Label:Quark Records & Books – 9996
Country:US
Used LP 1979
Disc:VG+/EX (good shape overall)
Jacket:VG+/EX (in shrink)
1979 collaboration between German vibraphonist and composer Karl Berger, known as the founder of the legendary Creative Music Studio where renowned musicians such as John Cage, Lee Konitz, and Steve Lacy taught and formed large-scale orchestras with students and who also participated in many works himself, and Edward Blackwell, a free-jazz drummer known as one of the pioneers of the genre who combined African and bop influences while performing with Don Cherry and the Ornette Coleman Quartet. Karl Berger played the vibraphone, xylophone, and darbuka, while Edward Blackwell handled the full drum set and the Osi Drum. Blackwell provides a supportive foundation that closely follows Berger’s improvisations, the performance balances a sense of serious atmosphere with a playful touch amidst the minimalism aesthetic. Recommend to start from A1/A2/B1. In excellent condition with shrink wrap.
John Cage, Lee Konitz, Steve Lacyなどの著名な音楽家たちが指導を行い、生徒たちと共に大規模なオーケストラを結成するなどした伝説的なクリエイティブ・ミュージック・スタジオの創設者としても知られ自らも多くの作品に参加したドイツ人ビブラフォン奏者/作曲家Karl Bergerと、Don CherryとOrnette Colemanカルテットの一員として活動しアフリカとバップを組み合わせたフリー・ジャズ・ドラマーの先駆者のひとりとして知られる Edward Blackwellによる79年の共作。Karl BergerがVibraphone, Xylophone, Darbukaを演奏しEdward BlackwellはフルドラムセットとOsi Drumを担当。Bergerの即興に寄り添うようにBlackwellが支えながら、ミニマリズムの中にも遊び心を入り混ぜるようでいてシリアスな雰囲気を感じさせるパフォーマンス。A1/A2/B1から聞いてみて下さい。シュリンク付き超美品。
A1 - We Are
A2 - Just Play
A3 - Steps
B1 - Balafon Samba
B2 - Wood And Skin Works
