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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 30 April 1978 | |||
| Genre | Free improvisation | |||
| Label | Incus Records | |||
| Producer | Numar Lubin | |||
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Monoceros is an album of solo soprano saxophone improvisations by British jazz saxophonist Evan Parker. It was recorded directly to disk using the direct-cut technique, with assistance from Numar Lubin, Gerald Reynolds and Michael Reynolds of Nimbus Records. It was initially released on Parker and Derek Bailey's Incus Records label in 1978,[1] and was reissued by Chronoscope (1999),[2] Psi (2015),[3] and Treader (2020).[4]
In the album liner notes, Parker wrote: "The aim in placing the one stereo microphone used was to find a position in which the sound of the saxophone in that room was reproduced most convincingly. The ambience is the natural acoustic of the room. For two years I have been looking for a situation where this technique could be used."[5]
- ^ "Incus27 Monoceros". EFI Group. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Chronoscope CPE 2004-2 Monoceros". EFI Group. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "psi 15.01 Monoceros". EFI Group. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Evan Parker: Monoceros". Bleep. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ Parker, Evan (1978). Monoceros (liner notes). Evan Parker. Incus. INCUS 27.