Free Action
by Wolfgang Dauner
- Type: Album
- Released: 1967
- Label: SABA
- Country: Germany
- Length: 41:14
- Community rating: 3.85/5 from 5 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Wolfgang Dauner's 'Free Action' is a landmark of early European free jazz. The septet recording featured Jean-Luc Ponty and Eberhard Weber, illustrating Dauner's distinct compositional strategies beyond typical American models. By integrating classical avant-garde techniques with fiery improvisation, the album helped define a uniquely European jazz identity.
Genres
Descriptors: improvisation, instrumental, dissonant, avant-garde, acoustic, improvised, experimental, piano
Tracklist
Credits
- Wolfgang Dauner - primary artist, composed by, leader, piano, piano [prepared]
- J眉rgen Karg - bass
- Eberhard Weber - cello
- Fred Braceful - drums
- Mani Neumeier - drums, tabla
- Joachim Ernst Berendt - producer
- Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer - recorded by
- Gerd Dudek - tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Jean-Luc Ponty - violin