Theoria

by Barry Guy & London Jazz Composers' Orchestra & Ir猫ne Schweizer

Theoria cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: Intakt
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 57:50
  • Community rating: 4.02/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This ambitious piece was composed to commemorate the silver jubilee of the prominent British avant-garde ensemble. 'Theoria' features a dense, multi-layered score tailored specifically for the virtuosic piano stylings of the featured Swiss soloist. The composition weaves strictly notated passages with volatile bursts of collective improvisation.

Genres

Descriptors: improvisation, avant-garde, orchestral, improvised, long-form, conceptual

Tracklist

  1. Theoria

Credits

  • London Jazz Composers Orchestra - primary artist
  • Irene Schweizer - primary artist, piano
  • Barre Phillips - bass
  • Mark Charig - cornet
  • Max Bill - cover
  • Paul Lytton - drums
  • Evan Parker - reeds
  • Paul Dunmall - reeds
  • Barry Guy - Primary Artist

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