title: Ode to Life
text: # Ode to Life
  
  Ode to Life is an album by American jazz pianist Don Pullen and the African-Brazilian Connection recorded in 1993 for the Blue Note label.
  
  ## Reception
  
  The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars, stating "The music is more subdued than is usual on a Pullen disc, with the harmonies being less dissonant and the mood often melancholy and reflective but occasionally joyous. This is one of Pullen's more accessible and introspective sessions."
  
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  ## Track listing
  
      All compositions by Don Pullen except as indicated
  * "The Third House on the Right" (Alberto Beserra, Guilherme Franco) – 5:00
  * "Paraty" (Nilson Matta) – 9:00
  * "El Matador" – 6:29
  * "Ah, George, We Hardly Knew Ya" – 13:03
  * "Aseeko! (Get up and Dance!)" (Mor Thiam) – 11:59
  * "Anastasia/Pyramid" (Carlos Ward) – 7:06
  * "Variation on Ode to Life" – 6:02
  
     * Recorded in New York City on February 18 & 19, 1993
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Don Pullen – piano
  * Carlos Ward – alto saxophone, flute
  * Nilson Matta – bass
  * Guilherme Franco – timba, berimbau, percussion
  * Mor Thiam – djembe, tabula, rainsticks, wind chimes, vocals
  