G.I. GURDJIEFF Improvisations 1st ORIG PRESS MINT Avant Garde Minimal Music RARE

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G.I. GURDJIEFF: “Improvisations”

Label: 4th Way Production

Label Number: AAB-560

Rare Original 1st US Pressing –small run PRIVATE PRESS issue!!!!! Rarely surfaces!!!! TOP CONDITION, all is NEAR MINT to MINT, next to impossible to upgrade – for Archival Collector.

GRADING:

LP Record: Near Mint

Gatefold Jacket: Excellent - WOB

Some words on this issue: G.I. GURDJIEFF: “Improvisations” (4th Way Production – AAB-560) (Record: Near Mint/ Jacket: Excellent). Recorded in Paris in 1949. An extraordinary collection of harmonium recordings by Russian-born mystic G.I. Gurdjieff. Gurdjieff was a controversial figure in esoteric circles in the earlier part of the 20th century. Well, way back in 1949 he made a short series of improvisations using what sounds like a cross between a harmonium and an accordion. These recordings were originally issued on 78rpm records in France and released as an LP in 1971. While Gurdjieff wrote a good deal of piano music that has widely been available for some time, the harmonium improvisations presented here have been much more difficult to find. Comprised of improvisation sessions recorded in 1949, this album seems instantly familiar yet quite unlike anything you've ever heard before. There is a certain "old world" quality to the pieces, with melodies deliberately exuding airs of mystery. The music is languorous and haunting; never droning on for too long nor getting shrill as the harmonium is wont to do. One gets the feeling in these performances that Gurdjieff is very consciously attempting to distill his soul through music and I'm sure that there is a case to be made that these pieces constitute a little discussed forerunner to ambient music. Minimalistic in its approach, yet at the same time brimming over with improvisational qualities that set out to mesmerize the listener into a deep trance. Haunting & bewitchingly beautiful.

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