Triptych is the debut album by a free improvisation trio consisting of Danish saxophonist Lotte Anker and two American musicians: pianist Craig Taborn and drummer Gerald Cleaver. The trio had its inception in 2003, when a European tour came up and Marilyn Crispell, Anker and Cleaver's regular partner, was unable to participate. The album was released on the English Leo label.[1]

Triptych
Studio album by Lotte Anker
Released	2005
Recorded	May 6, 2003
Studio	Danish Radio and Soundtrack, Copenhagen
Genre	Jazz
Length	55:27
Label	Leo
Producer	Lotte Anker, Leo Feigin
Lotte Anker chronology
Poetic Justice (2001) Triptych (2005) Alien Huddle (2008)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz describes the album as "very impressive, with Anker playing long, looping lines that seem to weave in and out of Taborn's typically subtle and inflected piano. The real discovery of the set, though, is Cleaver, who plays melodically and with a faultless sense of space."[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Anker/Taborn/Cleaver

1. "Triptych" – 13:35
2. "Lotuseating" – 2:09
3. "Cumulus" – 12:00
4. "Mr. Yin and Mr. Yan" – 3:51
5. "The Hierophant" – 9:41
6. "1. Act" – 6:44
7. "Frog Floating" – 7:27

Personnel

• Lotte Anker – tenor sax, soprano sax
• Craig Taborn – piano
• Gerald Cleaver - drums

References