La discografia di Irène Schweizer è vasta e multiforme, costellata di importanti progetti individuali e collettivi realizzati nell'arco di decenni, e consente a curiosi e studiosi diversi itinerari di avvicinamento e di esplorazione. Un paio d'anni fa lei stessa ne ha voluto suggerire alcuni in forma di Catalogo, facendo riferimento a quanto disponibile su Intakt (ma naturalmente molto c'è anche su Fmp).
Irène Schweizer writes jazz history, and this catalogue documents the musical work of the jazz pianist. Demonstrating a responsibility for the music, Intakt Records, in collaboration with the artist, has made a carefully curated selection of work accessible. Given the abundance of artistic production, this is a project that is still far from being completed. The compilation reveals the main focuses of Irène Schweizer’s music. The great solo recordings, which present the broad spectrum of the musician. The piano-drums works with the most important percussionists in jazz today. The feminist manifestos with musicians like Joëlle Léandre, Maggie Nicols, Marilyn Crispell and Co Streiff. The close connection to the tradition of black American jazz with Don Cherry, John Tchicai, Andrew Cyrille, Hamid Drake, Fred Anderson and George Lewis. The love for South African jazz with Louis Moholo. And Irène Schweizer, the European, in collaboration with Pierre Favre, Barry Guy, Han Bennink, Günter Baby Sommer, Jürg Wickihalder, Omri Ziegele. Capturing all of this creativity is an ongoing pursuit that will take many years. A long journey into the depth and breadth of Irène Schweizer’s improvisation which we endeavour to undertake for the benefit of the listener.
https://www.intaktrec.ch/schweizerdisco-a.htm
http://www.fmp-label.de/schweizer.html