# Live Improvisations

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***Live Improvisations*** is a 1992[a] collaborative [live album](/source/Live_album) of [improvised music](/source/Musical_improvisation) by English experimental musicians [Fred Frith](/source/Fred_Frith) and [Tim Hodgkinson](/source/Tim_Hodgkinson).[1] It was recorded in May 1990 in England and was released on [Woof Records](/source/Woof_(label)) in the United Kingdom and Megaphone Records in the United States.[2]

## Background

[Fred Frith](/source/Fred_Frith) and [Tim Hodgkinson](/source/Tim_Hodgkinson)'s first performance together was when they supplied music for a dance recital in 1968 while they were students at [Cambridge University](/source/University_of_Cambridge). They had never played together before and Frith said "[Tim] had an alto sax, and I had my violin, and we just improvised this ghastly screaming noise for about half an hour."[3] Surprised by their performance, and to keep the momentum going, Frith and Hodgkinson formed a band, which went on to become the English [avant-rock](/source/Avant-rock) group [Henry Cow](/source/Henry_Cow).[3]

## Reception

Writing in a review at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic), Rick Anderson described the improvisations of Frith and Hodgkinson on this album as "cacophonic", but added that "none of it is ugly; in fact, much of it is downright lovely".[1] Anderson rated the album as "[h]ighly recommended".[1]

## Track listing

All tracks are untitled, composed by [Fred Frith](/source/Fred_Frith) and [Tim Hodgkinson](/source/Tim_Hodgkinson), and performed in England.

Track Venue Date Length 1. Club Integral, Conway Hall, London 12 May 1990 33:20 2. Purcell Room, London 13 May 1990 2:08 3. Purcell Room, London 13 May 1990 1:17 4. Purcell Room, London 13 May 1990 3:13 5. George IV, Infirmary Road, Sheffield 10 May 1990 8:23 6. Termite Club, The Adelphi, Leeds Bridge End 11 May 1990 4:27

Source: [Discogs](/source/Discogs),[2] Fred Frith discography.[4]

## Personnel

- [Fred Frith](/source/Fred_Frith) – guitar, violin, vocals
- [Tim Hodgkinson](/source/Tim_Hodgkinson) – keyboards, alto saxophone, clarinet

Source: [Discogs](/source/Discogs),[2] Fred Frith discography.[4]

## Recording notes

All tracks recorded by [Michael Gerzon](/source/Michael_Gerzon).

- Track 1 recorded on a [4-track](/source/Multitrack_recording)
- Tracks 2, 3 and 4 recorded on a [DAT](/source/Digital_Audio_Tape)
- Tracks 5 and 6 recorded on a Sony Professional

Source: [Discogs](/source/Discogs).[2]

## Footnotes

1. This album appears to have been released in 1992,[5][4][6] even though the liner notes say "All music copyright Hodgkinson/Frith 1990",[7] and several sources list the release date as 1990.[2][8]

## References

1. ["Live Improvisations"](https://www.discogs.com/Fred-Frith-Tim-Hodgkinson-Live-Improvisations/release/1680901). [Discogs](/source/Discogs). Retrieved 31 May 2013.

1. ["Fred Frith interview"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/experimental/interviews/int_frith.shtml). BBC Music. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20060215162125/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/experimental/interviews/int_frith.shtml) 15 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 31 May 2013.

1. Ramond, Michel; Roussel, Patrice; Vuilleumier, Stephane. ["Discography of Fred Frith"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190619155344/http://nyds-discographies.com/frith.htm). *New York Downtown Scene and Other Miscellaneous Discographies*. Archived from [the original](http://nyds-discographies.com/frith.htm) on 19 June 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2016.

1. Hodgkinson, Tim. ["Discography"](http://www.timhodgkinson.co.uk/discography.html). Tim Hodgkinson homepage. Retrieved 31 May 2013.

1. C. Rizzi (1998). [*Enciclopedia della musica rock. 2. 1970 – 1979*](https://books.google.com/books?id=L4r_muOwltgC&pg=PA266). Giunti Editore. p. 266. ISBN 978-88-09-21523-8.

1. Frith, Fred & Hodgkinson, Tim (1992). *Live Improvisations* (vinyl). London: [Woof](/source/Woof_(label))

1. ["Live Improvisations"](http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/fred-frith--live-improvisations-with-tim-hodgkinson%28live%29.aspx). Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved 31 May 2013.

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