Stach, Eric - Fruit from Another Garden

Tracks

Side 1

		Track Name	Length
	1	Purification	11:10
	2	Gran Zafra (Great Harvest)	11:46

Side 2

		Track Name	Length
	1	Love Sonnet to a Magenta Maiden	09:30
	2	Wreaths of Common Flowers	13:47

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Information/Write-up

Originally posted here June 6, 2021, here is a transfer from a previously unopened vinyl copy using the latest equipment. Enjoy!

Musicians
Eric Stach: alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
Gerry Van de Kamp: electric bass
Gregg Dechert: piano, clavinet
Randy Coryell: drums

Recording
Recorded April 10, 1975
Sound recording by Tom Brennand
Creative Electronics Sound Studio, London, Ontario

Production
Produced by Radio Canada International

Photography
Photos by Paul Chefurka

Notes
Fruit From Another Garden documents a single, uninterrupted recording session built entirely on spontaneous group interaction. Eric Stach deliberately avoided providing musical structures, stylistic direction, or emotional cues, allowing each musician to approach the session independently. The result is a fully improvised “stream of consciousness” performance, recorded without editing or post-production manipulation.

The album reflects Stach’s belief in organic musical development, where form emerges naturally from collective intuition rather than prearranged composition. The music unfolds freely, mirroring what Stach describes as nature following its own course.

These four London, Ontario musicians previously formed the core of the London Experimental Jazz Quartet (LEJQ), whose debut recording Invisible Roots established their uncompromising approach to original, exploratory jazz. As LEJQ, the group toured Norway, Denmark, and Sweden in the fall of 1973. Fruit From Another Garden continues that exploratory trajectory, emphasizing innovation, originality, and jazz as a serious and pure art form.

Ces quatre musiciens de London, Ontario constituaient le noyau de l’ensemble LONDON EXPERIMENTAL JAZZ QUARTET, dont le premier disque, ayant pour titre “Invisible Roots”, montrait clairement leur franc et intrépide engagement envers la musique. Le LEJQ se rendit en Norvège, au Danemark et en Suède à l’automne de 1973. Tout comme son nom le suggère – et la musique enregistrée ici le montre sans détour – le groupe met l’accent sur des idées et des matériaux originaux et innovateurs, une exploration sérieuse et créatrice de nouveaux horizons de la musique et de leurs possibilités. On trouve ici une volonté ferme de faire du jazz une forme d’art à la fois pure et innovatrice.

Lithography by Litho Canada

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