improvising beings

nobusiko :: topolitologie :: blaak heat shujaa :: symphony of the peacocks :: for harriet/more music :: for harriet :: tango libre :: the mario recztern-eric zinman zorn :: crimson lip :: ehécatl :: near the oasis :: bound and gagged :: ligne :: for five years ihaven't stood up :: forthcoming :: contact :: concerts and events :: links :: artists

Improvising Beings

For grouped orders of the following titles and discounted shipping, please contact us at order@improvising-beings.com. Shipping of next orders will resume on December 28, 2011.

nobusiko

Reference ib01 - March 26, 2010

Benjamin Duboc and Itaru Oki (improvising beings ib01) : Nobusiko

benjamin duboc (double bass), itaru oki (trumpet, flugelhorn, misc.)

Recorded December 15, 2009 at Christophe Bart's in Paris

Titles: Shyukendo - Fudo - Harawata - Rindo - Yamabusi - Tengu no Akubi - Ikoujin - Siwasu

Sound, mixing, mastering by Benjamin Duboc - Produced by Julien Palomo

France: 11€ + shipping (2,5€)
Europe: 11€ + shipping (4,5€)
Rest of the world: $20, shipping included

topolitologie

Reference ib02 - August 19, 2010

François Tusques and Noel McGhie (improvising beings ib02) : Topolitologie

françois tusques (piano), noel mcghie (drums)

Recorded live April 24, 2010 at the Triton in Montreuil (France)

Titles: Topolitologie - Va et viens - Night in Tunisia - Sérénité - Pianorgue - Togetherness - Le 13ème Doigt de Bud Powell - Libérez Alexandre

Sound by Jacques Vivante - Mixing and mastering by Benjamin Duboc - Produced by François Tusques and Julien Palomo

France: 10€ + shipping (2,5€)
Europe: 10€ + shipping (4,5€)
Rest of the world: $18, shipping included

blaak heat shujaa

Reference ib03 - August 11, 2010

Blaak Heat Shujaa (improvising beings ib03)

thomas bellier (guitar, vox), antoine morel-vulliez (bass guitar, vox), timothée gacon (drums)

Recorded May 2010 at the Sanctuary (Banning, CA)

Titles: High On Altitude - Sinaloakarma (The Baja Blues) - M.I.A. - The Brown Buffalo - Where You At - The Pest - Let A Thousand Parks Bloom - Moon

Recorded and produced by Scott Reeder

Mastered by Wendy Levin

Executive producers Blaak Heat Shujaa, Julien Palomo, Alexis Lodygensky, Guy Bellier

France: 12€, shipping included
Europe: 13,5€, shipping included
Rest of the world: $15, shipping included

symphony of the peacocks

Reference ib04 - January 20, 2011

Sonny Simmons and Delphine Latil (Improvising Beings ib04) : Symphony of the Peacocks

sonny simmons (cor anglais, alto sax), delphine latil (harp)

Recorded May 23, 2010 (Paris, France)

Titles: Beauty from long ago - Emeralds and Sapphires rejoice - The Blues of what it is - Blue Maze - Le Ruby of the East

Sound, mixing, mastering by Benjamin Duboc - Produced by Julien Palomo and Michel Kristof (for Hello World!)

France: 11€ + shipping (2,5€)
Europe: 11€ + shipping (4,5€)
Rest of the world: $20, shipping included

for harriet / more music

Reference ib05 / ib05ltd - April 8, 2011

50 first copies of for harriet come with a limited joe rigby solo album more music, each signed by the artist

Joe Rigby Quartet (improvising beings ib05/ib05ltd/Homeboy Music) : For Harriet/More Music

ib05 : joe rigby (tenor and sopranino sax, flute), calum maccrimon (bagpipes, penny whistle)
scott donald (drums), billy fisher (perc.)

ib05 ltd : joe rigby (tenor and sopranino sax, flute)

Recorded November 14 and 16, 2009 at Showcase The Street in Dundee (Scotland)

Titles:
ib05 : For Harriet part.1 to 3
ib05ltd : Spiritual - Don't Fence Me In - Chelsea Bridge - Autumn In New York - The Nearness Of You - Foundry Blues - Blues March -
Round Midnight - You Go To My Head - The Party's Over - Round Midnght - Cristo Redentor

Sound, mixing, mastering by Kenny McLeod - Produced by Roy Morris in association with Julien Palomo

France: 22€ + shipping (2,5€)
Europe: 21€ + shipping (4,3€)
Rest of the world: $30, shipping included

for harriet (regular edition)

Reference ib05 - April 8, 2011

Joe Rigby Quartet (improvising beings ib05/Homeboy Music) : For Harriet

joe rigby (tenor and sopranino sax, flute), calum maccrimon (bagpipes, penny whistle)
scott donald (drums), billy fisher (perc.)

Recorded November 16, 2009 at Showcase The Street in Dundee (Scotland)

Titles: For Harriet part.1 to 3

Sound, mixing, mastering by Kenny McLeod - Produced by Roy Morris in association with Julien Palomo

France: 12€ + shipping (2,5€)
Europe: 12€ + shipping (4,3€)
Rest of the world: $21, shipping included

tango libre

Reference ib06 - April 8, 2011

Isabel Juanpera et François Tusques (improvising beings ib06) : Tango Libre

isabel juanpera (vocals), françois tusques (piano)

Recorded January 17, 2011 (Paris, France)

Titles: Maria - Sur - Malena - Madame Yvonne - Mano A Mano - Soledad - Milonga Sentimental - Los Mareados - Yira Yira - Nostalgias - A Un Semejante -
Cambalache - Balada Para Mi Muerte - Desencuentro - Alfonsina Y El Mar - La Ultima Curda - Balada Para Un Loco

Sound, mixing, mastering by Nicolas Delbart - Produced by Isabel Juanpera

France: 11€ + shipping (2,5€)
Europe: 11€ + shipping (4,5€)
Rest of the world: $20, shipping included

the mario recztern-eric zinman zorn, dedicated to linda sharrock

Reference ib07 - July 4, 2011

Mario Rechtern, Eric Zinman (improvising beings ib07) : Zorn

mario rechtern (saxophones), eric zinman (piano)

Recorded November 26, 2007 and May 7, 2008 at Studio 234 (Cambridge, MA, USA)

Titles: The guy of the village zorn - dancing on a wet mirage of - pink, blue and green; - a mirage of stone tears, dry - and deceived of hopes; - a pompe funèbre for the divorcée - where demons die on high and on a cloud - that is the resolution: KICICIC IYA.

Sound, mixing, by Eric Zinman and Mario Rechtern. Mastering by Jim Hemingway.

France: 11€ + shipping (2,5€)
Europe: 11€ + shipping (4,3€)
Rest of the world: $20, shipping included

crimson lip

Reference ib08 - July 4, 2011

Alan Silva, Keiko Higuchi, Takuo Tanikawa, Sabu Toyozumi (improvising beings ib08) : Crimson Lip

alan silva (bass, piano, synth), keiko higuchi (vocals), sabu toyozumi (drums, perc), takuo tanikawa (guitar, electronics)

Recorded August 29, 2009 at Jazz House AIREGIN (Yokohama, Japan)

Title: Crimson Lip

Supervision by Takuo Tanikawa.

France: 12€ + shipping (2,5€)
Europe: 12€ + shipping (4,3€)
Rest of the world: $22, shipping included

ehécatl

Reference ib09 - October 5, 2011

Ehécatl (Thomas Bellier et Timothée Gacon) (improvising beings ib09) : Ehécatl

thomas bellier (bass guitar, vocals), timothée gacon (drums, perc.)

Recorded February 2011 at Hakesound studio (Romainville, France)

Titles: El Entierro de los Nahuas - La Canción del Dios Ehécatl - The Wrath of Tepeyollotl - Rih - Tenan - Nanahuatzin y Tecciztecatl

Sound and mixing by Benjamin Colin - mastering by Wendy Levin - produced by Benjamin Colin and Thomas Bellier

France: 9€ + shipping (2,5€)
Europe: 9€ + shipping (4,3€)
Rest of the world: $15, shipping included

near the oasis

Reference ib10 - December 12, 2011

Sonny Simmons, François Tusques : Near The Oasis, Live at Vision Festival 16 (improvising beings, ref ib10)

sonny simmons (cor anglais, alto sax), françois tusques (piano)

Recorded June 11, 2011 at Vision Festival 16 (NYC, USA)

Titles: Near The Oasis/L'Alexandrin Africain - 'Round Midnight - Theme For Ernie - Bolivar Blues - Night In Tunisia

Sound by Stefan Heger - Mixing and mastering by Benjamin Duboc - Produced by Julien Palomo and Michel Kristof (for Hello World!)

France: 12€ + shipping (2,5€)
Europe: 12€ + shipping (4,5€)
Rest of the world: $22, shipping included

bound and gagged

Reference ib11 - May 7, 2012

Jeff Shurdut, Gene Janas, Marc Edwards: Bound and Gagged (improvising beings, ref. ib11)

jeff shurdut (alto sax, e-tuning electric guitar, amplifier, vocals, etc), gene janas (acoustic and electric bass, vocals, etc), marc edwards (drums)

Recorded August 22 and September 8, 2011 (NYC, USA)

Titles: Bound And Gagged part. I-XII

Recorded and edited by Jeff Shurdut - mixed by Jeff Shurdut and Julien Palomo - produced by Jeff Shurdut and Gene Janas

France: 10€ + shipping (2,5€)
Europe: 10€ + shipping (4,3€)
Rest of the world: $18, shipping included

ligne

Reference ib12 - February 23, 2012

Sylvain Guérineau, Jean Rougier, Didier Lasserre: Ligne (improvising beings, ref. ib12)

sylvain guérineau (tenor sax), jean rougier (double bass), didier lasserre (snare drums, cymbals)

Recorded April 16, 2011 at l'Espace Culturel du Bois Fleuri (Lormont, France)

Titles: Cime - Et abîme - Sur la même - Ligne

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Jean Rougier - Produced by Julien Palomo.

France: 10€ + shipping (2,5€)
Europe: 10€ + shipping (4,3€)
Rest of the world: $18, shipping included

for five years i haven't stood up

Reference ibep1 - March 2012

Babooszchka: For Five Years I Haven't Stood Up (ibep1)

aurélie gerlach (vocals, piano), julien palomo (keyboards, guitars)

Recorded May 2011 - May 2012 (Studio IB, France)

Titles: Wild And Sorry - Sixth Avenue - Please Don't Be Long - The High-Ranked School

Produced by Julien Palomo

Available at whatever price you think fits at http://babooszchka.bandcamp.com/. Yes this is pop. Don't cringe.

i'll see you when you get there!

ib13 : "New Today, New Everyday", Abdelhaï Bennani, Itaru Oki, Alan Silva, Makoto Sato, a 2 CD set

ib14 : "Kosai Yujyo", Sabu Toyozumi, Jean-Michel Van Schouwburg, Pascal Marzan, Dan Warburton, Marjolaine Charbin, Audrey Lauro, Ove Volquartz, Peer Schlechta, John Russell, Joel Grip, Luo Chao-Yun, Jacques Foschia, Jean-Jacques Duerinckx, Guy Strale, Kris Vanderstraeten, Isabelle Sainte-Rose, Jean Demey, a 2 CD set in association with INaudible

ib15 : "L'Etang change (mais les poissons restent)", François Tusques, a 2 CD set

ib16 : "Beyond The Planets", Sonny Simmons, Delphine Latil, Thomas Bellier, a 2 CD set

ib17 : "Electric KAgura", Takuo Tanikawa

Beyond : Sonny Simmons and Moksha Samnyasin (w/ Thomas Bellier, Sébastien Bismuth, Michel Kristof); Keiko Higushi ; Benjamin Duboc ; more Sonny Simmons and more François Tusques...