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John Butcher London, UK
Improviser, Composer, Saxophonist.
Born in Brighton.
Lives in London.
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Around the Square, Above the Hill
by John Butcher / Phil Durrant / Mark Wastell
supported by 18 fans who also own “RARE”
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The Duke of Wellington
by Derek Bailey & John Stevens
supported by 17 fans who also own “RARE”
A brilliant pairing of spontaneous-music masters. I will never, ever grow tired of hearing Derek Bailey and John Stevens — and paradoxically, given that they both championed music experienced in the moment, freshly discovered recordings like this one are so much more precious now that both musicians are departed. Gratitude!!
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This is like how I imagine it would feel swimming in a coral reef; a riot of colour and form, teeming with life. A free floating awareness chasing the flashing fish between fantastic living architectures.
go to albumThe Spanish avant-garde jazz trio takes listeners on a journey through time on their thoughtful new album.
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Telepathic Music Vol. 1
by The Evolution of the Arm
True to their “Twin Peaks”-inspired name, Evolution of the Arm make avant-garde music that’s irresistibly creepy.
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COLYALCOLOR
by Francisco Morato, John Dikeman, Julien Tassin, Hugo Costa, Aleksandar Škorić
A mind-melting whirling dervish of an instrumental EP that nods to improvisation, spiritual jazz, noise rock, and avant-garde music.
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Birdland, Neuburg 2011
by Cecil Taylor & Tony Oxley
supported by 16 fans who also own “RARE”
There is a classical grandeur to Taylor’s playing here, spinning gothic arches of sound that never stop rising to the heavens even as they push up undaunted through Oxley’s richly textured hailstorms of percussion. Many delicate moments which Oxley lets breath, bracketing them elegantly. Some of Cecil’s most accessible moments of glittering beauty. A Beethoven’s power, a Scriabin’s poetry, a Messiaen’s colour, a Prokofiev’s playfulness, but all Cecil Taylor. Very good recording quality.
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