Abe Kaoru Japan Free Jazz Org. 2 LP Avant Garde

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l      Abe Kaoru: “Mort A Credit – Saxophone Solo Improvisation” (2LP/Kojima ALM Records/ AL-8~AL-9) (Record: Mint, virtually un-played copy/ Jacket: Mint all the way). Recorded in 1975 and released in 1976. First original pressing. This was the last album of the legendary sax howler Abe to be released in his lifetime. The title was taken from a Céline novel, since Abe was a huge fan of the French writer. The recording consists of two alto improvisations, taken from a concert staged on October 18th, 1975 and five more (two on soprano, three on alto) taken from another performance a couple of days earlier. Abe brings forth a real tour de force in which roughly cut-off notes are spaced so regularly that their rhythms are like watching a slowed-down strobe light. With run after run of harsh, crude and almost bawdy staccato honking, he speedily races through the octaves in ascending and descending anti-order cadence, infused at times with shrill squeaks and squeals, an occasional blood curling melody and references of non-existent simplistic and jokey tunes. Furious forehead center blowing guts of dancing note clusters on your earlobe. Generally speaking does Abe’s performance on this disc resembles a high tensioned sound, like a killer babe dressed only in high-heeled stiletto boots trampling on your private parts. A real killer, portraying Abe in a fascinating period of transition, delivering a highly salient and audaciously experimental recording that blows all of the nowadays would be improvisation impersonators straight out of the water with their tail whopping between their legs. Rare to say the least. Historical and much in demand these days. Stunningly beautiful copy, hardly surfaces in such immaculate state. No storage wear, no marks on the jacket and looks like a new untouched copy. Rare in this stae. NO RESERVE!!!

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