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Aquarian Rain
Studio album by Barre Phillips
Released	1992
Recorded	May 1991
Studio	Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz
Length	53:01
Label	ECM ECM 1451
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Barre Phillips chronology
Arcus (1989) Aquarian Rain (1992) No Pieces (1992)

Aquarian Rain is an album by bassist Barre Phillips recorded in May 1991 and released on ECM the following year. The quartet features James Giroudon and Jean-François Estager on tape manipulation and percussionist Alain Joule.

Reception

AllMusic review awarded the album 2 stars.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Track listing

All compositions by Jean-François Estagér, James Giroudon, Alain Joule and Barre Phillips except as indicated

1. "Bridging" (Alain Joule, Barre Phillips) - 5:21
2. "The Flow" - 4:04
3. "Ripples Edge" (Joule, Phillips) - 5:37
4. "Inbetween I and E" - 9:28
5. "Ebb" (Phillips) - 1:54
6. "Promenade de Memoire" (Joule) - 8:02
7. "Eddies" (Joule, Phillips) - 2:48
8. "Early Tide" - 7:09
9. "Water Shed" (Phillips) - 3:05
10. "Aquarian Rain" - 6:05

Personnel

• Barre Phillips – bass
• James Giroudon, Jean-François Estager – tape
• Alain Joule – percussion

References

1. ECM discography accessed May 19, 2014
2. Kurdilla, R., Barre Phillips discography accessed May 19, 2014
3. ^ Allmusic listing accessed May 19, 2014
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1161. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

• ECM Records albums
• Barre Phillips albums
• 1992 albums
• Albums produced by Manfred Eicher