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Iskra 1903 is an album by trombonist Paul Rutherford, guitarist Derek Bailey and bassist Barry Guy which was recorded at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in 1970 and in a studio in 1972 and first released as a double album on the Incus label then as a triple CD box set entitled Chapter One 1970-1972 on Emanem in 2000 with additional material.[1][2][3]

Iskra 1903
Studio album live by Paul Rutherford, Derek Bailey and Barry Guy
Released	1972
Recorded	2 September 1970 and 3 May 1972
Venue	Institute of Contemporary Arts and Colourtone Studios, London, England
Genre	Free jazz
Label	Incus 3/4
Paul Rutherford chronology
Buzz Soundtrack (1971) Iskra 1903 (1972) Goldsmiths (1972)
Chapter One 1970-1972

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[5]

The Allmusic review by Steve Loewy called it "some of the best free music ever recorded" and states "What makes this so special is the opportunity to see the music unfold. No two tracks are the same, as Rutherford, Bailey, and Guy play each piece with the revolutionary fervor of a new discovery. Nearly every minute sounds fresh and exciting".[4]

The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings awarded Chapter One: 1970-1972 4 stars, and commented: "Iskra 1903 represent a wonderfully challenging auditory experience. So densely interwoven are the lines and so convincingly vocalized is Rutherford's tone that one almost feels one is listening to a passionate discourse."[5]

Raul Da Gama stated: "Here, even in the trio's most savage and turbulent pages is playing of an awesome clarity and poise... as you listen to the music unfold, you also hear an astonishingly deft and assured dismissal of every difficulty on the prose and the poetry of this music. Such is the majesty of the intertwining of trombone, guitar and bass that the trio appears to set wild seas in uproar with unfaltering command and daunting versatility."[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Paul Rutherford, Derek Bailey and Barry Guy.

Double LP

Side one

1. "Improvisation 1" - 20:15

Side two

1. "Improvisation 2" - 5:40
2. "Improvisation 3" - 11:47
3. "Improvisation 4" - 5:12

Side three

1. "Improvisation 5" - 5:57
2. "Improvisation 6" - 10:37
3. "Improvisation 7" - 4:29

Side four

1. "Improvisation 8" - 6:22
2. "Improvisation 9" - 3:38
3. "Improvisation 10" - 3:10
4. "Improvisation 11" - 7:35

Note

• Recorded on 2 September 1970 at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (Sides 1 & 2) and on 3 May 1972 at Colourtone Studios, London, England (Sides 3 & 4)

Triple CD

Disc one

1. "Improvisation 1" - 21:03
2. "Improvisation 2" - 5:37
3. "Improvisation 3" - 11:36
4. "Improvisation 4" - 5:04
5. "Improvisation 0" - 25:20 Previously unreleased

Disc two

1. "Offcut 1" - 1:40 Previously unreleased
2. "Offcut 2" - 4:25 Previously unreleased
3. "Offcut 3" - 11:17 Previously unreleased
4. "Improvisation 5" - 5:54
5. "Improvisation 6" - 10:48
6. "Improvisation 7" - 4:29
7. "Improvisation 8" - 6:21
8. "Improvisation 9" - 3:39
9. "Improvisation 10" - 3:09
10. "Improvisation 11" - 7:34

Disc three

1. "Extra 1" - 7:47
2. "Extra 2" - 11:31
3. "Extra 3" - 6:42
4. "On Tour 1" - 13:37
5. "On Tour 3" - 12:44
6. "On Tour 2" - 12:34

Notes

• Recorded on 2 September 1970 at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (CD 1 & CD2: 1-3), unidentified location in 1971 (CD3: 1-3) on 3 May 1972 at Colourtone Studios, London, England (CD 2: 4-10), in Donaueshingen on 21 October 1972 (CD3: 4), in Bremen on 23 or 24 October 1972 (CD3: 6) and in Berlin on 1 November 1972 (CD3: 5).

Personnel

• Paul Rutherford - trombone, piano
• Derek Bailey - guitar
• Barry Guy - bass, amplified bass

References

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