave Burrell —

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* Bertrand Gauthier — drums * Michel Gladieux — double bass * Ron Miller — mandolin, double bass *

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— reeds *

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— drums *

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— violin, cello, Electric cello Production: *Martin Davies — English translations *Alexis Frenkel — mastering, transfers *Gilles Guerlet, Jérôme Witz — art direction, design, paintings *Bruno Guermonprez — reissue preparation *Horace, Christian Rose, Frederick L. Thomas — photography *Robert Levin — liner notes *Daniel Richard — reissue supervisor

Reception

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comments that the album is "a compelling and provocative one." Reviewer Thom Jurek says that "what is immediately striking is the lack of the piano's sonic presence on the session" but that the Burrel is "everywhere ... going for something else ... textural and harmonic interaction of the various stringed instruments as they encounter and dialogue with each other." ''

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'' says that the album is similar to Burrell's earlier work of

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“in that the first piece is fierce and intense, while the second majors on atmospherics."''

'' by Richard Cook, Brian Morton, 9th ed 2008, p. 199-200. Still, they call the instrumentation fascinating and "this is a valuable reissue from an important period in the American

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References

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