Urban Sax
Label | Wah Wah Records – LPS152Urban Noisy Records – LPS152 |
Format | Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue DVD, DVD-Video |
Barcode | 4040824085452 |
Country | Spain |
Released | 2016 |
Genre | Jazz, Classical |
Style | Avantgarde |
Urban Sax was founded in 1973 by French experimental musician Gilbert Artman, a.o. the mastermind behind Lard Free. Driven by his interest in the relation between space and sound, he experimented with large groups of saxofonists, varying from 16 to 34 players, at times also including bass players, percussionists, vocalists and even dancers. An early experiment took place in the French village of Menton, where Artman placed the musicians on rooftops, in various streets, on squares, and in gardens. Though the total experiences of these experiments/events can't be captured on whatever sound carrier, several recordings were made through the years. The debut-LP 'Urban Sax 1' was originally released in 1977 on C�zanne/Cobra and features recordings made by 16 sax players. Fans of adventurous musicians s.a. La Monte Young, Phil Niblock, Glenn Branca, Steve Reich or Terry Riley should really check this out! This reissue comes with remastered sound and a booklet offering rare pix and liner notes by Artman himself.
A | Urban Sax (Part 1) | 18:45 |
B | Urban Sax (Part 2) | 18:30 |
DVD-1 | Carnet De Voyages | 39:41 |
DVD-2 | Urbansax Virtual | 3:38 |
Alto Saxophone – Alain Potier
Alto Saxophone – Christian Chanet
Alto Saxophone – Christian Casaliggi
Alto Saxophone – Claude Bernard
Alto Saxophone – Jean Augeron
Alto Saxophone – Patrice Quentin
Composed By, Directed By – Gilbert Artman
Design [Dessins Pochette] – Patrick Alexandre
Engineer – Jean-Pierre Bameulle
Producer – Jean-Pierre Bameulle
Soprano Saxophone – Jean-Pierre Thiraut
Tenor Saxophone – Antoine Duvernet
Tenor Saxophone – Bernard Ghiringhelli
Tenor Saxophone – Géraldine Andre
Tenor Saxophone – Laurent Grangier
Tenor Saxophone – Pascal Barres
Tenor Saxophone – Pascal Nicolle
Tenor Saxophone – Phil Dromard
Tenor Saxophone – Werner Durand
Mixed at Studio Mannderly.
Produced for Cezame-Cobra.
Thanks: Régine - Nadia Omar - Sylverie Strange.
Includes 24-page full color booklet.
The bonus DVD includes unreleased material.