C-Section
(Pan - PAN9) LP $18.00
Pan’s vinyl edition of the CD (Second Layer 2010) contains all the final mixes and edits of the sessions by the British free jazz phenomenon and L.A.’s no-nonsense electronic and tape noise artist. The duo’s real-time, evolving improvisations are intended for maximum volume and have been mastered accordingly. C-Section finds density in scarcity — deep, glacial muck bubbles emerge beneath Parker's inhuman circular breathing, only to plunge into an incessant clatter of industrial landscape. Edition of 330, 140g black-and-white LP jacket in a two-tone silkscreened PVC sleeve with interweaving geometric designs. Artwork by Kathryn Politis and Bill Kouligas.
GREG GOODMAN / HENRY KAISER / TOSHINORI KONDO / EVAN PARKER / ROVA SAXOPHONE QUARTET
Metalanguage Festival Of Improvised Music Vol 1: The Social Set
(Metalanguage) Used LP $32.00
Legendary free improv from 1981 with Voigt on soprano and alto, Raskin on baritone and alto, Kaiser on electric guitar, Goodman of percussion and piano, Ackley on soprano, Ochs on tenor and sopranino, Parker on tenor and soprano, Kondo on trumpet. Sealed
TEPPO HAUTA-AHO / EVAN PARKER / PHIL WACHSMANN
The Needles
(Leo) Used 2xCD $12.00
One disc showcasing a 2000 live performance in Finland by violinist Wachsmann, saxophonist Parker and bassist Teppo Hauta-Aho (the trio’s first time together), one disc recorded a year later in the studio.
Two Rags
(Potlatch - 12.00) Used CD $12.00
Rowe’s use of almost ambient noise and circulating guitar loops lay out a calmness,” notes All Music Guide, “And Parker acts accordingly, playing free but without disturbing the soul. Bits of gray noise float in…, a radio searches for a station, all the while Parker (on tenor throughout) keeps the peace. It is easy to be lulled into this music, but don’t mistake their … pacific nature for anything less than complex improvisations. In the relative quiet there is fury.” From 2000