There's an institution here called the National Sound Archive, and there's a character who works there, Paul Wilson. He takes a very special interest in the history of the music and advised Martin Davidson of the existence of these tapes. Evan Parker advisearchivecall share on social
I think the whole question of meaning in music is difficult enough even if you hear me playing live right now in the same room! What I mean and what you take from it may be two quite different things anyway. Evan Parker difficulthearlive share on social
It's not like, I don't know, if Madonna has a new record out, then everybody from Bangkok to Birmingham knows what its called and can buy it the same week. But our stuff is not in that mass market. Evan Parker bangkokbirminghambuy Change image and share on social
I think it's a great document of John Stevens' originality. At that time he was already much more fully formed in his conception than I was. I was sort of struggling to keep up, and sometimes it's pretty obvious. Evan Parker conceptiondocumentform share on social
I think the voice does that perfectly adequately without being imitated by other instruments. Evan Parker adequatelyimitateinstrument Change image and share on social
Certain kinds of speed, flow, intensity, density of attacks, density of interaction... Music that concentrates on those qualities is, I think, easier achieved by free improvisation between people sharing a common attitude, a common language. Evan Parker achieveattackattitude share on social
To speak about notation as the only way that you can guarantee structure of course is already very suspect. Evan Parker guaranteenotationspeak Change image and share on social
A kind of synthesis, but with some elements that perhaps you wouldn't have expected in advance. I always like that when that happens, when something comes that is more than the sum of the parts. Evan Parker advanceelementexpect Change image and share on social
So in the sense that we were all dealing with that freer approach, yes, it was certainly one of the first contacts, perhaps the first contact, when Peter came that summer. So it's a very pivotal moment that is documented there. Evan Parker approachcontactdeal share on social
So I'm looking to the saxophone as a resource which has its own unique set of possibilities. I'm looking to exploit them and develop them and have the fullest range of possibilities of the saxophone be known. Evan Parker developexploitfull share on social
