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First Avenue - First Avenue

Musician: First Avenue
Album title: First Avenue
Style: Free Improvisation
Released: 1981
Country: Germany
Size MP3 version: 1661 mb
Size APE version: 1442 mb
Size WMA version: 1106 mb
Rating ✫: 4.2
Votes: 377
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Genre: Jazz

First Avenue - First Avenue


Tracklist

A1 Band One 9:02
A2 Band Two 4:34
A3 Band Three 2:16
A4 Band Four 3:36
A5 Band Five 1:46
B1 Band Six 12:12
B2 Band Seven 5:12
B3 Band Eight 4:49

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – ECM Records GmbH
  • Recorded At – Tonstudio Bauer

Credits

  • Alto Saxophone, Flute, Bass Clarinet – Denney Goodhew
  • Cello – Eric Jensen
  • Design, Photography By – Dieter Rehm
  • Engineer – Martin Wieland
  • Liner Notes – James Knapp*
  • Music By – Denney Goodhew, Eric Jensen , James Knapp*
  • Producer – Manfred Eicher
  • Trumpet, Flugelhorn [Fluegelhorn], Waterphone – James Knapp*

Notes

Recorded November 1980
at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, Germany

An ECM Production
℗ 1981 ECM Records GmbH

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Label Code: LC 2516
  • Rights Society: GEMA

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
ECM 1194 First Avenue First Avenue ‎(LP, Album) ECM Records ECM 1194 US 1981

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Paxondano
The individual pieces of the album have no descriptive titles. The music is completely improvised and portrays or represents nothing other than itself as music. Nothing was pre-determined - mood, structure, rhythm, tonality, harmony, etc. First Avenue´s procedure is to simply begin! Their music had its origins in dance music rather than concert music and they were responsible for the music in the "Music/Dance Ensemble of the American Dance Company", which was later re-named "Skinner Releasing". In this ensemble, both the music and the dance were improvised and on an equal basis. Performing in this context, you will start to 'see' sounds and 'hear' space. Enjoy the music !