{"product_id":"contemporary-jazz-quartet-the-action-a-b-c-e","title":"CONTEMPORARY JAZZ QUARTET, THE - Action A, B, C, E","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"description\"\u003e\"It all started in 1958, when\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eHugh Steinmetz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eplayed trumpet in the school band and got in contact with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristian Mouritzen\u003c\/b\u003e, a 19-year-old blacksmith who played alto saxophone and would soon change his name into\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eFranz Beckerlee\u003c\/b\u003e. They were soon joined by young bass player\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteffen Andersen\u003c\/b\u003e. By January 1962 they entered the scene at the Vingaarden club in central Copenhagen where, together with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Tchicai\u003c\/b\u003e, they had the groundbreaking experience of hearing\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eCecil Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunny Murray\u003c\/b\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlbert Ayler\u003c\/b\u003e. The next step was to enter the scene in the more international Montmartre Jazzhouse. Monday night was \"avantgarde night\" and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Beckerlee Quartet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(still in their late teens) accepted the offer to play for an hour and therefore got the chance to further develop their music. It was there that they came into contact with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Contemporary Five\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e--\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon Cherry\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eArchie Shepp\u003c\/b\u003e, John Tchicai,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon Moore\u003c\/b\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ.C. Moses\u003c\/b\u003e. Before The New York Contemporary Five left Scandinavia in November 1963, they collaborated with The Beckerlee Quartet for a broadcast on Danish Radio. The gifted drummer Sunny Murray, an inspiring force for the Beckerlee group, was hired in 1964 to play on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAction\u003c\/i\u003e, their first LP, issued the following year by the legendary Debut Records. It was at that time that they changed their name to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Contemporary Jazz Quartet\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas come to be regarded by many as one of the most important early accomplishments in European free improvisation. It was at this time that members of The Contemporary Jazz Quartet were invited to perform with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Tudor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael von Biehl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein Charlottenborg, a very important place for the avantgarde in music and visual arts. The group would eventually shift again in membership and become\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Contemporary Jazz Quintet\u003c\/b\u003e, featuring\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBo Thrige Andersen\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eFranz Beckerlee\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eHugh Steinmetz\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eNiels Harrit\u003c\/b\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteffen Andersen\u003c\/b\u003e, and enter the studio in 1967 to record what would have been the follow up to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAction\u003c\/i\u003e, intended to be also issued by Debut. As a fascinating illumination of the moment, particularly because it predates\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMiles Davis\u003c\/b\u003e' revolutionary innovation of electric jazz by roughly a year, new innovations in amplification during that moment that the band began to observe in rock music, provoked them to abandon that album and begin again, eventually producing the LP\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eT.C.J.Q.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 1969, which featured two electrified saxophones, as well as amplified trumpet and double-bass, relinquishing their previous recordings, unreleased, to the vaults. It is those incredible, lost 1967 recordings made by The Contemporary Jazz Quintet, unearthed for the first time in nearly 60 years, that comprise\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAction A B C E\u003c\/i\u003e, FormalIbera's new LP dedicated to the group. Includes an insert with liner notes by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMats Gustaffson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnna-Lise Malmros\u003c\/b\u003e.\"\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Formalibera","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":48335401451739,"sku":null,"price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2295\/2925\/files\/3FFTCJQ179_CU.jpg?v=1773072919","url":"https:\/\/www.fusetronsound.com\/products\/contemporary-jazz-quartet-the-action-a-b-c-e","provider":"fusetron","version":"1.0","type":"link"}