Guardian Music — (In and Out)Philadelphia saxophonist and one-time Max Roach sideman Odean Pope might be in his 70s, but remove anything flammable within range of the speakers when this incandescent record gets going. On the face of it, it's a high-class postbop sess... more info

Guardian Music — If you have ever been tempted by free improvisation, says comedian Stewart Lee, Evan Parker is your gateway drugWhen I, a comedian currently fashionable in broadsheets, and an uncomprehending fan of Free Improvisation, was invited to publicise and pr... more info

Guardian Music — This 1956 interpretation of Thelonious Monk's typically flinty Bemsha Swing might not sound revolutionary at first. But listen closer ...The drummer swings, and the theme sounds like Monk's rhythmically quirky conception of bebop. The opening of the ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — dr.nick said... Converge - Jane Doe [2001] Il Rumore Del Fiore Di Carta - Origami 62 [2005] Descendents - Milo Goes to College [1982] http://defeatedsounds.blogspot.com thanks fuzzy Sir Charlie Palmer said... Lettin’ Go – Son Seals E... more info

Guardian Music — (SLAM)This is a quartet of 1970s-vintage European free-improvisers – three out of four called Paul – still warming to the task in 2008. Saxist and bass clarinettist Paul Dunmall's model was Evan Parker, while Paul Lytton actually playe... more info

All About Jazz — All About Jazz is celebrating Evan Parker's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Evan ParkerBorn Bristol, 5 April 1944; Tenor and soprano saxophones. The sources for these notes have come from various places, but in particular from Martin David... more info

All About Jazz — CREATIVE DIFFERENCES presents EVAN PARKER - solo saxophone plus SUSAN ALCORN - pedal steel guitar MICHAEL FORMANEK - double bass EVAN PARKER - saxophones SUNDAY APRIL 18 AT 6PM @ The WindUp Space 12 W.North Ave Baltimore MD thewindupspace.com 410... more info

All About Jazz — A historic recording of the first ever meeting of two sax giants! Relevance (RT 9338) Dave Liebman soprano and tenor sax, indian bamboo flute Evan Parker soprano and tenor sax Tony Bianco drums "After decades of playing with musicians f... more info

Guardian Music — (33Jazz)To older British jazz fans, pianist Howard Riley's identity probably belongs with the improv scene of the late 1960s that spawned Evan Parker, Derek Bailey and Barry Guy. But Riley's powerful technique and profound knowledge of both classical... more info

Guardian Music — (Bo' Weavil Records)In the hands of 60s hellfire preachers like Jimmy Smith and Jimmy McGriff, the Hammond B3 organ has always sounded on the verge of mayhem, however tight the backbeat or gospelly the licks. But it's taken a former pipe-organ schola... more info