Rolf LiebermannFeaturing: George Gruntz
Les Echanges (7")
LabelEXGenreExperimental
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Rolf Liebermann, later director of the Hamburg State Opera and of the Paris Opéra, wrote Les Echanges for the 1964 Swiss national exhibition in Lausanne as a "symphony" for 156 office machines, typewriters, calculators and other devices playing a strict, clattering score of under three minutes, recorded at the Expo itself.
The B side is a jazz version of more than six minutes by George Gruntz on prepared piano with two drummers, Daniel Humair and Pierre Favre, who carry the mechanical rhythms into swing. A 45 rpm single in a gatefold sleeve, made in 500 copies.
Release notes
Gatefold cover. 500 copies made. Recorded at the Expo 1964 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Side B: "Modern Jazz" style.
| A | Symphonie "Les Echanges" Komposition Für 156 Maschinen | 2:54 | |
| B | Symphonie "Les Echanges" Jazzversion | 6:25 |
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