Theatre (album)

Theatre is an album by George Gruntz's Concert Jazz Band '83 recorded in July 1983 and released on ECM the following year.^[1]

Theatre
Studio album by George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band '83
Released	1984
Recorded	July 1983
Studio	Tonstudio Bauer Ludwigsburg, West Germany
Genre	Jazz
Length	56:26
Label	ECM 1265
Producer	Manfred Eicher
George Gruntz chronology
Live '82 (1982) Theatre (1984) Living Transition (1988)

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2½ stars stating "the music overall is for selective tastes and it never really seems to flow, making it of limited interest."^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by George Gruntz except as indicated

1. "El Chancho" (Dino Saluzzi) - 15:18
2. "In the Tradition of Switzerland" - 9:21
3. "No One Can Explain It" - 6:27
4. "The Holy Grail of Jazz and Joy" - 25:20

Personnel

George Gruntz's Concert Jazz Band '83

• George Gruntz – keyboards
• Marcus Belgrave – trumpet
• Tom Harrell – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Palle Mikkelborg – trumpet
• Bill Pusey – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Julian Priester – trombone
• Dave Bargeron – trombone, euphonium
• Dave Taylor – bass trombone
• Peter Gordon – French horn
• Tom Varner – French horn
• Howard Johnson – tuba, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
• Charlie Mariano – alto and soprano saxophones, flute
• Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky – alto and soprano saxophones, clarinet
• Seppo Paakkunainen – tenor saxophone, flute
• Dino Saluzzi – bandoneon
• Mark Egan – bass guitar
• Bob Moses – drums
• Sheila Jordan – vocals