Live Improvisations

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Live Improvisations
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Live album by
Fred Frith and Tim Hodgkinson
Released1992 (1992)[a]
RecordedMay 1990
VenueLondon, Sheffield, Leeds Bridge End
GenreExperimental music, free improvisation
Length52:48
LabelWoof (UK)
Megaphone (US)
ProducerFred Frith and Tim Hodgkinson
Fred Frith chronology
Dropera
(1991) 		Live Improvisations
(1992) 		Helter Skelter
(1992)

Live Improvisations is a 1992[a] collaborative live album of improvised music by English experimental musicians Fred Frith and Tim Hodgkinson.[7] It was recorded in May 1990 in England and was released on Woof Records in the United Kingdom and Megaphone Records in the United States.[5]

Background

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Fred Frith and Tim Hodgkinson's first performance together was when they supplied music for a dance recital in 1968 while they were students at Cambridge University. They had never played together before and Frith said "[Tim] had an alto sax, and I had my violin, and we just improvised this ghastly screaming noise for about half an hour."[8] Surprised by their performance, and to keep the momentum going, Frith and Hodgkinson formed a band, which went on to become the English avant-rock group Henry Cow.[8]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[7]

Writing in a review at AllMusic, Rick Anderson described the improvisations of Frith and Hodgkinson on this album as "cacophonic", but added that "none of it is ugly; in fact, much of it is downright lovely".[7] Anderson rated the album as "[h]ighly recommended".[7]

Track listing

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All tracks are untitled, composed by Fred Frith and Tim Hodgkinson, and performed in England.

Track Venue Date Length
1. Club Integral, Conway Hall, London 12 May 1990 33:20
2. Purcell Room, London 13 May 1990 2:08
3. Purcell Room, London 13 May 1990 1:17
4. Purcell Room, London 13 May 1990 3:13
5. George IV, Infirmary Road, Sheffield 10 May 1990 8:23
6. Termite Club, The Adelphi, Leeds Bridge End 11 May 1990 4:27

Source: Discogs,[5] Fred Frith discography.[2]

Personnel

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Source: Discogs,[5] Fred Frith discography.[2]

Recording notes

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All tracks recorded by Michael Gerzon.

  • Track 1 recorded on a 4-track
  • Tracks 2, 3 and 4 recorded on a DAT
  • Tracks 5 and 6 recorded on a Sony Professional

Source: Discogs.[5]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b This album appears to have been released in 1992,[1][2][3] even though the liner notes say "All music copyright Hodgkinson/Frith 1990",[4] and several sources list the release date as 1990.[5][6]

References

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