Wally Shoup, Davey Williams, Doug Carroll, LaDonna Smith – Close Calls In Texas [Cass] (1984, Cassette Documents)

'Close Calls in Texas' (1984) is an album exploring different sounds and voices, guitars, violoncello, accordion, saxophone, balloon sound, farts, drums, frog sounds and more, all of this changing throughout the album. This variety is mainly for the A side of the album; B side is mainly saxophone and accordion. Overall a good experiment. 

 

Wally Shoup (1944-2024) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, painter, and author. Based in Seattle, Washington since 1985, Shoup was a mainstay of that city's improvised music scene. Seattle Metropolitan named him one of the 50 most influential musicians in that city's history. LaDonna Smith is an improvisor, composer, and artist in Birmingham, Alabama. She is a violinist, violist, vocalist and musical impresario pioneering the field of free improvisation in America. Best known for her improvisation work on violin and viola and her collaborative work with avant-garde guitarist Davey Williams (1952-2019).  Doug Carroll is a Bay Area electric cellist who has studied with Stockhausen, Lou Harrison and Braxton. [SOURCE: RATE YOUR MUSIC] 

 

Label: Cassette Documents – CD 2 

Format: Cassette, Album, C60 

Country: US 

Released: 1984 

Style: Free Improvisation 

 

Tracklist: 

A Close Calls In Texas 

B Close Calls In Texas 

 

Credits: 

Alto Saxophone – Wally Shoup 

Cello, Electronics – Doug Carroll 

Guitar – Davey Williams 

Viola, Violin, Percussion – LaDonna Smith 

 

Notes: 

Recorded on 16 July 1973 

 

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