''Geometry'' is an album by Brazilian jazz saxophonist

Ivo Perelman Ivo Perelman (born January 12, 1961) is a Brazilian free jazz saxophonist born in São Paulo. Career In his youth, Perelman learned to play guitar, cello, clarinet, trombone, and piano, concentrating on tenor sax since age 19. He attended the Be ...

featuring American pianist

Borah Bergman Borah Bergman (December 13, 1926 – October 18, 2012) was an American free jazz pianist. Training and influences Bergman was born in Brooklyn to Russian-Jewish immigrant parents.Kelsey, Chris (December 2004Chris Kelsey ''Borah Bergman: His F ...

, which was recorded in 1996 and released on the English Leo label.

Reception

In his review for

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, Alex Henderson says that "this CD doesn't quite fall into the 'essential' category... Nonetheless, ''Geometry'' is an enjoyable release that Perelman's more-devoted followers will want." ''

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'' notes that "Bergman is wily enough to find ways of both supporting and undercutting the mighty sound of the tenor."

Track listing

:''All compositions by Ivo Perelman'' # "Geometry" - 11:02 # "Linear Pasion" - 4:46 # "Parallelism" - 9:30 # "Cavaquinho take 1" - 2:56 # "Cubic Rotation" - 11:23 # "Equal Angels" - 4:22 # "Sonic Conic" - 2:57 # "Subspaces" - 6:41 # "Cavaquinho take 2" - 3:26

Personnel

tenor sax The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while th ...

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

References

{{Authority control 1997 albums Ivo Perelman albums Leo Records albums Borah Bergman albums