The Compass, Log and Lead

The Compass, Log and Lead
Studio album by
Fred Frith, Carla Kihlstedt and Stevie Wishart
Released2006 (2006)
RecordedOctober 2003
StudioNew Improvised Recording, Oakland, California
GenreExperimental music, free improvisation
Length43:25
LabelIntakt (Switzerland)
ProducerIntakt Records, Fredi Bosshard, Patrik Landolt
Fred Frith chronology
Eleventh Hour
(2005) 		The Compass, Log and Lead
(2006) 		Duo (Victoriaville) 2005
(2006)

The Compass, Log and Lead is a 2006 studio album of improvised acoustic experimental music by Fred Frith, Carla Kihlstedt and Stevie Wishart. It was recorded in October 2003 in Oakland, California, and released by Intakt Records in 2006.[1][2][3]

In the CD liner notes, Frith described the collaboration on this album:

The music on this record is improvised. What we bring to each performance is who we are and all that we have learned so far ... For us, improvising is the sum of our personal musical histories intertwined, a place where we can meet on equal terms and discover things we never knew, or hear what we thought we knew in a new light. It's a conversation, an exchange. There are no rules, other than to listen well and act accordingly.[1]

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