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Evan Parker - Chicago Solo (1997) {Okkadisk OD12017 rec 1995}
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© 1997 Okkadisk | OD12017
Jazz / Free Jazz / Free Improvisation / Saxophone

Recorded in a Chicago studio and feeling as if it were a live concert, despite his many solo saxophone recordings, the Chicago Solo by Evan Parker is very special. For one thing, this is a completely tenor saxophone set; the trademark soprano is nowhere in evidence. For another, Parker seems very interested in the extended tones of the horn rather than in the fiery creation of microtonal knots of sound. On "Chicago Solo 3," he pulls his tone right from the bell, rolling out notes along the physical properties of the horn itself, exploring each vibration and sub-tone as a color and of its own territory, worthy of exploration and he follows them into the bell and back.

If it seems upon first listen that Evan Marks' snappy, fluid electric lines are vaguely reminiscent of Steve Laury's, the connection makes perfect sense; Marks subbed in Fattburger's guitar chair for a few years after Laury left the group. While select ballads on the Cleveland native's stellar debut ease through that band's familiar laid-back ideals, Marks seems more comfortable darting in new and daring directions as both composer and jam-happy player. Label connections work wonders, with Jeff Lorber's synth rack and Art Porter's funky delicacies punching up groove after funk-filled electronic groove. For example, "Racer X," with its burning blues rock bravura, is one of the most unpredictable genre tracks ever. Marks has the vision of an edgy contemporary instrumentalist, but there is also a healthy dose of jazz seasoning in his mix…

L'histoire d'une traque haletante, la rencontre avec un homme qui a voulu disparaître : deux récits complémentaires sur l'anonymat à l'ère numérique.
Combien d'entre nous sont tentés à l'idée d'abandonner la vie qu'ils mènent pour en démarrer une autre ? Prisonniers de leur passé, accablés par le quotidien ou simplement prêts à tout plaquer pour connaître l'aventure. …

Pianist and composer Antonio Farao has a wealth of experience in jazz, beginning as a youngster in his native Italy and developing through a career that extends over 30 years. Evan, dedicated to his young son, is Farao's twelfth album as leader. The seven originals and two covers are credited to Antonio Farao American Quartet. The band's title reflects the fact that the recording took place in the USA and gives an indication of Farao's musical compatriots—bassist Ira Coleman, saxophonist Joe Lovano and drummer Jack DeJohnette.

Paul Bley, Evan Parker, Barre Phillips - Sankt Gerold Variations (2000) {ECM 1609}
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© 2000 ECM Records | ECM 1609
Jazz / Avant-Garde Jazz / Microtonal / Piano

ECM brought this trio of innovative free jazz veterans together for the first time to make the critically-acclaimed "Time Will Tell" album in 1994 - since then, it has become a popular institution on the touring circuit. "Sankt Gerold" is a live album, taped at the Austrian mountain monastery that has been the site of many distinguished ECM recordings, and it roves through many different moods. Parker and Phillips goad Bley toward some of his most abstract and experimental playing, yet they also respond to his more lyrical improvisational impulses. All three musicians are changed by the context. This is free music making at its purest.

Diving deep with hypnotic rhythms, sub-aquatic bass pulsations and reverberant melodies. Evan Marc explores varying states of non-waking life on this full-length outing. His sensitive approach to sound design is woven perfectly with atmospheric guitar tones supplied by System 7's Steve Hillage, crafting a unique and cinematic take on the dub techno paradigm. Adding an organic and otherworldly current to the journey with his signature underwater guitar tones, Steve's contribution helps to create an ambient techno submersible for deep dreaming. Continuously mixed, this album is limited to 777 copies, printed with soy inks on recycled paper, sewn closed, sealed in wax, and signed and numbered.