Leslie Arthur "Lou" Gare (16 June 1939 – 6 October 2017) was a British

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saxophonist born in

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, England, perhaps best known for his works with the improvised music ensemble

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and playing with musicians such as

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and Sam Richards.

Discography

With AMM

*''At the Roundhouse'' (Anomalous) *''AMM Group of London'' (

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) *''To Hear And Back Again'' (Matchless) *''

Memorial Concert'' (Impetus) *''The Crypt - 12 June 1968'' (Matchless) *"The Aarhus Sequences", disc one of ''LAMINAL'', a three CD retrospective AMM set (Matchless)

Other than with AMM

*''Saxophony Horn-Bill'', reed solos compilation 2005 (incl. John Butcher, Natahaniel Catchpole, Kai Fagasschinski, Evan Parker and Seymour Wright) (Matchless) *''No Strings Attached'', solo saxophone 2005 (Matchless)

References

Bibliography

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