Dual Unity (with Annette Bley)

Annette Peacock’s legacy may only just be courting recognition proper with the recent retrospective release of her solo debut I’m The One. Hailed as a pioneer and artistic genius by many, her debut album and predecessor to I’m The One captures Peacock in her element alongside husband; Canadian jazz genius Paul Bley. Dual Unity is a landscape of aural vision captured on tape in 1970 during their first European tour. For 33 minutes and 21 seconds, you are absorbed by other spirits. Using Robert Moog’s earliest synthesizers, Bley and Peacock apply the strategic use of silence to indicate its reflective nature with captivating results.

Originally released in 1971, it is a statement of immensity through synthetic minimalism and a milestone in the avant-garde, free jazz movement.

Annette Peacock: electric bass, piano, voice
Paul Bley: synthesizer, electric piano
Mario Pavone: bass
Han Bennink: drums
Laurence Cook: drums

Produced by Annette Peacock, Paul Bley and Alan Bates