Unwound (Tim Berne album)

Unwound is a live 3-CD set by saxophonist Tim Berne's Bloodcount which was recorded in 1996 and released on Berne's Screwgun label.[1] The album was the label's first release following the demise of Berne's previous label JMT Records.[2]

Unwound
Live album by
Tim Berne's Bloodcount
Released1996
RecordedMarch & April 1996
Quasimodo, Berlin, Germany (Discs 1 & 2) and a German beer hall, Ann Arbor, MI (Disc 3)
GenreJazz
Length195:23
LabelScrewgun
SCREW U 70001
ProducerTim Berne
Tim Berne chronology
Memory Select: The Paris Concert
(1995)		 Unwound
(1996)		 Big Satan
(1997)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

The AllMusic review by Joslyn Lane said "This is a great box set, recommended for all big fans of Bloodcount. The uninitiated should start with a smaller dose, such as Saturation Point or Discretion, since Bloodcount's music requires long attention spans (the tracks are over 20 minutes, on average) to reap the musical rewards".[3] Writing for All About Jazz, Glenn Astarita stated "This is not easy listening for the faint at heart (although, it is less avante than one might assume). Bloodcount Unwound is a series of startling "live" performances by this tight and extremely adventurous unit. No place to hide here. It's difficult music to perform with plenty of surprises for almost everyone".[4] JazzTimes correspondent Bill Shoemaker called it "a hard-core album, cubed".[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Tim Berne

Disc One: We're Only In It for the Food

  1. "Bro'ball" - 16:28
  2. "No Ma'am" - 21:33
  3. "Yes Dear" - 24:43

Disc Two: An Average Daze

  1. "Loose Ends" - 13:05
  2. "Bloodcount" - 22:15
  3. "Mr. Johnsons Blues" - 28:08

Disc Three: The Fan

  1. "The Other" - 28:31
  2. "What Are the Odds" - 41:19

Personnel

References
  1. Tim Berne discography, accessed October 13, 2014
  2. Fitzell, S. P., Tim Berne's Screwgun Records: By Him to You, All About Jazz Record Label Profile, December 31, 2005
  3. Lane, J., Allmusic Review accessed October 13, 2014
  4. Astarita, G., All About Jazz Review, July 1, 1997
  5. Shoemaker, B., Jazztimes Review, October 1997
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