Last Year's Waltz

Last Year's Waltz
Live album by
the Steve Kuhn Quartet
ReleasedMarch 1982[1]
RecordedApril 1981
VenueFat Tuesday's
New York City
GenreJazz
Length50:20
LabelECM
ECM 1213
ProducerRobert Hurwitz
Steve Kuhn chronology
Playground
(1980) 		Last Year's Waltz
(1982) 		Mostly Ballads
(1986)

Last Year's Waltz is a live album by the Steve Kuhn Quartet recorded at Fat Tuesday's in April 1981 and released on ECM March the following year. The quartet features singer Sheila Jordan and rhythm section Harvie Swartz and Bob Moses.[2]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated, "Although Jordan functions as a member of the band, her highly appealing singing is the main reason to acquire this memorable and well-rounded disc."[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Steve Kuhn, except as noted.

Side I
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Turn to Gold" 4:01
2."The Drinking Song" 5:55
3."Last Year's Waltz" 4:18
4."I Remember You"Schertzinger, Mercer8:40
Side II
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mexico"Harvie Swartz5:18
2."The Fruit Fly" 5:52
3."The Feeling Within" 4:48
4."Medley: Old Folks/Well, You Needn't"Dedette Lee Hill, Robison, Monk2:05
5."Confirmation"Parker5:35
6."The City of Dallas"Steve Swallow3:48

Personnel

Steve Kuhn Quartet

References

  1. ^ "Last Year's Waltz". ECM.
  2. ^ ECM discography accessed September 16, 2011
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed September 16, 2011
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 115. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.