Friday, March 28, 2008

Paul Dunmall / Nick Stephens / Tony Marsh - All Said & Dun



With no doubts Loose Torque is a very interesting label: refined albums of true free improvisation issued, excellent names of this scene as contributors.
However, this release slightly differs from others because of the players' skill to transmit sensitiveness and pleasure to the listener.
Dunmall’s saxophone, supported by double bass of Nick Stephens and drums of Tony Marsh, succeeds to transport us into delicate, intimate atmospheres.
What connotes the four tracks is a sense of quiet, an intent to play calmly even though the rhythm increases ("Coming Round"), an introspective research through the expanding sound.
Work of strong emotional impact, surprisingly fine.

Paul Dunmall: saxophones
Nick Stephens: double bass
Tony Marsh: drums

Label: Loose Torque
Cat. #: LT016
Format: CD
Release date: 2007
Notes: Recorded on 20 March 2007 in Northwood, Middlesex

Tracklisting:
01 - Unfinished Pleasure (22:41)
02 - Walking Back (08:21)
03 - Coming Round (21:05)
04 - All Said And Dun (07:57)

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Latest releases on Loose Torque:

The Occasional Quartet - Desire Lines
















Garry Todd: tenor saxophone
Nigel Coombes: violin
Nick Stephens: double bass
Tony Marsh: drums

Cat. #: LT012
Format: CD
Release date: 2006

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The Schizo Quartet - Don't Answer It
















Jon Corbett: trumpet
Nick Stephens: double bass

Cat. #: LT013
Format: CD
Release date: 2006

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Jon Corbett / Nick Stephens / Tony Marsh - The Play's The Thing
















Jon Corbett: trumpet
Nick Stephens: double bass
Tony Marsh: drums

Cat. #: LT014
Format: CD
Release date: 2007

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The September Quartet - What Goes Around
















Paul Dunmall: tenor and saxello saxophones
Jon Corbett: trumpet
Nick Stephens: acoustic bass
Tony Marsh: drums

Cat. #: LT015
Format: CD
Release date: 2007

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Jon Corbett / Nick Stephens / Roger Turner - Dangerous Musics In '91
















Jon Corbett: trumpet valve trombone
Nick Stephens: acoustic bass
Roger Turner: percussion

Cat. #: LT017
Format: CD
Release date: 10/2008

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Calling Signals 08 - From Cafe Oto
















Frode Gjerstad: clarinets and alto saxophone
Lol Coxhill: soprano saxophone
Nick Stephens: acoustic bass
Paal Nilssen-Love: percussion

Cat. #: LT018
Format: CD
Release date: 10/2009

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Frode Gjerstad / Nick Stephens / Louis Moholo-Moholo - Quiddity
















Frode Gjerstad: clarinets and alto saxophone
Nick Stephens: acoustic bass
Louis Moholo-Moholo: drums

Cat. #: LT019
Format: CD
Release date: 11/2009

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Calling Signals 07 - From Cafe Sting
















Frode Gjerstad: clarinets and alto saxophone
Eivin Pederssen: accordion
Nick Stephens: bass
Louis Moholo-Moholo: drums

Cat. #: LT020
Format: CD
Release date: 05/2011

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Calling Signals 09 - A Winter's Tour
















Frode Gjerstad: clarinets and alto saxophone
Jon Corbett: trumpet, valve trombone, conch
Nick Stephens: double bass
Paal Nilssen-Love: percussion

Cat. #: LT021
Format: CD
Release date: 05/2011

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Fred Lonberg-Holm & Nick Stephens - Attic Antics
















Fred Lonberg-Holm: cello
Nick Stephens: double bass

Cat. #: LT023
Format: CD
Release date: 05/2011

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Frode Gjerstad & Nick Stephens - Different Times
















Frode Gjerstad: clarinets
Nick Stephens: double bass

Cat. #: LT022
Format: CD
Release date: 05/2012

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Jon Corbett / Nick Stephens / Tony Marsh - Free Play

















Jon Corbett: trumpet, valve trombone, wood flute and conch shell
Nick Stephens: double bass
Tony Marsh: percussion

Cat. #: LT024
Format: CD
Release date: 01/2013

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John Stevens - Away At Home

















Robert Calvert: saxophones
John Corbett: trumpet
Nick Stephens: electric bass
Nigel Moyse: guitar
Martin Holder: guitar
John Stevens: drums

Cat. #: LT025
Format: CD
Release date: 07/2013

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Crackle - Six Improvisations For Cello And Double Bass

















Fred Lonberg-Holm: cello
Nick Stephens: double bass

Cat. #: LT026
Format: CD
Release date: 05/2014

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Links:
Paul Dunmall
Nick Stephens
Loose Torque

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Labels: Confront Recordings





Confront is a label founded in 1996 and run by English cellist Mark Wastell.
The guideline is to realize a catalogue containing performances recorded in various places acoustically suitable to support the musicians, or live concerts.
During over twenty years since its birth many important artists of free improvisation music scene got involved in this project.

Year of birth: 1996
Founder: Mark Wastell
Area: free improvisation, avant-garde, experimental
Mail: info@sound323.com

Catalogue:

Collision Duo - Refraction

















Mark Wastell: cello, preparations, percussion
Nick Smith: violin, preparations, voice, percussion

Cat. #: Front 01
Format: Cassette
Release date: 1996
Notes: Recorded at St Mary's Church, Great Baddow, on 8 May and 24 June 1996

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Scant - Scant

Cat. #: Front 02
Format: cassette
Release date:
Notes:

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Spook - Spook


















Richard Sanderson: amplified objects, sampling, percussion
Graham Halliwell: alto saxophone
Kev Hopper: electric bass
Dave Pullin: soprano saxophone, clarinet

Cat. #: Front 03
Format: Cassette
Release date: 1997
Notes: Recorded at the Clubroom, London, in February 1997

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IST - Consequences (Of Time And Place)
















Rhodri Davies: harp
Simon Fell: double bass
Mark Wastell: cello

Cat. #: Front 04
Format: Cassette
Release date: 1997
Notes: Recorded at the Natural Music Club, Priory Arms, Stockwell, on 9 April 1997

















Cat. #: CCS25
Format: CD-R
Release date: 02/2014

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Chris Burn / Rhodri Davies / Phil Durrant / Mark Wastell - Assumed Possibilities















Chris Burn: piano
Rhodri Davies: harp
Phil Durrant: violin
Mark Wastell: cello

Cat. #: Front 05
Format: CD
Release date: 1998
Notes: Recorded in London, on 25 January 1998

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Beins / Davies / Wastell - The Sealed Knot
















Burkhard Beins: percussion
Rhodri Davies: harp
Mark Wastell: cello

Cat. #: Front 06
Format: CD-R
Release date: 2000
Notes: Recorded on 14 April 2000 at St Michael and All Angels Church, West London - The London Preservation Series Volume One

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Matthew Davis / Rosa Muñoz - Mute Correspondence
















Matthew Davis: trumpet
Rosa Muñoz: dance (tracks 1, 7, 9, 11)

Cat. #: Front 07
Format: CD-R
Release date: 2000
Notes: Tracks 1, 7, 9, 11 recorded in Salamandra Dance Studios, Barcelona in October 2000; tracks 2 adn 8 were recorded in Villavecchia Studios, Barcelona in September 2000; tracks 3 and 5 were recorded in London in August 2000; track 6 recorded in Cap de Creus, Catalunya in June 2000

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Nikos Veliotis - β
















Nikos Veliotis: cello

Cat. #: Front 08
Format: CD-R
Release date: 2001
Notes: Recorded March/April 2001 in Athens and Volos, Greece

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Phil Durrant / Matt Davis / Mark Wastell - Durrant / Davis / Wastell
















Phil Durrant: violin
Matt Davis: trumpet
Mark Wastell: cello

Cat. #: Front 09
Format: CD-R
Release date: 2000
Notes: Recorded at St Michael and All Angels Church, London, in August 2000 - London Preservation Series

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Rhodri Davies / Alessandra Rombola / Matt Davis / Mark Wastell - Davies / Rombola / Davis / Wastell
















Rhodri Davies: harp
Alessandra Rombola: flutes
Matt Davis: trumpet
Mark Wastell: cello

Cat. #: Front 10
Format: CD-R
Release date: 2000
Notes: Recorded at St Michael and All Angels Church, London, in March 2000 - London Preservation Series

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Rhodri Davies - Trem
















Rhodri Davies: harp, percussion, tape

Cat. #: Confront 11
Format: CD Release date: 2002
Notes: Recorded at St Michael and All Angels Church, London: tracks 1 and 2 on 10 May 2001; tracks 4 and 6 on 22 November 2001 and other tracks on 7 December 2001

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Tetuzi Akiyama / Toshimaru Nakamura / Taku Sugimoto / Mark Wastell - Foldings
















Tetuzi Akiyama: turntable, air duster
Toshimaru Nakamura: no-input mixing board
Taku Sugimoto: acoustic guitar, preparations
Mark Wastell: cello, preparations, contact mic, amplifier

Cat. #: Confront 12
Format: CD
Release date: 2003
Notes: Recorded at Offsite, Yoyogi, Tokyo on 19 January 2002

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Nikos Veliotis - Radial
















Nikos Veliotis: cello

Cat. #: Confront 13
Format: CD
Release date: 2004
Notes: Recorded on 1 June 2003 at Lego Studio, Athens, Greece

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Akio Suzuki / David Toop - Breath Taking
















Akio Suzuki: kikkokikiriki, stone flute, small stones, pan pipes, silent toy
David Toop: flutes, bone whistle, dog whistle, stones, whistling pot, organic materials, feedback devices

Cat. #: Confront 14
Format: CD
Release date: 2004
Notes: Recorded on 15 March 2003 at Sound 323, London

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Jamie Saunders - #[unassigned]
















Andrew Sparling: clarinet
Anton Lukoszevieze: cello

Cat. #: Confront 15
Format: 2xCD
Release date: 2007
Notes: Recorded by John Lely at Goldsmiths College, 6 April 2006

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Rhodri Davies - Over Shadows
















Rhodri Davies: harp, ebow

Cat. #: Confront 16
Format: CD
Release date: 2007
Notes: Recorded January 2004 at the Old School, Bracon Ash, Norfolk

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John Butcher - Resonant Spaces
















John Butcher: saxophones - acoustic / amplified / feedback

Cat. #: Confront 17
Format: CD
Release date: 2008
Notes: Recorded by Ruari Cormack in Scotland and Orkney, June 2006

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David Lacey / Paul Vogel / Mark Wastell - Live Concert From The I-And-E Festival 1 April 2006

















Paul Vogel: computer, clarinet
Mark Wastell: cymbal, electronics
David Lacey: percussion, monochord

Cat. #: cps 01
Format: CD-R
Release date: 2006
Notes: Recorded at the Unitarian Church, Dublin, Ireland

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Keith Rowe / Mark Wastell - Untitled

 















Keith Rowe: guitar, electronics
Mark Wastell: electronics

Cat. #: cps 02
Format: CD-R
Release date: 2006
Notes: Live concert from i-and-e festival 31 march 2006 recorded at the printing house, Dublin, Ireland

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The Sealed Knot - The Sealed Knot
















Mark Wastell: double bass
Rhodri Davies: harp
Burkhard Beins: percussion

Cat. #: cps 03
Format: CD-R
Release date: 2007
Notes: Recorded live in concert at the Red Hedgehog, Archway, London, 29 October 2006

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Confront Collectors Series

The Sealed Knot - Unwanted Object
















Burkhard Beins: percussion
Rhodri Davies: harp
Mark Wastell: double bass

Cat. #: CCS1
Format: CD
Release date: 2004
Notes: Recorded 2004 at the old school

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The Scotch Of St. James - Live At AMPLIFY 2004: Addition
















Tim Barnes: prepared (snare) drum, amplification
Mark Wastell: amplified textures, tuned metal

Cat. #: CCS2
Format: CD
Release date: 2005
Notes: Recorded on 17 May 2004 at Labor Sonor, Berlin

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Martin Küchen - Music From One Of The Provinces In The Empire















Martin Küchen: prepared alto and soprano saxophones

Cat. #: CCS3
Format: CD
Release date: 2004
Notes: Recorded on 11 March and 6 April 2004 at Fylkingen, Sweden

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Graham Halliwell - Recorded Delivery
















Graham Halliwell: saxophone feedback
Rhodri Davies: ebow harp (track 1)
Steve Roden: resonantlighttones (track 2)
Mark Wastell: tam-tam (track 3)

Cat. #: CCS4
Format: CD
Release date: 2005
Notes: Track 1 recorded in July 2002 and July 2004; track 2 recorded by Steve Roden in 1999 with additional revisited parts by GH in April 2003; track 3 recorded in October 2004

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IST - Lodi
















Mark Wastell: cello
Simon H. Fell: double Bass
Rhodri Davies: harp

Cat. #: CCS5
Format: CD
Release date: 2005
Notes: Recorded live in concert at Contemporaneamente 2002 Tempio Civico Dell'Incoronata, Lodi, Italy

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Traw / Rhodri Davies - Cwymp Y Dwr Ar Ganol Dydd
















Rhodri Davies: harp, electronics, accelerometer
Richard Llewellyn, Owen Martell, Simon Proffitt: real-time sampling and processing

Cat. #: CCS6
Format: CD
Release date: 2006
Notes: Recorded in Cardiff on 12 July 2005

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Nos Phillipé - Ssh... Camille
















Robert Hopps: prepared guitar, electronics
Jonathan Webb: turntable, electronics

Cat. #: CCS7
Format: CD
Release date: 2008
Notes: Recorded in Hackney, London on September 4, 2007

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Graham Halliwell & Lee Patterson - Terrain
















Lee Patterson: amplified objects
Graham Halliwell: software based saxophone feedback and electronics

Cat. #: CCS8
Format: CD
Release date: 2008
Notes: Recorded in North Norfolk, Summer 2006

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Barry Chabala - An Unrhymed Chord (For 25 Acoustic Guitars)
















Barry Chabala: guitar

Cat. #: CCS9
Format: CD-R
Release date: 10/2009

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Oceans Of Silver And Blood - Live At Cafe Oto
















Joachim Nordwall: electronics
Mark Wastell: tam-tam

Cat. #: CCS10
Format: CD-R
Release date: 04/2009

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Jonathan McHugh & Mark Wastell - Hydriotaphia
















Jonathan McHugh: ARP 2600, mixing desk
Mark Wastell: 32" Paiste tam tam

Cat. #: CCS11
Format: CD-R
Release date: 03/2010

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Keith Rowe & Mark Wastell - Live At I-and-E

















Keith Rowe: guitar, electronics
Mark Wastell: electronics

Cat. #: CCS12
Format: CD-R
Release date: 03/2010
Notes: reissue of cps 02

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The Sealed Knot - Live At The Red Hedgehog

















Rhodri Davies: harp
Mark Wastell: double bass
Burkhard Beins: percussion

Cat. #: CCS13
Format: CD-R
Release date: 2006

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Zachary James Watkins - Suite For String Quartet
















Martin Smith: cello
Zachary James Watkins: electronics
Miriam Götting: viola
Gerhard Uebele: violin
Johnny Chang: violin

Cat. #: CCS14
Format: CD-R
Release date: 2010

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Joachim Nordwall - Concert
















Cat. #: CCS15
Format: CD-R
Release date: 2011

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Matt Davis & Mark Wastell - Derby 11.05.2002 / Liverpool 10.05.2002

















Matt Davis: electronics
Mark Wastell: electronics

Cat. #: CCS16
Format: CD-R
Release date: 2011

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The Sealed Knot - Live At Cafe Oto

















Rhodri Davies: harp & electronics
Burkhard Beins: percussion & electronics
Mark Wastell: tam tam & electronics

Cat. #: CCS17
Format: CD
Release date: 2013

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IST - Berlin

















Rhodri Davies: harp
Mark Wastell: violoncello
Simon H. Fell: double bass

Cat. #: CCS18
Format: CD-R
Release date: 06/2013

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Oceans Of Silver & Blood - Oceans Of Silver & Blood

















Joachim Nordwall: roland s100 modular synth
Mark Wastell: 32" paiste tam tam

Cat. #: CCS19
Format: CD-R
Release date: 06/2013

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The Sealed Knot - Surface/Plane

















Rhodri Davies: harp
Mark Wastell: cello
Burkhard Beins: percussion

Cat. #: CCS20
Format: CD-R
Release date: 07/2013

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Derek Bailey & Simon H. Fell - The Complete 15th August 2001

















Derek Bailey: acoustic guitar
Simon H. Fell: double bass

Cat. #: CCS22
Format: CD
Release date: 09/2013

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IST - Consequences (Of Time And Place)

















Mark Wastell: cello
Simon H. Fell: double bass
Rhodri Davies: harp

Cat. #: CCS25
Format: CD-R
Release date: 02/2014
Notes: reissue

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Angharad Davies - Six Studies

















Angharad Davies: acoustic violin, preparations

Cat. #: CCS26
Format: CD-R
Release date: 02/2014

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Martin Kuchen - ... And Everything Inside Came Down As Dust

















Martin Küchen: saxophones, preparations

Cat. #: CCS27
Format: CD-R
Release date: 05/2014

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BEFOREHAND - Live At Hundred Years Gallery

















Mark Wastell: electronics, singing bowls, sruti box
Dimitra Lazaridou-Chatzigoga: zither

Cat. #: CCS28
Format: CD-R
Release date: 05/2014

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Ray Brassier & Mattin - Unfree Improvisation/Compulsive Freedom

















Cat. #: CCS29
Format: CD-R
Release date: 07/2014

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Mark Browne - Genial Decay

















Cat. #: CCS30
Format: CD-R
Release date: 06/2014

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Jöelle Léandre & Michael Duch - (Live At) Gråmølna


















Jöelle Léandre: double bass & voice
Michael Duch: double bass


Cat. #: CCS31
Format: CD-R
Release date: 07/2014

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Joacim Nyberg - Fylkingen, March 27, 2014


















Joacim Nyberg: acoustic guitar, double bass, bell & recorder


Cat. #: CCS32
Format: CD-R
Release date: 10/2014

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Patrick Shiroishi - White Sun Sutra


















Patrick Shiroishi: alto saxophone, effects, soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone & voice


Cat. #: CCS33
Format: CD-R
Release date: 10/2014

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IST - London: Conway Hall


















Rhodri Davies: harp
Simon H. Fell: double bass
Mark Wastell: violoncello

Cat. #: CCS34
Format: CD-R
Release date: 10/2014

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Jason Kahn & Phil Julian - Valentines


















Phil Julian: synthesizer, computer
Jason Kahn: synthesizer, electronics

Cat. #: CCS35
Format: CD-R
Release date: 10/2014

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IST - New York [Featuring John Zorn]


















Rhodri Davies: harp
Mark Wastell: violoncello
Simon H. Fell: double bass
John Zorn: alto sax (track 6)

Cat. #: CCS40
Format: CD
Release date: 03/2015

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