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as a means to release their own recordings. Mengelberg coined the label's name as a testament to improvisation being composition at the instant that the music is played. ICP's first records documented
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575:Einepartietischtennis
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608:ICP 020: ICP 10-tet
587:ICP 016: Steve Lacy
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793:Live at the Bimhuis
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596:Coincidents
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463:Mary Oliver
448:Sonic Youth
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396:Evan Parker
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325:Han Bennink
211:Mary Oliver
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907:13 January
877:13 January
842:References
781:DVD (2009)
582:Epistrophy
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422:violinist
388:Steve Lacy
376:Jeanne Lee
319:, pianist
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821:!ICP! 050
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807:Luftlucht
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300:orchestra
146:Free jazz
101:Amsterdam
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311:Founding
181:Ab Baars
97:Location
800:Oh, Ho!
617:Yi Yole
306:History
263:Website
170:Members
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786:Circus
452:The Ex
343:Fluxus
142:Genres
134:Origin
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