Group

Curlew

From: United States
Since: present
Releases: 13

free jazz
jazz

About

Curlew is an American experimental free jazz group founded by saxophone player George Cartwright in 1979. Members of the band have included cellist Tom Cora, drummer Pippin Barnett, guitarists Davey Williams and Fred Frith, and bassist Bill Laswell.

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Members

Bill Bacon now
George Cartwright now
Tom Cora now
Wayne Horvitz now
Bill Laswell now
Christopher Parker now
Nicky Skopelitis now
Jim Spake now
Davey Williams now

Discography

Albums 9

Curlew 1980 Apple Music
Bee 1991 Apple Music
North America 1991 Apple Music
A Beautiful Western Saddle 1993 Apple Music
Paradise 1996 Apple Music
Fabulous Drop 1998 Apple Music
Meet The Curlews! 2002 Apple Music
Mercury 2003 Apple Music
1st Album + Live At CBGB 1980 2008

Live 4

CBGB 1987 / Taktlos Festival 1986 2023
Live at Phantasmagoria and WFMU 2022
CBGBs, NYC, 1987 2022
Live in Berlin 1988 Apple Music

Identifiers

MusicBrainz: 6e06d6e2-16f0-416d-b1cd-c7bbdae4d999
ISNI: 0000000109455763

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