''Hexensabbat'' (''

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'') is a solo piano album by

Irène Schweizer Irène Schweizer (born 2 June 1941) is a Swiss jazz and free improvising pianist. She was born in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. She has performed and recorded numerous solo piano performances as well as performing as part of the Feminist Improvis ...

. Two tracks were recorded live at the Townhall Charlottenburg in Berlin on October 8, 1977, and the remaining tracks were recorded at the FMP-Studio in Berlin on October 10, 1977. The album was released in 1978 by FMP.

Reception

In a review for

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, Eugene Chadbourne wrote that the album "takes a well-used, and quite practical approach of combining live and studio performances. From the former event comes 'Rapunzel...Rapunzel', one of the performances from this pianist that approaches masterpiece status... hehas a rowdy sense of humour... not only present in titles such as 'Dykes on Bykes' but in some of the chances she takes as an improviser."

Track listing

All compositions by Irène Schweizer. # "Hexensabbat" – 8:54 # "Rapunzel…Rapunzel…!" – 11:34 # "Chabis" – 2:21 # "Choix Mixed" – 4:51 # "Dykes On Bykes" – 4:17 # "Lavender Valse" – 3:09 # "Monkey Woman" – 3:50 # "Baba-Rum" – 4:01

Personnel

– piano

References

{{Reflist 1978 live albums FMP Records live albums Irène Schweizer live albums