2CD. Reissue of two earlier LPs and 2 LP set

ORIGINAL TELEFUNKEN/DECCA RECORDINGS

1958 to 1963

2CD reissue of the double LP
Tracks 1.1-1.3: live in Willisau, Switzerland, August 23, 1976.
Tracks 2.1, 2.6-2.8: live in Mapenzi, Berkeley, January 15, 1977
Tracks 1.4, 1.6: Chicago, January 17, 1977.
Track 2.3: Chicago, January 22, 1977.
Tracks 1.5, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5: Chicago, February 22, 1977.

Tracks 2.4-2.8 previously unreleased.

Chicago recordings at Sound Studios, remix and digital transfers at Riverside Studio

(p) (c) 1977 & 2008 Nessa Records

This CD documents the state of our research into free improvisation as of 8:00 PM on December 15, 2000.

Recorded and mixed at Systems 2, Brooklyn NY

Note: Each improvisation is one continuous piece. The track numbers are for convenience in accessing different sections.

Digisleeve

Recorded in Modena, Italy, April 2-12, 1991

"Beatrice" is a vibes-piano duet.
"Commentary On Electrical Switches" is a piano-bass-drums trio.
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ on May 10 & 11, 1999.

Bonus tracks were remastered from the album "Fabulous Phineas" (1958).