Promises Kept is an album by American jazz pianist and composer Steve Kuhn—credited to Steve Kuhn with Strings—recorded in 2000 and released on ECM in April 2004. Kuhn is backed by bassist David Finck and a fifteen-strong string ensemble conducted by Carlos Franzetti.[1]
| Promises Kept | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 27, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | June and September 2000 | |||
| Studio | Edison Studios New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 58:21 | |||
| Label | ECM ECM 1815 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars stating "this is one of the finest recordings Kuhn has ever issued. Simply put, for all the decades spent adventuring on the boundaries where various traditions blur, the pianist and composer articulate direct emotion as the most effective communicator here, no matter what terrain is navigated in form. A breathtaking and intimate outing, this is a career-topping effort."[2]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Steve Kuhn; Orchestrated and conducted by Carlos Franzetti.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lullaby" | 4:45 |
| 2. | "Life's Backward Glance" | 5:03 |
| 3. | "Trance" | 8:12 |
| 4. | "Morning Dew" | 5:34 |
| 5. | "Promises Kept" | 5:19 |
| 6. | "Adagio" | 7:31 |
| 7. | "Celtic Princess" | 5:10 |
| 8. | "Nostalgia" | 5:27 |
| 9. | "Oceans in the Sky" | 5:40 |
| 10. | "Pastorale" | 5:40 |
Personnel
editSteve Kuhn with Strings
edit- Steve Kuhn – piano
- David Finck – double-bass
- Carlos Franzetti – conductor
- Krista Bennion Feeney, Elizabeth Lim-Dutton, Richard Sortomme, Karl Kawahara, Barry Finclair, Helen Kim, Robert Shaw, Carol Pool, Anca Nicolau – violins
- Sue Pray, Vince Lionti, Karen Ritscher – violas
- Stephanie Cummins, Richard Locker, Joshua Gordon – celli
Technical personnel
edit- Arthur Moorhead – producer
- Jan Erik Kongshaug, Manfred Eicher – remixing, mastering
- Gary Chester – recording engineer
- Yvonne Yedibalian – assistant recording engineer
- Sascha Kleis – design
- Liner Notes – Bob Blumenthal – liner notes
- Dieter Rehm – cover photography
- Robert Lewis – liner photography
References
edit- ^ ECM discography accessed November 15, 2011
- ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed November 15, 2011
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 852. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.