ICP Orchestra
!ICP! 50
Rare original! Half a century of fearless experimentation, boundary-smashing improvisation, and irreverent creativity is immortalized in !ICP! 50, the landmark LP from the legendary ICP Orchestra (Instant Composers Pool). Originally released as a celebration of their 50th anniversary, this album remains a vital testament to one of Europe’s most influential avant-garde jazz collectives. A golden jubilee of sonic rebellion, !ICP! 50 (ICP 050) captures the anarchic spirit and razor-sharp musiciansh…
Extension Red, White & Blue
1985 super rare tape, original copies ** The legendary ICP Orchestra (Instant Composers Pool) pushes sonic boundaries with their super rare tape-only release, Extension Red, White & Blue. A vibrant fusion of free jazz, avant-garde experimentation, and razor-sharp improvisation, this album captures the ensemble’s signature irreverence and mastery in a format as raw and immediate as their live performances. Extension Red, White & Blue is a riot of color and sound—a testament to ICP’s half-century …
Bospaadje Konijnehol I
1992 release ** Misha Mengelberg's large ensemble, the ICP Orchestra, wends its way here through a program in three parts. Following the brief, whimsical title piece (helpfully translated as "Forest Path Rabbithole I"), the band launches into a series of loose, decidedly off-liter takes on Ellington, generally tackling the real war-horses. Mengelberg's approach is always oblique at best, however, so even as the band sounds semi-traditional in one respect, the harmonies and written elaborations o…