Nik Bärtsch's Ronin Live

Nik Bärtsch's Ronin Live is a live album by Swiss pianist and composer Nik Bärtsch's band Ronin recorded in Europe and Japan between 2009 and 2011 and released on the ECM label.[1]

This article is about the 2012 album. For the 2003 album, see Live (Nik Bärtsch album).
Nik Bärtsch's Ronin Live
Live album by
Nik Bärtsch's Ronin
Released2012
Recorded2009-2011
GenreJazz
Length107:00
LabelECM
ECM 2302/03
ProducerManfred Eicher
Nik Bärtsch chronology
Llyrìa
(2010)		 Nik Bärtsch's Ronin Live
(2012)		 Continuum
(2016)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
PopMatters[2]

The PopMatters review by John Garratt stated "It’s actually somewhat of a marvel that music this nuanced can be so warm and inviting. It’s also a pleasant surprise that the overall quality of the music holds up for two-plus years of live performances".[2] Carlo Wolff of JazzTimes observed "There are moments of peace, of near-stasis. But over the course of these long discs, there’s no sag. Expertly sequenced, they unfold like a single concert".[3] On All About Jazz John Kelman enthused "Ronin is an exciting and hypnotic live act, with Live demonstrating the full breadth of its intrinsic possibilities".[4] BBC Music's Sid Smith called it "A hair-raising and dazzling celebration of Ronin’s considerable achievements to date".[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Nik Bärtsch.

Disc one

  1. "Modul 41_17" - 16:38
  2. "Modul 35" - 11:31
  3. "Modul 42" - 9:09
  4. "Modul 17" - 9:58
  5. "Modul 22" - 14:45

Disc two

  1. "Modul 45" - 13:11
  2. "Modul 48" - 8:37
  3. "Modul 47" - 13:11
  4. "Modul 55" - 10:00
  • Recorded in Lörrach (1-1), Leipzig (1-2), Wien (1-3), Tokyo (1-4), Amsterdam (1-5), Mannheim (2-1, 2-3), Gateshead (2-2) and Salzau (2-4)

Personnel
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References
  1. ECM discography accessed December 10, 2013
  2. Garratt, J. PopMatters Review accessed January 23, 2013
  3. Wolff, C. JazzTimes Review, December 26, 2012
  4. Kelman, J., All About Jazz Review, October 11, 2012
  5. Smith, S., Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin Live Review, accessed February 14, 2014
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