# Bangception

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1983 live album by Billy Bang and Dennis Charles

Bangception Live album by Billy Bang and Dennis Charles Released 1983 Recorded August 29, 1982 Venue Jazz Festival Willisau, Switzerland Genre Free jazz Length 41:46 Label hat MUSICS 3512 hatOLOGY 517 Billy Bang chronology Outline No. 12 (1983) Bangception (1983) The Fire from Within (1984) Reissue cover

***Bangception*** is a live album by violinist [Billy Bang](/source/Billy_Bang) and drummer [Dennis Charles](/source/Dennis_Charles). It was recorded on August 29, 1982, at the [Jazz Festival Willisau](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jazz_Festival_Willisau&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_Festival_Willisau)] in [Willisau](/source/Willisau), Switzerland, and was released on vinyl in 1983 by the [hat MUSICS](/source/Hat_Hut_Records) label. In 1998, the album was reissued on CD with the title *Bangception, Willisau 1982* on the hatOLOGY label.[1][2][3][4]

## Reception

Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [1] The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD [5] The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide [6] Tom Hull – on the Web B+[7] The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz [8]

In a review for [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic), Thom Jurek described the album as "a full frontal attack on the senses," with the musicians "crisscrossing back and forth over the great divide of improvisational phraseology." He wrote: "while it is true that this is a skeletal set, as full of space as it is 'music,' it is very satisfying nonetheless."[1]

[Harvey Pekar](/source/Harvey_Pekar) of *[JazzTimes](/source/JazzTimes)* called the duo's rendition of [Ornette Coleman](/source/Ornette_Coleman)'s "[Lonely Woman](/source/Lonely_Woman_(composition))" "one of the most unique and moving versions of the composition ever recorded," and praised Charles' contribution to the album, stating that he "is no junior partner here... he and Bang often engage in exchanges and dialogues. Charles does not function primarily as an accompanist."[9]

Writing for *[All About Jazz](/source/All_About_Jazz)*, Robert Spencer commented: "Are you aware of what a total gas Billy Bang is? Are you aware of the wild swinging emotionalism of his playing, the fervor, the inventiveness, the classical sense of order and the freewheeling sense of adventure?... And then there is the vast and much-missed Denis Charles, a rhythmic wizard who proves here to be a superb foil for Bang's high-intensity string music-for-a-new-century violin explorations."[10]

## Track listing

1. "Air Traffic Control" (Billy Bang, Dennis Charles) – 14:19

1. "[Lonely Woman](/source/Lonely_Woman_(composition))" ([Ornette Coleman](/source/Ornette_Coleman)) – 6:13

1. "Thelonious" ([Thelonious Monk](/source/Thelonious_Monk)) – 7:21

1. "Closer to the Flower" (Billy Bang) – 6:47

1. "Know Your Enemy" (Bilal A. Rahman) – 7:06

## Personnel

- [Billy Bang](/source/Billy_Bang) – violin

- [Dennis Charles](/source/Dennis_Charles) – drums

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-allmusic_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-allmusic_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-allmusic_1-2) Jurek, Thom. ["Billy Bang: Bangception, Willisau 1982"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/bangception-willisau-1982-mw0000331191). *AllMusic*. Retrieved June 2, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Billy Bang and Dennis Charles - Bangception"](https://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/album/billy-bang/billy-bang-and-dennis-charles-bangception(live)). *Jazz Music Archives*. Retrieved June 2, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["HatHut MUSICS discography"](http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_HatHut_MUSICS.htm). *JazzLists*. Retrieved June 2, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["HatHut hatOLOGY discography (501-599)"](http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_HatHut_O_500.htm). *JazzLists*. Retrieved June 2, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2000). *The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD*. Penguin Books. p. 85.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Swenson, John, ed. (1985). *The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide*. Random House. p. 18.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Hull, Tom. ["Jazz (1960–70s) (Reference)"](https://www.tomhull.com/ocston/nm/shop/jazz-60s.html). *Tom Hull – on the Web*. Retrieved June 2, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). *The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz*. Virgin Books. p. 54.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Pekar, Harvey (December 1, 1998). ["Billy Bang/Dennis Charles: Bangception Willisau 1982"](https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/billy-bangdennis-charles-bangception-willisau-1982). *JazzTimes*. Retrieved June 2, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Spencer, Robert (November 19, 2003). ["Hep To HatHut"](https://www.allaboutjazz.com/hep-to-hathut-by-robert-spencer). *All About Jazz*. Retrieved June 2, 2023.

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