Released May 1988 (1988-05) The Snake Decides(1988) Conic Sections(1989) Release date May 1988 Label PSI | Recorded January 30, 1986 Genre Jazz | |
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Studio St Paul's Church, Oxford, England Evan Parker albums Monoceros, The Topography of the Lun, After Appleby, Foxes Fox | ||
Evan parker the snake decides
The Snake Decides is an album by British jazz saxophonist Evan Parker. It was released in 1988 on Parker and Derek Bailey's Incus Records label, and re-released on Parker's Psi label in 2003. It is currently out of print.
Contents
The album features four unaccompanied saxophone solos, recorded by sound engineer Michael Gerzon in St Paul's Church, Oxford, England in 1986. The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album one of its rare crown accolades, in addition to featuring it as part of its Core Collection. It declares the album to be equally a great recording as a record, and "an essential document of modern music".
The wood cut reproduced on the cover is by George Murphy.
Track listing
All compositions by Evan Parker- "The Snake Decides" – 19:56
- "Leipzig Folly" – 11:42
- "Buriden's Ass" – 6:29
- "Haine's Last Tape" – 6:01
Personnel
Songs
1The Snake Decides20:04
2Leipzig Folly11:55
3Buriden's Ass6:38
References
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