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SQUIDCO Email Update December 8, 2023

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UPDATE
December 8, 2023

"It's more than beauty that I feel in music —
That I think musicians feel in music.
What we know we feel we'd like to convey to the listener.
We hope that this can be shared by all."
—John Coltrane


   Essential Artists

• Susan Alcorn/Septeto del Sur
• Ballister (Rempis/Lonberg-Holm/Nilssen-Love)
• Tony Buck/Mark Nauseef
• Claman/Rodrigues/Rodrigues/Tallone
• Eric Dolphy
• Mia Dyberg Trio (w/Thomsen/Forchhammer)
• Eclectic Maybe Band
• Miha Gantar
• Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane
• Jessica Pavone
• Rodrigo Pinheiro/Pedro Carneiro
• Akira Sakata/Toshimaru Nakamura/Raiga Hayashi
• Patrick Shiroishi
• Daniel Studer
• Suspensao
• Benjamin Vergara
• Benjamin Vergara/Amanda Irarrazabal
• Jack Wright
• John Zorn (Frisell/Riley/Lage)
Squid Bubbles  Essential Labels

577 Records
Aerophonic
American Dreams Records
Clean Feed
Creative Sources
Discus

     
ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd
Meenna
Out Of Your Head Records
Phonogram Unit
Relative Pitch
Tzadik
    





   Jazz & Improvisation

Alcorn, Susan / Septeto del Sur: Canto
(Relative Pitch)

Recording in Maria Pinto, Chile, steel guitarist Susan Alcorn combines Chilean folk and nueva cancion with free improvisation and contemporary classical in an expansive set of 5 original compositions and a group arrangement of the Victor Jara's "El Derecho de Vivir en Paz", the achingly beautiful themes paying tribute to the victims of Augusto Pinochet's regime.
 
Squidco Pick
     Buy      $13.95      Listen          

 
Ballister (Rempis / Lonberg-Holm / Nilssen-Love): Smash And Grab
(Aerophonic)

"Smash", "Even More Smashing" and "Grab" sums up the intense energy that the Ballister trio brought to their 2022 performance at Elastic Arts in Chicago as part of the Catalytic Sound Festival, impelled by Paul Nilssen-Love's powerful drumming and Fred Lonberg-Holm's demanding cello work, with Dave Rempis roaring on alto, tenor and baritone saxophones; wow!
 
Squidco Pick
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Ballister (Rempis / Lonberg-Holm / Nilssen-Love): Smash And Grab [VINYL]
(Aerophonic)

Vinyl edition of the CD listed above.
 
Squidco Pick
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Buck, Tony / Mark Nauseef: Mongrels
(Relative Pitch)

Using a wide assortment of guitars (electric, baritone, arch top acoustic, bass) + monochord, waterphone & zulu bells, Necks drummer and multi-instrumentalist Tony Buck joins with percussionist Mark Nauseef performing on bells and gongs for seven exotic improvisations rich in overtones, microtonal movement, ringing harmonics and hybrid motion.
   
     Buy      $13.95      Listen          

 
Claman / Rodrigues / Rodrigues / Tallone: Three Shadows
(Creative Sources)

Berlin recordings from the lowercase chamber improvising string quartet of New Zealand violinist Sarah Claman, Portuguese violist Ernesto Rodrigues and cellist son based in Berlin, Guilherme Rodrigues, with Swiss sound artist Caroline Cecilia Tallone on electroacoustic hurdy gurdy & amplified objects, exploring three shadow aspects of "Umbra", "Penumbra" and "Antumbra".
   
     Buy      $15.95      Listen          

 
Dolphy, Eric: At The Five Spot To Iron Man, Revisited
(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)

Restoring two essential albums from alto saxophonist Eric Dolphy: first his '61 live album at NYC's Five Spot in a quintet with Booker Little, Mal Waldron, Richard Davis & Ed Blackwell; then his '63 studio sessions in varying configurations with Clifford Jordan, Woody Shaw, Sonny Simmons, Prince Lasha, Bobby Hutcherson, Eddie Kahn Richard Davis, Garvin Bushell & J.C. Moses.
 
Squidco Pick
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Dyberg, Mia Trio (w / Thomsen / Forchhammer): Timestretch
(Clean Feed)

Danish alto saxophonist Mia Dyberg's Trio with drummer Simon Forchhammer and Norwegian double bassist living in Denmark, Asger Thomsen, following their 2018 William S. Burroughs-inspired Clean Feed release with a solid collection of original compostions and solo improvisations from Dyberg; a well-balanced and diverse set of creative jazz expression.
   
     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
Gantar, Miha: Amsterdam [5 CD BOX SET]
(Clean Feed)

The second box set from Slovenia-born pianist Miha Gantar, named for his adopted city of Amsterdam, through five CDs presenting the many aspects of chamber-oriented, refined jazz that he composes and improvises around, with one CD each of trio and quartet settings, a CD of duos with Michael Moore, an extended solo improvisation, and a dual piano work.
 
Squidco Pick
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Monk, Thelonious with John Coltrane: 1957, Revisited
(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)

A transformative experience for John Coltrane, whose 1957 studio sessions with pianist Thelonious Monk, recorded after Monk's residency at the Five Spot, came at a transitional point for the iconic tenor saxophonist, expanding his knowledge of harmonic structure and refining his approach to soloing; with Coleman Hawkins, Art Blakey, Gigi Gryce, Ray Copeland, Wilbur Ware and Shadow Wilson.
 
Squidco Pick
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Pavone, Jessica: Clamor [VINYL]
(Out Of Your Head Records)

With a septet of women improvisers and contemporary performers, composer and violinist Jessica Pavone's long-form collective improv compositions are titled after innovations made by women throughout history to circumvent obstructions to their freedoms, revealed through string and bassoon orchestration that balances harmony, dissonance, drone and disruptive experimentation.
 
Squidco Pick
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Pinheiro, Rodrigo / Pedro Carneiro: Kinetic Etudes
(Phonogram Unit)

Six permutations on motion from the Kinetic duo of Portuguese pianist Rodrigo Pinheiro (Red Trio) and Pedro Carneiro performing on marimba with quarter tone extension, the duo emerging from "shadows and resonance" and ending with "inertia and collision", as they explore the interactions of keys and percussion in improvisations executed with the precision of composed music.
 
Squidco Pick
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Sakata, Akira / Toshimaru Nakamura / Raiga Hayashi: Kinjo no Tabibito
(Meenna)

A wild live improvisation at Apollo, in Shimokitazawa, Tokyo from legendary Japanese reedist Akira Sakata on alto sax and clarinet, Raiga Hayashi on drums, and Toshimaru Nakamura on no-input mixing board, the latter adding unusual electronic elements to otherwise characteristically energetic free jazz from the Tokyo scene, making this a wonderfully unique album.
   
     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
Shiroishi, Patrick: I Was Too Young To Hear Silence [VINYL]
(American Dreams Records)

Using the resonance of the parking garage under the Jazz Cat in Monterey Park, California, Japanese-American multi-instrumentalist Patrick Shiroishi recorded nine solo improvisations, interacting with the environmental sound and reverberant ambiance through contemplative, curious and explosive moments, at times augmenting his saxophone with the metallic notes of a glockenspiel.
   
     Buy      $22.95      Listen          

 
Studer, Daniel: Extended II
(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)

Presented in two sonic rendering, one for stereo playback and a binaural mix for headophones, this exceptional 2021 chamber jazz string performance at Kunstraum Walcheturm in Zurich displays spectacular technique and concentration, from the quintet of Daniel Studer (double bass), Harald Kimmig (violin), Frantz Loriot (viola), Alfred Zimmerlin (violoncello) and Philip Zoubek (piano).
 
Squidco Pick
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Suspensao: Serendipity
(Creative Sources)

A fortuitous 2015 concert from the lowercase chamber/ea-improv octet Suspensão, captured live at Ler Devagar Bookstore in Lisbon from Ernesto Rodrigues (viola & harp), Guilherme Rodrigues (cello), Nuno Torres (alto sax), Eduardo Chagas (trombone), Antonio Chaparreiro (guitar), Rodrigo Pinheiro (piano & melodica), Miguel Mira (bass), Carlos Santos (electronics) and Jose Oliveira (percussion).
   
     Buy      $15.95      Listen          

 
Vergara, Benjamin / Amanda Irarrazabal: Ultimo Sosiego
(577 Records)

Influenced by the landscapes and sonic profiles of Chile's extreme southern territory, Chilean trumpeter Benjamin Vergara (Relincha Festival of Experimental Music) and double bassist Amanda Irarrazabal alliterate and reflect through a series of four improvisations coaxing texture and melody in their dialogs through tremendous technique and concentration.
   
     Buy      $16.00      Listen          

 
Vergara, Benjamin: The Impossibility Of A Single Sound
(Relative Pitch)

A "subterranean homage to trumpet players of the caliber of Don Cherry, Bill Dixon, Miles Davis, Lester Bowie, Tomasz Stanko, Wadada Leo Smith, Jaimie Branch and Chet Baker", in six improvisations of unusual technique and creative concept from Chilean trumpeter Benjamin Vergarda, known for his work with Fred Frith, Keefe Jackson, &c, and director of the Festival of Experimental Music Relincha.
   
     Buy      $13.95      Listen          

 
Wright, Jack: What Is What
(Relative Pitch)

Improviser, influencer and world traveler performing with exceptional players in interesting situations, saxophonist Jack Wright is heard in four solo improvisations that support the description of his wide vocabulary on the horn: "leaping pitches, punchy, precise timing, sharp and intrusive multiphonics, surprising gaps of silence, and obscene animalistic sounds".
   
     Buy      $13.95      Listen          

 




   Rock/R.I.O./Prog

Eclectic Maybe Band: Bars Without Measures
(Discus)

Creating structured works from real time improvisations, Guy Seger's (Univers Zero) large ensemble of absolutely impressive players breaks down to smaller grouping to record the layers of each piece, which Seger then uses as raw material for each finished piece, as elements of rock, jazz, composed, and experimental forms merge into accomplished and engaging compositions.
 
Squidco Pick
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   Compositional

Zorn, John (Frisell / Riley / Lage): Nothing Is As Real As Nothing
(Tzadik)

The completion of John Zorn's second trilogy of albums performed by the extraordinarily masterful acoustic guitar trio of Bill Frisell, Gyan Riley and Julian Lage, here performing six intricate and lyrically graceful compositions dedicated to literary visionary Samuel Beckett; uniquely packaged in a clear imprinted sleeve.
   
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• You can see the newest additions to our catalog in our Just In Stock Section.

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Bechegas / Rodrigues / Rodrigues:
Secrets Under Trees
(Creative Sources)

Samuel Blaser:
Routes
(ENJA RECORDS)

John Blum / David Murray / Chad Taylor:
The Recursive Tree
(Relative Pitch)


Moniek Darge / Vanessa Rossetto:
Dream Soundies
(erstwhile)

Nataniel Edelman Trio (feat. Michael Formanek / Michael Attias):
Un Ruido de Agua
(Clean Feed)

Hernani Faustino :
Twelve Bass Tunes
(Phonogram Unit)


Chad Fowler / George Cartwright / Christopher Parker / Kelley Hurt / Luke Stewart / Steve Hirsh / ZA:
Miserere
(Mahakala Music)

Jurg Frey / Keiko Shichijo:
Les Signes Passagers
(elsewhere)

Felice Furioso / Jorge Nuno / Felipe Zenicola :
Sameer
(Phonogram Unit)


Vasco Furtado / Salome Amend / Luise Volkmann:
Aforismos
(Phonogram Unit)

Phillip Greenlief / Scott Amendola:
Stay with it
(Clean Feed)

Hannah Marks:
Outsider, Outlier
(Out Of Your Head Records)


Elisabeth Harnik / Zlatko Kaucic:
One Foot in the Air
(Not Two)

Fritz Hauser / Pedro Carneiro:
Pas de Deux
(Clean Feed)

Hyper.object:
Inter​.​independence
(Phonogram Unit)


Innanen / Pasborg / Piromalli:
Can You Hear It?
(Clean Feed)

Kim / Rodrigues / Rodrigues / Cholet:
Taedong
(Creative Sources)

Clara Lai (Lai / Reviriego / Roca):
Corpos
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Graham Lambkin / James Rushford:
Gondolas [2 CDs]
(erstwhile)

Jose Lencastre (Lencastre / Zingaro / Lai / Alemida / Sousa):
Safe In Your Own World
(Phonogram Unit)

Jose Lencastre / Hernani Faustino / Vasco Furtado :
Forces In Motion
(Phonogram Unit)


Jose Lencastre Nau Quartet + Pedro Carneiro:
Thoughts Are Things
(Phonogram Unit)

Mercury (Caloia / Freedman):
Skin
(Clean Feed)

Alfredo Monteiro Costa:
Abstand
(Hitorri)


Simon Nabatov 3+2 (w/ Huhn / Philip Zoubek / Stefan Schonegg / Mahnig):
Verbs
(Clean Feed)

Okura / Rodrigues / Rodrigues / Buder:
Your Dramatic Joy
(Creative Sources)

Omawi (Warelis / Gvaert / De Joode):
Waive
(Relative Pitch)


Aruan Ortiz (Ortiz / Byron / akLaff + St. Louis, Dhar, Gant):
Pastor's Paradox
(Clean Feed)

Michael Pisaro-Liu (Guy Vandromme / Adriaan Severins / Luciana Elizondo / Fabio Gionfrida):
A Room Outdoors [2 CDs]
(elsewhere)

Nicolas Remondino / Ocra Rosa:
Each Falling Stick Is A Necessary Gesture, Every Sonic Action Being Perfectly Voluntary And With Its Own Dignity
(Shhpuma)


Angelica Sanchez Nonet:
Nighttime Creatures
(Pyroclastic Records)

Schouten / Courtois / Doronzo / Janssen:
VOSTOK: Remote Islands
(Relative Pitch)

Pedro Sousa Alves / Rodrigo Pinheiro / Gabriel Ferrandini :
Cloud At Rest
(Phonogram Unit)


Suspensao:
Frottage
(Creative Sources)

Steve Swell:
Dances with Questions [3-CD SET]
(Not Two)

Tani Tabbal Quartet (w/ McPhee / Bisio / Siegel):
Intentional
(Mahakala Music)


Trespass Trio feat. Susana Santos Silva (w / Zanussi / Strid / Kuchen):
Live in Oslo
(Clean Feed)

Taku Unami:
Bot Box Boxes [3 CDs]
(erstwhile)

Voltaic Trio (Guerrreiro / Nuno / Valinho):
290421
(Phonogram Unit)


Ivan Vukosavljevic :
Slow Roads
(elsewhere)

Anna Webber / Matt Mitchell:
Capacious Aeration
(Tzadik)

Bobby Zankel & Wonderful Sound 8:
A Change Of Destiny
(Mahakala Music)


John Zorn (Medeski / Marsella / Hollenberg / Grohowski):
Parrhesiastes
(Tzadik)


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