Book of Velocities

Book of Velocities is a solo album by pianist Jon Balke recorded in September 2006 and released on ECM the following year.^[1]

Book of Velocities
Studio album by Jon Balke
Released	2007
Recorded	September 2006
Studio	Radio Studio DRZ Zürich, Switzerland
Genre	Jazz
Length	67:17
Label	ECM ECM 2010
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Jon Balke chronology
Diverted Travels (2004) Book of Velocities (2007) Siwan (2009)

Reception

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek states, "Nothing could have prepared the listener for this gorgeous set of unedited, unprocessed, and undubbed piano pieces.... It is very minimal, but also very malleable; change is the order of the proceeding, so a quiet form of delight is given to the listener as the process of discovery unfolds over and over again. Highly recommended."^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jon Balke.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Chapter 1: Giada"	3:34
2.	"Chapter 1: Scintilla"	0:56
3.	"Chapter 1: Spread"	4:26
4.	"Chapter 1: Castello"	3:48
5.	"Chapter 1: Resilience"	3:34
6.	"Chapter 2: Single Line"	2:34
7.	"Chapter 2: Nyl"	3:35
8.	"Chapter 2: Double Line"	3:09
9.	"Chapter 3: Obsidian"	3:26
10.	"Chapter 3: Sunday Shapes"	3:19
11.	"Chapter 3: Gum Bounce"	2:00
12.	"Chapter 3: Finger Bass"	3:23
13.	"Chapter 3: Contrivance"	2:45
14.	"Chapter 4: Drape Hanger"	3:15
15.	"Chapter 4: Septima Llegada"	2:03
16.	"Chapter 4: Reel Set"	1:25
17.	"Chapter 4: Scrim Stand"	3:17
18.	"Epilogue: Sonance"	4:46
19.	"Epilogue: Nefriit"	2:58

Personnel

• Jon Balke – piano