Live in Japan '96
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| Live in Japan '96 | ||||
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| Released | 1997 | |||
| Recorded | July 31, 1996, and August 6, 1996 | |||
| Venue | Nakano Public Hall, Tokyo, Japan, and Shin-Kobe Oriental Theatre, Kobe, Japan | |||
| Genre | Jazz, big band | |||
| Label | DIW DIW-922 | |||
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Live in Japan '96 is a live album by the Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra. One track was recorded in July 1996 at Nakano Public Hall in Tokyo, while the remaining tracks were recorded in August 1996 at Shin-Kobe Oriental Theatre in Kobe. The album was released in 1997 by DIW. The music was conducted by Alexander von Schlippenbach and Aki Takase.[1][2][3]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [4] |
In a review for AllMusic, Joslyn Lane wrote: "Live in Japan '96 is an excellent show from a premiere cast of musicians."[3]
Bill Shoemaker, writing for Jazz Times, commented: "free improvisations are well-integrated into the structure of the works... Schlippenbach and Takase are a formidable composer/arranger/pianist/conductor tag-team; the Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra is an excellent vehicle for their uncompromising work."[5]