Hexensabbat

Hexensabbat (Witches' Sabbath) is a solo piano album by Irène Schweizer. Two tracks were recorded live at the Townhall Charlottenburg in Berlin on October 8, 1977, and the remaining tracks were recorded at the FMP-Studio in Berlin on October 10, 1977. The album was released in 1978 by FMP.[1]

Hexensabbat
Live album by
Irène Schweizer
Released1978
RecordedOctober 8 and 10, 1977
VenueTownhall Charlottenburg, Berlin and FMP-Studio, Berlin
GenreFree Jazz
LabelFMP
FMP 0500
ProducerJost Gebers

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]
Tom Hull – on the WebB+[4]

In a review for AllMusic, Eugene Chadbourne wrote that the album "takes a well-used, and quite practical approach of combining live and studio performances. From the former event comes 'Rapunzel...Rapunzel', one of the performances from this pianist that approaches masterpiece status... [She] has a rowdy sense of humour... not only present in titles such as 'Dykes on Bykes' but in some of the chances she takes as an improviser."[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Irène Schweizer.

  1. "Hexensabbat" – 8:54
  2. "Rapunzel…Rapunzel…!" – 11:34
  3. "Chabis" – 2:21
  4. "Choix Mixed" – 4:51
  5. "Dykes On Bykes" – 4:17
  6. "Lavender Valse" – 3:09
  7. "Monkey Woman" – 3:50
  8. "Baba-Rum" – 4:01

Personnel

References
  1. "Irène Schweizer: Hexensabbat". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  2. Chadbourne, Eugene. "Irène Schweizer: Hexensabbat". AllMusic. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP and Cassette. Penguin Books. p. 962.
  4. Hull, Tom. "Grade List: Irene Schweizer". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
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