''Hubris'' is a solo album by American jazz pianist and composer

Richard Beirach Richard Alan Beirach (born 23 May 1947) is an American jazz pianist and composer. Early life Beirach was born in New York City. He initially studied both classical music and jazz. While still attending high school, he took lessons from pianist L ...

recorded in 1977 and released on the ECM label.ECM discography
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Reception

The

Allmusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...

review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 3 stars stating "Beirach showed off his

Bill Evans William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His use of impressionist harmony, interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block ch ...

-tinged style and revealed his own brand of soft melancholy to the jazz audience. This solo date from 1977 proves the point with nine meditative pieces, all couched in ECM's patented spacious sound. While not on the same intensity level of

Keith Jarrett Keith Jarrett (born May 8, 1945) is an American jazz and classical music pianist and composer. Jarrett started his career with Art Blakey and later moved on to play with Charles Lloyd and Miles Davis. Since the early 1970s, he has also been a ...

's work or as subtle as Evans' prime recordings, Beirach's playing here still delivers its own dreamy rewards".Cook, S
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Track listing

:''All compositions by Richard Beirach.'' # "Sunday Song" - 5:26 # "Leaving" - 5:20 # "Koan" - 1:14 # "Osiris" - 3:37 # "Future Memory" - 4:52 # "Hubris" - 6:04 # "Rectilinear" - 2:16 # "The Pearl" - 5:26 # "Invisible Corridor / Sunday Song - Monday" - 5:16

Personnel

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 1978 albums Albums produced by Manfred Eicher ECM Records albums Instrumental albums Richie Beirach albums Solo piano jazz albums