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ICTUSRE 009LP
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Live in Padova 1977, unreleased. This album is a historical document in several respects: echo of a creative season in its early, vigorous blossoming. It serves as a testament to the initial opening of the emerging Italian free music scene to Northern European experiences, which had already been in communication for years. The collaboration between Evan Parker and Andrea Centazzo had begun a few months before this concert held in Padova on December 12, 1977. In July, Parker came to Italy, specifically to Tuscany, for a series of concerts, including a duo performance with Derek Bailey in Pisa. Then he joined Centazzo, who had organized a seminar with him (likely the first of its kind in Italy) in San Marcello Pistoiese. At that time, Centazzo lived and worked in the countryside between Pistoia and Montecatini. On that occasion, Centazzo recalls recording studio material, which, along with material collected during the concert in San Marcello, became the album Duets 71977 (2016). Shortly after, the duo temporarily expanded into a trio with Alvin Curran, who recorded Real Time (ICTUSRE 010LP). By then, the Centro d'Arte had existed for more than thirty years as an association connected to the University, presenting seasons with a very open and research-oriented profile. In 1973, the Centro d'Arte started an autonomous jazz series, favoring contemporary and avant-garde artists such as the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Sam Rivers, Anthony Braxton, and musicians from the emerging European free jazz scene. The Centazzo/Parker duo was indeed one of the most experimental episodes presented by the Centro d'Arte in those years. The musical material heard on this album does not correspond to the entire concert but is a selection that emphasizes some particularly intense long sequences. It is worth remembering that about twenty minutes into the actual concert, some voices from the audience began to howl and even mock what they were listening to. Parker expressed his irritation through the music, but also with words in which he ironically described himself as a gladiator in the arena. In this portion of the concert, which is not included in the album, spoiled as it is by annoying distortions, you can hear him addressing the audience: "Bring back bullfighting, Bring back bullfighting... whoa... Bullfighting on ice!" and later shouting, "Bring on the lions!" In 2000, Stefano Bassanese converted the tape into a digital file (44100 Hz/16 bit) in his home studio. This forms the basis of the current restoration process, conducted at Outside Inside Studio by Matt Bordin, who is also responsible for editing and mastering.
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