50th Birthday Concert
| 50th Birthday Concert | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | April 10, 1994 | |||
| Venue | Dingwalls, Camden, England | |||
| Genre | Free Jazz | |||
| Length | 83:20 | |||
| Label | Leo CD LR 212/213 | |||
| Producer | Evan Parker and Leo Feigin | |||
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50th Birthday Concert is a double CD live album by British saxophonist and improviser Evan Parker recorded at Dingwalls in 1993 and released on the English Leo label.[1][2]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz | + "Crown"[4] |
AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars with reviewer Steve Loewy stating:
What a splendid birthday celebration this was! Parker is clearly at the peak of his form, and he is enjoying the interaction with these two splendid groups ... Not to be missed, this is great Evan Parker all the way.
— Loewy, Steve. 50th Birthday Concert – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album a "Crown" signifying a recording that the authors "feel a special admiration or affection for".[4][5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hero of Nine Fingers" | Evan Parker, Alexander von Schlippenbach, Paul Lovens | 24:31 |
| 2. | "Bowed Stiffly and Went Free" | Evan Parker, Alexander von Schlippenbach, Paul Lovens | 19:22 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "In Exultation" | Evan Parker, Barry Guy, Paul Lytton | 20:38 |
| 2. | "Not Backwards, as in Doubt" | Evan Parker, Barry Guy, Paul Lytton | 9:25 |
| 3. | "The Echoing Border Zones" | Evan Parker, Barry Guy, Paul Lytton | 9:24 |
Personnel
- Evan Parker – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Alexander von Schlippenbach - piano (Disc One)
- Barry Guy - bass (Disc Two)
- Paul Lovens (Disc One), Paul Lytton (Disc Two) - percussion
References
- ^ Evan Parker discography, accessed January 4, 2017
- ^ Leo Records discography, accessed January 4, 2017
- ^ Loewy, Steve. 50th Birthday Concert – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. "Evan Parker". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 1122. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Penguin Guide to Jazz: Crown Albums List, accessed January 4, 2017