Evan Blaker

LSO, Sir Simon Rattle - Turnage Remembering - In Memoriam Evan Scofield (2017) {B&W Society of Sound no. 81 Digital Download 16-44.1}
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© 2017 LSO / B&W Society of Sound | LSO86 / SoS no. 81
Classical / Modern Classical

Remembering, written in memory of Evan Scofield, is Mark-Anthony Turnage’s response to the young man’s premature death from cancer in 2013, at the age of 26. Turnage knew Evan as the son of family friends, the jazz guitarist John Scofield and his wife Susan, and the sister of Jeannie, the partner of Ursula. A boy whose quirky but deep rooted enthusiasms – for cinema, axes, hyacinths, friends – reflected a readiness to take on life in all its fullness, a young man whose ways of seeing seemed so good, so full of promise and possibility. Such early deaths strike us less like personal tragedies and more like cosmic catastrophes. What kind of a world is it that allows such things to happen?

To my knowledge this is the first time Evan Parker has recorded with a vocalist (both musicians appeared on a 1993 Leo double-CD, Synergetics / Phonomanie III, but performed together only briefly, and not in a duet setting)...

Evan Parker Trio & Peter Brotzmann Trio - The Bishop's Move (2004) {VICTO} (ft. Alexander von Schlippenbach)
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© 2004 VICTO / SRC | CD 093
Jazz / Avant-Garde Jazz / Free Jazz / Saxophone

A happening. Not that these two heavyweight reedsmen had never shared a stage, but this was going to be a face-off, a clash between two of the hardest-working free improv trios on the circuit. On the left side of the stage: Evan Parker, with drummer Paul Lytton and pianist Alex von Schlippenbach, the latter filling in for bassist Barry Guy. On the right side: Peter Brötzmann and his trusty rhythm section, bassist William Parker and drummer Hamid Drake. These are two highly experienced and gifted trios, with different approaches (complementary ones, some will say).

Evan Parker - Time Lapse (2006) {Tzadik Composer Series}
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© 2006 Tzadik | Composer Series | TZ 8026
Jazz / Classical / Avant-Garde Jazz / Chamber Music

Evan Parker has practically single handedly redefined the language of the saxophone. A profound influence on several generations of musicians, his impact on modern saxophone technique is staggering. His newest project takes his visionary music to a new level through the world of overdubbing and electronics. Time Lapse is one of Evan’s greatest achievements. Eleven compositions by one of the most important and radical improvisers in the world. Essential.