''Labyrinths'' is a solo album by American jazz pianist

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which was recorded live at the 1987 edition of the

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and released on the Canadian Victo label.Marilyn Crispell Sessionography by Rick Lopez
/ref> The CD edition adds a bonus track.

Reception

In his review for

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, Stephen Cook states "''Labyrinths'' finds avant garde jazz pianist Marilyn Crispell balancing

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's cataclysmic and staunchly free piano style with her own melodic and spacious take on free improvisation." '' The Penguin Guide to Jazz'' says that "What she creates here is logically formed, expressively coherent and quietly perfect. This is one or her best records of the '80s and certainly one of the best of the solo recordings."

Track listing

All compositions by Marilyn Crispell except where noted. # "Threads in the Ozone" – 11:57 # "Still Womb of Light (for Ann Sheldon)" – 7:50 # " You Don't Know What Love Is" (

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) – 4:45 # "Labyrinths" – 6:55 # "

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" ( John Coltrane) – 3:40 # "After the Rain" (John Coltrane) – 9:10 # "Au Chanteur Qui Danse (for Cecil Taylor)" – 8:35 # "Encore" – 2:30 # " Over the Rainbow" (

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) – 2:00 Note *Track 1 does not appear on original LP.

Personnel

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References

{{reflist 1988 live albums Marilyn Crispell live albums Solo piano jazz albums