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Hwan, Kang Tae

Live at Cafe Amores [VINYL]

Hwan, Kang Tae: Live at Cafe Amores [VINYL] (NoBusiness)

Korean free saxophonist Kang Tae Hwan recorded this album of sincere and satisfying solo improvisations in 1995 at Cafe Amores, in Hofu, Yamaguchi, Japan, two decades after forming his first free jazz trio of experimental improvisations, demonstrating powerful technical skills and a unique voice on the sax; a long-overdue distillation of his music.
 

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300 LP copies limited edition

Label: NoBusiness
Catalog ID: NBLP113
Squidco Product Code: 25342

Format: LP
Condition: New
Released: 2018
Country: Lithuania
Packaging: LP
Recorded live at Cafe Amores, in Hofu, Yamaguchi, Japan, on October 8th, 1995, by Takeo Suetomi.

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Korean free saxophonist Kang Tae Hwan recorded this album of sincere and satisfying solo improvisations in 1995 at Cafe Amores, in Hofu, Yamaguchi, Japan, two decades after forming his first free jazz trio of experimental improvisations, demonstrating powerful technical skills and a unique voice on the sax; a long-overdue distillation of his music.

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300 LP copies limited edition

Artist Biographies

"Kang Tae Hwan (강태환 (姜泰煥) ) is a Korean free saxophonist, born in 1944 in Seoul, Korea. In elementary school he began playing clarinet, later, while attending art high school, he started on the alto saxophone. In 1978 he formed a free jazz trio and developed experimental improvisations. He is a member of Kang Tae Hwan Trio, and Ton•Klami."

-Discogs.com (https://www.discogs.com/artist/372511-Kang-Tae-Hwan)
10/2/2024

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Track Listing:



SIDE A



1. Solo II 17:13

2. Solo IV 10:13

SIDE B



1. Solo III 18:49

2. Solo V 6:30

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Improvised Music
Free Improvisation
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Japanese & Asian Improv/Rock
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