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Joe McPhee: Voices: 10 Improvisations

Read "Voices: 10 Improvisations" reviewed by Lyn Horton

by Lyn Horton
May 18, 2008

Being able to speak a language well implies a command of its syntactical dimensions. A fearless approach to maximizing the expression of ideas within language signifies creativity. Common to both a command of language and creativity is the principle of voice, which distinguishes itself from all similar practice. In music, voice simply, unquestionably, identifies how the ...

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The Marvellous Aphorisms of Gavin Bryars: The Early Years

By Gavin Bryars

Label: Mode Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: The Squirrel and the Ricketty-Racketty Bridge; Pre-Mediaeval Metrics; Made in Hong Kong; 1, 2, 1-2-3-4.

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Gavin Bryars: The Marvellous Aphorisms of Gavin Bryars: The Early Years

Read "The Marvellous Aphorisms of Gavin Bryars: The Early Years" reviewed by Kurt Gottschalk

by Kurt Gottschalk
December 14, 2007

While Gavin Bryars is best known for his long-form compositions ("The Sinking of the Titanic, Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet), he also played a significant role in the early development of British free improv, playing bass in the trio Joseph Holbrooke with Derek Bailey and Tony Oxley. He left the trio, which was far from ...

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Extreme Guitar Project

By Marco Cappelli

Label: Mode Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: And So I Went to Pittsburgh; Bird Chant; Amygdala; Buzzing in My Head; Bright Moon Makes a Little Daytime: Hammertoes; Bright Moon Makes a Little Daytime: Poker Face Alters Conversation; Bright Moon Makes a Little Daytime: The Ass's Demise; Pi - Anode; Marked by a Hat; Uboingee Etuse #1; Iron Blue; Terra from: Metta Meditations.

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Marco Cappelli: Extreme Guitar Project

Read "Extreme Guitar Project" reviewed by Kurt Gottschalk

by Kurt Gottschalk
November 18, 2006

The talented Italian guitarist Marco Cappelli's love affair with New York City began with a trip in 2002, which led to him commissioning a series of compositions for solo guitar. That set of pieces--the “Extreme Guitar Project --is a remarkable collection, allowing at once a variety of vantages of the composers, the interpreter and the guitar. ...

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