John
Fisher, Theo Jörgensmann, Lester Bowie,
Alvin Curran, Giancarlo Schiaffini, Melvin Poore,
Evan Parker, Lol Coxhill, Martin Joseph,
Eugenio Colombo, Tony Oxley, Andrea Centazzo
This is a compilation of music performed
with some of the groups I was collaborating from the ICTUS beginning to
the end. Actually here you'll hear the very first group, a quartet
with Evan Parker, Eugenio Colombo and Marting Joseph, recorded in
Pistoia in 1977 and the last one the combo with John Fisher, Theo
Jorgesmann, Melvin Poore recorded at the Breghenz Jazz Festival in
Austria...Evan Parker came for a workshop and some duo concerts and
while there, Martin and Eugenio joined in for this one night
performance...
The last track on this compilation is a very
special one: the sextet that you can hear here (Bowie, Curran, Schiaffini,
Parker, Oxley, Centazzo) was part of an orchestral project held in Modena
in 1976 where many musicians were performing in different combination from
duos to full big band. I casually found this cassette (yes, a cassette!!!)
and after a careful digitally re-mastering I decided to include it in the
compilation even if the sound is not the best possible... (Andrea
Centazzo)
Review:In some ways, the instant recording is a good finale, bringing together
a diverse collection of takes selected by Centazzo, and offering a
glimpse at the dazzling, sometimes dizzying array of talent that the
Italian percussionist attracted throughout the collection...
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