Invisible Blow is inspired by poems describing the unexpected knock-out blows in life. Invisible blow is a boxing term, a boxing match can be considered as a metaphor for life. The texts were chosen by Ab Baars with the assistance of Anneke Brassinga. Joyce Carol Oates' essay collection 'On Boxing' served as a source book.
AB BAARS TRIO & NY GUESTS
Invisible Blow
AB BAARS
tenorsax /clarinet /shakuhachi
WILBERT DE JOODE
bass
MARTIN VAN DUYNHOVEN
drums
FAY VICTOR
voice
VINCENT CHANCEY
french horn
Anneke Brassinga reads
Interrotte Speranze and Hoe stiller ik sta
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Small Prayer inspired by Weldon Kees –Small Prayer |
7:43 |
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Consolatio inspired by Robert Creeley –Consolatio |
3:46 |
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Interrotte Speranze inspired by Monteverdi –Interrotte Speranze Dutch translation Peter Verstegen |
5.52 |
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The Loser 2:45 inspired by Charles Bukowski –The Loser |
2:45 |
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Experience inspired by Emily Dickinson – I stepped from plank to plank |
4:12 |
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The Descent inspired by William Carlos Williams –The Descent |
7:52 |
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Sometimes inspired by Joyce Carol Oates –On Boxing |
5:14 |
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Ontbreken inspired by Annneke Brassinga –Hoe stiller ik sta |
2:05 |
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Whistle i.m. Lawrence 'Butch' Morris |
3:19 |
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Only The Wind inspired by Hans Faverey –Voor de Wind |
4:14 |
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The Mummy inspired by Muhammad Ali –The Mummy |
8:28 |
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buma stemra
live recording November 27 2012
Bimhuis Amsterdam
Micha de Kanter | Mideka Music Recording
mixing & editing Micha de Kanter Ab Baars Ig Henneman
photos & design Francesca Patella
cover art Eli Content
produced by Ig Henneman
with support of the Performing Arts Fund NL, Dutch Foundation for Literature and Stichting Wig
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