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Folly Seeing All This

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Folly Seeing All This
Studio album by
Released1993
RecordedJune 1992
Genre
Length44:44
LabelECM
ECM 1485
ProducerMichael Mantler
Michael Mantler chronology
Michael Mantler Live
(1987)
Folly Seeing All This
(1993)
Cerco un Paese Innocente
(1995)

Folly Seeing All This is an album by Austrian jazz trumpeter Michael Mantler recorded in June 1992 and released on ECM the following year. The ensemble features guitarist Rick Fenn, flautist Wolfgang Puschnig, pianist Karen Mantler, percussionist Dave Adams and the Balanescu Quartet, with a guest appearance from vocalist Jack Bruce singing Samuel Beckett's final poem, "What Is the Word".

Reception

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The AllMusic review by Peter Nappi stated: "At once melodic and challenging, Folly Seeing All This is experimental chamber jazz at its most enjoyable."[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Tom HullB[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

Track listing

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All music is composed by Michael Mantler

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Folly Seeing All This" 28:44
2."News" 11:31
3."What Is the Word"Samuel Beckett4:37

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Nappi, P. AllMusic Review accessed November 8, 2011
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 938. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ Hull, Tom (28 February 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 9 July 2020.