Han Bennink, Kazuo Imai
Across the desert
FormatCDLabelImprovised Music From JapanGenreMusic from Japan
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European free jazz/free improvisation pioneer Han Bennink (drums) made this studio recording with Kazuo Imai (guitar) in Tokyo in May of 2002. Imai, who in the '70s studied with Masayuki Takayanagi and Takehisa Kosugi, currently performs both on his own and with the annual five-member collective improvisation project Marginal Consort. Across the Desert contains nine duo pieces. Imai plays both acoustic and electric guitar while Bennink delivers strong, constantly changing rhythms. Here are two musicians who know their instruments inside out. Their unique affinity is powerfully conveyed in these dynamic exchanges.
Details
Cat. number: IMJ 514
Year: 2003
Release notes
Recorded at Earth Studio, Tokyo, on May 27, 2002. Mixed at Earth Studio on August 15 and September 17, 2003
Tracklist
| 1 | Attention | 8:40 | |
| 2 | Eyes Right | 9:06 | |
| 3 | Left Turn | 5:30 | |
| 4 | Go Upwind | 6:16 | |
| 5 | My Eyes Wouldn't Focus | 6:29 | |
| 6 | Across The Desert | 2:30 | |
| 7 | Imagination Is Obscene | 6:54 | |
| 8 | What? Where? | 5:11 | |
| 9 | In Fifty Years I May Be Gone | 2:02 |
Credits
- Kazuo Imai
- Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Producer
- Han Bennink
- Drums
- Shuichi Chino
- Mastered By
- Fred van Diem
- Photography By
- Yoshiyuki Suzuki
- Photography By
- Naoaki Kose
- Recorded By, Mixed By
