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Evan Parker: Monoceros
On Monoceros, Parker explores a wide range of soprano saxophone work, though most of it is hardly recognizable as such: squeaking, squawking, and birdlike noises persist throughout. The first piece on the record spans a long 21 minutes of essentially uninterrupted solo saxophone, facilitated by Parker's exceptional technical command of the instrument: circular breathing, triple-tonguing, false fingering, etc. The guiding principle of this music, as realized by Parker, was to use technical prowess to remove the barriers between the sounds in his head and the sounds coming from his horn. Generations of saxophone players who followed in Parker's footsteps owe a huge debt to his innovations on the instrument. Indeed, none of Monoceros is easy listening: Parker seems driven to play as freely and outspokenly as possible.
Track Listing
Monoceros 1; Monoceros 2; Monoceros 3; Monoceros 4.
Personnel
Evan Parker
saxophone, sopranoEvan Parker, soprano saxophone.
Album information
Title: Monoceros | Year Released: 1999 | Record Label: Chronoscope
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Instrument: Saxophone, soprano
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