''Leaving'' is an album of duets by pianist
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 ...
and flautist
recorded in 1976 and originally released on the Japanese Trio label before being rereleased on the Danish
Storyville label on CD in 1988.
Jeremy Steig discography
accessed April 20, 2018
Reception
The AllMusic
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review by Scott Yanow stated, "In general the music is peaceful with some dissonances. Steig provides long tones while Beirach creates light rhythmic patterns and, although it does not entirely stay at the same emotional level, the music is generally quite dry and uneventful".
Track listing
All compositions by Richard Bierach except where noted
# "Angelo" − 3:11
# "Waterlillies" (Richard Beirach, Jeremy Steig) − 2:46
# "Liebsong" − 3:04
# "The Unforeseen" (Beirach, Steig) − 3:28
# "Mitsuku" − 5:03
# "Within a Song" − 2:43
# "Amethyst" − 3:32
# "Orphan" (Beirach, Steig) − 2:25
# "Splivy" (Beirach, Steig) − 1:20
# "Leaving" − 4:56
Personnel
* 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 ...
− 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 ...
* – alto flute
The alto flute is an instrument in the Western concert flute family, the second-highest member below the standard C flute after the uncommon flûte d'amour. It is the third most common member of its family after the standard C flute and the ...
, soprano flute
The soprano flute (also called a third flute or tierce flute) is a type of flute, a musical instrument in the woodwind family. It is pitched in E, a minor third above the concert flute, and is one of the few members of the modern flute family that ...
, bass flute
The bass flute is a member of the flute family. It is in the key of C, pitched one octave below the concert flute. Despite its name, its playing range makes it the tenor member of the flute family. Because of the length of its tube (approximate ...
, piccolo
The piccolo ( ; Italian for 'small') is a half-size flute and a member of the woodwind family of musical instruments. Sometimes referred to as a "baby flute" the modern piccolo has similar fingerings as the standard transverse flute, but the so ...
References
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Storyville Records albums
Richie Beirach albums
Jeremy Steig albums
1976 albums
Collaborative albums