As One (Jane Ira Bloom and Fred Hersch album)

As One
Studio album by
Jane Ira Bloom and Fred Hersch
Released1985
RecordedSeptember 1984
StudioClassic Sound, New York City
GenreJazz
Length40:22
LabelJMT
JMT 850 003
ProducerJane Ira Bloom & Fred Hersch
Jane Ira Bloom chronology
Mighty Lights
(1982) 		As One
(1985) 		Modern Drama
(1987)
Fred Hersch chronology
Horizons
(1984) 		As One
(1985) 		Sarabande
(1987)

As One is an album of duets album by saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom and pianist Fred Hersch recorded in 1984 and released on the JMT label.[1][2]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states, "The improvisations are generally melodic but unpredictable, coherent but fairly free. Worth several listens".[3]

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

Track listing

All compositions by Jane Ira Bloom except as indicated

  1. "Waiting for Daylight" - 9:04
  2. "Desert" - 4:14
  3. "A Child's Song (For Charlie Haden)" (Fred Hersch) - 6:08
  4. "Miyako" (Wayne Shorter) - 6:41
  5. "Inside" (Bloom, Hersch) - 3:51
  6. "Winter of My Discontent" (Alec Wilder) - 4:53
  7. "Janeology" (Hersch) - 5:26

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Jane Ira Bloom discography, accessed September 26, 2014
  2. ^ Fred Hersch discography Archived 2014-09-13 at the Wayback Machine, accessed September 26, 2014
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed September 26, 2014
  4. ^ Cook, Richard (2006). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. p. 137. ISBN 9780141023274. Retrieved 24 August 2020.