Monoceros

Monoceros (1978) is a solo soprano saxophone album by Evan Parker that documents his investigation of extended techniques within free improvisation. Parker uses circular breathing, multiphonics, harmonics and microtonal inflections to generate continuous streams of sound and dense textural webs, with long-form improvisations that emphasize timbre, breath and overtone relationships rather than conventional melody or steady pulse. The recording functions as a clear example of late 1970s British free improvisation and of Parker's emerging solo language.