"There are four pieces here, each of which is an exercise in polytonal inquiry or microtonal extrapolation. These four exercises are sound-on-sound explorations that come through a brief series of melodic ideas and are turned inside out to reflect the timbral essence of each note being played to construct them. McPhee draws many of these exercises in these pieces back to a blues or groove framework, evoking ghosts of heroes long since passed and seldom acknowledged by the rest of this hyper-literate mob. - Thom Jurek, All Music Guide"
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Tracklist
1 The Emmet's Inch 36:54
Composed By ? Lazro, Parker, McPhee
2 The Snake And The Scorpion 4:33
Composed By ? Parker, McPhee
3 Fire On The Water 7:02
Composed By ? Lazro, Parker
4 And Eagle's Mile 14:55
Composed By ? Lazro, Parker, McPhee
Credits
Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone ? Daunik Lazro (tracks: 1, 3, 4)
Layout ? Serge & Denis Corto
Mixed By ? Daunik Lazro, Francois Dietz
Painting [Cover Painting] ? Anita Navarrete Berbel
Photography By ? Henk Kahle
Recorded By ? Francois Dietz
Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Trumpet [Pocket], Alto Clarinet ? Joe McPhee (tracks: 1, 2, 4)
Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone ? Evan Parker (tracks: 1-4)
Notes
The Emmet's inch was recorded at La Manufacture - Atelier du Rhin in Colmar on 13 May 1995
the last three pieces were recorded in Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy on 23 May 1995 at Festival Musique Action '95.
