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UPDATE
January 27, 2022
"The way I see it,
This creative inspiration and potential really comes from the heart
And if my heart is experiencing that,
Then I know there's a possibility
For me to be a vehicle or a vessel for others to experience that;
From the heart."
—Hamid Drake
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Creative Artists
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• Albert Ayler
• Brussel/Rodrigues/Rodrigues/Kurvers
• Michael Formanek
• George Hadow/Dirk Serries
• Christopher Hoffman
• Huvudbry
• Jason Kahn/Jon Mueller/Greg Davis
• James Lewis Brandon Quartet
• Hannes Lingens
• Mario Pavone/Dialect Trio + 1
• PEK Solo/A Quartet Of PEKS
• Punkt.Vrt.Plastik
(Kaja Draksler/Petter Eldh/Christian Lillinger)
• Tom Rainey Obbligato
• Irene Schweizer/Hamid Drake
• Elliott Sharp SysOrk
• Ohad Talmor Trio (w/ Dan Weiss/Miles Okazaki)
• Wegmann/Debacker/Biner/Wolf
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Essential Labels
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Autumn Records
Creative Sources
Edition Wandelweiser Records
Evil Clown
ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd
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Huvudbry Recordings
Intakt
Out Of Your Head Records
zOaR Records
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Jazz & Improvisation
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Ayler, Albert: La Cave Live, Cleveland 1966 Revisited
(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)
Never-before released recordings of tenor saxophonist Albert Ayler's 1966 band recording in his home town of Cleveland at club La Cave, recorded over two nights in a superb sextet with brother Donald on trumpet, Frank Wright on tenor sax, Michel Samson on violin, Clyde Shy on double bass and Ronald Shannon Jackson on drums, performing Ayler's compositions and Don Cherry's "D.C.".
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Brussel / Rodrigues / Rodrigues / Kurvers: Fantasy Eight
(Creative Sources)
A set of succinct string improvisations using extraordinary technique and concentration with a chamber improvisation feeling, recorded at Vivaldisaal in Berlin from the quartet of Portuguese father & son improvisers Ernesto Rodrigues on viola and Guilherme Rodrigues on cello, and Berlin performers Julia Brussel on violin and Klaus Kurvers on double bass.
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Formanek, Michael: Imperfect Measures
(Intakt)
Two decades after his last solo album, Michael Formanek returned to the studio to record these nine solo bass improvisations, each a profound spontaneous composition realizing structures and melodic development that incorporate journeys from abstraction into logical narrative territory as we follow the muse of a one of modern jazz' greatest bassists.
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Hadow, George / Dirk Serries: Chapel
(Creative Sources)
A duo of free and spaciously building exchanges between Dutch drummer George Hadow (Zwerv, The Blue Lines Trio) and Belgian guitarist Dirk Serries (A New Wave of Jazz), in an extended dialog of great technical skills and creative use of their instruments, performing live at the 2021 JazzBlast event held in the chapel Groels Kapel in Bocholt, Belgium.
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Hoffman, Christopher: Asp Nimbus [VINYL]
(Out Of Your Head Records)
With many parallels to and collaborative work with Henry Threadgill, cellist Christopher Hoffman pens eight dynamic compositions for his superb quintet of Bryan Carrott on vibraphone, Rashaan Carter on bass, Craig Weinrib on drums and David Virelles on piano, merging melodic approaches to creative jazz with interesting structures and virtuosic soloing from all performers.
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Kahn, Jason / Jon Mueller / Greg Davis: Green Door
(Autumn Records)
Recorded on the 7th of 8 concerts in a tour with the electroacoustic-improvising trio of Jason Kahn on percussion & electronics, Greg Davis on percussion & electronics and Jon Mueller on percussion & tape, an exemplary performance of close listening, highly textured and evolving ea-improv, each motion subtle and contributing to a richly diverse journey.
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Lewis, James Brandon Quartet: Code of Being
(Intakt)
With a clarity in both improvising and in composing, NY tenor saxophonist James Brandon Lewis' second album with the rock solid quartet of Aruan Ortiz on piano, Brad Jones on bass and Chad Taylor on drums further explores his concepts of Molecular systematic music through powerfully solid compositions that lead to both lyrical and ardent soloing; exceptional.
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Pavone, Mario / Dialect Trio + 1: Blue Vertical
(Out Of Your Head Records)
Recorded in 2021, one of late New York bassist Mario Pavone's final studio albums sees the composer extending his Direct Trio of pianist Matt Mitchell and drummer Tyshawn Sorey with trumpeter Dave Ballou, a longtime collaborator who brings an additional level of lyrical excitement and sophistication to the group's work, in 9 substantial compositions and collective works.
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PEK Solo / A Quartet Of PEKS: Strange Beauty Out of Chaos
(Evil Clown)
Using a vast array of instruments categorized by clarinets, double reeds, flutes, free reed aerophones, strings, electronics, electroacoustic sound-makers, percussion, duck calls, sirens and voice, David Peck layers his improvisation into four renditions of himself, which he refers to as a Quartet of PEKs, this work focusing on new instruments developed by Tim Kaiser.
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Punkt.Vrt.Plastik (Kaja Draksler / Petter Eldh / Christian Lillinger): Somit
(Intakt)
Perhaps one of the most complex piano trios active, Punkt.vrt.Plastik--Kaja Draksler on two different upright pianos, Petter Eldh on bass and Christian Lillinger on drums--explore unusual rhythmic approaches to jazz in exciting exchanges that fracture melody with rapidly veering impulse, always pulling back to reveal the mastery of their inventive playing.
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Rainey, Tom Obbligato: Untucked in Hannover
(Intakt)
A collection of jazz standards performed with a modern approach to free playing, updating these essential melodies for the 21st century while adhering to their original warmth, from drummer Tom Rainey's exceptional New York Obligatto band of Ingrid Laubrock on saxophones, Ralph Alessi on trumpet, Drew Gress on bass, and Jacob Sacks on piano.
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Schweizer, Irene / Hamid Drake: Celebration
(Intakt)
Having performed together a number of times in festivals both in Europe and Chicago, the duo of drummer Hamid Drake and pianist Irene Schweizer reveals the familiarity and confidence their history brings to their improvisations, both in intense exchanges and playful melodic passages, as heard in this exemplary 2019 concert at Jazzgallery, in Nickelsdorf, Austria.
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Talmor, Ohad Trio (w/ Dan Weiss / Miles Okazaki): Mise en place
(Intakt)
Informed by the traditions of creative jazz; an interest in unusual time signatures; the music of Hinudstani and Brazil; through drummer Dan Weiss the influence of Indian Classical music; through Steve Coleman and Five Element compatriot, guitarist Miles Ozaki, an urban electric edge; making for an album both technically interesting and musically absolutely rewarding.
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Wegmann, Judith / Marlies Debacker / Lukas Biner / Nicolas Wolf: Things In Between
(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)
Featuring two pianists--Judith Wegmann and Marlies Debacker--and two percussionists--Lukas Briner and Nicolas Wolf (a duo who play concerts in the dark under the name of Night Shadow Noise)--in collective improvisations of two pianists or as a quartet of duel pianists and drummers, for seven exciting and sophisticated recordings of instant composition.
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Rock/R.I.O./Prog
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Huvudbry: Det ar ingen ordning pa allting [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
(Huvudbry Recordings)
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Compositional
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Lingens, Hannes: Music For Strings
(Edition Wandelweiser Records)
Four compositions for strings from German composer Hannes Lingens, including the three-part "Triptych" work performed by the Ensemble CoÔ, a septet directed by bassist Félicie Bazelair that emphasizes bowed strings; and two solo works performed by Bazelair: "Methods and Materials" & "Solo for String Instruments" employing advanced approaches to the double bass.
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Sharp, Elliott SysOrk: ReGenerate
(zOaR Records)
As part of NY composer, guitarist, bassist, saxophonist and electroacoustic artist Elliott Sharp's 70th birthday observation he performed a series of concerts under the moniker "E#@70", initiating the series with this remarkable concert at Roulette, premiering 4 new works performed by his SysOrk ensemble, dedicated to performing Sharp's algorithmic scores, graphic notation and conductions.
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The Squid's Ear is Squidco's companion online magazine, featuring reviews of Squidco items from independent writers.
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Recent Reviews on The Squid's Ear
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Morton Feldman:
For John Cage
(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut, Ltd.)
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Liz Allbee:
Rille
(Relative Pitch)
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Assif Tsahar / William Parker / Hamid Drake:
In Between The Tumbling A Stillness
(Hopscotch Records)
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Charlotte Keeffe:
Right Here, Right Now
(Discus)
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Stay Current With Squidco
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