artist: CHARLEMAGNE PALESTINE
title: Sharing A Sonority
label: Alga Marghen
country: Italy
format: CD
title: Sharing A Sonority
label: Alga Marghen
country: Italy
format: CD
1. Charlemagne Palestine, Terry Jennings: Short And Sweet 11:13
2. Charlemagne Palestine, Robert Feldman: Electronic And Flute 5:56
3. Fundamental D Flat Group (Charlemagne Palestine, Rhys Chatham & Tony Conrad): Db 32:05
Alga Marghen proudly presents a new chapter in the documentation series of Charlemagne
Palestine's historical works. This CD of previously unavailable recordings not only presents you
Charlemagne Palestine activities in 1974, collaborating with some of most important experimental
artists and composers from either the New York loft scene and Cal Arts, but also features world
premiere recordings of Terry Jennings and The Fundamental D Flat Group. 'Short & Sweet' is the
title of a breathtaking duo for piano and sax performed on April 24th by Charlemagne Palestine
and Terry Jennings. The two composers happened to play together in very private concerts at Cal
Arts, but never recorded those sessions, until a special day when Charlemagne happened to have a
little tape recorder around. The recording was considered lost for more than 30 years, when finally
a copy was found thanks to Tony Conrad. The piano part reminds some of the early pieces by
Charlemagne Palestine titled 'Piano Drones' (as the one pre-dating of a couple of years this duo
and presented on the Continuous Sound Forms CD issued on Alga Marghen. The liner notes of the
same CD mention this duo with Terry Jennings at the time considered lost). Terry Jennings' soprano
sax is very elaborated and decorative.
Around 1967, Charlemagne was experimenting mainly with voice and electronics. He also
occasionally recorded piano and sax improvisations with his friend Bob Feldman. This CD featured
a very special duo by Palestine and Feldman playing electronics and flute. The two artists met in
1961 when Bob Feldman worked in a jazz record shop in the Times Square subway station.
Palestine didn't know much about jazz and Feldman guided him through the new progressive jazz
styles of the times. Later at the Intermedia Center of NYU where they had a Buchla synthesizer,
Charlemagne and Bob Feldman experimented between jazz raga and electronics. Very little was
recorded. This is one rare duet that dates probably from around 1967. The last track on this CD is
the first 30 minutes of a recording from April 22, 1974 by The Fundamental D Flat Group
performing in Db. During one trip back to NYC from Cal Arts, Charlemagne Palestine was invited by
Tony Conrad (together with Rhys Chatham) to Albright College in New Jersey for a Sunday
afternoon concert. That was the first and last time The Fundamental D Flat Group played in public
(Tony Conrad: violin, horn, string drone; Rhys Chatham: flute, organ, string drone; Charlemagne
Palestine: voice, pipes, snifter). Although the piece lasted all afternoon, the first 30 minutes were
the only portion recorded during the performance. The Fundamental D Flat Group invite you to
listen and meditate in the mode of Db. To hear this is to enter the deepest realm of knowledge of
the sound current. The ear, the understanding, and the core of the spirit resonate to the mode of
the single tone and its harmonic family. You read, and hear, and feel the empathy of human spirit.
This CD is housed in a beautiful digipack with a full color sleeve with photos and liner notes. The
edition presents some of the best recordings ever issued by Charlemagne Palestine, a highlight in
the Alga Marghen catalog and a unique chance to listen to the core of Charlemagne Palestine.
2. Charlemagne Palestine, Robert Feldman: Electronic And Flute 5:56
3. Fundamental D Flat Group (Charlemagne Palestine, Rhys Chatham & Tony Conrad): Db 32:05
Alga Marghen proudly presents a new chapter in the documentation series of Charlemagne
Palestine's historical works. This CD of previously unavailable recordings not only presents you
Charlemagne Palestine activities in 1974, collaborating with some of most important experimental
artists and composers from either the New York loft scene and Cal Arts, but also features world
premiere recordings of Terry Jennings and The Fundamental D Flat Group. 'Short & Sweet' is the
title of a breathtaking duo for piano and sax performed on April 24th by Charlemagne Palestine
and Terry Jennings. The two composers happened to play together in very private concerts at Cal
Arts, but never recorded those sessions, until a special day when Charlemagne happened to have a
little tape recorder around. The recording was considered lost for more than 30 years, when finally
a copy was found thanks to Tony Conrad. The piano part reminds some of the early pieces by
Charlemagne Palestine titled 'Piano Drones' (as the one pre-dating of a couple of years this duo
and presented on the Continuous Sound Forms CD issued on Alga Marghen. The liner notes of the
same CD mention this duo with Terry Jennings at the time considered lost). Terry Jennings' soprano
sax is very elaborated and decorative.
Around 1967, Charlemagne was experimenting mainly with voice and electronics. He also
occasionally recorded piano and sax improvisations with his friend Bob Feldman. This CD featured
a very special duo by Palestine and Feldman playing electronics and flute. The two artists met in
1961 when Bob Feldman worked in a jazz record shop in the Times Square subway station.
Palestine didn't know much about jazz and Feldman guided him through the new progressive jazz
styles of the times. Later at the Intermedia Center of NYU where they had a Buchla synthesizer,
Charlemagne and Bob Feldman experimented between jazz raga and electronics. Very little was
recorded. This is one rare duet that dates probably from around 1967. The last track on this CD is
the first 30 minutes of a recording from April 22, 1974 by The Fundamental D Flat Group
performing in Db. During one trip back to NYC from Cal Arts, Charlemagne Palestine was invited by
Tony Conrad (together with Rhys Chatham) to Albright College in New Jersey for a Sunday
afternoon concert. That was the first and last time The Fundamental D Flat Group played in public
(Tony Conrad: violin, horn, string drone; Rhys Chatham: flute, organ, string drone; Charlemagne
Palestine: voice, pipes, snifter). Although the piece lasted all afternoon, the first 30 minutes were
the only portion recorded during the performance. The Fundamental D Flat Group invite you to
listen and meditate in the mode of Db. To hear this is to enter the deepest realm of knowledge of
the sound current. The ear, the understanding, and the core of the spirit resonate to the mode of
the single tone and its harmonic family. You read, and hear, and feel the empathy of human spirit.
This CD is housed in a beautiful digipack with a full color sleeve with photos and liner notes. The
edition presents some of the best recordings ever issued by Charlemagne Palestine, a highlight in
the Alga Marghen catalog and a unique chance to listen to the core of Charlemagne Palestine.