Urs Leimgruber, John Wolf Brennan
An Chara - A Ċara (LP)
LabelL+R RecordsGenreJazz & Improvisation
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condition (record/cover): NM / EX- (minimal stricker removal residue on front)
A chara is how a letter begins in Irish, "dear friend", and the title points to John Wolf Brennan, the Dublin-born pianist who grew up and settled in Switzerland. His partner is Urs Leimgruber, the Lucerne saxophonist known from the band OM, playing tenor, soprano and bass saxophone.
The duo recorded straight to two tracks on 26 January 1986 at Studio 15 of the Swiss radio in Lausanne. There are four pieces, each between thirteen and sixteen minutes, two by each player: Leimgruber's Friday 12th and For Eleonore, Brennan's Gate Eight and Dance Of Chara. Brennan plays piano throughout, and the composed material opens onto long stretches of free improvisation. L+R Records released it in 1988.
Release notes
2-track recording, January 26, 1986 at Studio RSR 15, Lausanne
| A1 | Friday 12th | 14:20 | |
| A2 | Gate Eight | 14:52 | |
| B1 | For Eleonore | 15:37 | |
| B2 | Dance Of Chara | 13:13 |
- Urs Leimgruber and John Wolf Brennan
- Composed By, Producer
- Jürgen Höber
- Design
- Blaise Favre
- Engineer
- Pierre Resin
- Engineer
- John Wolf Brennan
- Piano, Photography [Cover]
- Urs Leimgruber
- Tenor Saxophone, Bass Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone
