Nothing Ever Was, Anyway: Music of Annette Peacock

Nothing Ever Was, Anyway: Music of Annette Peacock is an album by pianist Marilyn Crispell, bassist Gary Peacock, and drummer Paul Motian recorded in 1996 and released on the ECM label.[1]

Nothing Ever Was, Anyway: Music of Annette Peacock
Studio album by Marilyn Crispell
Released	1997
Recorded	September 1996
Genre	Avant-garde jazz
Length	87:21
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Marilyn Crispell chronology
Connecting Spirits (1996) Nothing Ever Was, Anyway: Music of Annette Peacock (1997) Dark Night, and Luminous (1998)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Thom Jurek of Allmusic stated: "When the reprise of the title tracks comes around to end the set, it's not like nothing ever was, it's more like nothing will ever be the same, as this fine music and these musicians have gone through a quiet transformation in the process of interpretation. They have done Ms. Peacock proud".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Annette Peacock

Disc One:

1. "Nothing Ever Was, Anyway [Version 1]" - 10:04
2. "Butterflies That I Feel Inside Me" - 6:53
3. "Open, to Love" - 8:03
4. "Cartoon" - 4:12
5. "Albert's Love Theme" - 8:43
6. "Dreams (If Time Weren't)" - 8:56

Disc Two:

1. "Touching" - 6:43
2. "Both" - 5:53
3. "You've Left Me" - 5:24
4. "Miracles" - 3:51
5. "Ending" - 4:02
6. "Blood" - 2:50
7. "Nothing Ever Was, Anyway [Version 2]" - 11:57

Personnel

• Marilyn Crispell — piano
• Gary Peacock — bass
• Paul Motian — drums
• Annette Peacock — voice (Disc One, track 6)

References

1. ECM discography accessed November 14, 2011
2. Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed November 14, 2011