Alexander von Schlippenbach - piano
Rudi Mahall - bass clarinet
Joe Fonda - bass
Barry Altschul - drums

All music is free improvised by the quartet except "Work" (CD1: 27:39 until 34:25) and "Wee See" (CD2: Encore 5:22 until 6:22) by Thelonious Monk.

None of the musicians need to be introduced to anyone Alexander von Schlippnebach is one of the founding fathers of free improvised music, a great expert on the music of Thelonious Monk and an exquisite piano master, Barry Altschul co-founded Anthony Braxton's first great quartet, a friend and musical companion of Sam Rivers, Chick Corea, Roswell Rudd, Dave Liebman, Barre Phillips, Kenny Wheeler, Andrew Hill, Sonny Criss, Hampton Hawes, and Lee Konitzand one simply of the greatest drummer in jazz music ever.
The other half of the quartet, Joe Fonda, is another star whose albums we have had the honour of releasing more than once and who we like to call a friend of the label, and Rudi Mahall, a pillar of the great Globe Unity Orchestra, companion of Aki Takase, and one of the most original clarinetists and bass clarinetists not only on the Old Continent.
They met together only once, in Vienna, and by a miraculous twist of fate their concert was recorded. We firmly believe that this meeting is one of a kind. I don't know if it will go down in history as one of those outstanding timeless live encounters. I want to believe that it will be etched in your memory forever.
maciej karłowski