Doppelganger Music #2

The Max Ridgway Double Quartet: "Doppelganger Music #2". Recorded on October 15, 1995. This recording features two simultaneous improvising quartets: in the left channel: Max Ridgway - guitar, Tony Swafford - drums, Richard Martin - bass, Chris Wiser - alto sax; in the right channel: Dave Wilhelm - guitar, John Goering - drums, Ben Harvey - bass, Sharon Niedens - alto sax.
"It was, in the night, as though I had been faced with my own reflection in the depths of a somber and immense mirror." (Joseph Conrad, The Secret Sharer).

Category:

Music

Tags:

• free
• improvisation
• double
• quartet
• ornette
• coleman
• jazz
• doppelganger
• the
• twin
• joseph
• conrad

[MaxRidgway]

@experimentalrock We could see somewhat. At the end I just stood up and cued it with my guitar. Thanks for listening so closely!

[experimentalrock]

The mix is great. Not easy with the separate channels. How did the ending happen? Were you able to look at each other to communicate?

[MaxRidgway]

@experimentalrock Hi - thanks for asking. Yes, we all played together at the same time. It was quite an experience! The acoustic bass players were in their own closets, but the rest of us were playing facing our instrumental "doubles". I had played with my own drummer and bass player before, but other than that we had never played with each other before this particular day. I could only afford to pay for the session itself, so everything was mixed on the spot as well. Thanks for your comments!

[experimentalrock]

Was this recorded with everyone playing at the same time of was each track individual. Either way professional as hell!