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JOHN BUTCHER with DEREK BAILEY & RHODRI DAVIES "Vortices &
Angels" (2000) EMANEM 4049
Two very different duo concert performances both featuring saxophonist John Butcher:
the first (38 minutes) at the Vortex with electric guitarist Derek Bailey; the
second (25 minutes) in All Angels Church with harpist Rhodri Davies. 63 minutes.
QUATUOR ACCORDE "Angel Gate" (1998-2000) EMANEM
4050
Superb acoustic string quartet improvisations recorded in the studio and in concert
by TONY WREN (double bass), PHIL DURRANT (violin), CHARLOTTE HUG (viola) & MARK
WASTELL. Also contains three short bass solos. 78 minutes.
Currently out of stock
ISKRA 1903 "Frankfurt 1991" EMANEM
4051
A very fine concert by the trio of PAUL RUTHERFORD (trombone), PHILIPP WACHSMANN
(violin & electronics) and BARRY GUY (amplified double bass). The first set
comprises a 33 minutes piece - the second set includes one solo performance each.
74 minutes - previously unissued.
LOL COXHILL "Digswell Duets" (1978) EMANEM
4052
The 39 minute duet with SIMON EMMERSON is an early example of interactive saxophone
and electronics, wherein Emmerson modifies Coxhill's sound, and Coxhill reacts
accordingly, etc. The 34 minute duet with pianist VERYAN WESTON is an early example
of their very compatible duo, which is still going strong. Reissue of Random
Radar RRR 005 with extra material from the same sessions. 73 minutes.
SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE "Challenge" (1966-7) EMANEM
4053
The long overdue reissue - the first since 1966! - of the first SME LP reveals
their free jazz roots with only hints of what was to come. KENNY WHEELER (flugelhorn),
PAUL RUTHERFORD (trombone), TREVOR WATTS (alto sax), BRUCE CALE (double bass) and
JOHN STEVENS (drums) improvise on pieces by Rutherford, Stevens & Watts. (JEFF
CLYNE replaces Cale on a couple of tracks.) In addition there is a previously
unissued performance from 1967 by TREVOR WATTS (piccolo & alto sax), EVAN PARKER
(soprano sax), CHRIS CAMBRIDGE (double bass) and JOHN STEVENS (drums). Reissue
of Eyemark EMPL 1002 with extra material. 67 minutes.
HOWARD RILEY TRIO "Overground" (1974-5) EMANEM
4054
Graphic scores interpreted by pianist Riley with BARRY GUY on amplified bass and
TONY OXLEY on percussion and electronics. Recorded a year or two after
"Synopsis", these two sessions reveal further
developments, ending up with all three musicians using electronics. As well as
three trio performances, there is also a Riley/Oxley duet, and an overdubbed two-piano
piece. 68 minutes - previously unissued.
EVAN PARKER "The Ayes Have It" (1983 & 1991) EMANEM
4055
Two performances by one-off groups, both featuring EVAN PARKER (saxophones) and
PAUL ROGERS (double bass). There is a 1983 trio studio recording with percussionist
JAMIE MUIR, and a 1991 quartet gig with percussionist MARK SANDERS and visiting
trombonist WOLTER WIERBOS. Both sessions are quite unlike anything else in the
Parker canon. 68 minutes - previously unissued.
CHRIS BURN ENSEMBLE "The Place 1991" EMANEM
4056
A concert performance by the eight-piece group, with JIM DENLEY (flutes), JOHN
BUTCHER (saxophones), PHIL DURRANT (violin), STEVIE WISHART (violin & hurdy-gurdy),
MARCIO MATTOS (cello), JOHN RUSSELL (guitar), MATT HUTCHINSON (synthesizer) and
CHRIS BURN (piano & percussion). They interpret three scores by Burn, and one
each by Butcher and Keith Rowe, as well as performing a free improvisation. EVAN
PARKER is an added guest on one of the Burn pieces. 72 minutes - previously
unissued.
SYLVIA HALLETT "White Fog" (1998-2001) EMANEM
4057
Three aspects of this remarkable musician's work: Wheelsongs is a 36 minute cycle
featuring four original songs appearing within an improvised setting created solely
with bowed bicycle wheel and digital delays. There is also a violin and voice
improvisation (without any electronics), and a tape collage soundtrack made for
a dance film. 64 minutes.
Currently out of stock
JOHN RUSSELL & ROGER TURNER "The Second Sky" (2001)
EMANEM 4058
A second helping of adventurous acoustic guitar & percussion improvisations
by two of the finest musicians around (see also "Birthdays").
A remarkable range of sounds without any amplification or other electronics. Even
though they played their first duo gig in 1978, they still keep coming up with
incredibly fresh and inventive music. 69 minutes.
IAN SMITH "Daybreak " (2000)
EMANEM 4059
For his second CD as leader, IAN SMITH has put together a group with a most unusual
instrumentation. There is the brass trio of himself on flügelhorn and trumpet,
GAIL BRAND on trombone, and OREN MARSHALL on tuba - three younger improvisers who
have already made quite an impression on the scene. Also present are DEREK BAILEY
on amplified guitar, and VERYAN WESTON exclusively on chamber organ. Some of the
14 improvisations are by the quintet, however most feature sub-groupings. A
different take on the London improvising scene. 70 minutes.
MILO FINE FREE JAZZ ENSEMBLE "Koi/Klops" (2000-1)
EMANEM 4060
Since the 1970s, this band (which, in spite of its name, is a free improvisation
group) has proved that there's more to Minneapolis than the Museum of Questionable
Medical Devices! Multi-instrument MILO FINE (who plays percussion, clarinets and
piano among other things) is joined throughout the CD by long-term musical partner
STEVE GNITKA (who plays amplified guitar). Excerpts from three recent concerts
are heard - one featuring the duo, one a quartet with the addition of JASON SHAPIRO
(piano & synthesizer) and NATHAN SMITH (double bass, guitar & bass clarinets),
and one a trio with SCOTT NEWELL (tenor saxophone & voice) added. 77 minutes.
KENT CARTER "Beauvais Cathedral" (1974-5)
EMANEM 4061
The long-awaited reissue of KENT CARTER's highly-acclaimed first solo album. As
well as some solo cello and double bass improvisations, there are some collages
in which he plays nearly all the parts himself courtesy of over-dubbing techniques.
Carter had previously been heard with the groups of Paul Bley and Steve Lacy (among
others), but such work did not prepare one for the unique music heard in this
collection. Three previously unissued items (including a one-man string quartet)
have been added to this CD. Reissue of Emanem LP 3306 with extra material. 74
minutes.
SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ORCHESTRA "Plus Equals" (1974-5)
EMANEM 4062
This reissue features what is perhaps the pinnacle of JOHN STEVENS' attempts to
make music with a large (21 strong) group made up of both experienced improvisers
(including EVAN PARKER & TREVOR WATTS) and workshop musicians. This 40 minute
piece starts off with just the 11 workshop musicians for a few minutes, then everyone
joins in for a long mainly sustained section, before ending with an all-out improvisation.
Also included is a previously unissued 20 minute piece performed a year earlier
by a large group with unknown personnel. Reissue of A LP 003 with extra material.
61 minutes.
Currently out of stock
CHRIS BURN / JOHN BUTCHER / RHODRI DAVIES / JOHN EDWARDS "The First
Two Gigs " (2000) EMANEM 4063
An improvising quartet featuring four of the finest and most innovative musicians,
who have extended the ranges of their respective instruments - piano, saxophones,
harp and double bass - into new uncharted territories. As well as having exceptional
techniques, they are all virtuoso listeners, so that these first two performances
as a quartet sound as if they have being working together for years. 68 minutes.
STEVE BERESFORD / PAT THOMAS / VERYAN WESTON "3 Pianos" (2001)
EMANEM 4064
Three grand pianists on three grand pianos. The presence of three good pianos at
Gateway Studio allows one to hear three of the best improvising pianists working
together. Most of the music is three-way improvisation, but there are also three
short duos, and three pieces with restricting rules. 66 minutes.
Continued in Part 5
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