tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357696082833015704.post2666370223370877984..comments2024-03-27T22:22:06.465+01:00Comments on inconstant sol: Anthony Braxton and Evan Parker in duetNickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06541622427963452170noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357696082833015704.post-30335564539349036082016-09-29T10:48:31.979+02:002016-09-29T10:48:31.979+02:00Thanks for sharing your recollections here. I once...Thanks for sharing your recollections here. I once watched Parker doing his circular breathing at a concert I attended. We were sitting at a table quiet close to the players. He looked over at us and said "watch me now." After he had finished, he again looked at us and said "good?".<br /><br />I don't think the solo parts were recorded or if they were, I haven't found them.kinabaluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12211840256387413715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357696082833015704.post-80685273664984421862016-09-28T19:49:42.527+02:002016-09-28T19:49:42.527+02:00Thank you, thank you, thank you! Just listened to ...Thank you, thank you, thank you! Just listened to this last night. Fabulous.<br />As far as my recollections go, I think I was way off. Unless this isn't the gig I attended. But I'm pretty sure it was, and I cannot find any evidence of the two of them playing there together on any other occasion.<br />I'm not a jazz buff. In fact I wouldn't be offended if someone described me as a jazz tourist. I have a few albums by most of the major figures, but that's about it. I went to this show because a friend I was working with at the time mentioned it at the end of the work day and I thought "Hell, why not?". We worked in Chelsea and stopped off at a bar on the way there. So I was probably a little drunk by the time we got to the hall. Which reminded me of a village hall (but in a real village, not Greenwich Village!). I paid on the door. Maybe 10 bucks, maybe not even. The hall was full of folding chairs.<br />The way I remember it, Parker came on first and played solo for about 15-20 minutes, then Braxton came on solo for about the same. Then they played together. I think all the sound files are duets, so there might be sthe solo stuff missing. Unless my memory is shot.<br />I picked up on the circular-breathing thing straight away. Parker was scorching. Just a constant, unstoppable stream of notes. I realized I never saw him pause to take a breath. It just went on and on. Incredible. I was totally captivated.<br />One thing I noticed listening now is the music sounds very 'lyrical', almost pretty. I've been listening to a lot of Braxton recently (which is how I found this blog). It is very beautiful music. 22 years ago, I got off on the uncompromising extreme-ness of it all. Today, it sounds almost romantic. I guess the world has changed. I think the reason I've been listening to so much free jazz is to block out the US elections! Anthony Braxton seems a great example of the best this country can produce (I'm from the UK originally). Donald Trump seems like the absolute worst.<br />Thanks again for reupping this. RobWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17935906923880558641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357696082833015704.post-50020401108115294462016-09-27T23:10:59.028+02:002016-09-27T23:10:59.028+02:00Certainly!
Adrive
It would be great if you could...Certainly!<br /><br /><a href="https://www.adrive.com/public/4F5Wcv/BP94.zip" rel="nofollow">Adrive</a><br /><br />It would be great if you could spend a few words here on hearing it again 20+ years later!kinabaluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12211840256387413715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357696082833015704.post-68167779577465439982016-09-27T03:32:05.212+02:002016-09-27T03:32:05.212+02:00Can you please post this again? Both the links are...Can you please post this again? Both the links are down. I was at this gig (so long ago!) and remember it as being fantastic, but I'd sure like to hear it again.<br />I'd be very grateful! Thanks!!RobWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17935906923880558641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357696082833015704.post-55586874763402368102009-06-14T09:43:00.873+02:002009-06-14T09:43:00.873+02:00Seems like both those guys were at the very height...Seems like both those guys were at the very height of their creative powers in the mid-90s, even if----if!----it was a time of refinement and personal boundary-pushing for both of them. Thx kinabalu!graspreleasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028883826393523427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357696082833015704.post-3709417798998748722009-06-12T07:22:19.743+02:002009-06-12T07:22:19.743+02:00Thanks a lot kinabalu
GBMLThanks a lot kinabalu<br />GBMLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357696082833015704.post-91348657310859311872009-06-06T22:22:14.777+02:002009-06-06T22:22:14.777+02:00Thank you to Kinabalu for sharing this great duo.
...Thank you to Kinabalu for sharing this great duo.<br /><br />It sounds terrific!<br /><br />best, Kike.kikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09652642265825736215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357696082833015704.post-89585302264126376432009-06-06T05:54:24.285+02:002009-06-06T05:54:24.285+02:00Great stuff -- they do work together really well. ...Great stuff -- they do work together really well. It reminds me of the trio album with Paul Rutherford, which has a lot of melodic interplay -- this one and the duo on Leo Records both seem to be available for download from Lulu.com, pretty cheap.matt wnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357696082833015704.post-8674405057557495392009-06-05T21:14:25.853+02:002009-06-05T21:14:25.853+02:00thank you very much, it is great to have them both...thank you very much, it is great to have them both, as always.Volkan Terziogluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743989748363320907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357696082833015704.post-70748258428591514512009-06-05T17:34:27.354+02:002009-06-05T17:34:27.354+02:00a am awe struck.a am awe struck.8mmbolexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00983927943188524595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357696082833015704.post-31201416735063123172009-06-05T14:27:22.482+02:002009-06-05T14:27:22.482+02:00or
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