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The Music Improvisation Company 1968–1971

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The Music Improvisation Company 1968–1971
Studio album by
the Music Improvisation Company
Released1976
Recorded4 July 1969 and 18 June 1970
London
GenreFree jazz
Length46:04
LabelIncus
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The Music Improvisation Company
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(1976)
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(1970) 		The Music Improvisation Company 1968–1971
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The Music Improvisation Company 1968–1971 is an album by The Music Improvisation Company recorded over 1968 and 1970 and released on the Incus label in 1976. The quartet features saxophonist Evan Parker, guitarist Derek Bailey, Hugh Davies on various self-made electronic instruments, and percussionist Jamie Muir.[1][2][3]

Reception

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Professional ratings
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AllMusic[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

AllMusic's Thom Jurek stated "It is a necessary addition to anyone's library who is interested in improvised music."[4]

The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings wrote: "The six pieces are in the main about a quartet thinking and speaking as freely with one another as they possibly could."[5]

Track listing

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All compositions by Derek Bailey, Hugh Davies, Jamie Muir and Evan Parker.

  1. "Pointing" – 7:19
  2. "Untitled 3" – 6:32
  3. "Untitled 4" – 4:09
  4. "Bedrest" – 7:37
  5. "Its Tongue Trapped to the Rock by a Limpet the Water Rat Succumbed to the Incoming Tide" – 9:01
  6. "In the Victim's Absence" – 10:33

Personnel

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The Music Improvisation Company

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References

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  1. ^ Shapiro, R. Sessionography of Derek Bailey accessed May 25, 2016
  2. ^ Hsu, W. T. & Rousell, P. Discography of Evan Parker accessed May 25, 2016
  3. ^ Jazzlists: Incus LP discography accessed May 25, 2016
  4. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. Music Improvisation Company 1968–1971 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  5. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1063. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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