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{{Infobox album|
{{Infobox album|
| name = Achirana
| name = Achirana
| type = [[Album]]
| type = [[Album]]
| artist = [[Vassilis Tsabropoulos]]
| artist = [[Vassilis Tsabropoulos]] / [[Arild Andersen]] / [[John Marshall]]
| cover = Achirana.jpg
| cover = Achirana.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| released = 2000
| released = 2000
| recorded = October 1999
| recorded = October 1999
| venue =
| venue =
| studio =
| studio =
| genre = [[Avant-garde jazz]], [[Chamber jazz]]
| genre = [[Avant-garde jazz]], [[Chamber jazz]]
| length = 69:39
| length = 69:39
| label = [[ECM Records|ECM]]
| label = [[ECM Records|ECM]]<br>ECM 1728
| producer = [[Manfred Eicher]]
| producer = [[Manfred Eicher]]
| chronology = [[Vassilis Tsabropoulos]]
| chronology = [[Vassilis Tsabropoulos]]
| prev_title = [[Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition]]
| prev_title = [[Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition]]
| prev_year = 1997
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = [[Chopin: August Symphony]]
| next_title = [[Chopin: August Symphony]]
| next_year = 2001
| next_year = 2001
}}
}}
'''''Achirana''''' is an album by Greek composer and pianist [[Vassilis Tsabropoulos]] with bassist [[Arild Andersen]] and drummer [[John Stanley Marshall|John Marshall]] recorded in 1999 and released on the [[ECM Records|ECM]] label.<ref name="ECM discography">[http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1700/1728.php ECM discography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616093447/http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1700/1728.php |date=2012-06-16 }} accessed November 18, 2011</ref>
'''''Achirana''''' is an album by Greek pianist and composer [[Vassilis Tsabropoulos]] recorded in October 1999 and released on [[ECM Records|ECM]] the following year. The trio features rhythm section [[Arild Andersen]] and [[John Stanley Marshall|John Marshall]].<ref name="ECM discography">[http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1700/1728.php ECM discography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616093447/http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1700/1728.php |date=2012-06-16 }} accessed November 18, 2011</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
The [[Allmusic]] review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "As Tsabropoulos' debut, this is without doubt an auspicious beginning".<ref name="Allmusic">Jurek, T. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/achirana-r491820/review Allmusic Review] accessed November 18, 2011</ref>
The [[AllMusic]] review by [[Thom Jurek]] awarded the album 4 stars stating "As Tsabropoulos' debut, this is without doubt an auspicious beginning."<ref name="Allmusic">Jurek, T. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/achirana-r491820/review Allmusic Review] accessed November 18, 2011</ref>
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| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
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| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
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==Track listing==
==Track listing==
:''All compositions by Vassilis Tsabropoulos except as indicated''
:''All compositions by Vassilis Tsabropoulos except as indicated''
# "Achirana" (Arild Andersen, John Marshall, Vassilis Tsabropoulos) - 8:06
# "Achirana" (Arild Andersen, John Marshall, Vassilis Tsabropoulos) 8:06
# "Diamond Cut Diamond" (Andersen, Marshall, Tsabropoulos) - 7:25
# "Diamond Cut Diamond" (Andersen, Marshall, Tsabropoulos) 7:25
# "Valley" (Andersen, Tsabropoulos) - 5:42
# "Valley" (Andersen, Tsabropoulos) 5:42
# "Mystic" - 7:21
# "Mystic" 7:21
# "The Spell" - 10:40
# "The Spell" 10:40
# "She's Gone" (Andersen) - 5:48
# "She's Gone" (Andersen) 5:48
# "Fable" - 8:22
# "Fable" 8:22
# "Song for Phyllis" - 7:52
# "Song for Phyllis" 7:52
# "Monologue" - 8:23
# "Monologue" 8:23


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Vassilis Tsabropoulos]] - [[piano]]
*[[Vassilis Tsabropoulos]] piano
*[[Arild Andersen]] - [[double bass]]
*[[Arild Andersen]] double bass
*[[John Stanley Marshall|John Marshall]] - [[drum kit|drums]]
*[[John Stanley Marshall|John Marshall]] drums


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 16:12, 21 December 2023

Achirana
Studio album by
Released2000
RecordedOctober 1999
GenreAvant-garde jazz, Chamber jazz
Length69:39
LabelECM
ECM 1728
ProducerManfred Eicher
Vassilis Tsabropoulos chronology
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
(1997)
Achirana
(2000)
Chopin: August Symphony
(2001)

Achirana is an album by Greek pianist and composer Vassilis Tsabropoulos recorded in October 1999 and released on ECM the following year. The trio features rhythm section Arild Andersen and John Marshall.[1]

Reception

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The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "As Tsabropoulos' debut, this is without doubt an auspicious beginning."[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Vassilis Tsabropoulos except as indicated
  1. "Achirana" (Arild Andersen, John Marshall, Vassilis Tsabropoulos) – 8:06
  2. "Diamond Cut Diamond" (Andersen, Marshall, Tsabropoulos) – 7:25
  3. "Valley" (Andersen, Tsabropoulos) – 5:42
  4. "Mystic" – 7:21
  5. "The Spell" – 10:40
  6. "She's Gone" (Andersen) – 5:48
  7. "Fable" – 8:22
  8. "Song for Phyllis" – 7:52
  9. "Monologue" – 8:23

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ ECM discography Archived 2012-06-16 at the Wayback Machine accessed November 18, 2011
  2. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed November 18, 2011