ABOUT THE ALBUM

Conversations Vol. 2 represents the second installment of a two-part release by pianist Cooper-Moore and saxophonist Stephen Gauci. This album, which follows 2020’s Conversations Vol. 1 release, showcases these two deeply idiosyncratic players unifying to create a remarkably astringent whole. The artists’ combined experience, playing together during a seven-month residency at Happylucky No. 1 Gallery in Brooklyn, represents three generations of New York City jazz, spanning as far back as the 70’s when Cooper-Moore first arrived to the city and the early 2000’s when Gauci landed in New York. On this 7-track album, their diverse improvisations reflect a deep maturity, decades of experience and a powerful, creative playing style. Conversations Vol. 2 presents avant jazz in its most bracing, current iteration. The album will be available for download and on CD in 2022.

Cooper-Moore & Stephen Gauci
Conversations Vol. 2

Stephen Gauci - Tenor Saxophone
Cooper-Moore - Piano

Recorded in New York City
Release February 2022
Total time: 40 mins
Catalog number 5838-2

Photography by Reuben Radding
Graphic design by Sergio Vezzali

CD: Exclusive Digipak - First pressing of 500

TRACKS:

1 - Improvisation Seven 2:58
2 - Improvisation Eight 2:15
3 - Improvisation Nine 5:20
4 - Improvisation Ten 5:15
5 - Improvisation Eleven 3:43
6 - Improvisation Twelve 10:48
7 - Improvisation Thirteen 8:53

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