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Olaf Rupp / Marino Pliakas / Michael Wertmuller: Too Much Is Not Enough
by Nic Jones
This guitar, bass and drums trio has clearly moved beyond the power trip that such a line-up might imply. In doing so they have entered what, on the basis of this release, is a kind of nihilistic phase in which the power stems from collective endeavor, as opposed to any conventionally virtuosic approach. This isn't necessarily ...
Stefan Keune / Hans Schneider / Achim Kramer: No Comment
by Nic Jones
Improvised music is rife with precedents in these early years of the twenty-first century, both on record and otherwise. The one for the trio of saxophone, bass and drums was set under the leadership of Sonny Rollins over half a century ago and since then the line-up has been amply documented on record. Set against those ...
Alexander von Schlippenbach: Piano Solo '77
by Nic Jones
Pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach hasn't so much refined his art over the course of his decades-long career as he has redefined his musical personality according to the demands of the setting he's working in and the musical company he's keeping. While that suggests adaptability, that tendency is tempered by the simultaneous singularity of his musical personality. ...
Peter Kowald: Open Secrets
by Nic Jones
Debate might rage over the suitability of any given instrument to solo performance, but Peter Kowald's Open Secrets presents the sound of a formidable technician without letting that dubious asset get in the way of musical expression. The results are compelling. Calling Kowald a stalwart of the free music community is both helpful and inadequate. He ...
Cecil Taylor: CT: The Dance Project
by Marc Medwin
Since the late-'80s, the pioneering imprint FMP has released more of pianist Cecil Taylor's work than any other company, including the mammoth box set documenting his month-long 1988 residency in Berlin. CT: The Dance Project, recorded two years later, documents a performance of which this music was only one component. Bert Noglik's accompanying notes afford reminiscences ...
Olaf Rupp: Whiteout
by Nic Jones
The more time passes, the more it becomes apparent that the electric guitar is an instrument with characteristics inherently valuable when it comes to solo free improvisation. Olaf Rupp's sound world is every bit as singular as that of both Derek Bailey and Hans Reichel, and his musical personality is every fathom as deep. His predilection ...
Cecil Taylor / William Parker / Masashi Harada: CT: The Dance Project
by Nic Jones
Well informed readers of this website will know that any piano-bass-drums trio involving Cecil Taylor is not going to consist of “correct" virtuosity applied to the maximum in pursuit of sophisticated cocktail lounge music. It doesn't happen here, but what does is a moment caught in time, representing three empathetic individuals in pursuit of the music ...
Cecil Taylor / William Parker / Masashi Harada: CT: The Dance Project
by Henry Smith
Cecil Taylor's involvement in the dance world might be little known to most fans of the prominent pianist. Yet Taylor honed some of his talents by accompanying ballet rehearsals at a young age, and has continued the practice through his work with such dance luminaries as Dianne McIntyre and Mikhail Baryshnikov. With renowned bassist William Parker ...
Alexander von Schlippenbach: Piano Solo '77
by Henry Smith
Pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach has been a mainstay of the European free jazz scene for nearly as long as it has existed, playing with Gunther Hampel and Manfred Schoof in the mid-'60s while forming the still active Globe Unity Orchestra in 1966. His trio with Paul Lovens and Evan Parker has been active since the early ...
Piano Solo '77
By Alexander von Schlippenbach
Label: FMP Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: Brooks; The Onliest - The Loneliest 1; Lhotse; The Onliest - The Loneliest 2.
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