Jon Gibson: modest virtuoso
Composer and saxophone player Jon Gibson (1940) has claimed a unique place in the American music landscape of today. He is one of the few musicians who has worked with all four core minimalists. As saxophone player virtuoso, Jon Gibson is still touring tirelessly with the Philip Glass Ensemble. But he also created his own oeuvre. The last few years he has been able to escape the shadows of his examples and more and more music of Gibson is available. Recently, his fascinating ballet music for ‘Relative Calm’ (1981) has been released. In this broadcast of Feature, we play a profile of Jon Gibsons’ oeuvre.
Jon Gibson:
1. ‘Waltz’ (1982) for saxophone and keys, on ‘In Good Company’.
Jon Gibson, saxophone and Martin Goldray, piano.
Point 434 873-2 CD
2. ‘Melody III’ (1975) for Yamaha Organ, on Jon Gibson – Two Solo Pieces.
Jon Gibson, organ.
NewTone nt 6756 2 CD
3. ‘Song 1’ (1972) for ensemble, on Jon Gibson – Two Solo Pieces.
Jon Gibson, saxophone; Barbara Benary, violin; Arthur Russell + Martha Siegal, cellos.
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4. ‘Song 3’ (1976) for saxophone, on ‘In Good Company’.
Jon Gibson, saxophone.
Point 434 873-2 CD
5. ‘Extensions II’ (1981/82) for ensemble, on ‘In Good Company’.
Jon Gibson, percussion, keyboards and ensemble.
Point 434 873-2 CD
6. ‘Rainforest/Brazil (He Was Not Disappointed)’ on ‘Thomas Buckner: Full Spectrum Voice’.
Thomas Buckner, baritone + ensemble.
Lovely Music LCD 3021
7. ‘Untitled’ (1974) for alto flute, on Jon Gibson – Two Solo Pieces.
Jon Gibson, alto flute.
NewTone nt 6756 2 CD
8. ‘Relative Calm (Rise)’ (1981) on Jon Gibson – Relative Calm.
Jon Gibson, wind instruments, keyboards, autoharp and ambient recording; Joseph Kubera, keys + David van Tieghem, percussion.
New World Records 80783-2 CD
9. ‘Extensions RC (Reach)’ (1981) on Jon Gibson – Relative Calm.
Jon Gibson, soprano saxophones.
New World Records 80783-2 CD
10. ‘Return (Return)’ (1981) op Jon Gibson – Relative Calm.
Jon Gibson, saxophone; Joseph Kubera, keys + David van Tieghem, percussion.
New World Records 80783-2 CD
