The Grass Is Greener
Released: Mar 6, 2002
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Released: Mar 6, 2002
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Released on Evan Parker's own label, Psi, The Grass Is Greener is a nice session between him and drummer Han Bennink. The relationship between the two musicians goes back to the late '60s when they...
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21 Years Later (Train Kept a Rollin')
Released: Aug 28, 2001
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Released: Aug 28, 2001
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Netherlands drummer Han Bennink and American guitarist Eugene Chadbourne share a similar approach to the live concert, each playing continuous sets of alternating free improv moments and strange...
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The Laughing Owl
Released: Apr 24, 2001
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Released: Apr 24, 2001
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This could also be called "The Laughing Musicians." Placing free jazz drum king Han Bennink into an Amsterdam studio with anarchist experimental punk guitarist Terrie Ex is a risky move. While...
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Serpentine
Released: Jan 30, 1996
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Released: Jan 30, 1996
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Serpentine is a hearty, exploratory meeting between percussionist Han Bennink and trumpeter Dave Douglas. The seemingly over-caffeinated nervous energy of "Neck Four" and "Delft," and the extended...
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Nerve Beats
Released: Sep 27, 1973
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Released: Sep 27, 1973
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Issued for the first time in 2000 as part of Atavistic's Unheard Music Series, this CD catches percussion madman Han Bennink at play in an improvised solo concert from 1973. However, just because...
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Home Safely
Released: 2004
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Released: 2004
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Anyone who follows the vibrant Dutch jazz scene is familiar with the outstanding credentials of Han Bennink, Curtis Clark, and Ernst Glerum. Some, though, might associate them, and particularly...
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Tempo Comodo
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There are very few drummers who could pull off a solo percussion record in the same way that Han Bennink does: playfully. His long reach into the hallmarks of rhythmic invention displays itself...
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Post Improvisation, Vol. 1: When We're Smilin'
Released: 1999
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Released: 1999
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The liner notes to this album are a script of a phone conversation between guitarist Derek Bailey and drummer/percussionist Han Bennink. Basically, Bailey asks Bennink what he's doing, to which the...
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Jazz Bunker
Released: February 1980
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Released: February 1980
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Featuring a trio of Dutch drummer Han Bennink, American electric guitarist Eugene Chadbourne, and Japanese trumpeter Toshinori Kondo, this double CD promises a bit more than it delivers....
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