Sax Education (2004)

"De punk-funk-freejazzversmelting van James Chance vormde rond 1980 het muzikale front van de experimentele kunststroming 'no wave'. Dankzij zijn deconstructivisme was hij ooit inspiratiebron voor John Zorn." (Tim Sprangers, Volkskrant) "Twelve tracks culled from his late-'70s and early-'80s albums on ZE and Animal, Buy the Contortions, Off White, Sax Maniac, and Flaming Demonics. These essential selections were chosen by Chance himself and are highly recommended to casual fans. The 2nd disc captures a never-before-released live set by Chance and his band for Dutch radio in 1981. Even though Chance was touring Europe at the time with a minuscule lineup consisting of mainly pickup musicians not completely familiar with the tunes, this Eindhoven set is brutal, especially the versions of "Sax Maniac," "Contort Yourself," and James Brown's "King Heroin." These recordings prove that Chance was way ahead of his time and obviously the progenitor of today's funk-punk-free jazz hybrid." (Al Campbell, Allmusic)

Aanwezigheid