''Pace Yourself'' is an album by saxophonist

Tim Berne Tim Berne (born October 16, 1954) is an American avant-garde jazz saxophonist and record label owner. His primary instruments are the alto and baritone saxophones. Biography Berne was born in Syracuse, New York, United States. He has said that ...

's Caos Totale which was recorded in 1990 and released on the JMT label.Shimada, T.
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review by Brian Olewnick states "''Pace Yourself'' finds Berne's Caos Totale sextet exploring his rich, multi-layered compositions in depth and at length. Berne's pieces, especially his longer, episodic ones, tend to take unexpected twists and turns; you'll find very little of the traditional "head-solos-head" song structure here. Though most of his themes have a blues base, they emerge and disappear in conformity with their own logic, not a pre-existing formula".Olewnick, B.
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Track listing

''All compositions by Tim Berne'' # "Bass Voodoo" - 9:57 # "The Noose" - 7:36 # "The Usual" - 8:18 # "Sam's Dilemma" - 13:36 # "The Legend of P-1" - 26:24 # "Luna" - 4:31

Personnel

- alto saxophone *

Herb Robertson Clarence "Herb" Robertson (born February 21, 1951) is a jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist. He was born in New Jersey and attended the Berklee School of Music. He has recorded solo albums and has worked as a sideman for Tim Berne, Anthony Davi ...

- trumpet, cornet, flutes, flugelhorn, balloon, whistles, vocals *

Steve Swell Steve Swell (born in Newark, New Jersey, December 6, 1954) is an American free jazz trombonist, composer, and educator. Music career Swell studied at Jersey City State Teachers College before moving to New York City in 1975 where he began his m ...

- trombone *

Marc Ducret Marc Ducret (born 19 August 1957) is a contemporary avant-garde jazz guitarist who frequently collaborates with saxophonist Tim Berne. Ducret's guitar style is idiosyncratic, having been called "highly original and very expressive," but also ...

- electric guitar, fretless electric guitar *

Mark Dresser Mark Dresser (born September 26, 1952) is an American double bass player and composer. Career Dresser was born in Los Angeles, California, United States. In the 1970s, he was a member of Black Music Infinity led by Stanley Crouch and performed w ...

- bass, bungy giffus *

Bobby Previte Bobby Previte (born July 16, 1951 in Niagara Falls, New York) is a drummer, composer, and bandleader. He earned a degree in economics from the University at Buffalo, where he also studied percussion. He moved to New York City in 1979 and began ...

- drums, music manuscript

References

{{Authority control 1991 albums Tim Berne albums JMT Records albums Winter & Winter Records albums