Folly Seeing All This

Folly Seeing All This is an album by Austrian jazz trumpeter Michael Mantler recorded in June 1992 and released on ECM the following year. The ensemble features guitarist Rick Fenn, flautist Wolfgang Puschnig, pianist Karen Mantler, percussionist Dave Adams and the Balanescu Quartet, with a guest appearance from vocalist Jack Bruce singing Samuel Beckett's final poem, "What Is the Word".

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Reception

The AllMusic review by Peter Nappi stated: "At once melodic and challenging, Folly Seeing All This is experimental chamber jazz at its most enjoyable."^[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Tom Hull	B^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[2]

Track listing

All music is composed by Michael Mantler

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Folly Seeing All This"		28:44
2.	"News"		11:31
3.	"What Is the Word"	Samuel Beckett	4:37

Personnel

Michael Mantler – trumpet
Rick Fenn – guitar
Wolfgang Puschnig – alto flute
Karen Mantler – piano, voice ("What Is the Word")
Dave Adams – vibraphone, chimes
The Balanescu Quartet
- Alexander Balanescu – violin
- Clare Connors – violin
- Bill Hawkes – viola
- Jane Fenton – cello
Jack Bruce – voice ("What Is the Word")

References

^ ^a ^b Nappi, P. AllMusic Review accessed November 8, 2011
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 938. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Hull, Tom (28 February 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

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