Free Music One and Two

by Free Music Quintet

Overview

One of the most uncompromising free jazz records ever made, this one-off improvisation by a group of Dutch players, led by percussionist Pierre Courbois, is an archetype of the style. Free jazz doesn't just require a lot of unrestrained blowing and freeform noise, although there are passages of that here. The two lengthy improvs build from placid beginnings, as each member adds various percussion instruments to the growing cacophony, before reedsman Peter van der Locht (at times playing two saxes at once a la Rahsaan Roland Kirk) and trumpeter Boy Raaymakers let loose. All five players get their chances to lead the quintet, although there's a minimum of soloing. Courbois drives both improvs, and there's a five-minute stretch starting about seven minutes into "Free Music Number One" where he simply explodes, bashing a trap kit and a variety of other objects like the cartoon Tasmanian Devil on a dozen espressos, armed with a pair of baseball bats. There's an impressive sense of dynamics to the improvs, both of which have sections of near-silence mixed in with the explosions, and there's a structural unity to each improv despite the lack of musical themes or other familiar signposts. ~ Stewart Mason

Product Details

Release Date:	06/11/2021
Label:	Esp-Disk
UPC:	0825481108317

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Free Music Quintet   Primary Artist
Boy Raaymakers   Percussion,Bugle,Trumpet
Erwin Somer Group   Violin,Percussion,Vibraphone
Pierre Courbois   Percussion
Ferdy Rikkers   Bass,Percussion
Peter VanDerLocht   Flute,Piccolo,Percussion,Sax (Tenor),Piccolo Flute,Sax (Soprano)

Technical Credits

Boy Raaymakers   Composer
Remco Takken   Liner Notes
Erwin Somer Group   Artwork,Composer,Art Direction
Pierre Courbois   Composer
Bernard Stollman   Liner Notes
Onno Scholtze   Engineer,Producer
Free Music Quintet   Performer
Ferdy Rikkers   Composer
Peter VanDerLocht   Composer
Tom "Tornado" Klatt   Liner Notes
John B. Litweiler   Liner Notes