MW993-2
Unexpected Alchemy
by Ken Vandermark, Nate Wooley, Steve Noble, Ikue Mori, Mette Rasmussen, John Butcher, Joe McPhee, Kent Kessler, John Tilbury, Hamid Drake, Eddie Prévost
About This Release
A set capturing a series of documents between reedman Ken Vandermark and a remarkable cross‑section of improvisers, all recorded over the span of a few days in the Polish city of Kraków, with an additional bonus disc drawn from a Munich performance. Released by Not Two in 2019, the aptly titled Unexpected Alchemy — a nod to the Kraków club at the center of the label’s world — chronicles a meeting of leading American and British improvisers engaged in open, high‑level collective creation.
Tracklist
- 1Disk 1, Track 1. Deeply Discounted (Ken Vandermark / Nate Wooley duo)
- 2Disk 1, Track 2. Sequences of Snow (Ken Vandermark / Nate Wooley duo)
- 3Disk 1, Track 3. Part 1 (Steve Noble solo)
- 4Disk 1, Track 4. Part 2 ( Steve Noble solo)
- 5Disk 2, Track 1. Part 1 ( Ikue Mori / Mette Rasmussen duo)
- 6Disk 2, Track 2. Part 2 ( Ikue Mori / Mette Rasmussen duo)
- 7Disk 2, Track 3. Set 2 (John Butcher / Nate Wooley duo)
- 8Disk 3, Track 1. Part 1 (Ikue Mori / Steve Noble / Ken Vandermark trio)
- 9Disk 3, Track 2. Part 2 (Ikue Mori / Steve Noble / Ken Vandermark trio)
- 10Disk 3, Track 3. Set 1 ( Joe McPhee solo)
- 11Disk 4, Track 1. Part 1 (John Butcher / Ken Vandermark duo)
- 12Disk 4, Track 2. Part 2 (John Butcher / Ken Vandermark duo)
- 13Disk 4, Track 3. Part 3 (John Butcher / Ken Vandermark duo)
- 14Disk 4, Track 4. Part 4 (John Butcher / Ken Vandermark duo)
- 15Disk 4, Track 5. Part 1 (Kent Kessler / Steve Noble / Mette Rasmussen / Nate Wooley quartet)
- 16Disk 4, Track 6. Part 2 (Kent Kessler / Steve Noble / Mette Rasmussen / Nate Wooley quartet)
- 17Disk 5, Track 1. Part 1 (Kent Kessler / Joe McPhee duo)
- 18Disk 5, Track 2. Part 2 (Kent Kessler / Joe McPhee duo)
- 19Disk 5, Track 3. Part 3 (Kent Kessler / Joe McPhee duo)
- 20Disk 5, Track 4. Part 1 (John Butcher / John Tilbury duo)
- 21Disk 6, Track 1. Set 3 (Hamid Drake / Eddie Prévost / Ken Vandermark trio)
- 22Disk 7, Track 1. Set 1 (Eddie Prévost / John Tilbury / Ken Vandermark)
Recorded at CD's 1-6 : recorded live at Hevre and Alchemia, Kraków on 7-10 November, 2017, featuring various artists in different configurations, CD 7 (Eddie Prévost / John Tilbury / Ken Vandermark) : recorded live in Munich, Black Box im Gasteig, on May 14, 2018.
Line-up
- John Butchersaxophones
- Hamid Drakedrums
- Kent Kesslerbass
- Joe McPheetenor sax, trumpet
- Ikue Morilaptop, electronics
- Steve Nobledrums
- Eddie Prévostdrums
- Mette Rasmussenalto sax
- John Tilburypiano
- Ken Vandermarkreeds
- Nate Wooleytrumpet
