SQUIDCO & THE SQUID'S EAR UPDATE
November 4, 2010
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Another fine couple of weeks, with new releases
from labels including
Hatology,
Ayler,
Creative Sources,
Winter & Winter,
Aum Fidelity,
Not Two,
DOM Records,
Spoot,
alga marghen,
Oscillation of Pressure,
Gigante Sound,
Abduction,
Roeba,
and from artists and bands including
Jim Black,
Ned Rothenberg,
Paul Bley,
Gary Peacock
Franz Koglmann,
Franco Degrassi
Amy Denio,
The Tiptons,
Jessica Lurie,
Rodrigo Amado,
Jazz Passengers,
Urs Leimgruber,
Darius Jones,
Frank Gratkowski,
Ernesto Rodrigues,
Wade Matthews,
Yoni Silver,
Mats Gustaffson,
Chris Dadge,
Vienna Art Orchestra,
Heddy Boubaker,
Philip Jeck,
Marcus Davidson,
Sun City Girls,
Anton Bruhin,
Francois Dufrene
and Erik Satie.
We've also started a new store section for Jazz LP reissues,
and we've added our own Squidco T-Shirt for sale in sizes small through x-large!
Squidco In-Store Performance, Monday November 15!
The Secret Swarm is coming to Wilmington, NC,
in side-by-side solo shows from Katherine Young on solo bassoon, employing
amplification and pedals to enhance the overtones, interior sounds and power of the bassoon;
and Jacob Wick, breaking down the trumpet into its constituent parts: air, metal, spit, song,
revealing its myriad sonic possibilities. Wilmington area friends come join us for a fascinating
evening of experimental and unusual sound!
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After the store listings are links to 6 new reviews on our online companion magazine,
The Squid's Ear.
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Improvisation/Jazz:
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Black, Jim / Alasnoaxis:
Houseplant
(Winter & Winter)
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Jim Black and AlaxNoAxis featuring Chris Speed, with Skulii Sverrisson on bass and Hilmar Jensson on guitars, in their 5th album blending jazz with rock and pop influences. |
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Bley / Koglmann / Peacock:
Annette
(Hatology)
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The trio of bassist Gary Peacock, pianist Paul Bley, and trumpeter Franz Koglmann interpret and improvise on the music of avant song-writer Annette Peacock. |
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Degrassi, Franco:
rage
(Creative Sources)
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Acousmatic work from electronic composer Degrassi: two serial pieces using algorithmic software, an elabration of recorded sounds, and an improvisation using real-time synthesizers. |
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Denio, Amy:
Tutto Bene, Canzoni sulla Fisa
(Spoot)
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A compendium of songs by Amy Denio, focusing on works for accordion, alongside sax and voice, drawing on more than 20 years of releases on RecRec, God Mountain, Cuneiform, RéR, and her own Spoot Music. |
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Firehouse:
Live at Glenn Miller Cafe
(Ayler)
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2007 release from the quintet of guitarist John Lindblom, reedist Fredrik Ljungkvist, trumpeter Magnus Broo, bassist Johan Berthling, and drummer Kjell Nordeson, performing live at Sweden's Glenn Miller Cafe. |
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Humanization 4tet:
Electricity
(Ayler)
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Portuguese guitarist Luis Lopes joins forces again with Rodrigo Amado on tenor sax and Gonzalez brothers Aaron and Stefan on bass and drums for a muscular set where free jazz meets rock meets blues. |
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Jazz Passengers:
Reunited
(JTR-Justin Time Records)
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NY's superb Jazz Passengers, led by trombonist Curtis Fowlkes, brings together hard-bop and vocals in a Mingus workshop mode, here reunited with Elvis Costello, Marc Ribot, Deborah Harry, &c. |
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Jessica Lurie:
Licorice and Smoke
(Zipa!Music)
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Saxophonist Jessica Lurie leads a core band comprised of Nels Cline, Todd Sickafoose, and Scott Amendola through one of the strongest, most musical compositions of her career. |
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Leimgruber / Phillipp / Gerold:
hin
(Creative Sources)
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Radio Bremen, Germany recording from the 2009 MIBNIGHT JazzFestival of the trio of saxophonist Urs Leimgruber, bassis Ulrich Phillip and flautist Nils Gerold. |
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Little Women:
Throat [VINYL]
(Aum Fidelity)
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Loud, agile and brilliantly odd Brooklyn quartet of saxophonists Darius Jones & Travis Laplante, guitarist Andrew Smiley and drummer Jason Nazary in their 7 part "Throat". |
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Lurie, Jessica Ensemble:
Shop of Wild Dreams
(Zipa!Music)
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Jessica Lurie (The Tiptons) in a passionate and fascinating album that blurs the lines between jazz, world, folk, and other lyrical forms, driven by a strong band and impressive soloing. |
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OirTrio (Gratkowski / Gramss / Nakatani):
Kanata
(Not Two Records)
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Live recordings from Cologne's Loft in 2008 of the trio of Frank Gratkowski on sax, Sebastian Gramss on bass, and Tatsuya Nakatani on percussion and bowed gongs. |
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Orfield, Sue Band:
Bonk
(self-released)
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Tiptons saxophonist Sue Orfield's Band performs original music that spans many genres from blues rock and funk to jazz and bluegrass with a little ethnic vibe thrown in. |
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Orfield, Sue Band:
Nobody's Lookin'
(self-released)
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Tenor saxophonist Sue Orfield (The Tiptons) in her own quartet playing an exhilarating set of originals, plus pieces by Don Cherry, McCartney/Lennon, and Dan Tyack. |
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Rodrigues / Davidson / Matthews:
erosions
(Creative Sources)
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The trio of violist and label leader Ernesto Rodrigues with acoustic guitarist Neil Davidson and sythn/field recording artist Wade Matthews in erosive, sinister and engrossing improv. |
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Rothenberg / Volkov:
Live in Dom - Duo Music for Nicolai Dmitriev
(DOM Records)
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Free improvisation from Ned Rothenberg on clarinet and shakuhachi and Moscow Composer's Orchestra bassist Vladimir Volkov, in a concert honoring Long Arms founder Nicolai Dmitriev. |
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Seeded Plain: Bryan Day & Jay Kremer:
entry codes
(Creative Sources)
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Seeded Plain is the duo of Bryan Day and Jay Kreimer, who create homemade instruments and use them to create far-ranging improvisations with a unique set of timbres and percussive elements. |
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Silver, Yoni:
peep holes
(Creative Sources)
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An incredible display of control and lyrical development in understated improvisation using circular breathing and extended techniques from Israeli bass clarinetist Yoni Silver. |
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Sorrow and the Pity:
[3" CDR]
(Oscillation of Pressure Records)
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The Vancouver duo of drummer Dave R. Bastarde and saxophonist Darren Williams, mixing elements of free jazz skronk with punk rock plus amusing and wonderful collections of yelled and spoken word. |
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The Tiptons:
Strange Flower
(Spoot)
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The Tiptons Saxophone Quartet plus drums led by Amy Denio and Jessica Lurie blend jazz, Afro-Cuban, Balkan, Klezmer, a capella vocals, and more into an energetic and ebullient mix. |
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The Tiptons:
Tsunami
(Zipa!Music)
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The Tiptons Saxophone Quartet with drums and electronics, led by Amy Denio and Jessica Lurie, in their 2007 album of original compositions, joyful and compelling music that defies categorization. |
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Two Slices of Acoustic Car / Raw Kites:
[VINYL]
(Oscillation of Pressure Records)
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Two Slices of Acoustic Car is the duo of Mats Gustafsson on saxes, fluteophones and electronics; and Christian Munthe on Archtop Acoustic Guitar; Raw Kites is percussionist Chris Dadge and saxophonist Shane Krause. |
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Vienna Art Orchestra:
The Minimalism Of Erik Satie
(Hatology)
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The Vienna Art Orchestra takes on Satie in a modern improvisation setting for music that is anything but minimal, using the composer's concepts as a springboard for reflective yet exuberant music. |
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Zed Trio:
Lost Transitions
(Ayler)
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Frenetic, intense, pyrotechnic free jazz including a "Zed Leppelin Crash Test" from the trio of saxophonist Heddy Boubaker, electric guitarist David Lataillade, and drummer Frederic Vaudaux. |
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Electronic/Experimental:
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Beaks Plinth:
Organo Saturado
(Gigante Sound)
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Beaks Plinth (Jared Blum) takes on a stack of organ-based records slowed to a dragging 16 2/3 and 81/3 rpms of all genres; Easy, Church, Jazz, Ice Skating music and more. |
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Bruhin, Anton:
Deux Pipes [VINYL]
(Alga Marghen)
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Anton Bruhin's experminental work for Jews harp, modified with self-made instruments, Casio synths and the like, as Bruhin investigates relationships between sound and voice. |
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Jeck, Philip & Marcus Davidson:
Spliced [7" VINYL]
(Touch)
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Turntablist Philip Jeck and keyboardist Marcus Davidson playing live at the Museum of Garden History in London, 2008, 2 version of "London Tenderberry". |
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Rock:
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Sun City Girls:
Funeral Mariachi
(Abduction)
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Sun City Girls' final studio record caps a 27-year run for what many hail as the most bizarre, eclectic and provocative musical trio ever assembled, here in 11 crafty gems. |
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Compositional/Avant:
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Dufrene, Francois:
Oeuvre Disengrale [3 CD BOX]
(Alga Marghen)
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An incredible sound poetry anthology of works from 1965-1976 by Francois Dufrene, an inspired member of the French Lettrist movement, from the 2007 4-LP box set, reissued with bonus material. |
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Hennies, Nick:
Psalms
(Roeba)
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Percussionist Hennies in 3 psalms for single instruments, a work for vibraphone from 2001, and an Alvin Lucier work; innovative and deeply hypnotic, meditative yet endlessly stimulating. |
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Satie, Erik:
Piano Works (Aldo Ciccolini)
(EMI)
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1986 recording of Erik Satie's piano works from pianist Aldo Ciccolini, including "Trois Gymnopedies", "Six Gnossiennes", and "Trois Morceaux en forme de poire" with Gabriel Tacchino. |
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Jazz LP Reissues:
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Hancock, Herbie:
Maiden Voyage [VINYL]
(Blue Note)
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Hancock's great 1965 Blue Note release with Freddie Hubbard, George Coleman, Ron Carter and Anthony Williams, strong playing and masterful compositions in an incredibly well-balanced group. |
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Hubbard, Freddie:
Open Sesame [VINYL]
(Blue Note)
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The first LP as a leader from trumpeter Freddie Hubbard in a quintet with saxophonist Tina Brooks, pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Sam Jones and drummer Clifford Jarvis. |
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Mclean, Jackie:
Swing Swang Swingin' [VINYL]
(Blue Note)
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Jackie McLean with Walter Bishop on piano, Jimmy Garrison on bass and Art Taylor on drums for an inspired set from the Philadelphia saxophonist in his first Blue Note release. |
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Monk, Thelonious & Sonny Rollins:
The Prestige Sessions [VINYL]
(Doxy)
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Originally released as two 10" records on Prestige, one Monk's Quintetwith Sonny Rollins, the other of Sonny Rollins Quartet featuring Monk, here together from the OJC LP. |
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Morgan, Lee:
Cornbread [VINYL]
(Blue Note)
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Trumpeter Lee Morgan in a great sextet with Jackie McLean, Hank Mobley, Herbie Hancock, Larry Ridley and Billy Higgins playing all original Morgan compositions. |
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Sun Ra & His Arkestra:
Jazz In Silhouette [VINYL]
(Doxy)
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A Saturn label studio release from 1958, reissued on Impulse in 1975, with The Arkestra including John Golmore bridging swing and be-bop into a set of great Sun Ra originals. |
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THE SQUID'S EAR
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The Squid's Ear is Squidco's companion online magazine, featuring reviews of Squidco items from independent writers. |
The Squid's Ear is Squidco's companion online magazine, featuring reviews of Squidco items from independent writers.
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Recent Reviews:
Morton Feldman:
Trio
(Mode Records)
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Morton Feldman:
Clarinet & String Quartet
(hat[now]ART)
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Wade Matthews / Stephane Rives:
Arethusa
(Another Timbre)
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Elliott Sharp Tectonics:
Abstraction Distraction
(D'Autres Cordes)
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Ulrich Mitzlaff / Miguel Mira:
Cellos
(Creative Sources)
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Joe Morris / Luther Gray:
Creatures
(Not Two)
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