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Butcher, John / Dominic Lash / Emil Karlsen: Here and How
Butcher, John / Dominic Lash / Emil Karlsen:
Here and How

(Bead -- UK )


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Impeccably recorded in the studio, the long-running and varied collaborations of saxophonist John Butcher, double bassist Dominic Lash and drummer Emil Karlsen come together for the first time as a trio, recording eight succinct improvisations of remarkable technique and nearly telepathic dialog, allowing space for each player to display their masterful skill.

Dixon, Bill w/ Archie Shepp, 7-Tette and Orchestra: Revisited
Dixon, Bill w/ Archie Shepp, 7-Tette and Orchestra:
Revisited

(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland )


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Reissuing three essential album from trumpeter Bill Dixon's work in the 60's, first his 1962 album with saxophonist Archie Shepp in configurations of trio & quartet; then Dixon's septet album from 1964 in two compositions; and his orchestra album from 1967, showing the evolution of the trumpeter's work, approach to soloing, and his unique sense of orchestration.

Evans, Bill Trio: At The Village Vanguard 1961, Revisited
Evans, Bill Trio:
At The Village Vanguard 1961, Revisited

(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland )


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Reissuing and remastering two seminal albums on the Riverside label from pianist and composer Bill Evan's trio with double bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian — Sunday At The Village Vanguard and Waltz for Debby — yielding jazz standards and helping define the modern jazz trio through impressive technical underpinnings and lyrical sophistication.

Dunmall, Paul Quartet : World Without
Dunmall, Paul Quartet :
World Without

(577 Records -- USA )


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Seeking to organize a group of musicians driven by an underlying pulse and a central energy, going beyond the abstract improvisations he has been familiar with for years, saxophonist Paul Dunmall assembled Steven Saunders on guitar, Dave Kane on bass and Miles Levin on drums, achieving these impressive improvisations, captured in the studio in Birmingham.

Subterrene: The Same Rivers
Subterrene:
The Same Rivers

(Poverty Electronics -- USA )


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Subterrene, aka Grant Stewart, continues his prolific sonic journey through six discrete sound works, deep river immersions of slowly evolving and dovetailing drones of rich, resonant synthetics employing great control and concentration, invoking rich harmonics that shift and subsume in aqueous clouds, each track succinctly exploring new terrains.

Sanders, Mark / Chris Mapp / Andrew Woodhead: CollapseUncollapse: Time in Images
Sanders, Mark / Chris Mapp / Andrew Woodhead:
CollapseUncollapse: Time in Images

(577 Records -- USA )


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Starting as an electric jazz album, the UK trio of Mark Sanders on drums & percussion, Chris Mapp on bass & electronics and Andrew Woodhead on keys & electronics slip into moody and experimental ea-improv territory, fluctuating between acoustic and electronic material of masterful virtuosity, presenting two unconventional solo sections for drummer Sanders along the way.

Axioms: Meaning And Truth
Axioms:
Meaning And Truth

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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Cecil Taylor trio associates, the working duo of poet Jane SpokenWord and bassist Albey onBass, joins the collaborative Boston duo of David Peck on reeds & percussion and Gylnis Lomon on cello and aquasonic, the "Axioms" focusing on statements or propositions that bridge the distance between poetic discussion of truths and abstract musical structures.

Axioms: Abstract Intensions
Axioms:
Abstract Intensions

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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Arranged around the core of bassist Albey onBass and poet Jane SpokenWord, who were a part of Cecil Taylor's final trio, this spoken word, drummer-less ensemble from the Boston-based Axiom collective is a live quartet performance with David Peck on reeds, winds, percussion & electronics, and Glynic Lomon on cello and aquasonic, in an extended, eclectic and electric discourse.

Expanse: Chromatic Spectrum
Expanse:
Chromatic Spectrum

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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The Boston-based Expanse, inspired by the concepts of space and restraint, configured as a trio in a livestreamed session where Evil Clown stalwart David Peck on clarinets, saxophones, fog horns & percussion is joined by Eric Woods on analog synth & percussion, and Michael Knoblach, who focuses on exotic percussion instruments, for a unique journey in electroacoustic improv.

Expanse: Swathe
Expanse:
Swathe

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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After receiving interest in joining the Evil Clown collective from Count Robot and DNA Girl (Deb Angelosanto), and in parallel from guitarist Tim Mungenast, collective director David Peck scheduled a session for this 7th Expanse album, adding drummer Michael Knoblach to complete this quintet configuration of the band's electric-oriented approach to space and restraint.

Leap Of Faith: Cosmic String Loop
Leap Of Faith:
Cosmic String Loop

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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The core duet from the Leap of Faith Orchestra of David Peck (PEK) on clarinets, saxophones, double reeds & flutes, and Glynis Lomon on cello, are joined by Tom Swafford on violin and Kit Demos on double bass, all performing on the vast collection of percussive instruments in the Evil Clown arsenal, performing transformations across highly varied sonorities.

Leap Of Faith: Coherent Alternatives
Leap Of Faith:
Coherent Alternatives

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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Leap of Faith is the core duet of the Leap of Faith Orchestra (LOFO) comprised of PEK on clarinets, saxophones, double reeds & flutes, and Glynis Lomon on cello, aquasonic & voice, here joined by John Fugarino performing on trumpet, slide valve trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone and leveraging the vast Evil Clown arsenal of percussion devices.

Leap Of Faith: The Symbolic Method
Leap Of Faith:
The Symbolic Method

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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The 2nd live performance from the Evil Clown headquarters post-pandemic, in a trio edition of Leap of Faith comprised of David Peck on reeds & winds, Glynis Lomon on cello, aquasonic & voice and Steve Niemitz on drums, plus an extended encore with 3 strings, reeds, trumpet and drums adding Nate McBride, Eric Rosenthal, Vance Provey and Albey onBass.

Leap Of Faith: The Energy Of Now
Leap Of Faith:
The Energy Of Now

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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Reuniting drummer Sydney Smart with Leap of Faith, the core duet from the Leap of Faith Orchestra of cellist Glynis Lomon and reed, wind & percussionist David Peck, in a sextet configuration of theÊBoston collective band with Ellwood Epps on trumpet, Eric Zinman on keyboards, Joel Simches performing real-time signal processing, and Smart on a variety of exotic drums and gongs.

Leap Of Faith: Transmutations
Leap Of Faith:
Transmutations

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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Leap of Faith (David Peck on reeds, winds & percussion and Glynis Lomo on cello & aquasonic) are joined by saxophonist Bonnie Kane, former Cecil Taylor bassist Albey onBass, John Loggia on drums, Joel Simches performing real time processing, and in his debut with the Boston collective, Chris Alford on guitar & signal processing, in a dynamic jazz-oriented extended set.

Leap Of Faith: Time And Symmetry Entwined
Leap Of Faith:
Time And Symmetry Entwined

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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"Newbie Chris Alford makes his second Evil Clown appearance on this session. He lives in New Orleans, but his wife is originally from the Boston area. They were in town for about a month and Albey onBass reached out asking if he could j...

Leap Of Faith: Action As Thought, Thought As Action
Leap Of Faith:
Action As Thought, Thought As Action

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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"I met Glynis originally when we both played in the Masashi Harada Sextet... A few months after I arrived in Boston to attend Berklee, I saw Masashi perform with Joe and Matt Maneri and introduced myself afterwards, and the Sextet start...

Leap Of Faith: Taxonomic Dilemma
Leap Of Faith:
Taxonomic Dilemma

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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Looking to configure The Leap of Faith ensemble with a 3-horn front line, Boston wind & reed player and Evil Clown label leader David Peck recruited John Fugarino to perform on trumpet, slide trumpet & trombone, and surprisingly, Japanese pianist Keiichi Hashimoto, who also performs on trumpet, cornet & flugelhorn, with cellist Gylnis Lomon filling out the band for this dynamic, extended set.

Leap Of Faith: Degrees Of Freedom
Leap Of Faith:
Degrees Of Freedom

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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"Just before the pandemic, Leap of Faith did a performance as a trio with drummer Steve Niemitz at Bonnie Kane's Friday night experience in western Mass. On the bill with us was a stunning solo violin performance by Tom Swafford. As I a...

Leap Of Faith Chinese Orchestra: Jade Mirror of the Four Unknowns
Leap Of Faith Chinese Orchestra:
Jade Mirror of the Four Unknowns

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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A unique and fascinating edition of the Leap of Faith Orchestra, bringing special guests Jimmy Zhao, Yazhi Gao, Jiaxin Winky Wan, Ziya Gao, and Jiangcheng Guan performing on Chinese instruments to join with the core duo of David Peck on clarinets, saxophones, clarinets & flutes, Glynis Lomon on cello, aquasonic & voice, along with percussionist/drummer Michael Knoblach.

Metal Chaos Ensemble: Nexus 6
Metal Chaos Ensemble:
Nexus 6

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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One of Evil Clown's most prolific groupings, Metal Chaos Ensemble was formed in 2015 by David Peck and Yuri Zbitnov as a working project to explore chaotic rhythms on metallic instruments, here in a live performance with real time signal processing by Joel Simches, performed with saxophonist Michael Caglianone, bassist Mike Gruen, analog synthesist Eric Woods and percussionist Steve Niemitz.

Metal Chaos Ensemble: The Korova Milkbar
Metal Chaos Ensemble:
The Korova Milkbar

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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"Over time, MCE has morphed into the most rock-oriented of the Evil Clown Ensembles with a regular sextet line-up and a few subs... Sometimes the band varies a bit, but this time we have all six regulars in attendance. This is the third...

Perturbations: Deviations Of A System
Perturbations:
Deviations Of A System

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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Leveraging the real time signal processing of Evil Clown house engineer Joel Simches, this project from the Boston free improving collective centers around reedist & multi-instrumentalist David Peck and Simches, who provides the "perturbations" of each player through his processing, making him the 4th in this quartet with bassist Albey onBass and reedist Michael Caglianone.

Simulacrum: Reincarnations
Simulacrum:
Reincarnations

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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A quartet of collective improvisors focused on the merging of percussion and electronics from the Boston project Simulacrum in an extended transmigration, here with Bob Moores on guitar and synths, former Cecil Taylor bassist Albey onBass, keyboardist Eric Zinman also performing on drum kit, and David Peck on reeds, winds, electronics and percussive devices.

Simulacrum: Homunculus
Simulacrum:
Homunculus

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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An offshoot of the Boston collective Evil Clown band, Metal Chaos Ensemble, orchestrated for additional electronics and without a drummer, featuring the three core members from MCE--David Peck on reeds, winds and percussion, Eric Woods on analog synth, and Bob Moores on space trumpet, guitar & electronics--expanded with Albey onBass on bass and moog, Eric Zinman on synth, and Michael Caglianone on reeds.

Simulcrum: Meditations on Reality
Simulcrum:
Meditations on Reality

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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Simulacrum is an offshoot of Metal Chaos Ensemble featuring 3 the core members David Peck on reeds & winds, an arsenal of percussive devices & narration, Eric Woods on analog synth, and Bob Moores on space trumpet, guitar, & electronics, joined on this set by Michael Caglione on saxophones, plate gong & spring & chime rod boxes, and Joel Simches providing perturbations.

Turbulence Orchestra: Wind Shear
Turbulence Orchestra:
Wind Shear

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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A special edition of the Turbulence wind ensemble, part of the Leap of Faith Orchestra, in a live to 2-track recording with live processing, extending the core group of wind & brass players David Peck, Michael Caglianone, Dennis Livingston, Bob Moores and Duane Reeds with trumpeter John Fugarino and drummer percussionist, who brought flute & sax player Bonnie Kane of WOO fame.

Turbulence Orchestra: Dynamos
Turbulence Orchestra:
Dynamos

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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Turbulence projects are orchestrated for multiple horn players drawn from the Leap of Faith Orchestra, here using David Peck's Broad Palate concept to introduce multiple sonorities, in an octet of four trumpeters (Ellwood Epps, Bob Moores, Vance Provey and John Fugarino), one lower brass (Duane Reed) and three reeds (Peck, Michael Caglianone and Jared Holaday).

Turbulence Orchestra: Find The Loophole
Turbulence Orchestra:
Find The Loophole

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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The extended horn section from the Boston collective Leap of Faith Orchestra is heard in this ensemble session with reeds and winds from David Peck and Michael Caglianone, and brass from Eric Dahlman, Bob Moores and John Fugarino on trumpets and Duane Reed on double bell euphonium, plus Jared Seabrook on drums and all members performing on the Evil Clown extended percussion arsenal.

Dorner, Axel / Allemano, Lina: Aphelia
Dorner, Axel / Allemano, Lina:
Aphelia

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


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Bringing together two exceptional trumpeters approaching their instruments in innovative ways--Berlin trumpeter Axel Dorner and Toronto trumpeter Lina Alleman--in duos and virtual ensembles, each of the eight improvisations titled for lesser-known, smaller celestial bodies, the album title referring to the furthest distance an object achieves while orbiting the sun.

Jessen, Kyle: Primitive
Jessen, Kyle:
Primitive

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


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An album of cathartic release in five solo saxophone improvisations from Omaha, Nebraska reedist Kyle Jessen, aggressive and angst-filled expositions that reflect anger and isolation, but also powerful statements of technical skill and personal expression, from the brutal "Death Trap" to the more introspective explorations of "Poltergeist"; exactingly purgative.

Nebbia, Camila: Una Ofrenda A La Ausencia
Nebbia, Camila:
Una Ofrenda A La Ausencia

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


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Working in her native Buenos Aires, Argentina and in Berlin, tenor saxophonist Camila Nebbia (Habitable Records) presents sixteen succint, diverse and authoritative solo recordings captured in the studio in Bueno Aires, a mix of assertive harmonic statements and lyrical, often introspective works, at times narrating over her playing or adding effects.

Vergara, Benjamin: The Impossibility Of A Single Sound
Vergara, Benjamin:
The Impossibility Of A Single Sound

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


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A "subterranean homage to trumpet players of the caliber of Don Cherry, Bill Dixon, Miles Davis, Lester Bowie, Tomasz Stanko, Wadada Leo Smith, Jaimie Branch and Chet Baker", in six improvisations of unusual technique and creative concept from Chilean trumpeter Benjamin Vergarda, known for his work with Fred Frith, Keefe Jackson, &c, and director of the Festival of Experimental Music Relincha.

Ackerley / Uesaka / Hinton: Petting Zoo
Ackerley / Uesaka / Hinton:
Petting Zoo

(Waveform Alphabet -- USA )


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The NY trio of Jessica Ackerley (SSWAN) on electric guitar, Yuma Uesaka on saxophone & reeds and Colin Hinton on drums & percussion, associated with improvisers including Tyshawn Sorey, Patrick Shiroshi, Ingrid Laubrock, &c., in a collective trio of exceptionally attuned and implicitly melodic dialog promoting energetic interplay balanced with periods of explorative reflection.

Vehicule: Aubusson
Vehicule:
Aubusson

(Sublime Retreat -- Poland )


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A diverse set of compositions spanning dreamlike aural landscapes, petite songs and assertive experiments of rich sound, in the fourth album from French sound artist Sylvain Milliot under the project name Véhicule, developed from improvised recordings that were then developed in the studio, each piece fitting together in a larger and aurally satisfying framework.

Schindler / Rodrigues / Rodrigues / Torres: Conspiratorial And Fulminate Things Happen [2 CDs]
Schindler / Rodrigues / Rodrigues / Torres:
Conspiratorial And Fulminate Things Happen [2 CDs]

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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The quartet of Udo Schindler on reeds, Ernesto Rodrigues on viola, Guilherme Rodrigues on cello and Nuno Torres on saxophone are heard in Munich, first in a wildly interactive live performance at Schindler's Salon successor: BASIS_Soundscape at MUCCA; then live in the studio for 7 improvisations with track titles borrowed from and under the influence of the poetry of Allen Ginsberg.

Allemano / Oberg / Bauer / Fischerlehner: Sog
Allemano / Oberg / Bauer / Fischerlehner:
Sog

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Four improvisations titled for the way nature deals with water (The Whirlpool, The Vortex, The Whirlwind, Maelstrom) from the quartet of Lina Allemano on trumpet, Uwe Oberg on piano, Matthias Bauer on doublebass and Rudi Fischerlehner on drums & percussion, heard in this well-flowing, well-recorded and energetically upbeat set at Zentrifuge in Berlin in 2022.

Belorukov, Ilia: Someone Has Always Come
Belorukov, Ilia:
Someone Has Always Come

(Sublime Retreat -- Poland )


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The third in Ilia Belorukov's series of electroacoustic compositions on Spina!Rec and Moving Furniture, here in a set of four compositions, each presenting detailed layers of acoustic and electronic instrumentation and field recordings captured throughout Europe and Russia, carefully placed over heavily laden synthetic drones that guide the motion of each piece.

Brew (Hemingway / Workman / Masaoko): Heat / Between Reflections [2 CDs]
Brew (Hemingway / Workman / Masaoko):
Heat / Between Reflections [2 CDs]

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Recorded two decades apart, first in 1998 as a combination of recordings in the studio and live @ The Knitting Factory, and then in 2019 in the studio, the trio of Miya Masaoka on Koto, dan bau & electronics, Reggie Workman on bass, percussion, musical saw & digeridoo and Gerry Hemingway on drums & electronics, show both their consistency and evolution as masterful, creative improvisers.

Chefkirk / Crank Sturgeon : Nice To Err With You (2 CDs)
Chefkirk / Crank Sturgeon :
Nice To Err With You (2 CDs)

(Love Earth Music -- USA )


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Bringing together two aberrant sound artist--Chefkirk, aka Roger Smith, based in Oregon; and Crank Sturgeon, aka Matt Anderson currently based in Massachusetts--for two CDs of rhythmic mayhem layered and punctuated with electronics and mutilated sounds from objects & voice, with beats that feign steadiness but derail in amusing and embraceable ways; weird fun! Mastered by Squidco's own Carl Kruger.

da Rocha / Rodrigues / Levin / Madeira: Hoya
da Rocha / Rodrigues / Levin / Madeira:
Hoya

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Referencing the asian evergreen shrub "Hoya" through a series of solos, duos and quartets between Portuguese string players Maria da Rocha on violin, Ernesto Rodrigues on viola and Joao Madeira on double bass with visiting US bassist Daniel Levin on cello, first in four solo performances of remarkable technique, then permutations of duos, culminating in two quartet improvisations.

Hochstapler, Die : Beauty Lies
Hochstapler, Die :
Beauty Lies

(Umlaut Records -- France )


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Their group name Die Hochstapler translating to "The Impostors", the fourth exuberant free jazz album from the Berlin quartet of Pierre Borel on alto saxophone, cymbals & bird calls, Louis Laurain on trumpet & vocals, Antonio Borghini on double bass and Hannes Lingens on drums & vibraphone was recorded during their February 2022 residency at Au Topsi Pohl.

Liberatore, Matteo: Lacquer
Liberatore, Matteo:
Lacquer

(Tripticks Tapes -- USA )


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A series of concise noise explorations from Italian-born, Brooklyn-based guitarist Matteo Liberatore, more typically heard in composed and improv/experimental forms including work with Elliott Sharp & Weasel Walter, here in an assertive album of guitar-driven analog synthesis & noise using unusual structures, alien utterances and intense twists and turns.

Nakamura, Toshimaru: No Input Mixing Board 11 - Live In Tokyo
Nakamura, Toshimaru:
No Input Mixing Board 11 - Live In Tokyo

(Input Error -- UK )


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Four live recordings from Tokyo performances during 2021 & 2022 by No-Input Mixing Board performer Toshimaru Nakamura, the 11th in his series of albums featuring his unique approach to cross-wiring a mixer to harness the unexpected (and manufacturer's ill-advised) sounds of feedback & distortion, structuring the results into surprising and riveting sonic soundscapes.

Names, The (Nutters / Frasch / Khorkhordina / Park / Tolimieri): The Alte M unze Sessions
Names, The (Nutters / Frasch / Khorkhordina / Park / Tolimieri):
The Alte M unze Sessions

(Waveform Alphabet -- USA )


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Giving homage to creative musicians before them, the Berlin quintet of Koen Nutters (upright bas), Heather Frasch (flute), Carina Khorkhordina (trumpet), Han-earl Park (electric guitar) and Quentin Tolimieri (bass & soprano melodica)--explore the notion of integrating open improvisations around melody and modal harmonies into a post-musical, conceptual, and social framework.

Nicols / Kraabel / Hug: On Dizziness
Nicols / Kraabel / Hug:
On Dizziness

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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A 2022 live performance at The Vortex in London from the trio of Maggie Nicols on voice, Caroline Kraabel on alto saxophone & voice and Charlotte Hug on viola & voice, reuniting the partnership from their 2002 Emanem album, Transitions, each track taking its titles from an observational poem by Jenny Xie, rendered in expressive, mostly wordless vocalization.

nil.: 01
nil.:
01

(Intangible Arts -- USA )


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Restarting his sonic life at "nothing", Chester Hawkins' new project after work under his own name and his previous decades-long project Blue Sausage Infant is nil, recording after a two-week residency at Liebig12 in Berlin and participation in the Zero Cohesion program, this five-part work for "maximal drone" explores complex harmonics in a dynamic and powerful wall of sound.

Noble, Liam / Geoff Simkins: Lucky Teeth
Noble, Liam / Geoff Simkins:
Lucky Teeth

(FMR -- UK )


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Referencing the unusual 1896 feat of catching a turnip dropped 270 feet from a bridge by a member of the troupe The Royal Zanettos, the duo of London pianist Liam Noble and Geoff Simkins perform the slightly less daring but equally fascinating feat of performing a lyrical jazz concert at The Vortex in Dalston in 2022, for a mix of originals, standards and traditional tunes.

Petit, Philippe: In A State of Weightlessness
Petit, Philippe:
In A State of Weightlessness

(Aural Terrains -- UK / EU )


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Four distinct compositions from French electroacoustic composer Philippe Petit, each using analog synthesizers including Buchla Easel K & Buchla 200 synthesizers, EMS Synthi and a Landscape Stereofield analog synthesizer, interestingly layered and captivatingly paced against processed voices, percussion, insider piano work, broken glass, samplers and turntables.

Robinson, Perry / Michael Marcus / Jay Rosen: The New York Clarinet Society - COCO
Robinson, Perry / Michael Marcus / Jay Rosen:
The New York Clarinet Society - COCO

(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!) -- Poland )


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Performing on the family of clarinets, reedists Michael Marcus and Perry Robinson recorded this album in 2016 in New Haven with drummer Jay Rosen, performing three Marcus and one Rosen composition, weaving their playing in a balanced triangle of sound, Rosen's diverse rhythmic approaches — mallets, drum kit, brush work — adding warmth and energy to a well-balanced album.

Rodrigues / Lonberg-Holm / Flak / Madeira / Oliveira: The Giving Tree Moving On
Rodrigues / Lonberg-Holm / Flak / Madeira / Oliveira:
The Giving Tree Moving On

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Adding Chicago cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm to their string-oriented improvisation, the Portuguese collaborative quartet of Ernesto Rodrigues on viola and crackle box, João Madeira on double bass, Flak on electric guitar and percussionist Jose Oliveira perform an 8-part suite of entwined strings and subtle punctuation, a selfless blending of masterful skill.

Rodrigues / Parrinha / Flak / Santos: Die Zwitscher-Maschine
Rodrigues / Parrinha / Flak / Santos:
Die Zwitscher-Maschine

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Referencing Twittering Machine, a 1922 painting by Paul Klee that depicts a group of birds on a wire connected to a hand-crank, interpreted as as a visual representation of the mechanics of sound, the ea-improvising quartet of Ernesto Rodrigues (viola), Bruno Parrinha (bass clarinet), Flak (electric guitar) and Carlos Santos (modular synth) present three hi-tension improvisations.

Rodrigues / Parrinha / McDonas / Flak / Oliveira: The Fleeting Nature Of Time
Rodrigues / Parrinha / McDonas / Flak / Oliveira:
The Fleeting Nature Of Time

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Excellent pacing with introspective richness and detail through five improvisations, as US pianist Thollem McDonas joins Portuguese improvisers Ernesto Rodrigues on viola, Bruno Parrinha on alto clarinet, Flak on acoustic guitar and Jose Oliveira on percussion for this studio recording in Lisbon, each passage reflecting a word from the title; inspired and beautiful.

Rodrigues / Rodrigues / Torres / von Schlippenbach / Kellers: Conundrum
Rodrigues / Rodrigues / Torres / von Schlippenbach / Kellers:
Conundrum

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Part of the 2022 trio tour of violinist Ernesto Rodrigues, cellist Guilherme Rodrigues and saxophonist Nuno Torres is this studio recording in Berlin with free jazz legendary pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach and drummer/percussionist Willi Kellers, each of the 9 improvisations named for mythical beasts, appropriate to the fearsome force of these five masterful players.

Rodrigues / Stoffner / Parrinha / Madeira: Altered Egos
Rodrigues / Stoffner / Parrinha / Madeira:
Altered Egos

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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A highly interactive and textural set of chamber-oriented free improvisations with an often pointillistic approach from the quartet of Portuguese improvisers Ernesto Rodrigues on viola & crackle box, Bruno Parrinha on clarinet & alto saxophone, Joao Madeira on double bass with Swiss electric guitarist Florian Stoffner, in three detailed and engaging conversations.

Rodrigues / Wassermann / Rodrigues: L'Age De L'Oreille
Rodrigues / Wassermann / Rodrigues:
L'Age De L'Oreille

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Ute Wassermann adds a unique expressiveness to this Berlin studio session, bringing her impressive talents as a free improvising vocalist along with her bird calls and objects, providing an unusual yet extremely complementary foil to the intertwined strings of the father/son collaboration of violist Ernesto Rodrigues and cellist Guilherme Rodrigues; idiosyncratically wonderful!

Serries / Taylor / Van Wyck: Le Sud
Serries / Taylor / Van Wyck:
Le Sud

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Focused mostly on introspective yet propulsive improvised interaction of concentrative listening, punctuated by moments of explosive exchanges, the trio of Dirk Serries on archtop guitar, Benedict Taylor on viola and Friso Van Wyck on drums & percussion are heard live in an engaging concert at Koffie and Ambacht's Le Sud, in Rotterdam in 2022.

Wachsmann, Philipp / Lawrence Casserley: Garuda
Wachsmann, Philipp / Lawrence Casserley:
Garuda

(Bead -- UK )


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Both members of Evan Parker's Electro Acoustic-Ensemble and Colourscape, the ea-improv duo of Philipp Wachsmann on violin & viola and Lawrence Casserley using a signal processing instrument and percussion, are heard in these 2012 studio recordings in Buckinghamshire in 9 wide-ranging dialogs exploring permutations of playing, processing and transforming their instruments.

Alva Noto: This Stolen Country of Mine [VINYL 2 LPs]
Alva Noto:
This Stolen Country of Mine [VINYL 2 LPs]

(Noton -- Germany )


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The soundtrack to the 2022 German documentary film This Stolen Country of Mine directed by German filmmaker Marc Wiese about Ecuadorian resistance fighters and journalists opposed to the sale of the country's resources to Chinese investors, in 19 subtle, elegantly passionate electronic works from sound artist Carsten Nicolai, aka Alva Noto.

Blum, John: Nine Rivers
Blum, John:
Nine Rivers

(ESP-Disk -- USA )


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An outrageously powerful improvised exposition of nine rivers from New York pianist John Blum, performing live in a solo concert as part of the 2013 Crosscurrent Festival in Pecara, Italy, Blum's commanding technique and density making clear his influence by former mentors Cecil Taylor and Borah Bergman, as he rolls and roars rapidly through each torrent.

Leap Of Faith: Spectral Sequences
Leap Of Faith:
Spectral Sequences

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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Working with Alex Lemski, who produces the Boston-area Creative Music Series, reedist and multi-instrumentalist David Peck organized a concert of unique orchestration for Leap of Faith, the duet of himself and cellist/aquasonic player Glynis Lomon, here with two bassists--Albey onBass & Nate McBride--plus trumpeter Vance Provey and drummer Eric Rosenthal.

Lucier, Alvin: One Arm Bandits
Lucier, Alvin:
One Arm Bandits

(Important Records -- USA )


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Using only their right arms and never fingering the strings with their left hand, this recording of Alvin Lucier's "One Arm Bandits" was recorded in Lucier's own dining room, the hour-long piece in four parts exploring the relationship between bow direction changes and shifts in phase, scored for four cellists and performed by Tyler J. Borden, Laura Cetilia, Charles Curtis and Judith Hamann.

Metal Chaos Ensemble: Project Wildfire
Metal Chaos Ensemble:
Project Wildfire

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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A working project of the Boston-based Evil Clown collective, Metal Chaos Ensemble explores chaotic rhythms on metallic instruments, in this live-streamed performance from 2022 as a quintet with strong jazz influences, from David Peck on reeds and percussion, Bob Moores on trumpet & keys, Michael Caglianone on sax, Albey onBass on bass, and Steve Niemitz on drums & percussion.

Nitsch, Hermann: Das Orgien Mysterien Theater - Musik des 6 Tage Spiels 2022 [2 CDs]
Nitsch, Hermann:
Das Orgien Mysterien Theater - Musik des 6 Tage Spiels 2022 [2 CDs]

(Trost Records -- Austria )


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Recorded in Schloss Prinzendorf shortly after the passing of composer and artist Hermann Nitsch, this realization of his six-day play festival of the Orgien Mysterien Theater, an aesthetic ritual of the glorification of existence, merging art, photography and color together, the music an essential element derived from the interplay of sound and colour through harmony or dissonance.

Orcutt, Bill: Jump On It [VINYL]
Orcutt, Bill:
Jump On It [VINYL]

(Palilalia -- USA )


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Ten years having passed since his last solo acoustic guitar album, Bill Orcutt's new release focuses on a more lyrical, relaxed and reflective side to his playing, in ten succinct pieces recorded in the spring and summer of 2002 at San Francisco's community focal point for and member of Intersection for The Arts, The Living Room.

Reboul, Mark / Roberta Piket / Billy Mintz: Seven Pieces / About an Hour / Saxophone, Piano, Drums
Reboul, Mark / Roberta Piket / Billy Mintz:
Seven Pieces / About an Hour / Saxophone, Piano, Drums

(ESP-Disk -- USA )


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A sophisticated album of collective free jazz recorded in Brooklyn in 2004, from the trio of husband and wife improvisers Roberta Piket on piano and Billy Mintz on drums, with under-recorded saxophonist Mark Reboul rounding out the trio, as the three present "Seven Pieces" in "About an Hour" of stunningly elegant, implicitly melodic and impressively creative playing.

Simulacrum (Peck / onBass / Moores / Simches): Semblance
Simulacrum (Peck / onBass / Moores / Simches):
Semblance

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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An offshoot of Metal Chaos Ensemble, Simulacrum features 3 the core members of that band--David Peck on winds, horns, percussion and electronics, Eric Woods on analog synth, and Bob Moores on space trumpet, guitar & electronics--substituting Joel Simches for Woods to provide maximum real-time signal processing for this extended and diverse set of free improv, jazz and soundscape.

Turbulence: Inversion
Turbulence:
Inversion

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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Using his Broad Palate concept to introduce multiple sonorities to solve problems of large group improvisations, composer/multi-reedist David Peck's Turbulence project of the extended horn section of the Leap of Faith Orchestra is here represented by Peck, Jared Holiday, David Welans and Dennis Livingston (winds), and Bob Moores, Erich Dahlman and Duane Reeds (brass).

Mazurek, Rob & Exploding Star Orchestra: Lightning Dreamers
Mazurek, Rob & Exploding Star Orchestra:
Lightning Dreamers

(International Anthem -- USA )


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A compact version of the Exploding Star Orchestra, trumpeter & composer Rob Mazurek's octet with guitarist Jeff Parker, drummer Gerald Cleaver, pianists Angelica Sanchez & Craig Taborn, flutist Nicole Mitchell, vocalist Damon Locks and percussionist Mauricio Takara present a far-ranging set of electric jazz, Miles-atmospheres and lyrically compelling music.

Nabatov, Simon: Extensions
Nabatov, Simon:
Extensions

(Unbroken Sounds -- USA )


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Based in Cologne but including improvisers from Europe, Australia and South America, pianist Simon Nabatov extends his quartet concept into a sextet (hence the title), allowing greater flexibility in the band's collective free improvisations with influences of chamber jazz, as heard in two sophisticated improvisations capture live in 2022 at Salon de Jazz, in Cologne, Germany.

Superposition (Todd A. Carter / Michael Hartman): Glaciers
Superposition (Todd A. Carter / Michael Hartman):
Glaciers

(Kettle Hole Records -- USA )


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Members of the Chicago free improvising, collaborative band TV Pow--Todd A. Carter and Michael Hartman--as a duo are Superposition, recording improvisations and composed improvisations primarily on piano, Rhodes, organ, and synthesizers, then mixing, adding and editing them into appealing tracks that merge electronics, jazz forms and soundscape.

Zorn, John Incerto (Marsella / Smith / Lage / Roeder): Full Fathom Five
Zorn, John Incerto (Marsella / Smith / Lage / Roeder):
Full Fathom Five

(Tzadik -- USA )


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Zorn expands the canon for his lyrical jazz quartet Incerto of Brian Marsella on piano, Ches Smith on drums & Haitian Tanbou, Julian Lage on guitar and Jorge Roeder on bass, composing a suite of seven subtle and passionate nocturnes inspired by the night imagery of Shakespeare, merging jazz and chamber forms with a Downtown NY sensibility; gorgeous.

Butcher, John / Pat Thomas / Dominic Lash / Steve Noble: Fathom
Butcher, John / Pat Thomas / Dominic Lash / Steve Noble:
Fathom

(577 Records -- USA )


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The debut for UK saxophonist John Butcher on 577 Records is this exemplary 2021 live recording at Cafe OTO in London by the quartet of Butcher on tenor and soprano saxophones, Pat Thomas on piano, Dominic Lash on double bass and Steve Noble on drums, four of the UK's leading free improvisers demonstrating their prodigious abilities in concentrated conversation.

Sjostrom, Harri / Erhard Hirt / Philipp Wachsman / Paul Lytton: Especially For You
Sjostrom, Harri / Erhard Hirt / Philipp Wachsman / Paul Lytton:
Especially For You

(Bead -- UK )


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A concert recording on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Einstein Kultur in Munich from the quartet of Erhard Hirt on guitar & computer and Paul Lytton on drums, percussion & objects (half of the Quartet XPACT) plus Harri Sjostrom on soprano & sopranino saxophones and Philipp Wachsmann on violin & electronics, presenting a remarkable set of collective ea-improvisations.

Fields, Scott Ensemble: The Songs of Steve Dalachinsky
Fields, Scott Ensemble:
The Songs of Steve Dalachinsky

(Ayler -- France )


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Irish guitarist and composer Scott Fields has worked with the poems of late New York writer Steve Dalachinsky over the years, here bringing together an ensemble of improvisers, electronic and contemporary classical performers to set a suite of six poems by Dalachinsky sung by soprano Barbara Schachtner, with interludes between each weaving them into a larger and satisfying opus.

Anderson, Fred Quartet (w/ Brimfield / Drake / Hayrod): Milwaukee Tapes Vol. 2
Anderson, Fred Quartet (w/ Brimfield / Drake / Hayrod):
Milwaukee Tapes Vol. 2

(Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA )


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An original member of the AACM and owner & director of the Velvet Lounge jazz club leading Chicago's free and experimental music scenes, and a mentor to countless young jazz musicians, tenor saxophonist Fred Anderson is heard in the counterpart to the 2000 Unheard Music Series album, The Milwaukee Tapes, this 2nd unissued volume of material from the same 1980 concert.

Lytton, Paul / Erhard Hirt: Borne on a Whim: Duets, 1981
Lytton, Paul / Erhard Hirt:
Borne on a Whim: Duets, 1981

(Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA )


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The first release from Corbett vs. Dempsey drawing on the Paul Lytton Archives, this recording of electronic & acoustic improvisation from UK percussionist Paul Lytton and German guitarist Erhard Hirt was recorded in Belgium in 1981 for the German Po Torch label, founded in 1976 by Paul Lovens & Paul Lytton to release forward-looking forms of free improvisation.

CALATO / John Cage: Variations + Four6
CALATO / John Cage:
Variations + Four6

(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland )


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Calato, the quartet of Javier Areal Vélez, Jorge Espinal, Agustín Genoud and Pablo Verón based in Buenos Aires, formed in 2010 as an improvisation and experimental composition group exploring music notation and graphic scores in convergence with free improvisation, performing on prepared electric guitars, drums, sampler and amplified voice, here taking on two works by John Cage: Variations I-III, and Four6.

Koch, Hans / Christine Abdelnour: FFlair
Koch, Hans / Christine Abdelnour:
FFlair

(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland )


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Born from a project from the "Jazz in Chur" association where Swiss jazz musicians team up with a musical partner from a country with a different language and cultural region, here between Swiss saxophonist Hans Koch and Lebanese saxophonist Christine Abdelnour, the two recording their half of the duo independently, joined in the studio and split left & right for a stunning and unanticipated collaboration.

Mingus, Charles: At Antibes 1960, Revisited
Mingus, Charles:
At Antibes 1960, Revisited

(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland )


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Restoring and remastering the 1979 Atlantic album Mingus at Antibes from bassist & composer Charles Mingus, an extraordinary concert from the 1960 Antibes Jazz Festival with the masterful sextet of Eric Dolphy on alto sax & bass clarinet, Ted Curson on trumpet, Booker Ervin on tenor saxophone, and Dannie Richmond on drums, with Bud Powell or Mingus himself on piano.

Meirino, Francisco / Jerome Noetinger: Drainage, In Six Parts
Meirino, Francisco / Jerome Noetinger:
Drainage, In Six Parts

(Klanggalerie -- Germany )


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Recording in Switzerland at La Becque Residency Center, the experimental improvising duo of Francisco Meirino on synth & field recording and Jerome Noetinger using electronics, tape, reel to reel player & radio, create a 6-part series of unusual sonic interactions, patiently exposing unidentifiable sounds and synthetic punctuation, neither subtle nor explosive but wonderfully engaging.

Amadou / Cambien / Rempis: On The Blink
Amadou / Cambien / Rempis:
On The Blink

(Aerophonic -- USA )


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After sharing a stage with Belgium bassist Farida Amadou--whose collaborations include Peter Brötzmann, Steve Noble, and Thurston Moore--Chicago saxophonist Dave Rempis and Amadou sought an opportunity to record together, joining with Amadou collaborator, pianist Jonas Cambien, to record these startling studio improvisations during a 2022 tour in Belgium and The Netherlands.

Kromeshna / Chefkirk: Surfaces
Kromeshna / Chefkirk:
Surfaces

(Besperech' -- Russia )


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Mysterious sonic collaborations between Russian experimental electronic musician Vitaly Maklakov, who runs the Zaimka and Besperech' labels, and Oregon sound artist CHEFKIRK, merging field recordings and experiments with tape & synths to create five works of submerged sound amid enigmatic detail; mastered by Squidco's own Carl Kruger.

sara (.es) / Tatsuya Nakatani: Creature In A Forest
sara (.es) / Tatsuya Nakatani:
Creature In A Forest

(Nomart Editions -- Japan )


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A duo improvisation by American-based, Japanese percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani and pianist sara(.es), recorded by Yasushi Utsunomiya in Osaka, Japan as part of a series of duo recordings, bringing out the subtleties of their interaction as each improviser approaches their instrument in unique ways, creating a virtual universe of sounds that intersect and contrast in captivating ways.

Tiner, Kris / Tatsuya Nakatani: The Magic Room
Tiner, Kris / Tatsuya Nakatani:
The Magic Room

(Epigraph Records -- USA )


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Continuing their collaboration from the trio of Nakatani / Tiner / Drake and the duo album Dagny on Nakatani-Kobo, trumpeter Kris Tiner (Empty Cage Quartet) and percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani are heard in a recording from the top floor of the historic Woolworth's building in downtown Bakersfield, CA, adding a beautiful layer of resonance to their deceptively contemplative dialogs.



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