Evan Parker
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His original inspiration was Paul Desmond, and in recent years the influence of cool jazz saxophone players has again become apparent in his music — there are tributes to Warne Marsh and Lee Konitz on Time Will Tell (ECM, 1993) and Chicago Solo (Okkadisk, 1997).
However, Parker is probably better known for his 1960s work, which rapidly assimilated the American avantgarde — John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Albert Ayler and others — and forged his own, instantly identifiable style. His music of the 1960s and 1970s is harsh, raw and unsettling, involving fluttering, swirling lines that have shape rather than tangible melodic content; sometimes he makes use of pure sound in a manner that recalls Steve Lacy’s more radical 1970s recordings or the work of some AACM members. He began to develop methods of rapidly layering harmonics and false notes to create dense contrapuntal weaves; these involved experiments with plastic reeds and rapid tonguing which initially were so intense that he would find blood dripping onto the floor from the saxophone.
Parker is one of the few saxophone players for whom unaccompanied solo performance is a major part of his work. One critic has written that Parker’s solo performances “reveal also the mechanical possibilities for the instrument that weren’t even considered before he came along — things like playing in all three registers of the instrument at the same time.
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clocks-n-clouds
That new album with john wiese is that shit bruuuuuuuuh! them boys go haaaaaard!!!!
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megajosh2
I've heard a fair amount of Evan Parker collaborations already and loved what I'd heard, but after hearing Monoceros and while now listening to the first track of The Snake Decides I have a completely new appreciation for this man knowing what he does on his own.
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akzincke
Listening to The Snake Decides, my introduction to this guy... How is what he's playing even possible?
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RonZol
Worth a listen!
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NINlife
geez i'm getting addicted to this guy. Just got to listen to Time Lapse.
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NINlife
sax solos is fucking insane
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mattimeus
some of his collabs i've been listening to - two chapters and an epilogue, a life saved by a spider and two doves - are absolutely brilliant and are reminding me that i need to go give his solo output another run through.
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NINlife
And Monoceros is just as insane
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JamesLebowski
New album featuring Evan "revealed": http://jameslebowski.blogspot.com/2011/05/near-nadir-from-mark-nauseef-ikue-mori.html
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The Snake Decides this is frying my brain right now. [2]
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promise
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The Snake Decides this is frying my brain right now.
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Contraceptron
Hey, could someone pretty well versed in Parker's discography recommend me some of his best albums? His catalog is massive and I'm not sure where to start...
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insomniacme
he so saxy
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sbG
then he's not a virtuoso
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Edelce
he's a virtuoso
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sbG
is he a virtuoso?
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Loko..!!
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