Mercy Dash

by Hugh Hopper, Elton Dean, Keith Tippett & Joe Gallivan

Mercy Dash cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: Culture Press
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Community rating: 3.65/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Reuniting key figures from the 1970s Canterbury scene and British free jazz movement, this collaborative session documents a period of intense, unscripted musical exploration. The quartet navigates complex improvisations that blur the lines between acoustic avant-garde jazz and electronic experimentation.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, avant-garde, improvisation

Tracklist

  1. Intro
  2. Calyx
  3. Waffle Dust
  4. Brass Wind Bells
  5. Anguishy
  6. Waffling Again
  7. Punkom

Credits

  • Hugh Hopper - primary artist, bass, written-by
  • Elton Dean - primary artist, alto saxophone, saxello, written-by
  • Keith Tippett - primary artist, piano, written-by
  • Joe Gallivan - primary artist, drums, percussion, synthesizer [moog], written-by
  • Phil Miller - written-by

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