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Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra featuring Marilyn Crispell and Evan Parker: Parallel Moments Unbroken
Given some of the seemingly apocalyptic sounding moments in the piece, there is clearly a sense of honesty about these various relationships with music and musicians, and the methods employed by MacDonald express these beautifully and unambiguously. Despite the duplication of tracks, there is enough freedom for each of the performers to allow these pieces to develop in different directions, demonstrating how relationships are never static, and as such the listener is not left feeling that they are simply listening to two takes of the same piece.
Overall, MacDonald's concept, Crispell and Parker's individual performances, and the orchestra's extraordinary cohesiveness, despite the loose framework (the effective use of graphic scores being an extremely dark art) all make for a genuinely compelling listen, something which cannot always be said of free jazz. Add to this a superb quality recording and Parallel Moments Unbroken is an essential purchase for fans of free and avant-garde improvised music.
Track Listing
Parallel Signs (e); Parallel Signs (f); Interlude; Parallel Loops; Parallel Melbourne; Parallel Moments; Parallel Songs; Parallel Signs (a); Parallel Signs (b); Parallel Signs (c); Parallel Signs (d); Parallel Signs (e); Parallel Signs (f); Interlude; Parallel Loops; Parallel Melbourne; Parallel Moments; Parallel Songs
Personnel
Raymond MacDonald
saxophoneMarilyn Crispell: Featuring, Piano; Evan Parker: Featuring, Saxophone; Ernesto Coro: Alto Saxophone; Peter Nicholson: Cello; Una MacGlone: Double Bass; Armin Sturm: Double Bass; Rick Bamford: Drums, Percussion; Stuart Brown: Drums, Percussion; Jim McEwan: Electric Piano [Rhodes Piano], Electronics; Adam Linson: Electronics; Emma Roche: Flute; Liene Rozite: Flute; George Burt: Guitar; Neil Davidson: Guitar; Catriona McKay: Harp; Gerry Rossi: Keyboards, Electronics; Gino Robair: Percussion; Raymond MacDonald: Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone; Sue McKenzie: Soprano Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone; Graeme Wilson: Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone; Chris Barclay: Trombone; Sarah Gail Brand: Trombone; Nicole McNeilly: Trombone; Corey Mwamba: Vibraphone; Nikki Moran: Viola; Cliona Cassidy: Voice; Maggie Nicols: Voice; Robert Henderson: Trumpet; Atzi Muramatsu: Cello; Jer Reid: Guitar; Kyalo Searle-Mbullu: Guitar;
Album information
Title: Parallel Moments Unbroken | Year Released: 2018 | Record Label: FMR Records
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