50th Birthday Concert

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Released1994
RecordedApril 10, 1994 (1994-04-10)
VenueDingwalls, Camden, England
50th Birthday Concert
Live album by
Released1994
RecordedApril 10, 1994 (1994-04-10)
VenueDingwalls, Camden, England
GenreFree Jazz
Length83:20
LabelLeo
CD LR 212/213
ProducerEvan Parker and Leo Feigin
Evan Parker chronology
Imaginary Values
(1994)
50th Birthday Concert
(1994)
Obliquities
(1995)

50th Birthday Concert is a double CD live album by British saxophonist and improviser Evan Parker recorded at Dingwalls in 1993 and released on the English Leo label.[1][2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Penguin Guide to Jazz + "Crown"[4]

AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars with reviewer Steve Loewy stating:

What a splendid birthday celebration this was! Parker is clearly at the peak of his form, and he is enjoying the interaction with these two splendid groups ... Not to be missed, this is great Evan Parker all the way.

Loewy, Steve. 50th Birthday Concert – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 4, 2017.

The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album a "Crown" signifying a recording that the authors "feel a special admiration or affection for".[4][5]

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