Mountainscapes is an album by American jazz bassist Barre Phillips recorded in March 1976 and released on ECM later that year. Phillip's quartet features reed player John Surman, Dieter Feichtner on synthesizer, and drummer Stu Martin, with a guest appearance from guitarist John Abercrombie.[1]

Mountainscapes
Studio album by
Released1976
RecordedMarch 1976
StudioTonstudio Bauer
Ludwigsburg, W. Germany
GenreJazz
Length37:21
LabelECM
ECM 1076 ST
ProducerManfred Eicher
Barre Phillips chronology
For All It Is
(1973)
Mountainscapes
(1976)
Three Day Moon
(1979)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [4]

The AllMusic review awarded the album 3 stars.[2]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Barre Phillips, Dieter Feichtner, John Surman and Stu Martin

Side I
No.TitleLength
1."Mountainscape I"5:54
2."Mountainscape II"2:45
3."Mountainscape III"4:21
4."Mountainscape IV"4:25
Total length:17:25
Side II
No.TitleLength
1."Mountainscape V"4:50
2."Mountainscape VI"4:33
3."Mountainscape VII"3:21
4."Mountainscape VIII"7:12
Total length:19:56 37:21

Personnel

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Musicians

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Additional musician(s)

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Technical personnel

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  • Manfred Eicher – producer
  • Martin Wieland – recording engineer
  • Frieder Grindler – cover design

References

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  1. ^ ECM discography accessed September 6, 2011
  2. ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed September 6, 2011
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 162. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1161. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.