Sphere Music

Sphere Music
Studio album by
Uri Caine
Released1993
RecordedApril and May 1992
StudiosClinton Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length65:18
LabelJMT 514 007
ProducerStefan Winter
Uri Caine chronology
Sphere Music
(1993)		 Toys
(1996)

Sphere Music is the debut album by pianist Uri Caine featuring two compositions by Thelonious Monk which was first released on the JMT label in 1993.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStar
Tom HullB+
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsStarStarStarHalf star

In her review for Allmusic, Heather Phares said "An eclectic tour through different musical moods and styles, Sphere Music is an engaging, promising first work".

Track listing

All compositions by Uri Caine except as indicated

  1. "Mr. B.C." - 8:55
  2. "This Is a Thing Called Love" - 7:12
  3. "When the Word Is Given" - 5:20
  4. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) - 4:17
  5. "Let Me Count the Ways" - 6:34
  6. "Jelly" - 7:18
  7. "Just in Time" (Adolph Green, Betty Comden, Jule Styne) - 7:50
  8. "We See" (Monk) - 8:02
  9. "Jan Fan" - 10:08

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Uri Caine discography, accessed September 1, 2014
  2. 1 2 Phares, Heather. Uri Caine – Sphere Music > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Uri Caine". Tom Hull. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  4. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 216. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.