Even the Sounds Shine is a live album by pianist Myra Melford's Extended Ensemble which was recorded in Germany in 1994 and released on the HatART label the following year.[1][2]

Even the Sounds Shine
Live album by
Myra Melford Extended Ensemble
Released1995
RecordedMay 5 & 6, 1994
VenueDie Börse, Wuppertal, Germany
GenreJazz
Length70:38
LabelHatART
CD 6161
ProducerArnd Richter, Pia Uehlinger, Werner X. Uehlinger
Myra Melford chronology
Alive in the House of Saints
(1993)
Even the Sounds Shine
(1995)
The Same River, Twice
(1996)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [4]

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek stated "it displays, more than any of her other recordings to date, that she's charting her own development while in transition. ... Even the Sounds Shine is a beautifully guided tour through Melford's musical psyche of the time. Possibilities and problems present themselves with startling regularity and are either resolved, transmuted, or abandoned. This is exhilarating listening, and a historical look at Melford's development as a composer as she moved from her trio setting into something more dimensional and challenging".[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Myra Melford

  1. "Even the Sounds Shine" – 10:59
  2. "La Mezquita Suite" – 25:12
  3. "That the Peace" – 12:44
  4. "Part II Frank Lloyd Wright Goes West to Rest" – 8:42
  5. "Evening Might Still" – 13:00

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Myra Melford: Projects accessed May 23, 2018
  2. ^ Roussell, P. Discography of Dave Douglas Archived 2015-07-22 at the Wayback Machine accessed May 23, 2018
  3. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. Myra Melford: Even the Sounds Shine – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 990. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.