Kyle Bruckmann, Entymology [solo improvisations] (CD)

Disclaimer once again that Kyle is an old friend and occasional collaborator. His first solo album Entymology came out in 2000. It's more diverse than the later Gasps and Fissures, with the intense extended technique double-reed workouts juxtaposed with more conventional playing. I can't always distinguish oboe/English horn/suona, but there's a bit of everything here. The short pieces range from Coltrane-ish sheets of arpeggios (light years removed from any jazz context) to abstract textures to harmonic development. It's a bit primitive and quiet technically, but the music can be beautiful and striking, and the elaborately folded packaging is impressive.