Bob Ostertag Plays the Serge 1978-1983
# Bob Ostertag Plays the Serge 1978-1983

Bob Ostertag Plays the Serge 1978-1983 is the twelfth studio album by Bob Ostertag, released on June 30, 2014 by Analogue Motions Studio and Kandala Records.

## Reception

Chicago Reader gave Plays the Serge 1978-1983 a positive review and said "Ostertag plays solo or collaborates with fellow improvisers (saxophonist Ned Rothenberg, violinist Jim Katzin, guitarist Fred Frith), and his intuitive performances on the unwieldy instrument still sound dangerous today—I can't imagine how it would've felt to stumble on this in the late 70s."

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Bob Ostertag.

## Personnel

Adapted from the Bob Ostertag Plays the Serge 1978-1983 liner notes.

Musicians

* Fred Frith – guitar (2), six-string bass guitar (2)
* Jim Katzin – violin (1, 4, 5)
* Bob Ostertag – Serge synthesizer, liner notes, radio (1, 2, 3), percussion (3)
* Richard Rogers – piano (5)
* Ned Rothenberg – alto saxophone (1, 4), piano (5)

Production and design

* Bruce Levinson – recording (1, 2)

## Release history

| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Taiwan | 2014 | Kandala, Analogue Motions Studio | CD | KRIM03 |
