Výlety (Excursions)

by Jiří Stivín & Pierre Favre

Výlety (Excursions) cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1981
  • Label: Supraphon
  • Country: Czechoslovakia
  • Length: 1:27:03
  • Community rating: 3.97/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Czech woodwind virtuoso Jiří Stivín pairs with Swiss percussionist Pierre Favre for an intimate, highly improvisational dialogue. 'Výlety (Excursions)' blurs the lines between European free jazz and folk-inspired chamber music, resulting in a surreal, brilliantly textured acoustic recording.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, improvisation, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Proměna První = Metamorphosis One (6:05)
  2. Skalní Koně = Cliff Horses (2:51)
  3. Starý Pramen = Ancient Wellspring (0:52)
  4. Zvuk Rosy = Sound Of Dew (2:48)
  5. Kamínek = Pebble (0:41)
  6. Kořeny = Roots (2:09)
  7. Sladké Dřívko = Sweet Stick (2:32)
  8. Znamení = Sign (0:29)
  9. Barvy Temnot = Colours Of Darkness (2:33)
  10. Myší Pohádka = The Mouse Tale (0:46)
  11. Tanec Pod Zvonem = Dance Under The Bell (4:32)
  12. Noční Lety = Nightly Flights (4:31)
  13. Bludička = Will-O'-The-Wisp (1:16)
  14. Hadi A Štíři = Snakes And Scorpions (4:11)
  15. Dech A Jeho Stíny = The Breath And Its Shadows (4:34)
  16. Proměna Druhá = Metamorphosis Two (3:40)
  17. Jeskyně = The Cave (7:10)
  18. Závoj Hmoty = Veil Of Matter (3:57)
  19. Vyjasnění = Enlightment (10:30)
  20. Lidově = In Folk Style (4:08)
  21. Povídal, Že Jim Hrál = So What, Said He And Played (6:30)
  22. Dosti Radosti = The Joys Are Over (5:26)
  23. Skořápky Vodních Dutin = Water Cavity Shells (3:50)
  24. Proměna Třetí = Metamorphosis Three (1:02)

Credits

  • Pierre Favre - primary artist, drums, gong, tom tom, tom tom [water], bells, crotales, percussion [beans], music by
  • Miloslava Kulhavá - booklet editor
  • Zdenka Krejčová - painting [cover painting]
  • Pavel Kühn - vocals, voice

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