The Widow in the Window
Studio album by
Kenny Wheeler Quintet
ReleasedMid 1990
RecordedFebruary 14–16, 1990
StudioRainbow Studio
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz
Length61:14
LabelECM
ECM 1417
ProducerManfred Eicher
Kenny Wheeler chronology
Music for Large & Small Ensembles
(1990)		 The Widow in the Window
(1990)		 Kayak
(1992)

The Widow in the Window is a studio album by Canadian jazz trumpeter Kenny Wheeler recorded over three days in February 1990 and released on ECM later that year. The quintet features rhythm section John Abercrombie, John Taylor, Dave Holland and Peter Erskine.[1]

Writing and composition

"Ana", the longest piece on the album, was originally written for Alexander von Schlippenbach's Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra (1990), recorded May the previous year. "Ma Belle Hélène" is a calembour which refers to Wheeler's two sisters, Mabel and Helen.[2]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating " Kenny Wheeler's music occupies its own unique area between post bop and free jazz and virtually all of his recordings are recommended to adventurous listeners, including this one."[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kenny Wheeler

No.TitleLength
1."Aspire"12:28
2."Ma belle Hélène"8:45
3."The Widow in the Window"10:27
4."Ana"14:52
5."Hotel le hot"8:31
6."Now, and Now Again"6:11

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "ECM 1417". ECM Records. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  2. ↑ Original liner notes by Steve Lake
  3. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 4, 2011
  4. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1494. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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