''Discretion'' is a live album by saxophonist Tim Berne's Bloodcount which was recorded in 1997 and released on Berne's

Screwgun Screwgun Records is a jazz record label founded by saxophonist Tim Berne in 1996. Most releases on the label have been by Berne, though some have been by Berne's associates and bandmates. Steve Byram has designed and illustrated the artwork for ma ...

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Reception

The AllMusic review by Joslyn Layne said "The musicians are brilliantly creative and experienced enough not to get lost in all the room provided by these large time frames. Each player has boundless creative energy, matched only by technical ability-- they never seem to tire, only to get more worked up and inspired. In the always-live recordings, Bloodcount constantly morph and shape-shift musical ideas, and keep the compositions breathing through exploitation of the whole range of dynamics... so even if some of the songs on ''Discretion'' are familiar, it's guaranteed to be a new listening experience".Layne, J.
Allmusic Review
accessed October 14, 2014

Track listing

''All compositions by Tim Berne'' # "Is That a Gap?" - 14:53 # "The Opener" - 14:10 # "Talk Dirty to Me" - 10:20 # "Eye Are Us" - 18:05 # "Byram's World" - 16:15

Personnel

* Tim Berne - alto saxophone, baritone saxophone * Chris Speed - tenor saxophone, clarinet * Michael Formanek - contrabass * Jim Black - drums

References

{{reflist 1997 live albums Tim Berne live albums Screwgun Records live albums