Browse by Artist: CURLEW

Artist:	CURLEW
Title:	Meet The Curlews
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 157CD

"Few avant/electric jazz bands have maintained as high a quality of work over as long a career -- over two decades thus far -- as Curlew. Cuneiform has released all of Curlew's CD releases, and is now proud to release Curlew's eighth album. Curlew was formed in 1979 by George Cartwright, the group's leader, saxophonist, and main composer. Curlew's alumni includes such well-known musicians as Fred Frith, Bill Laswell, Wayne Horvitz, and Tom Cora. Meet the Curlews features long-time members Cartwright and Davey Williams as well as new members Fred Chalenor, Bruce Golden and Chris Parker, whose contributions swing the genre-busting band more firmly into the realm of jazz."

Artist:	CURLEW
Title:	North America
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 167CD

"Formed in 1979, North America reissues their obscure 2nd album, which was recorded in 1984-85 and originally released only in Germany. North America is an unusual album in the band's oeuvre, as it's their one album that is the most obviously a product of the studio, and it's also their most overtly 'avant-progressive' release. Like all the band's work, it is a unique synthesis of gritty Southern r 'n' b, harmolodics, finger-popping grooves and the avant-garde. The band who perform on North America is pretty much an all-star ensemble of the emerging 'downtown' scene: Appearing as always are saxist/leader George Cartwright and cellist Tom Cora. Noted guitarist and composer Fred Frith appears in the role of bassist for the band. The guitarist is Mark Howell. Drum duties are split between Rick Brown and Pippin Barnett. In addition there is 30' of bonus live material included on North America, which features Cartwright, Cora, guitarist Nicky Skopelitis, drummer Anton Fier, and bassist Otto Williams."

Artist:	CURLEW
Title:	Mercury
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 177CD

"Curlew was formed in 1979 by George Cartwright, the group's leader, saxophonist, and main composer. Cartwright's compositions are at once direct and mysterious, possessing a clarity and focus that show both Ellington and Ornette assimilated in a most unique way. Backed by the hard-rocking unit of Chris Parker-electric keyboards and piano, Dean Granros-guitar, Fred Chalenor-bass and Bruce Golden-drums, Curlew somehow manage to combine r'n'b swagger and groove with free jazz and wild soloing into a whole that is immediately identifiable as nothing other than 'Curlew'. Curlew are well known and well respected for almost 25 years of exciting work. Mercury is their 10th release."

Artist:	CURLEW
Title:	A Beautiful Western Saddle/The Hardwood
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD/DVD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 303/04CD

"For about five years in the mid 80s/early 90s, not enough people seemed to realize that the best live band in the USA was Curlew. Their heyday featured the classic line-up of leader George Cartwright (saxes), Tom Cora(cello) (who also played with Holland's well known art-punk band, The Ex), Davey Williams (guitar), Ann Rupel (bass) and Pippin Barnett(drums). Curlew packed the clubs (CBGBs, The Knitting Factory, etc), toured hard, and thrilled audiences and critics alike with their unique, infectious blend of punk-jazz/downtown sound, roadhouse blues & a distinctly Southern aesthetic, leading The New York Times to call them, 'The best of the unsigned, genre-busting downtown groups'. One of Cuneiform's early successes, but out of print for years, this reissues A Beautiful Western Saddle, coupled with the band's never- before-on-DVD concert film The Hardwood, as well as an hour of unreleased concert footage from the Beautiful Western Saddle tour with Amy. All at a very special price!" NTSC/all-region DVD format.

Artist:	CURLEW
Title:	Curlew 1st Album/Live at CBGB 1980
Label:	DMG ARC
Format:	2CD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	DMGARC 704CD

"CD1: The legendary first [self-titled] album by Curlew, initially released by Landslide on LP in 1981 and out-of-print ever since, with the original lineup of saxophonist/composer/leader George Cartwright, Tom Cora on cello and devices, Nicky Skopelitis on guitar, Bill Laswell on bass, and Bill Bacon on drums. This incredible record, originally released by Landslide in the U.S. and the U.K., has never before been released on CD anywhere! Bonus material on this disc includes six more cuts from one of their earliest live gigs at CBGB on February 6th 1980, previously unreleased in any format! CD2: Previously unreleased in any format! A complete 64-minute set from CBGB on October 1st 1980, with almost the same lineup, except Denardo Coleman [from Ornette's Prime Time, and Jayne Cortez' Firespitters] is on drums!"

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