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Folly Seeing All This is a 1993 album by Michael Mantler.

Folly Seeing All This
Studio album by Michael Mantler
Released	1993
Recorded	June 1992
Genre	Avant-garde jazz/Chamber jazz/Third stream
Length	44:44
Label	ECM Records
Producer	Michael Mantler
Michael Mantler chronology
Michael Mantler Live (1987) Folly Seeing All This (1993) Cerco un Paese Innocente (1995)

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[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Track listing

LP release

Side A

1. Folly Seeing All This - 28:44

Side B

1. News - 11:31
2. What Is the Word - 4:37

CD Release

1. Folly Seeing All This - 28:44
2. News - 11:31
3. What Is the Word - 4:37

Personnel

Michael Mantler - Trumpet

Rick Fenn - Electric guitar (Listed in the liner notes only as guitar)

Wolfgang Puschnig - Alto flute

Karen Mantler - Piano, vocals on "What is the Word"

Dave Adams - Vibraphone, chimes

Samuel Beckett - words to "What is the Word"

Jack Bruce - Vocals on "What is the Word"

The Balanescu string quartet

Alexander Balanescu - Violin

Clare Connors - Violin

Bill Hawkes - Viola

Jane Fenton - Cello

References

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