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Emanem CDs 2001

JOHN BUTCHER "Fixations (14)" (1997-2000) EMANEM 4045
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. 67 minutes.

PAT THOMAS "Nur" (1999) EMANEM 4046
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. 64 minutes.

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THE KRYONICS (2000) EMANEM 4047
An improvising string trio featuring ALEKS KOLKOWSKI and JON ROSE playing violins and various horned fiddles, and MATTHAIS BAUER playing double bass. 57 minutes.

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VERYAN WESTON & CAROLINE KRAABEL "Five Shadows" (1999-2000) EMANEM 4048
An improvising duo on tour visiting five places in England. Weston's thoughtful yet emotional piano combined with Kraabel's remarkable rapid alternation between alto saxophone and voice, result in some radical duets. 67 minutes.

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JOHN BUTCHER with DEREK BAILEY & RHODRI DAVIES "Vortices & Angels" (2000) EMANEM 4049
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.

QUATUOR ACCORDE "Angel Gate" (1998-2000) EMANEM 4050
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. Also contains three short bass solos. 78 minutes.

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ISKRA 1903 "Frankfurt 1991" EMANEM 4051
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.

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LOL COXHILL "Digswell Duets" (1978) EMANEM 4052
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 was still going strong when Coxhill´s death brought the music to an end. Reissue of Random Radar RRR 005 with extra material from the same sessions. 73 minutes.

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SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE "Challenge" (1966-7) EMANEM 4053
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. 67 minutes.

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HOWARD RILEY TRIO "Overground" (1974-5) EMANEM 4054
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. 68 minutes - previously unissued.

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EVAN PARKER "The Ayes Have It" (1983 & 1991) EMANEM 4055
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. 68 minutes - previously unissued.

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CHRIS BURN ENSEMBLE "The Place 1991" EMANEM 4056
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. 72 minutes - previously unissued.

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SYLVIA HALLETT "White Fog" (1998-2001) EMANEM 4057
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. 64 minutes.

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JOHN RUSSELL & ROGER TURNER "The Second Sky" (2001) EMANEM 4058
A second helping of adventurous acoustic guitar & percussion improvisations by two of the finest musicians around (see also "Birthdays"). 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. 69 minutes.

IAN SMITH "Daybreak " (2000) EMANEM 4059
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 the 14 improvisations are by the quintet, however most feature sub-groupings. A different take on the London improvising scene. 70 minutes.

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MILO FINE FREE JAZZ ENSEMBLE "Koi/Klops" (2000-1) EMANEM 4060
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-instrumentalist 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. 77 minutes.

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KENT CARTER "Beauvais Cathedral" (1974-5) EMANEM 4061
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. Reissue of Emanem LP 3306 with extra material. 74 minutes.

SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ORCHESTRA "Plus Equals" (1974-5) EMANEM 4062
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. Reissue of A LP 003 with extra material. 61 minutes.

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CHRIS BURN / JOHN BUTCHER / RHODRI DAVIES / JOHN EDWARDS "The First Two Gigs " (2000) EMANEM 4063
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.

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STEVE BERESFORD / PAT THOMAS / VERYAN WESTON "3 Pianos" (2001) EMANEM 4064
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.

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FRODE GJERSTAD / JOHN STEVENS / DEREK BAILEY "Hello Goodbye" (1992) EMANEM 4065
A trio that performed only 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.

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