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Never heard of Laura Cole but thought that piece was a fascinating choice for a request. I was mesmerised by what she was playing. It was a startling piece of music. -
It was indeed. Normally I tend to compare new voice with known ones for likely influences; Laura Cole came across from that track as a rare genuine original. The only person I could think of for comparison was Stan Tracey in the middle of his free period in the early 70s - that stark.Originally posted by Ian Thumwood View PostComment
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Two sides of piano improvisation in the providential wake of Keith Tippett, I would say. And what a monster Alex Hawkins is - I'm glad someone apart from myself has drawn attention to him... or is that disingenuous, my memory not being quite what it was (if I remember correctly!Originally posted by BLUESNIK'S REVOX View Post
) Alex is a really nice bloke, very approachable, by the way. Anyway, thanks Bluesnik for finding and sharing that excerpt. Restores my faith in free jazz over the chaotic miasma that seems to have overtaken new music in the classical domain, if what we hear on Radio 3 Friday nights is anything to go by.
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Alexander Hawkins & Marco Colonna, playing Eric Dolphy’s ‘Miss Ann’ at Pinocchio Jazz, 2020:
JRLast edited by Jazzrook; 11-02-25, 08:29.Comment
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