Format: vinyl 2xLP
Label: Superior Viaduct - SV173 (US, 2020)
Edition: -
Genre: Contemporary, Minimalism
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Info & Description: (from the original label info):
Since the mid-1960s, Jon Gibson has played a key role in the development of American avant-garde music. As a versatile reed player, he has performed with everyone from Steve Reich and Philip Glass to Terry Riley and La Monte Young. In the 1970s, Gibson would emerge as a minimalist composer in his own right and release two exceptional albums, Visitations and Two Solo Pieces, on Glass' Chatham Square imprint.
Songs & Melodies brings together recordings from 1973 to 1977 (mostly previously unreleased), featuring prominent figures in New York's scene including Arthur Russell, Barbara Benary and Julius Eastman. This double LP collection showcases the breadth of Gibson's expressive range – from introspective piano meditations to cerebral ensemble works – and the subtlety of his radical compositional techniques.
The front cover artwork, a hand-drawn diagram by Gibson, originally appeared in the program for a March 1974 concert at Washington Square Church in Greenwich Village. While this concert was not the first to feature the composer exclusively, it would be a pivotal event in Gibson's early career as a composer.
Superior Viaduct is honored to present this long overdue archival release that not only documents Gibson's important work, but also a crucial period in NYC musical history.
Credits:
Cello – Arthur Russell (tracks: A1, A2), Martha Siegel (tracks: A1, A2)
Composed By – Jon Gibson
Contrabass – Jerry Eastman (tracks: C1), Jon Deak (tracks: A2)
Electric Organ – Jon Gibson (tracks: C2)
Engineer – Kurt Munkacsi (tracks: A2, C2)
Flute – Jon Gibson (tracks: A2, C1, D)
Flute, Conductor – Petr Kotik (tracks: C1)
Keyboards – Adrian Carr (tracks: C1)
Marimba – Bill Ruyle (tracks: D), David Van Tieghem (tracks: A2)
Piano – Jon Gibson (tracks: B1), Julius Eastman (tracks: D)
Saxophone – Jon Gibson (tracks: C1)
Soprano Saxophone – Jon Gibson (tracks: A1,A2,B2)
Trombone – James Kasprowicz (tracks: C1), Peter Zummo (tracks: D)
Vibraphone – Greg Ketchum (tracks: C1)
Viola – Joanne Lowe (tracks: C1)
Violin – Barbara Benary (tracks: A1, A2), Lynn Wullen (tracks: C1), Michael Galasso (tracks: D)
Violoncello – Holly Elam (tracks: C1)
Tracklist:
A1 Song I
A2 Song II
B1 Melody
B2 Solo For Saxophone
C1 Melody IV
C2 Melody III
D Equal Distribution
Label: Superior Viaduct - SV173 (US, 2020)
Edition: -
Genre: Contemporary, Minimalism
-
Info & Description: (from the original label info):
Since the mid-1960s, Jon Gibson has played a key role in the development of American avant-garde music. As a versatile reed player, he has performed with everyone from Steve Reich and Philip Glass to Terry Riley and La Monte Young. In the 1970s, Gibson would emerge as a minimalist composer in his own right and release two exceptional albums, Visitations and Two Solo Pieces, on Glass' Chatham Square imprint.
Songs & Melodies brings together recordings from 1973 to 1977 (mostly previously unreleased), featuring prominent figures in New York's scene including Arthur Russell, Barbara Benary and Julius Eastman. This double LP collection showcases the breadth of Gibson's expressive range – from introspective piano meditations to cerebral ensemble works – and the subtlety of his radical compositional techniques.
The front cover artwork, a hand-drawn diagram by Gibson, originally appeared in the program for a March 1974 concert at Washington Square Church in Greenwich Village. While this concert was not the first to feature the composer exclusively, it would be a pivotal event in Gibson's early career as a composer.
Superior Viaduct is honored to present this long overdue archival release that not only documents Gibson's important work, but also a crucial period in NYC musical history.
Credits:
Cello – Arthur Russell (tracks: A1, A2), Martha Siegel (tracks: A1, A2)
Composed By – Jon Gibson
Contrabass – Jerry Eastman (tracks: C1), Jon Deak (tracks: A2)
Electric Organ – Jon Gibson (tracks: C2)
Engineer – Kurt Munkacsi (tracks: A2, C2)
Flute – Jon Gibson (tracks: A2, C1, D)
Flute, Conductor – Petr Kotik (tracks: C1)
Keyboards – Adrian Carr (tracks: C1)
Marimba – Bill Ruyle (tracks: D), David Van Tieghem (tracks: A2)
Piano – Jon Gibson (tracks: B1), Julius Eastman (tracks: D)
Saxophone – Jon Gibson (tracks: C1)
Soprano Saxophone – Jon Gibson (tracks: A1,A2,B2)
Trombone – James Kasprowicz (tracks: C1), Peter Zummo (tracks: D)
Vibraphone – Greg Ketchum (tracks: C1)
Viola – Joanne Lowe (tracks: C1)
Violin – Barbara Benary (tracks: A1, A2), Lynn Wullen (tracks: C1), Michael Galasso (tracks: D)
Violoncello – Holly Elam (tracks: C1)
Tracklist:
A1 Song I
A2 Song II
B1 Melody
B2 Solo For Saxophone
C1 Melody IV
C2 Melody III
D Equal Distribution