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John Butcher with Derek Bailey and Rhodri Davies: Vortices and Angels
by Glenn Astarita
This newly released set is apportioned into two sections: The first two pieces feature legendary British free-improviser, guitarist Derek Bailey performing with compatriot, saxophonist John Butcher, live at the “Vortex” club in London, whereas Butcher and harpist, Rhodri Davies execute three duet pieces at a London church. Basically, these recordings provide the listener with stark contrasting ...
John Butcher with Derek Bailey & Rhodri Davies: Vortices & Angels
by AAJ Staff
Vortices & Angels offers two separate London duos featuring saxophonist John Butcher, and the title of this disc could not be more apt for the music contained within. The “Vortices" part (two pieces; 38 minutes) documents Butcher's performance with iconic free improv guitarist Derek Bailey at the Vortex, a jazz club in north London. This pair ...
John Butcher - Xavier Charles - Axel Dorner: The Contest of Pleasures
by Glenn Astarita
Recorded live at the “Jazz a’ Mulhouse Festival”, The Contest of Pleasures is a subtly dynamic improvising extravaganza brought to us by three forward thinking European horn men; saxophonist John Butcher, clarinetist Xavier Charles and trumpeter Axel Dorner. With this newly issued outing, the musicians’ explore abstruse regions of sound amid odd voicings, high-pitched harmonies, intricate ...
John Butcher: Fixations (14) - Solo Saxophone 1997-2000
by AAJ Staff
Though saxophonist John Butcher is not short on instrumental prowess, his primary assets lie in the realm of ideas. On Fixations, Butcher has rejected conventional jazz thinking (swing, melodicism, harmonic cycles) in favor of creating his own personal language of improvisation. As Butcher puts it in the liner notes, “...improvisation can only make sense when it ...
Music on Seven Ocassions
By John Butcher
Label: Meniscus
Released: 2000
Track listing: Phlogiston/ Caloric/ Late Impromptu/ 1st Singularity/ 2nd Singularity/ Routemasters/ Sea They Think They Hear/ Gil Thread Dream/ Anomalies In The Customs of the Day/ The Step Sequence/ The Late Approach/ The Interior Design/ The Only Way Out/ 3rd Singularity/ 4th Singularity/ Cold That Bites/ Shadow Play/ Clackchat.
Recorded: 6/22/97, Oakland, CA (1, 2); 7/28/97, Kingston, UK (3); 11/23/97, London, UK (4, 5); 2/7/98, London, UK (6, 7, 8, 14, 15); 2/18/96, London, UK (9); 6/30/97, Chicago, IL (10, 11, 12, 13); 7/1/97, Evanston, IL (16, 17, 18).
Meniscus recordings are available directly through North Country Distributors (http://www.cadencebuilding.com)
Anomalies In The Customs Of The Day: Music On Seven Occasions
By John Butcher
Label: Challenge Jazz
Released: 2000
John Butcher/Phil Durrant: Requests And Antisongs
by Glenn Astarita
Requests And Antisongs represents a series of pieces performed by two prominent masters of the British improv scene, saxophonist John Butcher and violinist, electronics expert Phil Durrant. Yet here, Durrant often counters or parallels Butcher’s fragmented themes and lines by solely utilizing – live electronics and modular feedback. With the opener, “Sheet Bends”, the listener should ...
John Butcher: Music on Seven Ocassions
by Derek Taylor
John Butcher is an established improviser in the European creative music milieu. His exceptional approach to reed playing has been chronicled on numerous recordings, but until recently the majority of these releases have been limited to European circulation or as expensively priced imports. His new disc on Meniscus offers a two-fold benefit for listeners unfamiliar with ...
