Compositions

by Globe Unity

Compositions cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: September 1979
  • Label: JAPO
  • Country: Germany
  • Length: 50:07
  • Community rating: 3.85/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Alexander von Schlippenbach, Globe Unity, Bob Stewart, Manfred Schoof, Albert Mangelsdorff, Enrico Rava, Evan Parker, Paul Lovens, Paul Rutherford, Gerd Dudek, Michel Pilz, Kenny Wheeler, Buschi Niebergall, G眉nter Christmann

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Commanding a massive ensemble of European avant-garde pioneers, 'Compositions' is an intense exercise in large-scale free improvisation and complex structural organization. The collective generates overwhelming sheets of sound, balancing chaotic freedom with meticulously charted brass orchestrations. It serves as a monumental, challenging testament to the boundless ambition of the European free jazz movement.

Genres

Descriptors: improvisation, experimental, avant-garde, orchestral, progressive

Tracklist

  1. Nadogoo (6:59)
  2. Boa (5:44)
  3. Trom-bone-it (5:02)
  4. Flat Fleet (7:47)
  5. Reflections (8:45)
  6. Worms (10:23)
  7. The Forge (5:23)

Credits

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