Company 6 & 7

Company:

Company 6 & 7

Recorded in 1977
Leo Smith trumpet () Tristan Honsinger cello () Anthony Braxton alto & sopranino saxophones, clarinet & flute () Steve Lacy soprano saxophone () Maarten Altena double bass () Evan Parker soprano & tenor saxophones () Han Bennink percussion () Derek Bailey electric guitar () Steve Beresford piano () Lol Coxhill soprano saxophone ()

Ind. Title Composer Dur.
1/ LS/TH/AB/SL/MR coll. improvisation 14:22
2/ HB/AB/DB coll. improvisation 8:39
3/ SB/MR/HB/LC coll. improvisation 5:35
4/ LC/TH/LS coll. improvisation 6:50
5/ AB/EP coll. improvisation 8:03
6/ TH/MR/SB/HB/DB coll. improvisation 10:29
7/ SL/EP/AB/AC * coll. improvisation 4:27
8/ TH/LS coll. improvisation 2:59
9/ HB/LC/MR/TH coll. improvisation 4:54
10/ EP/LS/DB coll. improvisation 4:19

Note: * probably mistitled, as the titles are derived from the names of the musicians.

Recorded on May 25-27, 1977 at Institute of Contemporary Arts, London (UK) during the first Company Week. Engineers: Nick Glennie-Smith and Howard Cross.
Post-production: John Hadden.

Cover photography: Roberto Masotti. Cover art: Karen Brokkman.