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Dietrichs: No Bahdu (Relative Pitch)

"Here before you are four electrifying improvisations that extend the possibilities for the saxophone/cello duo. The Dietrichs follow up their harrowing live set "Catch the Leaves" with this studio session which is no less the sonic ass...
 

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Camille Dietrich-cello

Don Dietrich-tenor saxophone


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UPC: 5904224874117

Label: Relative Pitch
Catalog ID: RPR1226
Squidco Product Code: 36115

Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2025
Country: USA
Packaging: Cardboard Gatefold
Recorded on February 8th, 2023, by Larry Alexander.

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"Here before you are four electrifying improvisations that extend the possibilities for the saxophone/cello duo. The Dietrichs follow up their harrowing live set "Catch the Leaves" with this studio session which is no less the sonic assault! "Don Dietrich on distorted tenor saxophone and his daughter Camille as the cellist from Hell, in short: the DIETRICHS.... Cacophony through and through and to the blood. Klingon throat cleaner instead of chamomile tea."-Rigobert Dittman, Bad Alchemy


Artist Biographies

"Having grown up exposed to her father's playing since birth Camille Dietrich has been in a unique position as a musician, being subjected to a method of free playing that takes most artists years of exploration to locate. Yet as a cellist Camille has not grown up a copy of her father, and while she shares his unforgiving intensity in her playing, there is an individual confidence and playfulness to how she approaches her instrument [...]"

-Pica Disk (http://www.picadisk.com/pica042.html)
4/30/2025

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"Don Dietrich is a saxophonist and founding member of New York City based improvisational group, Borbetomagus. Recently, he has become involved with the noise/free jazz "supergroup" The New Monuments (with C. Spencer Yeh and Ben Hall)."

-Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Dietrich_(musician))
4/30/2025

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Track Listing:



1. No Stones 10:11

2. No Cones 09:30

3. No Bones 13:24

4. No Bahdu 10:11

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