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Urs Leimgruber: 13 Pieces For Saxophone

Read "13 Pieces For Saxophone" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
October 9, 2007

Eminent Swiss saxophonist Urs Leimgruber has been a fixture, primarily within European jazz and improvisational dominions. Unlike many other free-wheeling solo saxophone ventures, the artist renders a cumulative discourse of enticing notions on 13 Pieces For Saxophone. He's an intense conversationalist, while frequently concentrating his improvisational output within a given register. Among other notions, this characteristic ...

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Blue Log: Ten Pieces for Saxophone

By Urs Leimgruber

Label: For 4 Ears Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: 1(08:32); 2(02:00); 3(03:50); 4(06:52); 5(05:04); 6(06:56); 7(04:08); 8(02:39); 9(05:16); 10(04:57).

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Urs Leimgruber: Blue Log: Ten Pieces for Saxophone

Read "Blue Log: Ten Pieces for Saxophone" reviewed by Alexander Vogel

by Alexander Vogel
September 5, 2005

Saxophonist Urs Leimgruber has explored styles of music ranging from contemporary composition to free improvisation. He was a member of the jazz/rock group Om in the late '70s. From there he would expand his aesthetic from jazz to complete free improvisation through associations with Swiss percussionist Fritz Hauser and French bassist Joëlle Leandre. Solo dates for ...

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