Lowlife: The Paris Concert is a live album by saxophonist Tim Berne's Bloodcount which was recorded in 1994 and released on the JMT label.[1][2]

Lowlife: The Paris Concert
Live album by Tim Berne's Bloodcount
Released	April 11, 1995
Recorded	September 22–25, 1994
Venue	Instants Chavirés, Montreuil, Paris, France
Genre	Jazz
Length	76:17
Label	JMT JMT 514 019
Producer	Stefan F. Winter
Tim Berne chronology
Nice View (1994) Lowlife: The Paris Concert (1995) Poisoned Minds: The Paris Concert (1995)

Lowlife was nominated for best mainstream jazz album at the National Association of Independent Recording Distributors and Manufacturers 1995 Indie Label awards.[3]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Dave Lynch said "there is something very special about the three JMT CDs by the Bloodcount band ... In the first of the three, Lowlife, a searching quality tends to dominate the three lengthy tracks, as the band usually takes its time reaching explicit statements of Berne's (and Julius Hemphill's) thematic material. The music even meanders, but such a description shouldn't be put in a negative light. The band is in no hurry as it investigates Berne's sonic world, but is never reduced to aimless noodling; the musicians' improvisations remain too close to theme, melody, and mode -- or compelling abstraction -- for that".[4]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Tim Berne except as indicated

1. "Bloodcount" - 21:59
2. "Reflections - Lyric - Skin 1" (Julius Hemphill) - 17:07
3. "Prelude - The Brown Dog Meets the Spaceman" - 37:20

Personnel

• Tim Berne - alto saxophone
• Chris Speed - tenor saxophone, clarinet
• Marc Ducret - electric guitar
• Michael Formanek - contrabass
• Jim Black - drums

References