Han Bennink / Misha Mengelberg / John Tchicai – Instant Composers Pool [USED LP] Ambient / New Age Ali’s Smile was first published

Ali’s Smile was first published in 1971 and was privately released as a one sided LP

in 8 tracks for concerts

In Reidy’s case

The titles for the pieces are related to American writer Clifford Simak whose novels and short stories have been a source of inspiration since adolescent days

a couple of years after the demise of that group

Han Bennink / Misha Mengelberg / John Tchicai – Instant Composers Pool [USED LP] Ambient / New Age Ali’s Smile was first publishedfoundational session of free sound from the icp in trio mode, trading pensive lyrical phrases with blown out bombastic fury. enormously influential stuff. Instant Composers Pool, 1968