''Hanging Gardens'' is the fifth

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The Necks The Necks are an Australian avant-garde jazz trio formed in 1987 by founding mainstays Chris Abrahams on piano and Hammond organ, Tony Buck on drums, percussion and electric guitar, and Lloyd Swanton on bass guitar and double bass. They play i ...

. It was first released on the Fish of Milk label in 1999 and the ReR label internationally. The album features the single, hour-long

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ous track, improvised by the trio.

Reception

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'' review called the album "mesmerising, grandiose music from one of the best bands on the planet."The Necks website
accessed 13 January 2009

Track listing

# "Hanging Gardens" – 60:30

Personnel

Chris Abrahams Christopher Robert Lionel Abrahams (born 1961, Oamaru, New Zealand) is a New Zealand-born, Australian-based musician. He is a founding mainstay member of experimental, jazz trio the Necks (1987–present), he collaborated with Melanie Oxley as ...

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Lloyd Swanton Lloyd Stuart Swanton (born 14 August 1960) is an Australian jazz double bassist, bass guitarist, and composer. Swanton was a member of Dynamic Hepnotics in 1986McFarlan'Dynamic Hepnotics'entry. Retrieved 21 February 2010. and co-founded jazz ...

– bass * Tony Buck –

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References

1999 albums The Necks albums {{1990s-jazz-album-stub