Company / Company 1~7 [Incus Records / 21, 23, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30]
■7枚セット／オリジナル／UK盤／INNER汚れ。
■盤質：B／2のみ薄い擦れあるが、それ以外は目立つキズ無く良好品。ラベル汚れ。
■ジャケット：B／擦れ汚れ、2のみ変色焼け、6のみ天ヒビ約3cm有り。
ヨーロッパで同時多発的に興ったFree Improvisation/完全即興演奏のムーヴメント。その第一世代にあたるエヴァンパーカー、デレクベイリー、シュトックハウゼンの元助手ヒューデイヴィス、そしてクリムゾンのジェイミーミューア等が1968年に結成したミュージック・インプロヴィゼーション・カンパニー、通称「Company」。
本作は、名門「Incus」からのCompanyシリーズの7枚セット。Companyシリーズの第1弾は、デレクベイリー、エヴァンパーカーの他、ベースのMaarten van Regteren Altena、チェロにTristan Honsingerが参加のカルテット編成。第2弾は、デレクベイリー、エヴァンパーカー、アンソニーブラクストンによるトリオ作品。第3弾は、ハンベニンクとデレクベイリーによるデュオ。第4弾は、デレクベイリーとスティーブレイシーのデュオ。第5弾は、デレクベイリー、エヴァンパーカー、アンソニーブラクストン、スティーブレイシー等が参加。第6弾は、デレクベイリー、アンソニーブラクストン、スティーブレイシー、エヴァンパーカー、レオスミス、ハンベニンク、ロルコックスヒル等が参加。第7弾は、デレクベイリー、アンソニーブラクストン、スティーブレイシー、エヴァンパーカー、ハンベニンク、ロルコックスヒル等が参加。
【Company 1】
A1 No South
A2 No North
B1 No East
B2 No West
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Liner Notes Derek Bailey
Bass Maarten van Regteren Altena
Cello Tristan Honsinger
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone Evan Parker
Typography Avril Hodges
Engineer Barbara Blyth
Artwork [Cover Drawing] Iain Patterson
Recorded at Riverside Studios London on 9 May 1976.
【Company 2】
A1 Za'id
A2 Akhrajat
B1 Al
B2 Mutala
B3 Hiq
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar Derek Bailey
Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Clarinet [E Flat, B Flat, Contrabass] Anthony Braxton
Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone Evan Parker
Artwork [Cover Drawing] Iain Patterson
Engineer John Gill
Typography Avril Hodges
Written-By [All Tracks By] Braxton, Bailey, Parker
Recorded at Riverside Studios, London, 22 August 1976.
【Company 3】
A1 In The Dead Of Night I Gotta Go Where You Are
A2 The Song Is Ended (Medley)
B1 Umberto Who?
B2 Tether End 1
B3 A Fine Mesh
B4 Stanley
B5 Tether End 2
Drums, Violin, Banjo, Clarinet, Voice, Featuring Han Bennink
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar Derek Bailey
Engineer Douglas Gleave
Liner Notes [Critique Of Pure Dread] Woody Allen
Painting [Cover Drawing] Iain Patterson
Recorded at South Hill Park, September 1976.
【Company 4】
A1 Once Upon A Time
A2 Abandoned 1
A3 Abandoned 2
B1 Step 1
B2 Step 2
B3 Happily Ever After
Electric Guitar Derek Bailey
Soprano Saxophone Steve Lacy
Typography Nicolette Amette
Engineer John Gill
Artwork Iain Patterson
Recorded at Riverside Studios, November 11, 1976
【Company 5】
A1 LS/MR/DB/TH/AB/SL/EP
B1 SL/AB-1
B2 SL/AB-2
B3 EP/TH/AB-1
B4 EP/TH/AB-2
Artwork [Cover Drawing] Iain Patterson
Bass Maarten Altena (tracks: A1)
Cello Tristan Honsinger (tracks: A1, B3, B4)
Clarinet, Flute, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone Anthony Braxton (tracks: B1 to B4)
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar Derek Bailey (tracks: A1)
Recorded By [Engineer] Nick Glennie-Smith
Soprano Saxophone Steve Lacy (tracks: B1, B2)
Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone Evan Parker (tracks: A1, B3, B4)
Trumpet, Flute Leo Smith (tracks: A1)
Typography Nicolette Amettte
Recorded at The ICA London by Riverside on Thursday 26 May 1977. Recorded during the 1977 Company Week.
【Company 6】
A1 LS/TH/AB/SL/MR (Part Of A Longer Piece)
A2 EP/HB/DB (Part Of A Longer Piece)
B1 SB/MR/HB/LC (Part Of One Of A Number Of Pieces By This Grouping)
B2 MR/SL (The Second Of Two Pieces)
B3 HB/AB/DB (Part Of A Longer Piece)
B4 LC/TH/LS (Part Of A Longer Piece)
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar Derek Bailey (tracks: A2, B3)
Bass Maarten Altena (tracks: A1, B1, B2)
Cello Tristan Honsinger (tracks: A1, B4)
Clarinet, Flute, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone Anthony Braxton (tracks: A1, B3)
Drums, Viola, Banjo Han Bennink (tracks: A2, B1, B3)
Photography By [Cover] Roberto Massotti
Piano, Trumpet Steve Beresford (tracks: B1)
Recorded By [Engineer] Howard Cross, Nick Glennie-Smith
Soprano Saxophone Lol Coxhill (tracks: B1, B4), Steve Lacy (tracks: A1, B2)
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone Evan Parker (tracks: A2)
Trumpet, Flute Leo Smith (tracks: A1, B4)
Typography Nicolette Amette
【Company 7】
A1 AB / EP The Second Of Two Pieces
A2 TH / MR / SB / HB / DB Part Of A Longer Piece
A3 SL / EP / AB / LC Part Of A Longer Piece
B1 TH / LS The Second Of Two Pieces
B2 LC / AB / MR First Of Three Pieces
B3 HB / LC / MR / TH Part Of Second Of Two Pieces
B4 EP / LS / DB Second Of Four Pieces
Bass Maarten Van Regteren Altena (tracks: A2, B2, B3)
Cello Tristan Honsinger (tracks: A2, B1, B3)
Drums, Viola, Clarinet, Banjo, Other Han Bennink (tracks: A2, B3)
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar Derek Bailey (tracks: A2, B4)
Piano, Guitar, Other Steve Beresford (tracks: A2)
Soprano Saxophone Lol Coxhill (tracks: A3, B2, B3), Steve Lacy (tracks: A3)
Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Clarinet Anthony Braxton (tracks: A1, A3, B2)
Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone Evan Parker (tracks: A1, A3, B4)
Trumpet, Flute Leo Smith (tracks: B1, B4)
Typography Nicolette Amette
Engineer Howard Cross, Nick Glennie-Smith
Photography By Robert Massotti
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