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Gary Windo: Deep Water

Read "Deep Water" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


Celebrated British saxophonist Gary Windo had an imposing musical presence as his untimely passing in 1992 left a huge void on the international jazz and rock scenes. He could seemingly gash titanium into shards via his colossal sound, linked with shimmering vibrato phrasings and serrated lines. During the 70s he was very much in- demand and a key collaborator with storied 1970s Brit jazz icons such as jazz artist Graham Bond, progressive rock luminary Robert Wyatt and was a member ...

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Pam and Gary Windo: Avant Gardeners

Read "Avant Gardeners" reviewed by Donald Elfman


One second into this collection of '70s performances--one of a small slew of Windo compilation discs released over the past decade--and there's absolutely no question about the kind of terrain these adventurers would be negotiating. Or perhaps to be more accurate, there's every question that this kind of freedom continues to ask.Both Windos--pianist Pam and reedman Gary, who passed away in 1992--were from Brighton in the UK and were part of the explosion of free-form energy that occurred ...

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Gary Windo: Anglo American

Read "Anglo American" reviewed by Andrey Henkin


Sometimes musicians are more famous for their associations. Gary Windo, a late Brit hornman from a period with no end of visionary English saxophonists, may be a strangely familiar name. Check your LP stacks: have anything by the Brotherhood of Breath (BOB)? Ray Russell or Robert Wyatt? Hugh Hopper or Carla Bley? Maybe even NRBQ? If so, then Windo's piercing, oft-agonizing wails have burrowed their way into your subconscious at some point. Anglo American , referring to ...


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