| 50th Birthday Concert | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | April 10, 1994 | |||
| Venue | Dingwalls, Camden, England | |||
| Genre | Free Jazz | |||
| Length | 83:20 | |||
| Label | Leo CD LR 212/213 | |||
| Producer | Evan Parker and Leo Feigin | |||
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50th Birthday Concert is a double CD live album by British saxophonist and improviser Evan Parker recorded at Dingwalls in 1993 and released on the English Leo label. [1] [2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz | + "Crown" [4] |
AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars with reviewer Steve Loewy stating:
What a splendid birthday celebration this was! Parker is clearly at the peak of his form, and he is enjoying the interaction with these two splendid groups ... Not to be missed, this is great Evan Parker all the way.
The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album a "Crown" signifying a recording that the authors "feel a special admiration or affection for". [4] [5]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hero of Nine Fingers" | Evan Parker, Alexander von Schlippenbach, Paul Lovens | 24:31 |
| 2. | "Bowed Stiffly and Went Free" | Evan Parker, Alexander von Schlippenbach, Paul Lovens | 19:22 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "In Exultation" | Evan Parker, Barry Guy, Paul Lytton | 20:38 |
| 2. | "Not Backwards, as in Doubt" | Evan Parker, Barry Guy, Paul Lytton | 9:25 |
| 3. | "The Echoing Border Zones" | Evan Parker, Barry Guy, Paul Lytton | 9:24 |
Evan Shaw Parker is a British tenor and soprano saxophone player who plays free improvisation.
Paul Lytton is an English free jazz and free improvising percussionist.
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