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Iskra 1903: South on the Northern

by John Eyles
Paul Rutherford's trio Iskra 1903 existed in two different editions, both including Rutherford on trombone and Barry Guy on bass. The first (in existence from 1970 to 1974) added Derek Bailey on guitar, the second (from 1977 to 1995) Philipp Wachsmann on violin. Thanks largely to the efforts of Emanem (with a contribution from Guy's own ...
One Four and Two Twos
Label: Emanem
Released: 2013
Track listing:
01. 1,4,4; 02. 2,4,4; 03. 3,4,4; 04. 4,4,4; 05. 5,4,4; 06. 1,3,2; 07. 2,3,2; 08. 3,3,2; 09. 1,2,2; 10. 2,2,2.
Tony Oxley: A Birthday Tribute--75 Years

by John Eyles
As its title indicates, this album was released to mark the occasion of drummer Tony Oxley's seventy-fifth birthday (which occurred on June 15 2013.) Fittingly, it is released on Incus, the ground-breaking label that Oxley established in 1970 with Derek Bailey and Evan Parker, frequently cited as the first independent musician-run record label in Britain" (just ...
Various Brits: Just Not Cricket!

by Mark Corroto
In the 1972 Monty Python Flying Circus skit Are You Embarrassed," the announcer reads the lines, Are you embarrassed easily? I am. But it's nothing to worry about; it's all part of growing up and being British." The announcer goes on to describe embarrassing words like Shoe" ..... Megaphone" ..... Grunties," to test the listener's discomfort ...
Contrasting Faces of Spontaneous Music Ensemble

by John Eyles
For years, the Emanem label has had so many releases by Spontaneous Music Ensemble in its catalogue that it has become the de facto guardian of the SME legacy, the keeper of the flame. Although there have been excellent SME recordings on other labels--Karyobin (Island, 1968; Chronoscope, 1993) and Spontaneous Music Ensemble (Marmalade, 1969; Polydor, 1972) ...
John Stevens – Paul Rutherford – Evan Parker – Barry Guy: One Four and Two Twos

by AAJ Italy Staff
Volete (re)immergervi nel clima dell'improvvisazione radicale europea dura e pura? Questo è il disco che fa per voi. Vi confluisce materiale edito (su View e Konnex) e non, con rimandi storici (la fine degli anni Settanta) e sviluppi più recenti (i primi Novanta). Il grosso del CD (brani da 1 a 5) recupera un'incisione londinese (in ...
Trad Dads, Dirty Boppers, and Free Fusioneers: British Jazz, 1960-1975

by Duncan Heining
From Duncan Heining's Trad Dads, Dirty Boppers and Free Fusioneers (Equinox, 2012) and is taken from from Chapter 11, The Best Things in Life are Free," which discusses free jazz and free improvisation in British jazz. In this section, Heining examines the early work of the avant-garde group AMM and discusses its philosophy and wider influence ...
Goldsmiths
Label: Emanem
Released: 2012
Track listing:
01. Cohesion 1A - 29:52; 02. Cohesion 1B - 08:05; 03. Cohesion 2A - 16:21; 04. Cohesion 2B - 12.43; 05. Unknown 1
- 04.30; 06. Unknown 2 - 03.30.
Raahe '99
Label: Slam Records
Released: 2012
Track listing: "53 Minutes":
First Movement
1-Piano Trio - 2:02;
2-Trombone & Baritone Enter - 4:12;
3-Baritone Speaks - 2:19;
4-Tbn Enters, Initially Supportive, Roles Reverse, Bari Offering Support - 2:11;
5-Trombone Solos - 3:39;
6-Bari Returns, Quintet Develops - 1:15;
7-Piano Trio, With Bari More Strident - 2:25;
Second Movement
8-Piano Trio, Now More Positive - 4:14;
9-Trio Makes Space For Tbn, Baritone Added. Tbn/Bari Duet And Quintet - 5:53;
10-Tbn + Piano, Then With Trio. Vintage Rutherford - 3:21;
11-Baritone Inspired By Tbn - 5:13;
12-Tbn Re-enters, Baritone Subsides, Leaves Tbn + Trio. Waves Of Drums - 2:41;
Third Movement
13-Tbn, Long Low Notes, Tarogato Enters. Tinkling Piano, Tumbling Tbn - 1:24;
14-Tgto Solo, Bass Sounds. Piano Enters Tgto Continues, Trio Gets Stronger - 6:53;
15-Bass Prominent, Tgto Subsides. Quintet Re-assembles With A Nod Towards Swing Before The Final Coda - 5:08.
Stevens / Rutherford / Parker / Guy: One Four and Two Twos

by John Eyles
This release brings the very welcome return of an August 1978 studio session involving four legends of British improv: drummer John Stevens, trombonist Paul Rutherford, saxophonist Evan Parker and bassist Barry Guy. The first four of its five quartet tracks were originally released on LP in 1980 by View; all five were rereleased on CD in ...