Jean-Noel Cognard
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Kasper T. Toeplitz, bass & electronics, Jac Berrocal, trumpet and voice, , drums and objects. Live concert in Evreux, France, June 2014. Free rock by three very different musicians. Nice gatefold cover designed by Mika Pusse and 180g black vinyl limited to 300 copies.
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Recorded in 1984, this issue on vinyl of a performance by German bass clarinetist Michel Pilz and French drummer Jean-Noël Cognard is everything my heart needs today, bringing raw but lyrical improvisations on two short album sides (really too short). Both musicians are absolutely great to hear. Pilz's tone on the bass clarinet is excellent, and so are his improvisations. He did not release much under his own name, but performed amonst others with the Globe Unity Orchestra, Peter Kowald a…