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White pianist Marilyn Crispell (1947), who was playing with Anthony Braxton (1978-86),
inherited the tradition of jazz pianists who
were also bold composers (Thelonious Monk, Paul Bley, Cecil Taylor)
and took it to a new level of sensibility and curiosity
in the wild trio improvisations of Spirit Music (march 1981), with violinist Billy Bang and drummer John Betsch,
in the passionate solo improvisations of Rhythms Hung in Undrawn Sky (may 1983), of Labyrinths (october 1987) and of Images (august 1991),
in the cerebral duets with Irene Schweizer of Overlapping Hands (june 1990),
in the dramatic quartet counterpoint of Santuerio (may 1993), with violinist Mark Feldman, cellist Hank Roberts and drummer Gerry Hemingway,
in the stark duo studies with Italian saxophonist and clarinetist Stefano Maltese of Red (september 1999) and Blue (september 1999).
Her focus gradually shifted from sheer extroverted expression of vital energy
towards a more balanced and even introverted exploration of sound.
Minor work of this period (mostly live performances) include:
And Your Ivory Voice Sings (march 1985) with drummer Doug James;
Quartet Improvisations (december 1986);
Gaia (march 1987) with Reggie Workman on bass and Doug James on drums;
the solo live For Coltrane (july 1987);
The Kitchen Concerts (february 1989) with Mark Dresser on bass and Gerry Hemingway on drums;
Live In Zurich (april 1989) with Reggie Workman on bass and Paul Motian on drums;
Live In San Francisco (june 1989) with Anthony Braxton;
the live Circles (october 1990) with Oliver Lake on alto, Peter Buettner on tenor, Reggie Workman on bass and Gerry Hemingway on drums;
Marilyn Crispell & Gerry Hemingway Duo (1992);
Inference (june 1992), a live duo with Tim Berne;
Hyperion (june 1992) with Peter Brotzmann and Hamid Drake;
Cascades (june 1993) with Barry Guy on bass and Gerry Hemingway on drums;
Destiny (april 1994) with tenorist Fred Anderson and percussionist Hamid Drake;
Band On The Wall (may 1994) with Eddie Prevost on drums;
Nothing Ever Was Anyway (september 1996) with Gary Peacock on bass and Paul Motian on drums (and Annette Peacock on cello);
Amaryllis (february 2000) with Gary Peacock on bass and Paul Motian on drums.
She also released several live albums:
Live At Mills College (january 1995),
The Woodstock Concert (april 1995) ,
Contrasts: Live At Yoshi's (june 1995),
Dark Night And Luminous (november 1995) and Connecting Spirits (january 1996).
Best of the latest trios was Storyteller (february 2003) with Mark Helias on bass and Paul Motian on drums.
The Stone Quartet (december 2006) consisted of Joelle Leandre on bass, Roy Campbell on trumpet and Mat Maneri on viola.
Phases of the Night (may 2007) is a trio with
Barry Guy, Paul Lytton and Marylin Crispell.
Geggie Project (october 2006 - Ambiances Magnetiques, 2008) is a collaboration with
double-bassist John Geggie and drummer Nick Fraser.
One Dark Night I Left My Silent House was a collaboration between Crispell and clarinetist David Rothenberg (march 2008).
Affinities (october 2010) was a collaboration between pianist Marilyn Crispell and drummer Gerry Hemingway (also on vibraphone).
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