Jazz Articles about Alterations

Alterations: Voila! Enough

by Jay Collins
October 9, 2003

Alterations was a collective of four British improvisers, Steve Beresford, David Toop, Terry Day and Peter Cusack, sparked by the unpredictability of free improvisation and the mixture of seemingly incongruous elements. Formed in 1977 by Cusack, the group reveled in an aura of “productive friction,” with their interactions being both collective and combative. They thrived on unpredictability and a tension that produced three records. Voila Enough!, then, a collection of previously unreleased performances of the group from 1979-1981, is a ...