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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