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  | ANNETTE PEACOCK & PAUL BLEY ~ DUAL UNITY
BAMBOO 7018 (Barcode: 4752817701811) ~ USA ~ Avant-Garde Jazz
Recorded: 1970 Released: 2016
This is a reissue of the iconic Avant-Garde recording by the American vocalist / pianist / composer Annette PeacockFind albums by this artist and her partner, Canadian pianist / composer Paul BleyFind albums by this artist, released originally on the British FreedomFind albums on this label label in 1971. This album preceded the release of Annette Peacock’s debut solo album “I`m The OneFind albums with this title” from 1972 and is the first release with her name on it, but her outstanding compositions appeared on albums since 1966. The music on this album was recorded live during their first European tour in 1970. The first two tracks were recorded in Netherlands with Dutch drummer Han BenninkFind albums by this artist and are taken from the same session, which produced the “ImprovisieFind albums with this title” LP by Bley, released by the French AmericaFind albums on this label label the same year. The two other tracks were recorded in France with American bassist Mario PavoneFind albums by this artist and drummer Laurence CookFind albums by this artist.
Bley plays mostly synthesizer on this album and he was one of the first Jazz musicians to do so. Annette also used synthesizers extensively and she received her first one from no other than Robert MoogFind albums by this artist. She also sings, growls, plays bass guitar and piano, as appropriate for her many talents. She wrote one of the compositions (a rework of her Mr. Joy composition) and co-wrote the other three with Bley.
The music is mostly freely improvised, except for the melodic first track, synthesizer soaked and so Avant-Garde, that it even sounds Avant-Garde today by any standard, making most contemporary Avant-Gardists sound like pussycats, even though the music was conceived and recorded fifty years ago!
Although the album only lasts thirty-three minutes and twenty-one seconds, there is more searching, exploring and invention herein than probably in the entire Improvised Music recorded in the entire 2010s decade, which is sadly almost all déjà vu (with some notable exceptions of course).
Overall, for music lovers interested in discovering the source of everything, this is an indispensable document capturing the essence of discovery.
| | Updated: 23/06/2021Posted: 23/06/2021 | CD 1 Remastered Recommend To A Friend |
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