''Berne Concert'' is a live album by Trio 3, a jazz group consisting of saxophonist

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, bassist

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and drummer

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. It was recorded in Berne and Zürich, Switzerland in November 2007, and was released in 2009 by

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. On the album, the musicians are joined by pianist

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Reception

In a review for ''

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'', John Sharpe wrote: "As Trio 3, Lake, Workman and Cyrille have worked with pianists in the past... so it is no surprise that they are readily able to absorb Schweizer into their collective embrace. What is more of a surprise is how naturally she fits in, sounding completely integrated into their soundworld... Trio 3 is sure to find new fans with ''Berne Concert'': not a single track on this outstanding disc is less than stellar." Stuart Broomer, writing for ''Point of Departure'', commented: "The trio... embody free jazz as deeply traditional and insistently lyrical, and the shared focus gives their music a consistent precision. There aren't many musicians who could collaborate as seamlessly with the three as Schweizer, who belongs to the same traditions... The program is rigorously democratic. Each member of the trio provides a composition for the quartet, with interludes in which Schweizer joins each member in a duet. It's all crowned by an intense episode of free improvisation. There's a certain element of ritual in the performance, but it's driven by an intense lyricism, each composition a miracle of linear simplicity that develops extended improvisation."

Track listing

# "Flow" (Lake) – 8:51 # "R. I. Exchange 1" (Schweizer/Workman) – 4:54 # "Aubade" (Cyrille) – 12:05 # "Phrases" (Schweizer/Lake) – 5:36 # "Ballad Of The Silf" (Workman) – 9:04 # "Timbral Interplay" (Schweizer/Cyrille) – 6:26 # "WSLC" (Workman/Schweizer/Lake/Cyrille) – 13:48 * Track 2 recorded on November 24, 2007, at the Unerhört! Festival,

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, Zürich, Switzerland. Remaining tracks recorded on November 23, 2007, at Taktlos, Berne, Switzerland.

Personnel

– alto saxophone *

– bass *

– drums *

– piano

References

{{Reflist 2009 live albums Trio 3 (free jazz trio) live albums Irène Schweizer live albums Intakt Records live albums