Gnarly Buttons / John's Book of Alleged Dances

Album by John Adams & Kronos Quartet

Gnarly Buttons / John's Book of Alleged Dances is an album-length pairing of orchestral and chamber works by American composer John Adams, released in 1997. The music exemplifies Adams's post-minimalist language of the 1990s, combining driving rhythmic patterns, colouristic orchestration and elements drawn from American vernacular genres to explore expanded timbres and formal ideas within his mid-career output.
First released: 21st April 1998

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    John's Book of Alleged Dances: I. Judah to Ocean
    2:36
  2. 2.
    John's Book of Alleged Dances: II. Toot Nipple
    1:15
  3. 3.
    John's Book of Alleged Dances: III. Dogjam
    2:34
  4. 4.
    John's Book of Alleged Dances: IV. Pavane: She's So Fine
    6:34
  5. 5.
    John's Book of Alleged Dances: V. Rag the Bone
    3:04
  6. 6.
    John's Book of Alleged Dances: VI. Habanera
    4:49
  7. 7.
    John's Book of Alleged Dances: VII. Stubble Crotchet
    2:44
  8. 8.
    John's Book of Alleged Dances: VIII. Hammer & Chisel
    1:16
  9. 9.
    John's Book of Alleged Dances: IX. Alligator Escalator
    3:54
  10. 10.
    John's Book of Alleged Dances: X. Ständchen: The Little Serenade
    4:58
  11. 11.
    John's Book of Alleged Dances: Xi. Judah to Ocean (reprise)
    2:42
  12. 12.
    Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore
    10:01
  13. 13.
    Gnarly Buttons: II. Hoe-Down (Mad Cow)
    5:50
  14. 14.
    Gnarly Buttons: III. Put Your Loving Arms Around Me
    8:31

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