Stone, Brick, Glass, Wood, Wire (Graphic Scores 1986–96) is a double live album by English guitarist, composer and improvisor Fred Frith. It comprises a series of graphic scores Frith composed in 1992 "for any number of players". It was performed live by Frith, Ikue Mori, Zeena Parkins and the International Occasional Ensemble at five concerts in Canada (October 1992), Italy (May 1992), Belgium (May 1994), Netherlands (October 1994) and Germany (October 1995). Frith also conducted and directed the performances. Background The graphic scores used for the performances were a set of photographs taken by Frith of a variety of inanimate objects, including stone pavings, brick walls, windows, stacks of logs and high-tension wires. Each photograph had instructions explaining to the musicians how to interpret the patterns in the image. For example, "Skylight IV" was a photograph of skylights in a large building and was annotated as follows: Frith chose the pictures for the patterns and repetitions they contained. Breaks in the patterns (for example, paint smudges, leaves on sand) guided soloists and defined instrumental groupings. Generally time was read from left to right and pitch vertically. Under the direction of Frith, with wide latitude given to each individual musician's interpretation of the proceedings, the resulting music was a form of structured improvisation. Dave Lynch at AllMusic wrote: "At its best, structured improvisation can provide a guiding context that enhances, rather than limits, the impact of the improvisations themselves. Such is the case with Stone, Brick, Glass, Wood, Wire, some of the best photographs you ever heard." Track listing All tracks composed by Fred Frith. Venues Disc 1, tracks 1-2 recorded live at the Time Festival, Ghent, Belgium, May 1994 Disc 1, tracks 3-5 recorded live at the 10th Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville, Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada, October 1992 Disc 1, tracks 6-8 recorded live at the Angelica Festival Internazionale di Musica, Bologna, Italy, May 1992 Disc 1, tracks 9-12 recorded live at the Jazz Marathon, Groningen, the Netherlands, October 1994 Disc 2, tracks 1-5 recorded live at the Kulturzentrum Dieselstrasse, Esslingen, Germany, October 1995 Personnel Fred Frith – violin, guitar, direction Ikue Mori (all but disc 1, tracks 6-8) – drum computers Zeena Parkins (all but disc 1, tracks 6-8) – harp, electric harp, accordion Olivia Bignardi (disc 1, tracks 6-8) – clarinet, bass clarinet Daniela Cattivelli (disc 1, tracks 6-8) – alto saxophone Jean Derome (disc 1,