A Long Time Ago

A Long Time Ago Artist: Kenny Wheeler
Label: Ecm Records
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 731454719025
EAN: 0731454719025
ASIN: B0000257PX


Release Date: 1999-10-19

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Tracks:

  1. The Long Time Ago Suite
  2. One Plus Three (Version 1)
  3. Ballad For A Dead Child
  4. Eight Plus Three/Alice My Dear
  5. Going For Baroque
  6. Gnu Suite
  7. One Plus Three (Version 2)

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful music that demands the listener's attention.......1999-12-13

This cd is not as instantly accessible as Wheeler's _Angel Song_, but it is definitely a worthy successor to that 1997 release. Garrett Rowlan's comments are on target: it takes repeated listenings to catch the nuances in Wheeler's arrangements for a brass ensemble (four trumpets, two trombones, and two bass trombones) and three principal soloists (a guitarist, a pianist, and Wheeler himself on flugelhorn). _A Long Time Ago_ places demands on its listeners but these beautiful charts are worth the effort.

4 out of 5 stars Wheeler's etherial flugelhorn.......1999-11-25

I'm a big Kenny Wheeler fan. I think "Deer Wan" is one of the best jazz albums ever. This album, which is all brass except for a piano and guitar player, takes a little time to get used to, yet repeated listenings are beginning to pay off for me. The sonic sameness with which I first regarded the album is beginning to fragment; I perceive a richer texture to the music. There's even something etherial about the album. I do recommend it, though if you've never heard Kenny Wheeler before I suggest "Deer Wan" or "Gnu High" to begin with.

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