Exercises in Futility (Marc Ribot album)

Exercises in Futility is a 2008 album of solo guitar recorded by Marc Ribot and released on Tzadik Records' Composer Series.^[1] It features compositions that Ribot wrote as "setups for improvising" that "teach guitarists how to play with and in spite of futility".^[2]

Exercises in Futility
Studio album by Marc Ribot
Released	February 25, 2008
Genre	Avant-garde jazz
Length	61:30
Label	Tzadik
Producer	Marc Ribot
Marc Ribot chronology
Asmodeus: Book of Angels Volume 7 (2007) Exercises in Futility (2008) Party Intellectuals (2008)

Track listing

All compositions are by Marc Ribot.

1. "Etude No. 1. Five Gestures" – 5:47
2. "Etude No. 2. Morton 1" – 4:59
3. "Etude No. 3. Elvis" – 4:04
4. "Etude No. 4. Bombasto" – 2:53
5. "Etude No. 5. Lame" – 3:47
6. "Etude No. 6. Cowboy" – 1:46
7. "Etude No. 7. Ballad" – 2:53
8. "Etude No. 8. Groove?" – 3:14
9. "Etude No. 9. Morton 2" – 3:20
10. "Etude No. 10. Min" – 1:23
11. "Etude No. 11. Ascending" – 2:03
12. "Etude No. 12. Mirror" – 4:21
13. "Etude No. 13. Wank" – 4:20
14. "Etude No. 14. Event on 10th Avenue" – 1:18
15. "The Joy of Repetition" – 9:49

Personnel

• Marc Ribot – guitars