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Recorded December 21, 1966 in Baarn, Holland. Hampel's remarks about the 4 parts of B2: "1.Willem plays bass clarinet, Pierre mostly bows a chinese cymbal, Piet bows and I play Lotusflute and vibes. 2.Willem takes the baritone, I play Lotusflute and bass clarinet 3.We all use our voices 4.Willem plays the tenor and I use the bass clarinet in upper register, while Willem bows the cymbal and Piet nows again." And: "Every piece is written down, in notes, symbols and recommendations for Improvisation." In addition to that there are manifesto-like liner notes by Hampel All compositions © 1966 |
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Recorded December 21, 1966 in Baarn, Holland. Hampel's remarks about the 4 parts of B2: "1.Willem plays bass clarinet, Pierre mostly bows a chinese cymbal, Piet bows and I play Lotusflute and vibes. 2.Willem takes the baritone, I play Lotusflute and bass clarinet 3.We all use our voices 4.Willem plays the tenor and I use the bass clarinet in upper register, while Willem bows the cymbal and Piet nows again." And: "Every piece is written down, in notes, symbols and recommendations for Improvisation." In addition to that there are manifesto-like liner notes by Hampel All compositions © 1966 |
Recorded in Baarn, Holland on December 21st, 1966, Music From Europe was a strong statement of European free jazz from one of its first and strongest leaders, Gunter Hampel. Over the beautifully structured compositional suites are strong blowing and improvising by both reedmen (Hampel, Breuker) and the elastic rhythm section (Veening, Courbois).
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Willem Breuker: soprano,alto, tenor baritone sax,
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All compositions by Gunter Hampel. Tracks 1 & 3 ESP Disk' Ltd. ASCAP, track 3 Syndicore Music BMI. Credits Recorded December 21, 1966 in Baarn, Holland. Engineering
by Andre v. de Water. Original cover photograph by Piet Boersma. Original cover
design by Natasha Zapotoski. Production Manager: Tom Abbs. Tape transfer &
mastering by Steven Walcott. Design & layout by Miles Bachman, Michael
Sanzone and Fumi Tomita. "...it bears historical and empirical substance as a
recording not only reflecting the turbulent times, but part of an era that
established personal freedoms for many thousands of players who followed,
strived, and continue to stride alongside them." "In a sea of constant activity and high-velocity playing,
there’s an extraordinary degree of space here, and it occurs without any
protracted silences or areas of somber quietude." "This could be the definitive modern third stream report from Europe." - Raul D'Gama Rose, All About Jazz "Hampel says that this music is designed to communicate. In doing so he opens the floodgates for the musicians, letting them take the written note and expound on it." - Jerry D'Souza, All About Jazz |
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