DIGIPACK 3-CD EDITION

"Rutherford was the guiding spirit behind Iskra 1903 and even if he had not recorded another note, this fact alone would place him at the very heart of British improvisation since 1970. The early performances documented on CHAPTER ONE are typical of the group's highly concentrated output. More intensely focused and, residually at least, more jazz-inflected than either AMM or the more radical excursions of the Spontaneous Music Ensemble, Iskra 1903 represent a wonderfully challenging auditory experience. So densely interwoven are the lines and so convincingly vocalised is Rutherford's tone that one almost feels one is listening to a passionate discourse. The sound is mostly very clear and faithful, though there are a couple of tracks which sound muddied and uncertain." - RICHARD COOK and/or BRIAN MORTON - 'The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD' 2006

PERSONNEL:

PAUL RUTHERFORD, trombone (on all except A5 & B3) & piano (on A1, A5 & B3 only)
DEREK BAILEY, guitar
BARRY GUY, double bass

All analogue recordings made in London (except C4-C6)
A1-B3: 1970 September 2; B4-B10: 1972 May 3; C1-C3: 1971 August 1; C4: 1972 October 21;
C5: 1972 November 1 - at Berlin; C6: 1972 October 23 or 24 - at Bremen

TOTAL TIME: 194:48

CD A

01. IMPROVISATION 1
02. IMPROVISATION 2
03. IMPROVISATION 3
04. IMPROVISATION 4
05. IMPROVISATION 0

CD B:

01. OFFCUT 1
02. OFFCUT 2
03. OFFCUT 3
04. IMPROVISATION 5
05. IMPROVISATION 6
06. IMPROVISATION 7
07. IMPROVISATION 8
08. IMPROVISATION 9
09. IMPROVISATION 10
10. IMPROVISATION 11

CD C:

01. EXTRA 1
02. EXTRA 2
03. EXTRA 3
04. ON TOUR 1
05. ON TOUR 3
06. ON TOUR 2