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Artist:
BAILEY, DEREK
Title:
Domestic & Public Pieces
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4001CD
Emanem is a long standing British improv label (once residing in Australia), now with a burgeoning line of CDs documenting this scene.
Domestic...
is a collection of solo guitar improvisations from 1975-77, originally issued on LP on the Quark label (as well as the Caroline Guitar sampler and Emanem 3404). Good liner notes (and short interview) by Martin Davidson included.
Artist:
SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE
Title:
Face To Face
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4003CD
A minimal version of the SME here, just John Stevens (percussion, cornet, voice) and Trevor Watts (ss). A reissue of Emanem LP 303, with 3 previously unreleased tracks (recorded in 1973). "The two had become extremely close musically, and the music had become very austere -- stripped down to the bare essentials. The end result was at times akin to one person playing two instruments, unlike so many duos which sound like two people playing solo simultaneously."
Artist:
LACY, STEVE
Title:
Weal & Woe
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4004CD
Lacy's very first solo soprano saxophone concerts (Avignon 1972). Plus "The Woe," his anti-war suite performed by his Quintet in 1973 (Steve Potts, Irene Aebi, Kent Carter, Oliver Johnson). Reissue of Emanem 301 & Quark 9998.
Artist:
SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE
Title:
Summer 1967
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4005CD
Repressed. All previously unissued recordings, mainly made up of the duo of John Stevens (percussion) and Evan Parker (ss, ts), with Peter Kowald (b) on about a third of it. This marks the earliest to date recordings of Parker and is a tremendous snapshot of some ancient history. "Parker and Stevens seemed to break through to a deeper level of hearing, where a sound was not set against other sounds but rather against the silence around it, so that one gained heightened awareness of its growth and decay, its special colour, and of the vibrant stillness in which it took place." --Victor Schonfield/
Downbeat
/1968.
Artist:
BRAXTON/DEREK BAILEY, ANTHONY
Title:
First Duo Concert
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4006CD
Their earliest meeting on record -- the complete Wigmore Hall concert in London, 1974 (reissue of most of Emanem 601 2LP set). Braxton on his various array of reeds, Bailey on amplified guitar and "19 string (approx.) guitar". Major historic meeting between two key free music figureheads.
Artist:
RUTHERFORD/PAUL ROGERS, PAUL
Title:
Rogues
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4007CD
"A sensational concert of trombone & double bass duos & solos recorded in Birmingham 1988 -- previously unissued."
Artist:
SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE
Title:
Hot & Cold Heroes
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4008CD
"Previously unissued recordings from the early 1980s & from 1991 by the longest lasting SME, featuring John Stevens with the two vastly under-rated acoustic musicians Nigel Coombes (violin) & Roger Smith (guitar)." Fantastic acoustic interplay, making this some of the most uniquely rewarding music on planet earth.
Artist:
PARKER/PAUL LYTTON, EVAN
Title:
Two Octobers
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4009CD
Live duo improv recordings between Parker (ss, ts, voice, voice tube) & Lytton (percussion, live electronics) recorded at various European concerts 1972-75 (all previously unissued). "It was constantly on the edge of something -- Lytton's attempts to manipulate more things than any human can, Parker's faster-than-the-mind articulation. His circular breathing, which often flummoxes the most resourceful partners, brought out some of Lytton's more original playing." --Steve Beresford.
Artist:
RUSSELL/ROGER TURNER, JOHN
Title:
Birthdays
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4010CD
New recordings from February, 1996 in the UK, of improv duets between Russell (acoustic guitar) & Tuner (pedal drums & assorted percussion). "It should be emphasized that no amplification or electronics is used by either musician. Who needs electronics when one can produce a range of sounds as remarkable as this?" --Martin Davidson.
Artist:
CARTER/BOBBY BRADFORD, JOHN
Title:
Tandem 1
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4011CD
70 minutes of Bradford (cornet) & Carter (clarinet) duets, recorded in Worcester, MA. Previously unissued music by these legendary Ornette alumni.
Artist:
CARTER/BOBBY BRADFORD, JOHN
Title:
Tandem 2
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4012CD
2nd volume of all previously unissued recordings of solos & duets for clarinet and cornet. "All of a sensational LA duo and solo performance, plus the remainder of the Worcester concert leftover from
Tandem 1
-- improvisations on original compositions."
Artist:
BAILEY, DEREK
Title:
Lace
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4013CD
Previously unissued solo guitar improvisations, recorded in LA on 12/15/89.
Artist:
SMITH, ROGER
Title:
Unexpected Turns
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4014CD
"Stunning solo acoustic guitar improvisations digitally recorded at home by one of the unsung masters, who made his previously highly acclaimed solo record much too long ago in 1980. 'A mercurial combination of flowing lyricism and disruptive awkwardness, unafraid of exploiting the conventional beauty of the instruments timbre as well as startling the ear with more abrasive sounds.'--Ian Vickers. "
Artist:
SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE
Title:
Quintessence 1
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4015CD
"The whole of the sensational 85 minute concert featuring the quintet of John Stevens, Derek Bailey, Kent Carter, Evan Parker & Trevor Watts (split over volumes 1 & 2) -- a classic of free improvisation (recorded 1974 -- the only recordings every made by this quintet). Plus previously unissued and unexpected improvisations by the trio of Stevens, Carter & Watts (from '73, on 4015) and the duo of Stevens & Watts (also from '73, on 4016)." Limited stock, deleted item.
Artist:
COOMBES/STEVE BERESFORD, NIGEL
Title:
Two To Tangle
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4017CD
"Their 1979 duo debut was generally considered, by a handful of people, to be the most significant advance in violin & piano music for around 200 years. Here is a second mighty helping from recent studio & concert performances (1997). Previously unissued." Coombes (violin); Beresford (piano, small trumpet).
Artist:
RUTHERFORD & ISKRA 1912, PAUL
Title:
Sequences 72 & 73
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4018CD
Previously unissued recordings from 1972-74. "Two of the finest extended compositions for improvisers -- the only published examples of Rutherford's work in that idiom -- featuring Maggie Nicols & Norma Winstone (vocals), Kenny Wheeler (tp), Malcolm Griffiths, Paul Nieman & Geoff Perkins (trombones), Dick Hart (tuba), Dave White (clarinets & saxophones), Evan Parker (saxophones), Howard Riley (p), Barry Guy (bs), plus in 1972 Trevor Watts (saxophones), and in 1973 Derek Bailey (guitar) & Tony Oxley (electronics) -- all conducted by the composer."
Artist:
RUTHERFORD, PAUL
Title:
The Gentle Harm Of The Bourgeoisie
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4019CD
Reissue of the definitive solo trombone album, from 1974, with additional material from the same sessions. His first album of this sort, it has been described by Derek Bailey (rather famously) as "...still the best record of solo free improvising you are likely to find. Maybe it's the only one... if you're thinking of buying a record of solo improvisation you should try and get this one. It's the genuine article."
Artist:
SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE
Title:
Withdrawal
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4020CD
Previously unreleased recordings from 1966-67. "Transitional sextet and septet performances quite unlike anything before or since, featuring John Stevens, Trevor Watts, Barry Guy, Evan Parker, Paul Rutherford, Kenny Wheeler and, in 1967, Derek Bailey. Not only of great historical interest, but fine music in its own right, too. The earliest published recordings of Guy & Parker, and one of the earliest of Bailey playing free music."
Artist:
COXHILL/VERYAN WESTON, LOL
Title:
Boundless
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4021CD
New recordings from 1998. "A fine sequence of shortish soprano saxophone and piano duos reflecting the moods of two exceptional improvisers on a Winter's day. The first time they have appeared as a duo on record since 1978, revealing their playing to be more adventurous than ever."
Artist:
PARKER/BARRY GUY/PAUL LYTTON, EVAN
Title:
At The Vortex
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4022CD
First release of some 1996 recordings; Parker (ts, ss), Guy, (amplified double bass), Lytton (perc.). "The whole of a London club date comprising two extended exuberant improvisations, making it very different to their previous releases. Perhaps the most ferocious and relaxed example of this trio on record."
Artist:
SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ORCHESTRA
Title:
For You To Share
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4023CD
Reissue of a pretty major improvisational drone work, with an additional unreleased track (both recorded in 1970). A unique piece in the SME discography which will appeal to those interested in spacious minimalist drones, etc. "Concert and studio recordings of peace music organized by John Stevens for himself and Trevor Watts with numerous workshop musicians and audience people on saxophones, percussion and voices mostly contributing a flexible drone. Only Stevens could have organized music as outrageous as -- must be heard to be believed."
Artist:
LACY, STEVE
Title:
Saxophone Special
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4024CD
"Music for four saxophones (Steve Lacy, Evan Parker, Steve Potts & Trevor Watts) with guitar (Derek Bailey) & synthesizer (Michel Waisvisz). Plus highlights from an earlier London concert by Lacy, Potts, Bailey, Kent Carter & John Stevens. Improvisations on original compositions. Reissue of Emanem 3310 (plus an extra piece from the same concert) and the better half of Emanem 304."
Artist:
MINTON, PHIL
Title:
A Doughnut In Both Hands (Solo Singing 1975-1982)
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4025CD
"Solo singing. The variety of sounds that this man can make with his voice and mouth is totally unbelievable. Reissue of Rift 3 with extra material from the same and slightly later sessions." "In the late 1960s and early 1970s, several musicians radically extended their ranges, to make sounds not envisaged by the designers of their instruments. This was usually achieved by finding new techniques or by adding amplification or by devising new instruments. Perhaps the most remarkable of these extensions was that of Phil Minton. In most other cases, one could work out how he managed to extend his voice in so many directions, merely left the investigator with a sore throat. The first 15 tracks on this CD comprised his first solo album, which came out on Fred Frith's Rift label in the USA. Most are free improvisations exploring one or more aspects of his remarkable chops. In order to expand the collection to CD length, some additional tracks were added.
Artist:
ROTTOR
Title:
The First Full Turn
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4026CD
Paul Rutherford (trombone, voice), Julie Tippett (voice, thumb piano), Keith Tippett (piano, bells, maracas), Paul Rogers (double bass). Features a 53-minute live recording from 1998 (the first performance by this quartet), with a bonus Rutherford live trombone piece tacked on.
Artist:
BAILEY, DEREK
Title:
Fairly Early Derek Bailey With Postscripts
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4027CD
"Solo electric guitar improvisations from 1971 (unedited) & 1973-4 concert excerpts with Kent Carter & John Stevens; 1974 rehearsal extracts with Anthony Braxton; a 1979 cassette letter (edited less); previously unissued 1980 acoustic guitar improvisations; postscripts from 1987 & 1998. This disc comprises various items, mainly from Emanem LPs, that have not made it to CD yet. It is not meant to be a comprehensive portrait -- more a sort of scrapbook showing some of the different instrumental approaches that Derek Bailey has used over the years. In his early free work, Bailey used a six-string guitar with pedal-controlled amplification. This allowed him, among other things, to instantly control the volume of each note sounded, and also to vary the volume during the course of a sound. Using this technique meant that notes could fade in and/or end abruptly, in direct opposition to what happens naturally. Around 1972, Bailey added another loudspeaker and another volume pedal to his guitar, enabling him to throw sounds around stereophonically in addition to what he was already doing...As an alternative to his stereo set up, Bailey also used a 19-string (approx) guitar -- perhaps the only modified instrument he has used."
Artist:
WESTON/JOHN EDWARDS/MARK SANDERS, VERYAN
Title:
Mercury Concert
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4028CD
"The whole of a recent concert (6/24/98) -- proof that there is still plenty of life and freshness to be found in the all acoustic piano/double bass/percussion format." "Veryan Weston's playing comes from both within and without the jazz tradition. It has the power and drive that is the hallmark of the jazz musician, but it is laced with the cerebral ethos of the European avant-garde -- as manifested in the piano music of Boulez and Stockhausen. Employing fierce glissandi and mighty block-chords, Weston never shirks danger. His improvisations leave the listener almost toppling off the edge of the seat." -- Steve Ford.
Artist:
BUTCHER/PHIL DURRANT/JOHN RUSSELL, JOHN
Title:
The Scenic Route
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4029CD
"Most of two recent concert performances by this exceptional all acoustic saxophone/violin/guitar trio. This trio has been one of the finest improvising groups around since its formation in 1984...the music is getting sparser, and almost sedate. Paradoxically, it is also getting more playful, with more risk being taken now that the group no longer has to prove itself."
Artist:
PARKER, EVAN
Title:
Waterloo 1985
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4030CD
"An hour long improvisation by Evan Parker (saxophones), Paul Rutherford (trombone), Hans Schneider (double bass) & Paul Lytton (percussion & live electronics). Previously unissued." Recorded live 8/17/85 in Brussels. "So here you have the columns of air of Evan Parker and Paul Rutherford 13 years ago, with the 'old kit' of Paul Lytton (Chinese drums, Dexion rack, old telephonist's mike, etc...somewhat simplified if you compare the mad set-up of the 70s) and the quiet Hans Schneider replacing Barry Guy (who was unavailable) on a dry acoustic bass." -- Jean-Michel Van Schouwberg.
Artist:
SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE
Title:
Low Profile
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4031CD
"More outrageous concert recordings by the edition of the SME featuring John Stevens (percussion, cornet, voice), Nigel Coombes (violin) & Roger Smith (guitar), with Colin Wood (cello) added in 1977." Recordings from 1977 to 1988, all previously unreleased.
Artist:
SMITH, ROGER
Title:
Extended Plays
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4032CD
"Mostly extended solo acoustic guitar improvisations (recorded digitally), to complement the mainly short items on his previously acclaimed CD (Emanem 4014). Also a duet with flautist Neil Metcalfe." Recordings from 1993-7, previously unissued. "When reviewing the previous CD, some commentators suggested that Smith's playing shows the influence of Derek Bailey and Hans Reichel. Smith did study with Bailey in the early 70s, but he soon became one of the improvising guitarists to sound the least like the older musician. On the other hand, Smith has heard virtually none of Reichel's playing. They both arrived on the scene in the early 1970s with their respective styles fairly well formed. If their playing does have something in common, it is probably due to their being influenced by much blues-based material. There are, however, major differences. For instance, Smith plays an unaltered Spanish guitar and does not use any Cagean preparations. He also rarely uses amplification. Smith is perhaps best known for the nearly twenty years he spent as a member of the Spontaneous Music Ensemble."
Artist:
CARTER/ALBRECHT MAURER, KENT
Title:
The Juilaguet Collection
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4033CD
"Carter (double bass) and Albrecht Maurer (violin) fit incredibly well together, even though they were born twenty years apart on opposite sides of the Atlantic. Two pieces are based on compositions by Mauer, and one on a composition by Carter. All the rest are free improvisations, but the musicians' rapport and sensibilities are so strong that it sounds as though these performances were fully prepared in advance. This collection is a very fine example of string music." -- Martin Davidson.
Artist:
COXHILL, LOL
Title:
Alone and Together
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4034CD
"Improvised soprano and sopranino saxophone solos of the usual high standard, plus duets with Steve Wishart (violin and hurdy gurdy) and Marcio Mattos (cello and electronics)." Previously unissued live recordings from 1991, '96 & '99.
Artist:
PARKER, EVAN
Title:
Foxes Fox
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4035CD
"Studio recordings with Steve Beresford (piano), John Edwards (double bass) and Louis Moholo (percussion). Extended quartet performances plus short duos and trios." Recorded 7/21/99.
Artist:
RUSSELL/MAARTEN ALTENA/TERRY DAY, JOHN
Title:
The Fairly Young Bean (1981)
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4036CD
"Acoustic guitar, cello or double bass, & percussion trio improvisations -- intended for release as the third CAW LP which never happened." Recorded 3/24/81.
Artist:
BERGER & EDWARD BLACKWELL, KARL
Title:
Just Play
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4037CD
"Hard-swinging vibraphone and percussion free jazz duets based on compositions by Berger and Don Cherry. In contrast to these largely metallic sounds, there are also two African sounding improvisations on two instruments made from wood -- a bala(fon) (African xylophone) and an osi-drum (slit drum). Reissue of Quark 9996 with an extra piece from the same concert. 61 minutes." Recorded in Albany, NY, 3/20/76.
Artist:
BERESFORD/COOMBES/SMITH/DAY
Title:
Three & Four Pullovers
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4038CD
"A trio concert by Steve Beresford (toys & electronics), Nigel Coombes (violin & electronics) & Roger Smith (guitar) described by Beresford as 'a cross between an SME tiny-elements-interlocking-thing and an AMM landscape.' Plus excerpts from a quartet concert 3 years later with Berersford also playing piano & euphonium, Coombes just on violin, Smith continuing on guitar and Terry Day on percussion, alto saxophone, cello and mandolin. Reissue of Quartz-Mirliton Cassette 12 with extra material from a later concert. 76 minutes." Recorded 1975-78.
Artist:
SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ORCHESTRA
Title:
Mouthpiece
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4039CD
"Outrageous sounds produced by a workshop orchestra directed by John Stevens -- an SME-type improvisation; instrumental & vocal drones; a mechanically rhythmic yet unpredictable piece; and an all-out improvisation featuring non-vocal mouth sounds, vocal sounds & instruments. The exact personnels of this ensemble music are not known (apart from the leader on cornet), so they are not given. 70 minutes -- previously unissued." A series of various recordings made in London during 1973.
Artist:
BIANCO/PAUL DUNMALL/SIMON PICARD, TONY
Title:
Utoma Trio
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4040CD
"Three high-energy, post-Coltrane improvisations featuring percussion and two tenor saxophones." "In the last years of his life, John Coltrane was using the drums as the predominant instrument in his performance, playing with two or more drummers at once or just dueting with a drummer. In the Utoma Trio I have the opportunity to explore this concept explored by John Coltrane." -- Tony Bianco
Artist:
HARADA CONDANCTION ENSEMBLE, MASASHI
Title:
Enter The Continent
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4041CD
"Eight and six piece Boston ensembles conducted by Harada's dancing. Participants are Greg Kelley (trumpet), Tucker Dulin and Christian Pincock (trombones), Eric Carlson (tuba), Bhob Rainey (soprano saxophone), Aleta Cole (violin), Dan Levin (cello), Mike Bullock (double bass), and Phil Tomasic (electric guitar)."
Artist:
LACY, STEVE
Title:
Hooky
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4042CD
"Virtually the whole of the 1976 Montreal solo concert -- one of his best -- including the complete Tao cycle and several other pieces, one of which ('Hooky') is not on any other record. Reissue of half of Quark LP 9998 with over 50 minutes of previously unissued material from the same concert."
Artist:
LOWE/EUGENE CHADBOURNE, FRANK
Title:
Don't Punk Out
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4043CD
"A unique set of tenor saxophone and guitar duets mainly based on original compositions, with a couple of free improvisations and some pieces by other musicians. Considered by some to be among the best work of both musicians. Solo additions feature three Lowe pieces performed on a collapsing guitar in 1979, and some saxophone recorded in 2000. Reissue of QED LP 995 with extra later material."
Artist:
RILEY TRIO, HOWARD
Title:
Synopsis
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4044CD
"Graphic scores interpreted by pianist Riley with Barry Guy on amplified basses and Tony Oxley on percussion and electronics. Perhaps the best recorded example of this exploratory trio that lasted for about six years. Reissue of Incus LP 13 with extra material from the same session."
Artist:
BUTCHER, JOHN
Title:
Fixations (14)
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4045CD
"Butcher's third solo album finds him playing 14 solos in various part of the world -- all in concert apart from two tracks in a renovated, disused railway station. Highly distinctive unaccompanied soprano and tenor saxophone improvisations."
Artist:
THOMAS, PAT
Title:
Nur
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4046CD
Solo piano, recorded live at Cheltenham & Gloucester College 12/10/99. "The whole of an improvised solo piano concert (without any electronics) finds Thomas exploring a wide gamut of recent piano styles in a very original and distinctive way."
Artist:
THE KRYONICS
Title:
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4047CD
An improvising string trio featuring Aleks Kolkowski (violin, viola, Stroh violin) and Jon Rose (violin, tenor violin, Stroh 'one-string fiddle', violinofón) and Matthias Bauer playing double bass. A Stroh violin comes with a megaphone horn instead of the normal sound box. "This gives the music a special overstrung tension, a dark unsettled feeling and a timbral quality that many composers would love to copyright."
Artist:
WESTON & CAROLINE KRAABEL, VERYAN
Title:
Five Shadows
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4048CD
"An improvising duo on tour visiting five places in England. Radical piano and alto saxophone duets."
Artist:
BUTCHER WITH DEREK BAILEY & RHODRI DAVIES, JOHN
Title:
Vortices & Angels
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4049CD
"Two very different duo concert performances both featuring saxophonist John Butcher: the first (38 minutes) at the Vortex with electric guitarist Derek Bailey; the second (25 minutes) in All Angels Church with harpist Rhodri Davies. 63 minutes -- previously unissued."
Artist:
QUATUOR ACCORDE
Title:
Angel Gate
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4050CD
"Superb acoustic string quartet improvisations recorded in the studio and in concert by Tony Wren (double bass), Phil Durrant (violin), Charlotte Hug (viola) & Mark Wastell (cello). Also contains three short bass solos. 78 minutes -- previously unissued."
Artist:
ISKRA 1903
Title:
Frankfurt 1991
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4051CD
"A very fine concert by the trio of Paul Rutherford (trombone), Philipp Wachsmann (violin & electronics) and Barry Guy (amplified double bass). The first set comprises a 33 minutes piece -- the second set includes one solo performance each. 74 minutes -- previously unissued."
Artist:
COXHILL, LOL
Title:
Digswell Duets
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4052CD
"The 39 minute duet with Simon Emmerson is an early example of interactive saxophone and electronics, wherein Emmerson modifies Coxhill's sound, and Coxhill reacts accordingly, etc. The 34 minute duet with pianist Veryan Weston is an early example of their very compatible duo, which is still going strong. Reissue of Random Radar RRR 005 with extra material from the same sessions. 73 minutes."
Artist:
SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE
Title:
Challenge
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4053CD
"The long overdue reissue -- the first since 1966 -- of the first SME LP reveals their free jazz roots with only hints of what was to come. Kenny Wheeler (flugelhorn), Paul Rutherford (trombone), Trevor Watts (alto sax), Bruce Cale (double bass) and John Stevens (drums) improvise on pieces by Rutherford, Stevens & Watts. (Jeff Clyne replaces Cale on a couple of tracks.) In addition there is a previously unissued performance from 1967 by Trevor Watts (piccolo & alto sax), Evan Parker (soprano sax), Chris Cambridge (double bass) and John Stevens (drums). Reissue of Eyemark EMPL 1002 with extra material."
Artist:
HOWARD RILEY TRIO
Title:
Overground
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4054CD
"Graphic scores interpreted by pianist Riley with Barry Guy on amplified bass and Tony Oxley on percussion and electronics. Recorded a year or two after
Synopsis
, these two sessions reveal further developments, ending up with all three musicians using electronics. As well as three trio performances, there is also a Riley/Oxley duet, and an overdubbed two-piano piece."
Artist:
PARKER, EVAN
Title:
The Ayes Have It
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4055CD
"Two performances by one-off groups, both featuring Evan Parker (saxophones) and Paul Rogers (double bass). There is a 1983 trio studio recording with percussionist Jamie Muir, and a 1991 quartet gig with percussionist Mark Sanders and visiting trombonist Wolter Wierbos. Both sessions are quite unlike anything else in the Parker canon."
Artist:
BURN ENSEMBLE, CHRIS
Title:
The Place 1991
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4056CD
"A concert performance by the eight-piece group, with Jim Denley (flutes), John Butcher (saxophones), Phil Durrant (violin), Stevie Wishart (violin & hurdy-gurdy), Marcio Mattos (cello), John Russell (guitar), Matt Hutchinson (synthesizer) and Chris Burn (piano & percussion). They interpret three scores by Burn, and one each by Butcher and Keith Rowe, as well as performing a free improvisation. Evan Parker is an added guest on one of the Burn pieces."
Artist:
HALLETT, SYLVIA
Title:
White Fog
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4057CD
"Three aspects of this remarkable musician's work: Wheelsongs is a 36 minute cycle featuring four original songs appearing within an improvised setting created solely with bowed bicycle wheel and digital delays. There is also a violin and voice improvisation (without any electronics), and a tape collage soundtrack made for a dance film."
Artist:
RUSSELL & ROGER TURNER, JOHN
Title:
The Second Sky
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4058CD
"A second helping of adventurous acoustic guitar & percussion improvisations by two of the finest musicians around (see also
Birthdays
EMANEM 4010). A remarkable range of sounds without any amplification or other electronics. Even though they played their first duo gig in 1978, they still keep coming up with incredibly fresh and inventive music."
Artist:
SMITH, IAN
Title:
Daybreak
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4059CD
"For his second CD as leader, Ian Smith has put together a group with a most unusual instrumentation. There is the brass trio of himself on flügelhorn and trumpet, Gail Brand on trombone, and Oren Marshall on tuba -- three younger improvisers who have already made quite an impression on the scene. Also present are Derek Bailey on amplified guitar, and Veryan Weston exclusively on chamber organ. Some of the14 improvisations are by the quintet, however most feature sub-groupings. A different take on the London improvising scene."
Artist:
MILO FINE FREE JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Title:
Koi/Klops
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4060CD
"Since the 1970s, this band (which, in spite of its name, is a free improvisation group) has proved that there's more to Minneapolis than the Museum of Questionable Medical Devices! Multi-instrument Milo Fine (who plays percussion, clarinets and piano among other things) is joined throughout the CD by long-term musical partner Steve Gnitka (who plays amplified guitar). Excerpts from three recent concerts are heard -- one featuring the duo,one a quartet with the addition of Jason Shapiro (piano & synthesizer) and Nathan Smith (double bass, guitar & bass clarinets), and one a trio with Scott Newell (tenor saxophone & voice) added."
Artist:
CARTER, KENT
Title:
Beauvais Cathedral
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4061CD
"The long-awaited reissue of Kent Carter's highly-acclaimed first solo album. As well as some solo cello and double bass improvisations, there are some collages in which he plays nearly all the parts himself courtesy of over-dubbing techniques. Carter had previously been heard with the groups of Paul Bley and Steve Lacy (among others), but such work did not prepare one for the unique music heard in this collection. Three previously unissued items (including a one-man string quartet) have been added to this CD."
Artist:
SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ORCHESTRA
Title:
Plus Equals
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4062CD
"This reissue features what is perhaps the pinnacle of John Stevens' attempts to make music with a large (21 strong) group made up of both experienced improvisers (including Evan Parker & Trevor Watts) and workshop musicians. This 40 minute piece starts off with just the 11 workshop musicians for a few minutes, then everyone joins in for a long mainly sustained section, before ending with an all-out improvisation. Also included is a previously unissued 20 minute piece performed a year earlier by a large group with unknown personnel."
Artist:
BURN/JOHN BUTCHER/RHODRI DAVIES/JOHN EDWARDS, CHRIS
Title:
The First Two Gigs
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4063CD
"An improvising quartet featuring four of the finest and most innovative musicians, who have extended the ranges of their respective instruments -- piano, saxophones, harp and double bass -- into new uncharted territories. As well as having exceptional techniques, they are all virtuoso listeners, so that these first two performances as a quartet sound as if they have being working together for years. 68 minutes, previously unissued."
Artist:
BERESFORD/PAT THOMAS/VERYAN WESTON, STEVE
Title:
3 Pianos
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4064CD
"Three grand pianists on three grand pianos. The presence of three good pianos at Gateway Studio allows one to hear three of the best improvising pianists working together. Most of the music is three-way improvisation, but there are also three short duos, and three pieces with restricting rules. 66 minutes, previously unissued."
Artist:
GJERSTAD/JOHN STEVENS/DEREK BAILEY, FRODE
Title:
Hello Goodbye
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4065CD
"A trio that just performed three gigs on three consecutive days -- the music on this CD coming from the third one. Stevens (percussion &mini-trumpet) had often worked with the other two in duos and larger groups,but this tour was the only time that guitarist Bailey and saxophonist Gjerstad worked together, and work together they do -- very well in fact. All the pieces are trio improvisations, but the three duos do appear from time to time. Stevens played a (borrowed) standard drum kit, but played it with all the sensibility of his small SME one. 73 minutes, previously unissued."
Artist:
ISKRA 1903
Title:
Buzz Soundtrack
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4066CD
"Paul Rutherford (trombone), Derek Bailey (guitar) & Barry Guy (double bass) performing a soundtrack for a film. Somewhat more restrained and gentle than their live performances (as heard on
Chapter One
), but still very fine music." Studio recordings from 1970/1, first release.
Artist:
WREN/LARRY STABBINS/HOWARD RILEY/MARK SANDERS, TONY
Title:
Four In The Afternoon
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4067CD
"A fine improvising quartet convened by the exceptional bass player Tony Wren, with the austere saxophonist Larry Stabbins appearing on record after a gap of too many years, pianist Howard Riley proving that he is still a master of free group playing, and drummer Mark Sanders showing why he is so much in demand." Recorded 7/11/2001.
Artist:
NICOLS/CAROLINE KRAABEL/CHARLOTTE HUG, MAGGIE
Title:
Transitions
Label:
EMANEM (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
EMANEM 4068CD
"A month after their amazing performance at the freedom of the city festival, this improvising trio returned to the Conway Hall to record some further distinctive music. Three strong individuals -- Nicols (voice), Kraabel (alto saxophone & voice) and Hug (viola) -- combine to make an exceptional trio. 56 minutes -- previously unissued."