The Unlonely Raindancer - 81CD

by Keith Tippett

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1.	Tortworth Oak (first version) 11:17	buy track
2.	The Unlonely Raindancer 10:47	buy track
3.	Thank You God For My Wife And Children 08:05	buy track
4.	The Muted Melody 08:49	buy track
5.	Steel Yourself / The Bell, The Gong, The Voice 19:16	buy track
6.	Dear Ireland 02:27	buy track
7.	The Pool 03:20	buy track
8.	Tortworth Oak (second version) 13:33	buy track
9.	Midnight Snow Walk 01:15	buy track

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This album consists of improvised music, except for the melody of Tortworth Oak, which developed during the. The pianos were not prepared, except for the final 1 ½ minutes of The Muted Melody, where the strings are dampened by a piece of wood. Music boxes are also used. The final piece Midnight Snow Walk is played on a zither.

April 1979 was my first solo piano tour. A tour of the Netherlands organised by my friend Rob Sötemann. In some ways I look upon this music as a blueprint for the Mujician solo albums, a trilogy recorded for FMP during the 1980's. A special thankyou to Martin Archer (Discus) for kindly re-releasing this album in 2019. A big thankyou to Hazel Miller (Ogun) for keeping the originals in safe storage - Keith Tippett, April 2019

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released April 22, 2019

Keith Tippett - piano

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