Jiří Stivín – fl, sax
Zbigniew Seifert – viol (1-9)
Rudolf Dašek – g (1-9)
Barre Phillips – b (1-9)
Josef Vejvoda – dr, perc (1-9)
Milan Vitoch – dr, perc
Petr Marcol – b (10-13)

The world of European jazz would be a much sadder and less colourful place were it not for Jiří Stivín, the outstanding flautist, saxophonist and visionary, whose oeuvre covers both open free jazz forms and masterpieces of the Baroque! Here he challenges the notion of free jazz together with cutting edge European musicians, with Zbigniew Seifert in the lead!

“5 ran do cepice” (outside of Czechoslovakia known as “Five Hits in a Row”) is an uncompromising sortie into the world of intuitive music, at once shocking and exceptional. A controlled chaos woven into the mystical dimension of ethno jazz provides a showcase for the remarkable skills of the invited musicians. These include the noted British bassist Barre Phillips, the multitalented guitarist Rudolf Dašek, and a sorely missed legend of Polish jazz – Zbigniew Seifert.

Material from the original LP from 1972 is supplemented with four recordings made a year earlier for Panton.......
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