Released 1970 Length 46:04 Release date 1970 | Recorded August 25–27, 1970 | |
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Studio Merstham Studios, London The Music Improvisation Company(1970) Collective Calls (Urban) (Two Microphones)(1972) Similar Derek Bailey albums, Free jazz albums, Other albums |
The Music Improvisation Company is an album by saxophonist Evan Parker, guitarist Derek Bailey, electronic musician Hugh Davies and percussionist Jamie Muir (along with vocalist Christine Jeffrey added on two tracks) which was recorded in 1970 and released on the ECM label.
Contents
Reception
Allmusic's Chris Kelsey noted "Although the musicians were conversant in jazz styles, the music made by the MIC was essentially and intentionally non-idiomatic, drawing upon any and all elements of musical thought and given voice in the moment. The resulting music was dissonant, discontinuous, and ultimately in the vanguard of improvised music". Tyran Grillo wrote that "As can be expected from one look at the roster, the musicianship is excellent. Evan Parker steals the show with his bubbling outbursts of indiscernible melody while Bailey cultivates an even more anonymous approach, cutting in and out with a surgeon’s touch. In the end, such a project can only be what one makes of it. Its difficulties are also what make it go down smoothly, even as its effortless approach renders it impossible to fathom. It is a mysterious object, to be sure, and one that casts a new reflection with every turn".
Track listing
All compositions by Derek Bailey, Hugh Davies, Jamie Muir and Evan Parker except where noted.
- "Third Stream Boogaloo" (Bailey, Davies, Christine Jeffrey, Muir, Parker) - 2:40
- "Dragon Path" - 10:25
- "Packaged Eel" - 8:43
- "Untitled No. I" - 7:06
- "Untitled No. II" (Bailey, Davies, Jeffrey, Muir, Parker) - 7:33
- "Tuck" - 3:05
- "Wolfgang Van Gangbang" - 6:54
Personnel
Songs
1Third Stream BoogalooDerek Bailey - Evan Parker - Hugh Davies - Jamie Muir & Christine Jeffrey2:41
2Dragon PathDerek Bailey - Evan Parker - Hugh Davies - Jamie Muir & Christine Jeffrey10:26
3Packaged EelDerek Bailey - Evan Parker - Hugh Davies - Jamie Muir & Christine Jeffrey8:44