Emanem CDs 2002

ISKRA 1903 "Buzz Soundtrack" (1970-1) EMANEM 4066
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 EMANEM 4301), but still very fine music. 79 minutes - previously unissued (except on film).

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TONY WREN / LARRY STABBINS / HOWARD RILEY / MARK SANDERS "Four in the Afternoon" (2001) EMANEM 4067
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. 75 minutes.

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MAGGIE NICOLS / CAROLINE KRAABEL / CHARLOTTE HUG "Transitions" (2001) EMANEM 4068
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.

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TREVOR WATTS & VERYAN WESTON "6 Dialogues" (2001) EMANEM 4069
Watts' first free improvisation record in around 25 years finds him playing soprano & alto saxophones with Weston on piano. Six superlative unedited duets recorded at Gateway Studio. 61 minutes.

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BARRY GUY / HOWARD RILEY / PHILIPP WACHSMANN "Improvisations are Forever Now" (1977-9) EMANEM 4070
Two excellent studio sessions by the unusual trio of double bass, piano & violin (plus some electronics) that was a regular group in the late 1970s. Reissue of Vinyl VS 113 with extra material. 67 minutes.

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JOHN RUSSELL "From Next to Last" (2001-2) EMANEM 4071
For his second solo album - the first was recorded in 1978 - Russell concentrates exclusively on acoustic guitar improvisations. Recorded both in private and in concert. 71 minutes.

PAUL RUTHERFORD "Trombolenium" (1986-1995) EMANEM 4072
A collection of adventurous trombone solos recorded over nine years in four different spaces - two club rooms (one very dry), an Italian jazz festival, and a very resonant church. 76 minutes - previously unissued.

ROGER SMITH "Green Wood" (2002) EMANEM 4073
Another superb collection of digital home recordings of solo acoustic guitar by this woefully neglected master. 76 minutes.

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LOL COXHILL & VERYAN WESTON "Worms Organising Archdukes" (2000-1) EMANEM 4074
Extended concert recordings from Rotterdam and Brussels provide a contrast to their equally fine previous soprano saxophone & piano duo CD BOUNDLESS. There is also a short track on which Weston switches to chamber organ. 79 minutes.

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LINES "in Australia" (2000) EMANEM 4075
MARTIN BLUME (percussion), JIM DENLEY (flutes & alto saxophone), AXEL DÖRNER (trumpet), MARCIO MATTOS (cello & electronics), PHILIPP WACHSMANN (violin & electronics). Their second CD finds this excellent quintet absorbing some of the differences of the other side of the world. 56 minutes.

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PAUL LOVENS / PAUL HUBWEBER / JOHN EDWARDS "PaPaJo" (2002) EMANEM 4076
Recorded in Bremen, this is the whole of the sixth concert of a six day, six concert tour. A very egalitarian example of trio improvising by Hubweber on trombone, Edwards on double bass, and Lovens on percussion & saw. 74 minutes.

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MIKE ADCOCK & CLIVE BELL "Sleep it off" (1999-2001) EMANEM 4077
12 succinct improvisations by Adcock on prepared piano, accordion, harmonica, Indian harmonium, Tunisian reed pipe, sansa, bird warbler & stones, and Bell on shakuhachi, Akha khene, Thai khene, pi saw, harmonica, stereo goathorns & bird call. 56 minutes.

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PAUL ROGERS "Listen" (1989 & 1999) EMANEM 4078
The whole of Rogers' sensational double bass solo set at the 1999 Le Mans festival, plus an equally fine 19-minute performance recorded 10 years earlier in a London pub. 67 minutes - previously unissued.

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LUNGE "Strong Language" (2000/2) EMANEM 4079
The second release by the improvising quartet comprising GAIL BRAND (trombone), PHIL DURRANT (electronics and acoustic violin), PAT THOMAS (electronics and acoustic piano) and MARK SANDERS (percussion). The whole of their superb 2002 Amsterdam Bimhuis concert is included, augmented by two studio tracks from 2000. 61 minutes.

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CHRIS BURN ENSEMBLE "Horizontals White" (2001) EMANEM 4080
The whole of two totally improvised performances from London's Red Rose and Conway Hall with CHRIS BURN (piano & percussion), JOHN BUTCHER (soprano & tenor saxophones), MARK WASTELL (cello), JOHN RUSSELL (guitar) and MATT HUTCHINSON (synthesizer & electronics), plus RHODRI DAVIES (harp) at the Red Rose. A smaller Ensemble than on their three previous CDs, but sounding larger at times. 58 minutes.

ROLAND RAMANAN "Shaken" (2001-2) EMANEM 4081
Trumpeter Ramanan (who doubles on wooden flutes) has been quietly enriching the London scene for some 15 years now. For the first CD under his leadership, he presents his imaginative current quartet which spans the ground between Free Improvisation and Free Jazz. With MARCIO MATTOS (cello & electronics), SIMON H FELL (double bass) and MARK SANDERS (percussion). 72 minutes.

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PAUL RUTHERFORD "Chicago 2002" EMANEM 4082
Rutherford's appearance at the Empty Bottle Festival was his first visit to America apart from two previous tours in orchestras. His 31 minute trombone solo shows him still to be at the top of his game. The following day he was asked to organise a septet with JEB BISHOP (trombone), LOL COXHILL (soprano saxophone), MATS GUSTAFSSON (tenor saxophone), FRED LONBERG-HOLM (cello & electronics), KENT KESSLER (double bass) and KJELL NORDESON (percussion). They performed a concerto featuring Coxhill and a free improvisation. 77 minutes.

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ROGER SMITH "Spanish Guitar" (1980/92/97) EMANEM 4083
The long awaited reissue of Smith's 1980 LP which finds his distinctive acoustic guitar improvising fully formed. Also included are some previously unissued solos from the 1990s recorded at three very different gigs. Reissue of LMC 1 with extra material. 69 minutes.

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