Explorations
by Teo Macero
- Type: Album
- Released: 1954
- Label: Debut
- Country: United States
- Community rating: 3.76/5 from 4 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Predating his legendary career as a producer for Columbia Records, 'Explorations' captures the saxophonist pushing the boundaries of the genre alongside Charles Mingus. The session delves into complex, dissonant harmonies and unconventional time signatures. It serves as an early, crucial document of the avant-garde movement seeking to dismantle standard bebop structures.
Genres
Descriptors: avant-garde, acoustic, instrumental, uncommon-time-signatures, improvisation, experimental, deconstructed, suite