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Tony Oxley, with Derek Bailey and Gavin Bryars, created one of the foundations of free improvisation in the UK through their explorations in the group Joseph Holbrooke. A detailed retrospective view of Joseph Holbrooke can be found in Bailey (1992, pp. 86-93) but, briefly, the group existed in Sheffield from 1963 to 1966, initially playing conventional jazz though by 1965 playing totally improvised pieces. The fact that the three were 'isolated' in Sheffield from developments elsewhere (John Stevens and the SME) provided an ideal environment for experimentation and development. After that the participants moved to London, Oxley becoming the house drummer at Ronnie Scott's while all the while continuing with experimental music. He was in at the beginning of the Incus label with Bailey and Evan Parker and some of his work for that label is recognised as landmarks in the development of free music. He also appeared in various (early) versions of the London Jazz Composers Orchestra
Flashing Spirits

By Cecil Taylor
Label: Burning Ambulance Music
Released: 2025
Track listing: Flashing Spirits; Encore 1; Encore 2 (Stone).
Larry Stabbins & Mark Sanders: Cup & Ring

by John Sharpe
Inspired by the 5000 year old Neolithic rock carvings pictured on the sleeve, Cup & Ring opens and closes with brooding, ritualistic pieces in which Larry Stabbins' breathy flute drifts like mist over Mark Sanders' deliberate, processional percussion. These atmospheric bookends, along with similarly spare interludes throughout, frame a set grounded more deeply in the language ...
Ornette Coleman's and Horace Silver's "Lonely Woman" — A Disambiguation

by Artur Moral
Reality is filled with confusion and misunderstandings; some are suggestive or creative, while others are disappointing or, worse, malicious. The jazz world is no stranger to the first type: specific compositions are often confused or misidentified as if they were the same. Usually, this happens because of similar melodies or titles that are sometimes identical. This ...
New Music From Gillece, Thompson, Crotty And More

by Bob Osborne
On this show a selection of the best in brand new releases plus reissued material from Billy Harper, Cecil Taylor & Tony Oxley, and Ivo Perelman. To close two tracks from the legendary Ornette Coleman.Playlist Behn Gillece Haymaker" from Pivot Point (Posi-tone Records) 00:00 Mike Thompson May (feat. Mike Caudill, Mark Shilansky & Dan ...
Cecil Taylor: Flashing Spirits

by Jack Kenny
Jazz never did know how to deal with Cecil Taylor. Does it now? Here is a session from Burning Ambulance from the Outside In Festival in Crawley Sussex recorded on 3rd September 1988. Cecil Taylor was fresh from his sojourn in Berlin where he created an important series of recordings and started working with ...
Cecil Taylor: Flashing Spirits

by James Taylor
There is a gift that keeps on giving nature to jazz music. Whether unearthing previously unknown archival recordings or niche labels getting long overdue vinyl re-pressings, fans of the genre have no shortage of new-to-us releases hitting the market every year. Such is the case with Flashing Spirits, the latest release documenting the prolific ...
Bacchette Magiche

by Neri Pollastri
Bacchette Magiche Sergio Armaroli, Andrea Centazzo 190 Pagine ISBN: 978-88-3617-287-0 Manni Editori 2023 Due percussionisti, compositori, improvvisatori e creativi, esploratori della musica a trecentosessanta gradi, ma anche amici di vecchia data, due spiriti critici che non le mandano a dire, i quali, vivendo in due ben diversi e distanti ...
William Parker / Hugo Costa / Philipp Ernsting: Pulsar

by John Sharpe
Inestimable bassist William Parker has made hundreds of records, but this unlikely meeting with two stalwarts of the Rotterdam scene, Portuguese alto saxophonist Hugo Costa and German drummer Philipp Ernsting, should not to be overlooked. The Dutch-based pair invited Parker to join them for a recording in October 2023 and Pulsar is the splendid result. Costa ...
Stefano Galvani: Jazz - Una Storia In Bianco e Nero

by Giuseppe Segala
Jazz -Una storia in bianco e nero Stefano Galvani 372 Pagine ISBN: 9788885750203 Bonomi Editore 2024 Fotografare il jazz: una coniugazione che ha percorso la vicenda di queste due forme espressive, allacciando una forte rete di corrispondenze ed empatie. Soprattutto nel periodo in cui il vinile dominava incontrastato la ...