“As a teenager in the 1970’s John Russell took guitar lessons with Derek Bailey, and his playing is firmly in Bailey’s tradition: an exemplary instrumentalism which combines unconventional techniques with an unashamed love for the natural sounds and resonances of the instrument. Duet consists of a complete set played at a 2008 festival in France with Martine Altenburger, a much under-rated cellist who has performed in both improvised and contemporary classical settings with musicians such as Le Quan Ninh, Thomas Lehn, Michel Doneda and Frédéric Blondy.” label info