Evan Parker - The Snake Decides

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Landmark release on Incus records of solo soprano saxophone improvisations by Evan Parker from 1986. It was recorded direct to a two-track master and documents four improvisations recorded in real time with no trickery. (It is always worth saying that, as new listeners often don't believe it.)

The title track is the longest, at almost twenty minutes. Although its title refers to a woodcut of the same name by George Murphy, it provides a ready-made excuse to focus on the serpentine qualities of Parker's soprano playing. His relentlessly energetic flurries of notes defy logic or reason, seeming to spiral and to tie themselves in knots and coils.

Cover and vinyl are both v.good

A lot of the albums listed here were second hand when I got them, but all are in reasonable condition and play without skips. I've noted where an LP has visible or audible marks on the vinyl in the listings, and can only really vouch for how well they play on my equipment. Nearly all of the LPs were purchased in the 80s and 90s when I collected improv. albums by scouring the record shops in London.

I'm not interested in making money from postage and packing, but would like to recoup the cost - the postage quoted in this listing is about right for single/double purchases, and there is a sliding scale in operation for multiple purchases which should be accurate for 2 items. If you are purchasing more than two, please check the postage with me (especially for non-UK bidders) and request an invoice before payment for multiple items - I will calculate the postage for your purchases and give any additional discount I can. If in doing so the postage works out to more than that listed on your invoice, I'll stick to the invoice amount.

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