Incus Records
Incus Records | |
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Founded | 1970 |
Founder |
Derek Bailey Tony Oxley Evan Parker |
Genre | Free jazz, free improvisation |
Country of origin | UK |
Location | London, England |
Official website |
www |
Incus Records is a British record company and label founded by Derek Bailey, Tony Oxley, Evan Parker and Michael Walters that specializes in free jazz and improvised music.[1][2]
The first release on the label was The Topography of the Lungs, recorded by Bailey, Parker and Han Bennink in 1970. Walters and Oxley left the label shortly after its founding, after which it continued as a partnership between Bailey and Parker until a falling-out between the two men in the mid-1980s. Parker left in 1987.[1] Bailey continued the label with Karen Brookman until his death in 2005. Its first CD release was CYRO, a duo recording of Bailey and Cyro Baptista. In later years the label has issued videos and limited-edition CDRs intended largely for friends and faithful collectors. It relaunched with a new website and a full catalogue in early 2009.
Aside from recordings by Bailey and Parker, who also produced, the Incus catalogue includes the work of Barry Guy, Howard Riley, Kenny Wheeler,[2] Steve Lacy, and John Zorn.[1]
At various times since 1985, Incus Records has sponsored festivals of improvised music in London.[3]
Discography[4][5][6]
Catalog No. | Artist | Album | Notes |
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Incus 1 | Parker, EvanEvan Parker, Derek Bailey, Han Bennink | The Topography of the Lungs | Subsequently released with two bonus tracks on CD on the Psi label credited to Evan Parker |
Incus 2 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey | Solo Guitar | A revised version of this album, with alternative improvisations, was released as Solo (Incus 2R) in 1978. A CD version, incorporating improvisations from the original and revised LPs was released in 1993 |
Incus 3/4 | Rutherford, PaulPaul Rutherford, Derek Bailey, Barry Guy | Iskra 1903 | An expanded 3-CD set comprising the music on this double LP plus 10 bonus tracks was released on Emanem as Chapter One 1970-1972 in 2000 |
Incus 5 | Parker, EvanEvan Parker, Paul Lytton | Collective Calls (Urban) (Two Microphones) | Released on CD in 2002 on the Psi label |
Incus 6/7 | Guy, BarryBarry Guy/The London Jazz Composer's Orchestra | Ode | Released on CD in 1996 on Intakt Records |
Incus 8 | Oxley, TonyTony Oxley | Tony Oxley | |
Incus 9 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey, Han Bennink | Derek Bailey & Han Bennink | |
Incus 10 | Wheeler, KennyKenny Wheeler | Song for Someone | Released on CD in 2004 on the Psi label |
Incus 11 | Balance | Balance | Radu Malfatti, Ian Brighton, Phil Wachsmann, Colin Wood, Frank Perry |
Incus 12 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey | Lot 74: Solo Improvisations | Released on CD by Incus in 2009 |
Incus 13 | Riley, HowardHoward Riley | Synopsis | Released on CD by Emanem in 2000 with one bonus track |
Incus 14 | Parker, EvanEvan Parker, Paul Lytton | At the Unity Theatre | Released on CD with bonus tracks on Psi in 2003 |
Incus 15 | Beresford, SteveSteve Beresford, Nigel Coombes, John Russell, Dave Solomon, Garry Todd | Teatime | Released on CD on the Emanem label in 2009 |
Incus 16 | Parker, EvanEvan Parker, Derek Bailey | The London Concert | Recorded live at Wigmore Hall, London. Released on CD, with bonus tracks, on Psi in 2005 |
Incus 17 | Parker, EvanEvan Parker, Derek Bailey, Hugh Davies, Jamie Muir | The Music Improvisation Company 1968-1971 | Released by Incus on CD in 1992 |
Incus 18 | Oxley, TonyTony Oxley | February Papers | |
Incus 19 | Parker, EvanEvan Parker | Saxophone Solos | Released by Psi on CD in 2009 |
Incus 20 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey, Tristan Honsinger | Duo | |
Incus 21 | Company | Company I | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey, Evan Parker, Tristan Honsinger, Maarten Altena |
Incus 22 | Guy, BarryBarry Guy, | Statements V-XI: For Double Bass and Violone | |
Incus 23 | Company | Company 2 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey, Anthony Braxton, Evan Parker |
Incus 24 | Spontaneous Music Ensemble | Biosystem | Stevens, JohnJohn Stevens, Roger Smith, Nigel Coombes, Colin Wood |
Incus 25 | Company | Company 3 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey, Han Bennink |
Incus 26 | Company | Company 4 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey, Steve Lacy |
Incus 27 | Parker, EvanEvan Parker | Monoceros | Released on CD in 1999 on Chronoscope |
Incus 28 | Company | Company 5 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey, Leo Smith, Steve Lacy, Evan Parker, Anthony Braxton, Tristan Honsinger, Maarten Altena |
Incus 29 | Company | Company 6 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey, Leo Smith, Evan Parker, Anthony Braxton, Lol Coxhill, Steve Lacy, Steve Beresford, Tristan Honsinger, Maarten Altena, Han Bennink |
Incus 30 | Company | Company 7 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey, Leo Smith, Evan Parker, Anthony Braxton, Lol Coxhill, Steve Lacy, Steve Beresford, Tristan Honsinger, Maarten Altena, Han Bennink |
Incus 31 | Russell, JohnJohn Russell/Richard Coldman | Home Cooking/Guitar Solos | split album |
Incus 32 | Todd, GaryGary Todd, Roger Turner | Sunday Best | |
Incus 33 | Toop, DavidDavid Toop, Paul Burwell, Hugh Davies, Max Eastley, Paul Lovens, Paul Lytton, Annabel Nicolson, Evan Parker | Circadian Rhythm | |
Incus 34 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey, Tony Coe | Time | |
Incus 35 | Parker, EvanEvan Parker, George Lewis | From Saxophone and Trombone | |
Incus 36 | Company | Fables | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey, Dave Holland, George Lewis, Evan Parker |
Incus 37 | Various Artists | Pisa 1980 Improvisors' Symposium | Parker, EvanEvan Parker & George Lewis/Maarten Altena & Derek Bailey/Barry Guy, Paul Lovens, Paul Lytton, Evan Parker & Phil Wachsmann/Maarten Altena, Barry Guy, George Lewis, Paul Rutherford & Giancarlo Schiaffini |
Incus 38 | Company | Fictions | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey, Steve Beresford, Lol Coxhill, Ian Croall, Misha Mengelberg |
Incus 39 | Parker, EvanEvan Parker | Six of One | |
Incus 40 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey | Aida | Released on CD in 1996 on Dexter's Cigar |
Incus 41 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey, Jamie Muir | Dart Drug | |
Incus 42 | Parker, EvanEvan Parker, Barry Guy, Paul Lytton | Tracks | |
Incus 43 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey, Anthony Braxton | Royal Volume 1 | |
Incus 45 | Parker, EvanEvan Parker, George Lewis, Barry Guy, Paul Lytton | Hook, Drift & Shuffle | |
Incus 46/47 | Company | Epiphany | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey, George Lewis, Akio Suzuki, Phil Wachsmann, Ursula Oppens, Fred Frith, Julie Tippetts, Anne LeBaron, Moto Yoshizawa |
Incus 48 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey | Notes | |
Incus 49 | Parker, EvanEvan Parker | The Snake Decides | Released on CD on Psi in 2003 |
Incus 50 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey, Evan Parker | Compatibles | |
Incus 51 | Company | Trios | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey, John Corbett, Vinko Globokar, Evan Parker, Peter Brotzmann, J. D. Parran, Ernst Reyseger, Joëlle Léandre, Jamie Muir, Hugh Davies |
Incus 52 | Noble, SteveSteve Noble, Alex Maguire | Live at Oscars | |
Incus CD01 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey, Cyro Baptista | Cyro | |
Incus CD02 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey, Han Bennink | Han | |
Incus CD03 | Bevan, TonyTony Bevan, Greg Kingston, Matt Lewis | Original Gravity | |
Incus CD04 | Company | Once | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey, Lee Konitz, Richard Teitelbaum, Carlos Zingaro, Tristan Honsinger, Barre Phillips, Steve Noble |
Incus CD05 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey, Barre Phillips | Figuring | |
Incus CD06 | Noble, SteveSteve Noble, Alex Ward | Ya Boo, Reel & Rumble | |
Incus CD07 | Company | Company 6 & 7 | Compilation of tracks from Incus 29 and Incus 30 |
Incus CD8 | Bevan, TonyTony Bevan, Steve Noble, Paul Rogers | Bigshots | |
Incus CD9 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey, Thebe Lipere, Louis Moholo | Village Life | |
Incus CD10 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey | Solo Guitar Volume 1 | Reissue of Incus LP 2 and Incus LP 2R |
Incus CD11 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey | Solo Guitar Volume 2 | |
Incus CD12 | Parker, EvanEvan Parker, Derek Bailey, Hugh Davies, Jamie Muir | The Music Improvisation Company 1968-1971 | Reissue of Incus 17 |
Incus CD13 | Shaking Ray Levis | False Prophets or Dang Good Guessers! | |
Incus CD14 | Stevens, JohnJohn Stevens, Derek Bailey | Playing | |
Incus CD15 | Oxley, TonyTony Oxley | The Tony Oxley Quartet | |
Incus CD16 | Company | Company 91 Volume 1 | |
Incus CD17 | Company | Company 91 Volume 2 | |
Incus CD18 | Company | Company 91 Volume 3 | |
Incus CD19 | Muir, JamieJamie Muir, Derek Bailey | Dart Drug | Reissue of Incus 41 |
Incus CD20 | Zorn, JohnJohn Zorn, Fred Frith | The Art of Memory | |
Incus CD21 | Butcher, JohnJohn Butcher, Vanessa Mackness | Respiritus | |
Incus CD22 | Stevens, JohnJohn Stevens, Kent Carter, Derek Bailey | One Time | |
Incus CD23 | Chadbourne, EugeneEugene Chadbourne, John Zorn | In Memory of Nikki Arane | |
Incus CD24 | Smith, RogerRoger Smith, Neil Metcalfe | S&M | |
Incus CD25 | Wilkinson, AlanAlan Wilkinson, Stefan Jaworzyn | In a Sentimental Mood | |
Incus CD26 | Kaiser, HenryHenry Kaiser, John Oswald | Improvised Vancouver | |
Incus CD27 | Beresford, SteveSteve Beresford, Dennis Palmer, Bob Stagner, Roger Turner | Short in the U.K. | |
Incus CD28 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey, John Butcher, Oren Marshall | Trio Playing | |
Incus CD29/30 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey, Tony Oxley | Soho Suites | |
Incus CD31 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey | Takes Fakes & Dead She Dances | |
Incus CD32 | Lewis, George E.George E. Lewis, Bertram Turetzky | Conversations | |
Incus CD33 | Hession, PaulPaul Hession, Alan Wilkinson, Simon Fell, Joe Morris | Registered Firm | |
Incus CD34 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey, Han Bennink | Post Improvisation 1: When We're Smiling | |
Incus CD35 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey, Han Bennink | Post Improvisation 2: Air Mail Special | |
Incus CD36 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey, Susie Ibarra | Daedal | |
Incus CD37 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey, Alex Ward | LOCationAL | |
Incus CD38 | Gustafsson, MatsMats Gustafsson, Jim O'Rourke | Xylophonen Virtuosen | |
Incus CD39 | Joseph Holbrooke | Joseph Holbrook '98 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey, Gavin Bryars, Tony Oxley |
Incus CD40 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey, Keiji Haino | Songs | |
Incus CD41 | Company | Company 5 | Reissue of Incus 28 |
Incus CD42/43 | Company | Epiphany | Reissue of Incus 46/47 |
Incus CD44/45 | Company | Company in Marseille | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey, Rhodri Davies, Simon Fell, Will Gaines, Mark Wastell |
Incus CD46 | Acoustic Guitar Trio | Acoustic Guitar Trio | Cline, NelsNels Cline, Jim McAuley, Rod Poole |
Incus CD47 | Noble, SteveSteve Noble, John Edwards, Alex Ward | False Face Society | |
Incus CD48/49 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey | New Sights, Old Sounds | |
Incus CD50 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey, Min Xiao-Fen | Flying Dragons | |
Incus CD51 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey, Julian Kytasty, Roger Turner, Alan Wilkinson | Duos, London 2001 | |
Incus CD52 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey, Susie Ibarra | BIDS | |
Incus CD53 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey, Tristan Honsinger | Tristan (Duo) | |
Incus CD54 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey, Ingar Zach | Seven | |
Incus CD55 | Gaines, WillWill Gaines | Rappin & Tappin | |
Incus CD56 | Limescale | Limescale | |
Incus CD57 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey | Lot 74 | Reissue of Incus 12 |
Incus CD58 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey, Agustí Fernández | A Silent Dance | |
Incus CD59 | Baker, DuckDuck Baker | The Ducks Palace | |
Incus CD60 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey | More 74 | |
Incus CD61 | Coxhill, LolLol Coxhill, Alex Ward | Old Sights, New Sounds | |
Incus CD62 | Bailey, DerekDerek Bailey | Concert in Milwaukee | |
Incus CD63 | Oxley, TonyTony Oxley | A Birthday Tribute - 75 Years | |
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Adams, Simon (2002). Barry Kernfeld, ed. The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, vol. 1 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 323. ISBN 1561592846.
- 1 2 Gottschalk, Kurt (16 October 2009). "Incus Records". www.allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ↑ Simon Adams. "Incus". In L. Root, Deane. Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press. (subscription required)
- ↑ Incus LP Discography accessed May 12, 2016
- ↑ Incus Records: list of LPs accessed May 31, 2016
- ↑ Incus Records: list of CDs accessed May 31, 2016