(Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Improvisation) [CD] Brett Larner (w/ Jim O'Rourke, Anthony Braxton, Samm Bennett, John Shiurba, G.E. Stinson, Gianni Gebbia, Taku Sugimoto a.o.) - Itadakimasu (Improvised Duets 1994-2000) - 2001, FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

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Brett Larner / Itadakimasu
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REM GENRE "Free Improvisation"
REM DATE 2001
REM DISCID 75111B0A
REM COMMENT "ExactAudioCopy v1.0b3"
PERFORMER "Brett Larner"
TITLE "Itadakimasu"
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    PERFORMER "Brett Larner"
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    TITLE "Ted Reichman"
    PERFORMER "Brett Larner"
    INDEX 00 08:26:68
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    TITLE "Samm Bennett"
    PERFORMER "Brett Larner"
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    TITLE "John Shiurba"
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    TITLE "Taku Sugimoto"
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auCDtect: CD records authenticity detector, version 0.8.2
Copyright (c) 2004 Oleg Berngardt. All rights reserved.
Copyright (c) 2004 Alexander Djourik. All rights reserved.
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Music by Jim O'Rourke & Brett Larner (1), Ted Reichman & Brett Larner (2), Samm Bennett & Brett Larner (3), John Shiurba & Brett Larner (4), Anthony Braxton & Brett Larner (5), G.E. Stinson & Brett Larner (6), Gianni Gebbia & Brett Larner (7), Taku Sugimoto & Brett Larner (8), Loren Mazzacane Connors & Brett Larner (9), Gino Robair & Brett Larner (10)
Recorded 11-21-96 at Lounge Ax, Chicago by Dan Burke (1)
Recorded 12-9-94 at the Daltry Room, Wesleyan University by Brett Aristegui (2)
Recorded 3-3-00 at Deluxe, Tokyo by Mike Kubeck and Brett Larner (3)
Recorded 8-29-00 at Guerilla Recording, Oakland by Myles Boisen (4,10)
Recorded 12-4-96 at Crowell Concert Hall, Wesleyan University by James Fei (5)
Recorded 8-5-97 at Wall Of Masks Studio, Los Angeles by G.E. Stinson (6)
Recorded 3-6-00 at Barber Fuji, Ageo by Wataru Matsumoto (7)
Recorded 9-11-00 at Kangeikan Gallery, Tokyo by Taku Sugimoto (8)
Recorded 4-12-97 at the MPR, Wesleyan University by James Fie (9)
Mixed by Samm Bennett (3), Jeff Gauthier (6)
Mastered 10/31/00 at Setreset Studio, Tokyo by Toshimaru Nakamura
Photography by Jess Larner and David Orenstein, Tibet and Nepal, Nov. 1998
Layout by Amy Heggie, Ultra Gamut Graphics
Improbable without: the engineers, musicians and venues, Will Fry, Michael Goodstein, Ann-Marie Kishel, Jess Larner, Steve Laronga, Seth Misterka, David Orenstein, Jon Skuldt, Yoshiyuki Suzuki, Tokyo Brewing Company, Yon Visell and Weasel Walter.
Special apology to James Fei for the sound quality of the duet with Loren. The master DAT of that exceptional performance was lost and the only copy was made onto a cassette. This should not reflect upon the fine quality of James' original recording.
Albums like this one have inherent qualities that also turn into their shortcomings. Itadakimasu features Brett Larner, one of the leading koto players in avant-garde music, in ten duets with as many musicians. Therefore, his adaptability and range of expression is very well-illustrated. On the other hand, the CD lacks a bit of cohesion, the same cohesion that gave his trio album, Indistancing (with Philip Gelb and Shoko Hikage), such strength of evocation. Still, Larner's recordings are not numerous and this one should not be overlooked. These duets were performed between 1994 and 2000 in various locations. They put the kotoist head to head with a wide array of improvisers, from his teacher, Anthony Braxton, and Italian saxophonist Gianni Gebbia, to electronic artists G.E. Stinson and Samm Bennett. Jim O'Rourke performs on hurdy-gurdy. Neo-tonal guitarists Taku Sugimoto and Loren Mazzacane Connors also shared the stage with the ancestral Japanese instrument. Some encounters turned out very nice: Larner matched the plaintive tone of O'Rourke's instrument, the electricity in Connors' playing, and the familiar techniques of Braxton. But Gebbia's jazzier playing clearly destabilized him, and the Stinson track cuts almost too abruptly to be natural. The album closes on a warm improv with Gino Robair, both musicians playing on the same koto. Not as important as Indistancing or the Soemon CD, Itadakimasu remains an interesting effort. Recommended if one can handle the photographs of Tibetan meat markets.

Brett Larner: 13-string koto (1,2,4,6,7,8,9,10/right channel/), 21-string gu zheng (3), 17-string bass koto (5)
Jim O'Rourke: hurdy-gurdy (1)
Ted Reichman: accordion (2)
Samm Bennett: electronics (3)
John Shiurba: acoustic guitar (4)
Anthony Braxton: woodwinds (5)
G.E. Stinson: electric guitar (6)
Gianni Gebbia: alto sax, paper cup (7)
Taku Sugimoto: acoustic guitar (8)
Loren Mazzacane Connors: electric guitar (9)
Gino Robair: 13-string koto (10/left channel/)