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The lovely Helix star,Evan Parker

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Modern Nature — Island of Noise. 2022 : Bella Union.

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"Time Will Tell": Paul Bley's Sonic Tapestry of Free Jazz Exploration

Introduction: In avant-garde jazz, where spontaneity and improvisation reign supreme, “Time Will Tell” stands as a testament to the collaborative genius of three titans in experimental jazz – Paul Bley, Evan Parker, and Barre Phillips. Released in January 1995 under the ECM label, this album is not just a collection of tracks; it’s a sonic journey that captures the essence of free jazz and free…

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Listen/purchase: Q&A by Dave Holland, Evan Parker, Craig Taborn, Ches Smith

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evan parker / dererk bailey / han bennink -- the topography of the lungs [album, 1970]

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Evan Parker — NYC 1978 (Relative Pitch)

NYC 1978 by Evan Parker

On April 30, 1978, Evan Parker recorded Monoceros, his first album of long-form, solo soprano saxophone music. With unbroken streams of intertwined tone and complex simultaneous explosions of sound, it upended assumptions of what was deemed possible on the instrument, and opened up for Parker a field of possibilities that he’s still harvesting 40-something years later. About five months later, Parker undertook his first solo tour of North America, where it’s unlikely that many of the people who went to hear him had heard Monoceros yet. If the concerts were all like NYC 1978, they must have blown a lot of minds. At the time, no one was playing saxophones like Evan Parker, nor were they making music like he made.

NYC 1978 is taken from a cassette tape of a concert that took place on October 13 of that year at the loft venue, Environ. Aside from shaving off a bit of high end, the recording method in no way interferes with appreciating the performance. “Environ 1” begins with a swirl of discrete notes spinning away from an unbroken column of air; at the time, the only comparison would have been Terry Riley’s Poppy Nogood, only he needed a tape machine to make it happen, and Parker just had his fingers, lungs, and unyielding concentration. The echoes on the tenor showcase, “Environ 4,” smacks you in the face like a newspaper tossed by a delivery person with major league pitching aspirations, and the intricate dance of piercing, high pitches and raw, punctuating barks on “Environ 5” loses none of the complexity experienced by people who were in the room when the music first went down. 

Parker would go on to sustain his circular breathing for longer, and to finger his patterns more quickly and with more complexity. But there’s an unrepentant aggression in his attack throughout NYC 1978 captures the just how ornery this music was at the time. It’s no longer sui generis, but it still stands as a formidable statement of how one person with sufficient command of extraordinary gifts can change what is possible. 

Bill Meyer

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Evan and Casey make easy dorm mates …

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Mat Maneri + Evan Parker + Lucian Ban ‎ – Sounding Tears.    2017 : Clean Feed.

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