What a long, strange trip ...

This blog is now in its seventh year, started back in February 2007 by Sotise, our correspondent from down under. Bundles of people have contributed over the years, some gone, others holding on and yet others joining and putting their distinctive mark on the contents and direction of the blog. Currently we have about half a dozen active posters and some very generous followers, judging from inputs to our contributions section, but we're always willing to recruit more. Potential authors can get in touch with us c/o our Blogger email addresses. We've had contributors from three continents, with a preponderance of Europeans overall.

The emphasis has been on the free/improv/experimental side of jazz, but with excursions into contemporary and classical music, from Europe and beyond. There are no rules, however; the blog is whatever the posters make of it, and we'd like to keep it that way. We focus on posting out of print material with the objective of drawing attention to music which otherwise might have remained out of mind and out of sight. Due to spam and some past experiences of personal attacks, we 've had to institute a moderator system, so comments may not appear right away, but they will be published.

With these few words, heading on ...

Contributions

Anything our readers and followers would like to contribute goes here. That may include recommendations, reviews, recordings, you name it.

Requests

Requests, broken links, re-ups and related topics go here. It may be easier for admins to be attentive to these topics if they are put here and not under the individual posts. There's no guarantee that we may be able to respond to everything, but we'll give it a try.

Free form

Anything else goes here. Observations on the general state of the universe and its overall direction are particularly welcome, but also on more mundane matters as you may see fit.

NEW LINKS FOR OLD POSTS

Hi , Heres a new section , which will feature links to the Original posts of things that are just being, or have recently been re uploaded..
the Contributions and request sections are too cluttered , making it difficult to keep track!
comments will be disabled for this section!

Please help us out, if you see comments asking for a re-upload, and you have the files!!
(preferably use only file hosts accessible to free users,do not use these files to make money!)
Please do not ask us to re upload records which are generally available, or have been recently reissued, whatever the format!!

Surely it goes without saying that all views expressed on this Blog , be they impressions  delusions
reveries, political statements, opinions are ours and ours alone , Music stimulates the imagination, so switch off y'r TV,listen ... make up your own minds.

So here goes, Ill start with a few i have recently re uploaded
Lacy Carter/ Catch, 1977
Ron Pittner- Out from the edge
Francois Tusques- Après la marée noire.
The New Joachim Kühn - Eje Thelin Group - In Paris
Pauline Oliveros - Roscoe Mitchell - Leo Smith - John Tilbury - Live at Angelica 21 - 2011
Francois Tusques - Le Nouveau Jazz
Billy Hart - Enchance
Masayuki Takayanagi + Masahiko Togashi -  Pulsation
Marion Brown-Le Temps Fou, Flac Upgrade, Raw Vinyl Rip
Mongoose- Live at Penguin House (Flac Upgrade)
Ken Hyder's Talisker - The Last Battle
Louis Moholo - Viva-La-Black
Modern Jazz Quintet Karlsruhe - Trees (1st LP)   works fine
Modern Jazz Quintet Karlsruhe - Frankfurt, 1970
Presenting Burton Greene-1968, Flac upgrade from clean vinyl
Jacques Coursil -Black suite,Flac Upgrade
Francois Tusques-Jo Maka
Francois Tusques-Intercommunal 2
Yamashita Trio - Clay
Miroslav Vitous - Green Line
Lokomotiv Konkret - 2nd lp
Sei Miguel - Portuguese Man of War
Michael Smith - La Musique Blanche
Steve Lacy Trio - Stalks
Abdullah Ibrahim - Hamburg 1968
Sam Rivers - Contrasts
Laboratorio Della Quercia
Masahiko Sato - Penetration
M.Sato-P.Warren-P.Favre-Trinity 1971 (NEW  Better Rip)
Masahiko Togashi & Steve Lacy  - Eternal Duo
Revolutionary Ensemble-Mahattan Cycles , (New better Rip)
Sabu Toyozumi - Water Weed
Masahiko Satoh & Toshiyuki Miyama's New Herd - Yamataifu (+ artwork of the 1st edition) 
Howard Riley- Shaped, (new better rip)
Michael Smith-Geo Music 3..(new rip)
Kang Tae Hwan - Asian Spirits (re-up)
Sunny Murray- Shandar, 10.008 F,1968, (new rip)
Barre Phillips-For all it is, New Better Rip

Gato Barbieri - Obsession
Feza,Dyani,Temiz- Music for Xaba1,New Better Rip

Anthony Braxton and Roscoe Mitchell - Live in Pisa 1978
B.A.Zimmermann- the Numbered ,Tratto (Wergo-2549-005) 1969, new better rip
Masayuki Takayanagi - Free Form Suite

Charles Tyler -Definite Vol. 2
Baikida Carroll - The Spoken Word (mp3)
Arthur-Doyle-Takashi-Mizutani-Sabu Toyozumi - Live in Japan 1997
Bill Dixon 1982 (Edizioni Ferrari)
Michael Smith, Geomusic 1976, New Rip
Vienna Jazz Avantguard 1970-71  re-rip (24 bit-48hz)
Jazz Doctors-Intensive care
Jacques Cousil-The way ahead 1969 alt rip (zippy)
William Hooker-Is Eternal life 1977, incomplete (sides 1,2,3)
Walt Dickerson-Solo-live in Dorchester Ma 79
Herbert Joos-The Philosophy of the Flugelhorn
Wuchner - Koller - Joos - Degen - Lauer - Cremer - Piece For Mouth
Michael Naura - Ochsenzoll
D.Bailey,J.DeJohnette,B.Laswell-Frankfurt  1998
Le Quatuor De Jazz Libre Du Québec
Don Pullen-Castglione del Lago Umbria jazz '76 fm
Maarten Altena Quartet - Miere
Maarten Altena - Papa Oewa
Tommy Koverhult - Jan Wallgren Quintet
Maarten Altena Octet - Quick Step
Joachim Kühn - This Way Out
Oliver Lake Trio - Live in Alassio '79
Ekkehard Jost - Carambolage
Kang Tae Hwan & Sainkho Namtchylak - Live
Ton-Klami - Paramggod
Karen Borca - Irène Schweizer Quartet - Basel 1989
Kondo - Lovens - Lytton - Death Is Our Eternal Friend
Company (New Rip)- Fables
Abe - Yoshizawa - Kondo - Bailey - Aida's Call
Anthony Davis Episteme, Botticino 2009
SIC,trio-Altri Pezzi 1978,(Re Rip)
SIC,trio-29-9-78,Pezzo Alternative Rip
Lol Coxhill-Soprano Sax improvisations 1990, improved sound.
Brötzmann, Portal, Bennink - Paris 1977
Lee Konitz Quartet - Manchester 1966
Bergisch-Brandenburgisches Quartet - Köln 1981
Milford Graves Trio - France 2008
Willem Breuker/ICP - My Baby Has Gone To The Schouwburg
Derek Bailey - Duo & Trio Improvisation
Altena - Bailey - Day - Honsinger - Horsthuis - K'ploeng
Joseph Scianni with David Izenzon - Man Running
Human Arts Ensemble - Under the Sun/Whisper of Dharma
Les Rallizes Denudes - Live in Tokyo 1979
Roscoe Mitchell - Live in Pisa 1978
Uni Trio - rehearsal extract 1968
Steve Lacy - Straws (Cramps Records)
New Acoustic Swing Duo - Live in Essen 1968  
Steve Lacy-The Wire
Steve Lacy-Threads, Mega added
Groups In Front Of People 2 (Bead 15)
Rashied Ali, Charles Gayle and Sirone - live at Burghausen 2008
Jazz Composers Orchestra - Communication 64-65
George Lewis Ensemble - live in Verona '79
Anthony Braxton Quintet - live in Milan '77
Mototeru Takagi - Mosura Freight
Waldron & Lacy Quartet - Journey without end 1971-new rip+pics
Marion Brown-Juba Lee ,new Alt rip, Nippon Phonogram Vers +Pics
Mario Schiano and his Allstars - Cramps
Severino Gazzelloni-Il Flauto Contemporaneo, New Rip
Andrew Cyrille-Junction 1976 Trio,Vers, rerip
Chardonnens-Francioli-Malfatti-HumanAnimal,New Rip
Kenneth Terroade-Love Rejoice, New Rip Flac upgrade
Manfred Schulze Bläser Quintett - Choral-Konzert
Black Unity Trio - Al-Fatihah
Archie Shepp - Pitchin' Can
Parker, Edwards and Moholo - live at Total Music Meeting Berlin 2007
Baden-Baden Free Jazz Meeting - 1971
Baden-Baden New Jazz Meeting - 1976
Leroy Jenkins- Solo 1978 (zippy)
Joseph Jarman-Sunbound (zippy)
Area - Event '76
Jam Rice Sextet - Jam Rice Relaxin'
Evan Parker - Barry Guy - Paul Lytton - Tracks  (new rip)
Sven-Ake Johansson - Idylle und Katastrophen (mirror added)
Maarten Altena Quartet - Pisa
Tony Oxley's Celebration Orchestra - Tomorrow Is Here
Maarten Altena Quartet - Veranda
Abdullah Ibrahim and Carlos Ward - Live at Sweet Basil
Juhani Aaltonen Trio - Raahe 2001
Rolf Kuhn Septet - Creaction
Lol Coxhill - Toverbal Sweet Plus (cd reissue)  
Baden Baden Free Jazz Meeting - 1969 - flac upgrade w/extra tracks
Mico Nissim Trio a correction
The Too Much Too Soon Orchestra - Saw 
Maarten Altena - Op Stap 
Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre Quartet - Live in Lovere '79 
Charles Brackeen - Rhythm X 
Musiques du Viet-Nam- Disques Bam  (ld 434)
Ennio Morricone - Gli Occhi Freddi Della  Paura
Gruppo Di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza - Musica Su Schemi 
Cecil Taylor Jazz Unit - The Early Unit 1962 
Anthony Braxton-live in La Spezia and Pisa 78
Joseph Jarman, Don Moye and Johnny Dyani - live in Milan 79
AMM+Gunter Hampel, live in Frankfurt 1972
Steve Lacy Quartet - Moers 1974
Benny Bailey Sextet - Soul Eyes
AMM-La Sapienza di Roma-2008
AMM-Bielefeld Germany 1994
Roswell Rudd - Giorgio Gaslini - Sharing New Rip
Bobby Few / Alan Silva / Frank Wright - Solos & Duets Vol.1
Bobby Few / Alan Silva / Frank Wright - Solos & Duets Vol.2
The Frank Wright Quartet - Church Number Nine
Joachim Kühn - Eje Thelin Quartet - WDR Köln 1971 (new links)
Le Quatuor De Jazz Libre Du Québec 1969
Urs Blöchlinger Neurotica 1984
Urs Blöchlinger Aesthetik Als Widerstand
Rolf & Joachim Kühn - Monday Morning (new links)
Hüseyin Ertunç - Mûsikî (new links)
Mal Live 1 to 4
Frank Wright & Muhammad Ali - Adieu Little Man
Radu Malfatti - Ohrkiste
Cairo Free Jazz Ensemble - Heliopolis
Kalaparusha - Ram's Run (new links added)
Tony Malaby's Apparitions-Live-in Pantin '11
Ichiyanagi-Ranta-Kosugi -Improvisation 1975
David Murray - Flowers for Albert
David Murray - Low Class Conspiracy
David Murray - Low Class Conspiracy Circle 2 lp version
David Murray Quartet - Last of the Hipman
Albert Ayler - My Name is Albert Ayler
Noah Howard - Space Dimension
Friedrich Gulda - Nachricht Vom Lande
Cecil Taylor Quintet - Köln 1999 (new links)
Altena/Malfatti - Konfrontationen 1989 (new links)
Didier Levallet Octet - Scoop
Karl Berger & Company - Tune-In (new links)
Masahiko Togashi - Guild For Human Music + Essence (new links)
Stomu Yamash'ta & Masahiko Satoh - Metempsychosis
Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath - Yes Please
Manfred Schoof Sextet - Köln 1972
 Group Ongaku (new links)
Betty Carter Quartet - Rome 79
Mototeru Takagi Mosura Freight
David Murray - Organic Saxophone
Clarinet Summit - In Concert at the Public Theater
Jeanne Lee/Gunter Hampel-Florence-Pisa 78
Tony Oxley-Celebration Orchestra-Gütersloh
Keith Tippett - The Unlonely Raindancer (better rip with a bonus track)
Günter Sommer - Ascenseur Pour Le 28  (new links)
François Tusques - Intercommunal Music (new rip/links)
Interjazz 4 -  Starý Dobrý Cirkus / Good old circus (not new but still strong)
Daunik Lazro-Sweet Zee, the whole shebang, this time
Joachim Kuhn- Paris is wonderful- Mirror
Per-Henrik Wallin - The New Figaro (re-up)
Keshavan Maslak - Humanplexity (re-up)
Paul Rutherford - Autumn Initiatives (new links)
Joe Harriott - Southern Horizons
Yoriyuki Harada - Miu
The Dedication Orchestra - Spirits Rejoice
Albert Mangelsdorff Quintet & Guests - Hamburg 1973
Steve Lacy - The Kiss
Franz Koglmann Quartet & Steve Lacy - Balver Höhle 1974

WALLGREN - ERNRYD - NIEBERGALL - SJÖKVIST "BALLADE AN DER RUHR" (DRAGON DRLP 24, 1979)

Wonderful music from three scandinavians and one german. Conny Sjökvist of 'Mount Everest' fame and the ever astounding Buschi Niebergall. The other two musicians were knew to me but especially Bengt Ernryd plays an excellent trumpet. Every piece a gem.

Update:
I've re-upped this treasured LP on re-listening to it after a concert of Mats Gustafsson and Agustí Fernández last Friday.
Mats told me that Swedish Azz is going to release a LP with Bengt Ernryd and Gilbert Holmström (>Mount Everest) this winter - this exciting prospect brought me back to the music posted here in December 2010....




Bengt Ernryd, trumpet, fluegelhorn
Jan Wallgren, piano
Johannes B. Niebergall, double bass
Conny Sjökvist, drums


1. Kugel (Niebergall) 10:07
2. Ballade An Der Ruhr (Ernryd) 08:21
3. Love Song And Dances No.2 (Wallgren) 11:18
4. From The Diary Of A Travelling Salesman (Wallgren) 07:07


Recorded at Tonstudio Burghardt & Sohn,  Schwerte,  Germany on November 27 & 28, 1979.

DRAGON DRLP 24

(vinyl rip)

STEVE BERESFORD ‎– I SHALL BECOME A BAT (QBICO, 2004)

A1. Egyptian Fruit
A2. Tent-Making
A3. Noctule
A4. Mexican Fruit

B.  I Shall Become A Bat


Richard Sanderson, electronics, objects
Steve Beresford, electronics, objects
John Butcher, soprano & tenor saxophone


Side A recorded on April 7 2003 at The Red Rose, Finsbury Park, London.
Side B recorded on August 23 2000 at St. Michael and All Angels Church, Turnham Green, London.

Qbico ‎– QBICO 18

Vinyl Rip

David Murray's -Live at Peace Church, Revisited,.an appeal to Collectors,(and a few Recollections by Dan Serro, its producer)

Recently, in email Conversations with Dan Serro former Kharma label boss and also  producer of David Murray's wonderfully vivid, viscerally exiting, live at the Peace Church, released in 1991, he shared some recollections about the circumstances relating to its creation,
which with his permission i'd like to relay here in edited form...

Before i do that i'll state that i also want to unashamedly ,advertise the fact that D.Serro ,is interested in releasing a couple of very worthwhile projects,on lp, including a duo from the 70's by Byard Lancaster and Yusef Yancy..
a costly exercise that requires a lot of money... i told Dan that we have no hesitation , advertising the fact that he has new Sealed copies of Live at peace church for sale for twenty dollars U.S , about half the price that second hand copies sell for.
My appeal is to Vinyl Aficionados, who might want to buy or are considering buying peace church , to do so directly from Dan Serro, in the knowledge that  you will be helping fund further releases.

i asked Him about the circumstances of its recording and release, saying i felt it was the most vivid aural document he had produced!
here are a few ruminations by him

"It was something that happened by accident.   I had just gotten my recording equipment and a friend told me that i should record this concert at the Peace Church.  I did not know who David was at the time.
 He had just come from California and was new on the scene.   I asked if the musicians would mind and was told no. So i got a truck and took the equipment to the Church and set up.   Just 4 mikes and a small mixer with 4 inputs.
 Many years later i played the tape for a Japanese  custmer who had come in from Japan and was at my place buying records.
 By then David was famous and had a lot of records out.  the guy was a big Murray fan and he wanted me to put out the record.
 I had ran out of money for the records i had pt out on Kharma and told him and he said he would go partners with me on it.
 I contacted David and we made a deal (expensive) and then after paying David and the others i contacted the guy in Japan.
 The Japanese had just had a big stock market loss and he said he couldn't come up with the money.
 Since i had already paid David i could do nothing else but put the record out.
 Limited by contract to 1500 copies.
I agree that it is the best job of recording i ever did....    Don't know if maybe it was the Church that helped or just the way i had miked them but it came out fantastic.

Things happen in strange ways sometimes.   Like the Burton Greene record.   Keshavan was not supposed to be on that record.
He got up on stage while i was recording and i was afraid i would not have enough to put the record out.
It was supposed to be a solo piano record.It is my second favorite record of all of the ones i put out."
Dan Serro

Again,Please consider buying a copy directly from Dan , who is a nice , approachable Man, in the knowledge that you will be helping fund worthwhile projects.
he can be contacted at.
Danola@aol.com


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PS ... hope my confreres here don't mind if this stays at the top of the page for awhile...
We don't go in for paid advertising here on this blog , nor do we use spurious disclaimers about our shares or ask for donations for ourselves  ...,.i'd like to state categorically that neither i or anyone else here is being paid in cash or kind for this !

MUJICIAN - Four Bars Inn, Cardiff 1988

PAUL DUNMALL, tenor and soprano sax
KEITH TIPPETT, piano
PAUL ROGERS, bass
TONY LEVIN, drums

1. First set  38:40
2. Second set (inc)  46:43

Four Bars Inn, Cardiff.  11th July 1988

OK, so the band wasn’t actually called Mujician at this point.  But it soon would be.  Keith Tippett and Paul Dunmall had played a few gigs with Tony Levin and Chris Bolton at Tony’s Jazz Club Friday at the Bartons Arms in Birmingham.  Paul Rogers had played in Tenor Tonic with Dunmall and Levin and the Keith Tippett Sextet but had recently been away in America.  On his return Dunmall arranged some duet gigs and one of them in Cardiff added Tippett and Levin, advertised as the Paul Dunmall/Keith Tippett Quartet.  So this is really Mujician's very first gig and it’s fresh and exciting and utterly magical in its musical coming together.  Luckily Bruce was in Cardiff that night with his tape recorder – so it’s BIG THANKS to him for the opportunity to enjoy an hour or so of history in the making.

Leave a comment.  Thanks.

Mujician on Cuneiform

The Thing live at Kultur-Schranne, Dachau, 2014

I went to see The Thing a week or so back, always keen to catch them whenever they hit town (which isn't that often). Mads Gustafsson ceremonially annouced that they taken an abrupt new turn in music, going from barbecue jazz to Scandinavian avant garde schläger. They still don their Ruby's BBQ tea shirts, though, which has become their regular uniform over the years. If anyone wonders whether that place actually exists, well, it does, right there in Austin, Texas, which also happens to be Ingebright Haaker Flaten's place of residence. The gig coincided with a two-day Blastfest, a metal gathering, so the place was full of long-haired chaps with pointed beards and of chapettes, all dressed up in shades of black. It got me thinking that The Thing ought to fit right into a blastfest, but these metalists tend to be rather strict on genre boundaries. A conservate lot, if you ask me.

The Thing started out as a Don Cheery tribute project and they even did an album and a tour with Neneh Cherry, but from talking to band members, I got the impression that it was a one-off thing and not at all a future course. One may add that The Thing is also a kind of Albert Ayler tribute project, given that Ayler lived in Sweden in the early sixities and had a decisive influence on the early Scandinavian free jazz scene. Bengt "Frippe" Nordström is a link from those days and a player clearly inspiring the much younger Mads. But The Thing have also covered punk and indie bands of newer provenance.

I didn't bring any recording equipment as I don't have any, but searching the Dime site, I came across a live recording at the Kultur-Schranne in Dachau, just out of Munich. Checking the date, I saw it was a little less than a week prior to the gig here, so I suspect the repertoire was quite similar to what I've heard, including covers of Coltrane and Ellington!. They have a new album out called "Boot" which, of course, have quite differing meanings in English and German. As they were offering direct sales of "sheissplatten" (Mads), I picked up a rare one which I might post here in the near future.


The Thing
Kultur-Schranne, Dachau (Germany)
February 15, 2014

Mats Gustafsson - tenorsax, baritonesax
Paal Nilssen-Love - percussion
Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten - double-bass, electric bass, effects

(first set)
01. Intro (1:52)
02. (Titles) incl. Hidegen fujnak a szelek (18:58)
03. (11:42)
04. (4:51)

(second set)
05. Intro (1:02)
06. India (John Coltrane) (10:46)
07. (15:18)
08. Golden Heart (Don Cherry) (8:06)
09. Red River (7:03)

total time (79:38)

Thanks to the taper for capturing this one for posterity.

PAUL DUNMALL OCTET - 'The Great Divide' - Bath. 2002

PAUL DUNMALL, tenor saxophone, bagpipes
SIMON PICARD, tenor saxophone
PAUL RUTHERFORD, trombone
HILARY JEFFERY, trombone
GETHIN LIDDINGTON, trumpet
KEITH TIPPETT, piano
PAUL ROGERS, ALL bass
TONY BIANCO, drums

1. The Great Divide  68:24

Bath Festival.  The Pavilion.  27 May 2002

BBC Radio 3, 'Jazz on 3' broadcast

BRÖTZMANN-MANGELSDORFF-BENNINK + SCHLIPPENBACH "CONCERT FOR A FRIEND" (HAMBURG, 1983)

This recording is part of a concert which was held in honour of Nelson Mandela.


Peter Brötzmann, tenor saxophone
Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone
Han Bennink, drums

1. announcement              00:49
2. collective improvisation  22:06
3. encore                    05:20


Alexander von Schlippenbach, piano

4. improvisation (incompl.?) 17:24


Recorded January 1, 1983 for the NDR in Hamburg, Germany.

Note: A.v.Schlippenbach is already playing during the 'Encore'.

DEDICATION ORCHESTRA - Birmingham. 2003

Louis Moholo - drums
Keith Tippett - piano
Paul Rogers - bass
Evan Parker, Larry Stabbins, Lol Coxhill, Ray Warleigh, Elton Dean, Chris Biscoe - saxes
Neil Metcalfe - flute
Harry Beckett, Henry Lowther, Jim Dvorak, Noel Langley - trumpets
Malcolm Griffiths, Paul Rutherford, Dave Amis, Alan Tomlinson - trombones
Mark Charig - tenor horn
Dave Powell - tuba
Julie Tippetts, Maggie Nicols, Phil Minton, David Serame - voices
Steve Beresford - arranger and conductor

1. 08:43
2. 06:35
3. 11:15
4. 07:16
5. 05:00
6. 07:11
7. 08:55
8. 07:35
9. 10:02
10.02:17

Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham.  23 March 2003

BBC Radio 3 broadcast.

RUF DER HEIMAT "MACHINE KAPUT" (KONNEX, 1995)

Thomas Borgmann, sopranino & tenor saxophone
Peter Brötzmann, tárogató, alto & tenor saxophone
Christoph Winckel, bass
Willi Kellers, drums


1. Machine Kaput     17:05
2. Nothing To Decide     08:28
3. Keys + Screws     31:22

Tracks 1+2 recorded in concert at Tacheles, Berlin, 29th June 1995.
Track 3 recorded at Eldenaer Jazz Evenings, Greifswald, 30th June 1995.

KONNEX KCD 5070

Jemeel Moondoc Muntu - The Intrepid Live In Poland (PolJazz 1981)

 

A1 - Blues For Katie     16:58
B2 - First Feeding     14:30
B3 - The Intrepid     7:40

Jemeel Moondoc - Alto Saxophone
William Parker - Bass
Rashid Baker - Drums
Roy Campbell - Trumpet

music by Jemeel Moondoc
Live, Festival Jazz Nad Odra, Wroclaw, Poland, 1981

Released in limited club edition, purchased by subscription.
PolJazz 1981, PSJ-106, LP
vinyl rip

Reggie Workman-Summit Conference,2-8-1995, aud

Here's a  good Audience capture of the summit conference band , this was obviously recorded while they were touring the essential postcards Cd.
Nice long chewy set ... thanks to the original Taper/Seeders!
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SEEDERS Notes
Reggie Workman's Summit Conference

August 2, 1995

Yoshi's, Oakland, CA
(first set only)


Reggie Workman  bass,
Andrew Hill  piano,
Sam Rivers  flute, soprano & tenor sax
Julian Priester  trombone
Pheeroan akLaff  drums

01 Conversation (Sonelius Smith)  25:31
02 Suite Tristan (Workman) 13:15
03 unidentified  8:39
04 Joanne (Hill) 13:29
05 Breath (Priester)  10:06
06 Midnight River Crossing (AkLaff)  5:49

TT 76:49

This quintet of giants came to be as a consequence of Ralph Simon’s offer to Reggie Workman to record a CD for his label Postcards in 1993. The result is the brilliant "Summit Conference" (Postcards  POST1003), highly recommended and still in press.
This show was recorded almost two years later at Yoshi's in Oakland, CA. I can neither find it in a bot list search nor apparently in blogland, so I assume it is uncirculated on the web. This is a remarkably fine audience (or perhaps, on stage) recording with a intimate and very concentrated atmosphere and no distracting noise at all.
On the CDR I received there were very short silent parts near the start and end of tracks 2 and 3 which are probably due to a transfer from a CDR with SBEs.
 I repaired this and retracked all tracks. Pitch is correct (I suppose this comes from a digital source).
 As the levels initially are very low on the original recording, I raised them a little (more so in the very low passages and less so towards the end).
 I also applied a tiny amount of compression to the really loud passages.
 As always, I did all processing in 24bit.

The closing stage announcement identifies track 5 as "Midnight River Crossing" and track 6 as "Breath".
 Both relevant discographers (Ronald Lyles in his Andrew Hill Discography and Rick Lopez in his Sam Rivers Sessionography) do so likewise (see below), but track 5 is clearly the same as Julian Priester's "Breath" on POST1003,
 so I assume that track 6 is "Midnight River Crossing" by Pheeroan akLaff.

There might be a splice in track 1 at 3:32:485. I removed a click there.


All praise goes to the creators of the music, truly a summit conference, and thanks so much to the unknown taper!

Lineage:
Aud > ? > Trade CDR > HD (xACT) > 24 bit edited and remastered (ProTools LE with various plugins) > 16bit PCM (with dither) > tracking (Sound Studio) > flac (8) (xACT)


Entry in the Sam Rivers Sessionography by Rick Lopez
http://www.bb10k.com/RIVERS.disc.html

95.08.02 • Reggie Workman's Summit Conference [Audience Recording]
August 2, 1995 / Yoshi's, Oakland, CA
1. Conversation (Sonelius Smith) [25:29]
2. Suite Tristan (Workman) [12:47]
3. unknown title [8:24]
4. Joanne (Hill) [13:24]
5. Midnight River Crossing (AkLaff) [10:11]
6. Breath (Priester) [5:48]

Reggie Workman (bass)
Andrew Hill (piano)
Sam Rivers (flute-2, soprano sax-4, tenor sax-1,5,6)
Julian Priester (trombone)
Pheeroan akLaff (drums)

{Primary Source: CD-R; www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Hill/hill-disc.htm}


Entry in the Andrew Hill Discography by Ronald Lyles
(http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Hill/hill-disc.htm)

Date: August 2, 1995
Location: Yoshi's, Oakland, CA
Label: [private recording]

Reggie Workman (ldr), Sam Rivers (f, ss, ts), Julian Priester (tb), Andrew Hill (p), Reggie Workman (b), Pheeroan akLaff (d)
a. 01   Conversation Piece - 25:10  (Sonelius Smith)
b. 02   Suite Tristan - 12:47  (Reggie Workman)
c. 04   Joanne - 13:08  (Andrew Hill)
d. 05   Midnight River Crossing - 10:00  (Pheeroan AkLaff)
e. 06   Breath - 4:23  (Julian Priester)

Sam Rivers (f) on b; (ss) on c; (ts) on a, d-e.

Group known as Summit Conference.

One additional selection - #3: 8:24 - title unknown.

SUMMIT CONFERENCE - Knitting Factory, NY. 1998

REGGIE WORKMAN, bass
SAM RIVERS, flute, tenor sax
JULIAN PRIESTER, trombone
JOHN HICKS, piano
PHEEROAN AKLAFF, drums

1. 28:01
2. 11:41
3. 15:27
4. 04:58

Knitting Factory, New York.  June 1998.

BBC Radio 3 'Jazz on 3'

MUJICIAN - Band on the Wall. 1997

KEITH TIPPETT, piano
PAUL DUNMALL, tenor and soprano saxophone
PAUL ROGERS, bass
TONY LEVIN, drums

1. 17:21
2. 11:04
3. 08:01
4. 10:33

Band on the Wall, Manchester.  22 May 1997

BBC Radio 3 broadcast.

PETER EVANS - solo "ULRICHSBERG, 2007"

The picture above (by Iztok Zupan) is from the concert in Ulrichsberg's Pfarrkirche (parish church) during the Ulrichsberger Kaleidophon.
I only knew his solo CD from 2006. But to see and hear him in a live-setting was quite astonishing.

 "Peter plays lines the likes of which I have never heard. Extremely chromatic, with wide intervals and unexpected changes of direction. This guy can play just about anything, it seems." Dave Douglas



Peter Evans, trumpet, piccolo trumpet

1. {  14:15
2. }  17:34
3. ]  12:52
4. [  07:37


Recorded at the Pfarrkirche, Ulrichsberg, Austria on April 28, 2007.

EDDIE PRÉVOST - solo "ULRICHSBERG, 2000"

Eddie Prévost, percussion

1. >Concert< 41:52

Recorded April 28, 2000 at the Jazzatelier, Ulrichsberg, Austria.

Note: do not let you irritate by the lone clasper at 16:20 ;-)
Silence at the beginning of the CD is part of the concert.

MUJICIAN - Toronto 1999

KEITH TIPPETT, piano
PAUL DUNMALL, tenor saxophone, ocarina, bagpipes
PAUL ROGERS, bass
TONY LEVIN, drums

1. 61:03
2. 07:40

Music Gallery, Toronto.  21 May 1999

For Onx and Nick

PAUL RUTHERFORD "OLD MOERS ALMANAC" (RING RECORDS, 1976)

Paul Rutherford, trombone and voice

Side A:
1. Hank Over            08:29
2. Tolly Blues           11:03

Side B:
1. Old Moers Almanac     17:17
2. Arlbedesame           04:53

Live at 5th International New Jazz Festival (open air), Schloßpark, Moers, Germany on June 7, 1976.

RING 01014

(lp rip)

My thanks goes to  wightdj for an improved front cover.

GRAHAM L. ROGERS - R.I.P.

I have the sad obligation to announce the death of Graham L. Rogers.
Today I got a mail from his brother.
Graham - better known to most as glmlr - has died from cardio-vascular complications on December 21, 2013 in Athens.

His last contribution to IS was a copy of CT's "Praxis" LP he has send me in November last year.

I didn't know Graham very well.
But I shall miss him as a helpful friend and comrade in music.
R.I.P.

FLOROS FLORIDIS - KROK TRIO (j.n.d., 1986)

Floros Floridis, clarinet, alto & soprano saxophone
Dimitris Polyzoidis, violin, viola
Michalis Siganidis, bass

1. 7, 9, 11                             (05:58)      
2. Φίγκοβιτς                            (08:40)       
3. Mysterioso  (Th.Monk)                (05:47)                  
4. Ο Ζακ Πιτσούνι Στα Εχθρικά Πυρά      (06:02)        
5. K.R.O.K.                             (03:23)  
6. Kula-Kula                            (07:14)      
7. 5 Έλληνες Στον Άδη                   (02:24)


Recorded at Radio Station Macedonia, Studio EPT-1 on 23rd October, 1986.

j.n.d.6

(lp rip)

YOSHIAKI FUJIKAWA AND EASTASIA ORCHESTRA - JAZZBÜHNE BERLIN '84 (REPERTOIRE RECORDS, 1991)

1. Bold and Able
2. Lardiga
3. Divine Gift and Yellow God
4. Only for Life
5. Never Say Die
6. Tribal Chief


Yoshiaki Fujikawa, leader, alto sax
Tetsuji Yoshida, trumpet
Ichiyu Komiya, trumpet
Hiroshi Itaya, trombone
Haruki Sato, trombone
Kazutoki Umezu, saxes
Keizo Inoue, saxes
Junji Hirose, saxes
Hiroaki Katayama, saxes
Keiki Midorikawa, cello
Takeharu Hayakawa, bass
Takashi Kikuchi, drums
Tatsuji Yokoyama, percussion

Recorded live at Volksbüne East Berlin on June 17, 1984.

Repertoire Records, REP 4914-WZ; Wave, WWWCJ-1022

CD Rip

TAKEHISA KOSUGI & AKIO SUZUKI - NEW SENSE OF HEARING (ALM-URANOIA, 1980)

A. Duo Improvisation
B. Duo Improvisation

Takehisa Kosugi, violin, radio transmitter,voice
Akio Suzuki, analopos, kikkokikiriki, spring cong, glass harmonica

Recorded on 2nd April, 1979 at Aeolian Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

Alm-Uranoia - UR-3

Vinyl Rip

Re-up for Dan

MASAHIKO TOGASHI, RICHIE BEIRACH - FREEDOM JOY (TRIAL RECORDS, 1998)

1. Rectilinear
2. Haze
3. Bagatelle #6
4. Little Eyes
5. Inter-Action
6. Circle, Chain, Mirror
7. Ida Lupino
8. Waltz Step
9. Sunday Song


Richie Beirach, piano
Masahiko Togashi, percussion

Recorded at Mesena Hall, Susaka City, on 25 September 1997.

Trial Records - ETR 001

CD Rip

CHEIKH TIDIANE FALL, MALACHI FAVORS & SUNNY MURRAY ‎– AFRICAN MAGIC (CIRCLE RECORDS, 1979)

A1. Wolofu Bugu Bolibana
A2. I Am A Soldier I - African-American Spiritual

B1. I Am A Soldier II - African-American Spiritual
B2. African Ancestrian Piece
B3. Angry Man 8:00


Cheikh Tidiane Fall, congas, tama, tabla, voice, percussion
Malachi Favors, bass, voice, percussion
Sunny Murray, drums, voice, percussion


Recorded June 5, 1979

Circle Records ‎– RK 5679/17

Vinyl Rip

DOLLAR BRAND ‎– MANNENBERG - 'IS WHERE IT'S HAPPENING' (AS SHAMS RECORDS, 1974)

A. Mannenberg ~ 'Is Where It's Happening'

B. The Pilgrim


Robbie Jansen, alto saxophone, flute
Paul Michaels, bass
Monty Weber, drums
Dollar Brand, piano
Basil Coetzee, tenor saxophone, flute

As Shams Records - The Sun ‎– SRK 786134

Vinyl Rip

LEO CUYPERS ‎– BRULL BAND (VARAJAZZ, 1985)

A1. Bouncing With Babe
A2. De Gigant
A3. Burengerucht

B1. De Wedstrijd
B2. Killer Joe Suite



Ernst Glerum, bass
Martin Van Duynhoven, drums
Jan Kuiper, guitar
Leo Cuypers, piano
Bob Driessen, reeds
Maarten Van Norden, reeds
Willem Van Manen, trombone


Recorded on 21 December 1984 in "o 42", Nijmegen.

VaraJazz ‎– VARAJAZZ5217

Vinyl Rip

EXTREMELY QUARTET. Brighton, 1996

PAUL DUNMALL, alto and tenor sax
JOHN LAW, piano
BARRY GUY, bass
LOUIS MOHOLO, drums

First set
1. 45:18

Second set
1. 36:59
2. 9:23

The Lift, Brighton.  29th March 1996

For Rudi

RADIO JAZZ GROUP STUTTGART - Brötzmann-Mangelsdorff-Dauner-Bennink "STUTTGART 1985"

Peter Brötzmann, baritone & tenor saxophone, clarinet, tarogato
Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone
Wolfgang Dauner, piano
Han Bennink, drums, percussion

1. First Attack (Dauner) 04:21
2. Sticks To Come (Mangelsdorff) 08:18
3. Dropsticks (Bennink) 24:40
4. Jetzt Stürzen Wir Wieder Ab (Brötzmann) 20:32

Recorded on January 17, 1985 in Stutgart (possibly at Villa Berg), Germany.

DUNMALL - MATTOS - PREVOST. 1997

PAUL DUNMALL,  tenor sax
MARCIO MATTOS,  bass
EDDIE PREVOST,  drums

1. 47:26

Spitz, London.  25th September 1997

J.R. MONTEROSE ‎– IS ALIVE IN AMSTERDAM PARADISO (HEAVY SOUL MUSIC, 1969)

A1. I Remember Clifford
A2. Sonnymoon For Two

B1. Reborn One
B2. Reborn Two


J.R. Monterose, tenor saxophone
Han Bennink, drums
Jan Jacobs, bass (B1, B2)
Groentjie, timbales (B1, B2)
Steve Boston, conga (B1, B2)


Recorded at Paradiso, Amsterdam in June 1969

Heavy Soul Music ‎– HSM 1502

Vinyl Rip

DUNMALL - ROGERS - DRAKE . Bristol, 2004

PAUL DUNMALL, tenor and soprano sax, bagpipes
PAUL ROGERS, 7 string ALL bass
HAMID DRAKE, drums

First set  34:39
Second set  47:37

Music Rooms, Bristol.  24th May 2004

HARRY MILLER QUINTET ‎– DOWN SOUTH (VARAJAZZ, 1984)

A1. Down South
A2. Ikaya
A3. Deep Down Feeling
A4. Schooldays

B1. Opportunities
B2. Flame Tree
B3. Mofolo


Harry Miller, bass
Mark Charig, cornet,trumpet
Han Bennink, drums
Sean Bergin, soprano, alto and tenor saxophone
Wolter Wierbos, trombone


Recorded 3 March 1983 in Vara Studio 3

VARAJAZZ ‎– 4213

Vinyl Rip

PAUL DUNMALL - TONY MOORE - MATT LEWIS Jericho Tavern, Oxford 1987

PAUL DUNMALL, tenor and baritone saxophone
TONY MOORE, bass
MATT LEWIS, drums

Set 1  40:27
Set 2  22:02
Set 3  30:34

Jericho Tavern, Oxford.  1st February 1987

Leave a comment Danny!

HOARACE TAPSCOTT "THE GIANT IS AWAKENED" (FLYING DUTCHMAN, 1969)

Serviceton, in the comments to his post of Arthur Blythe's bush baby has kindly also added the classic 1969 Horace Tapscott album 'the giant is awakened' another beauty as yet unreissued on disc except briefly in japan as a semi authorised 'release".

Horace Tapscott - piano
Arthur Blythe - alto Saxophone
David Bryant - bass
Walter Savage Jr - bass
Everett Brown Jr - drums


Recorded April 1, 1969 in Los Angeles
Produced by Bob Thiele
Released on Bob Thiele's Flying Dutchman label
FDS-107


A1. The Giant Is Awakened (Tapscott)     17:19
A2. For Fats (Blythe)                   02:20
B1. The Dark Tree (Tapscott)            06:58
B2. Niger's Theme (Tapscott)            11:54


cheers serviceton!

Note:
This a re-up (kind-of) of the 2008 post from Sotise ...
...new links added (from CD re-issue - OOP...)

IAN BRIGHTON-COLIN WOOD-FRANK PERRY-RADU MALFATTI-PHIL WACHSMANN "BALANCE" (INCUS, 1973)

 

Ian Brighton, guitar
Colin Wood, cello
Frank Perry, percussion
Radu Malfatti, trombone, khene, bass recorder
Phil Wachsmann, violin

A1. Constellations Of Force     19:59
B1. Remember The Smell Of Earth When You Were Young     3:00
B2. Cogito Ergo Slum  4:03
B3. Almostmaybesometimesnever 1:46
B4. Worsel Centrum  6:51
B5. Outer Equilibrium Together With Inner Section     5:10


Recorded in Southend, 10 and 11 September 1973.

INCUS 11

 - scans by Nick - ripped by onxidlib -

DOLLAR BRAND / DON CHERRY / CARLOS WARD ‎– THE THIRD WORLD - UNDERGROUND (NADJA/TRIO, 1974)

A1. Don's Song
A2. Cherry

B1. Bra Joe From Kilimanjaro
B2. Jabulani-Easter Joy
B3. Waya-Wa-Egoli
B4. Swazi
B5. Wayeah-Wayeah-O


Dollar Brand, piano
Don Cherry, trumpet, vocals, percussion
Carlos Ward, alto saxophone, vocals, percussion

Recorded live at the Jazz-House Montmartre, Copenhagen, November 14, 1972

Trio Records ‎– PAP-9018, Nadja ‎– PAP-9018

Vinyl Rip

Not sure of the release year for this: does anyone know?

FRED VAN HOVE / WOLFGANG DAUNER "REQUIEM FOR CHE GUEVARA / PSALMUS SPEI" (MPS, 1968)

For Fredzo and Alex in Solex


Side A:
WOLFGANG DAUNER "PSALMUS SPEI FOR CHOIR AND JAZZ GROUP" 13:25

Manfred Schoof, trumpet
Gerd Dudek, tenor saxophone
Wolfgang Dauner, organ, Hohner-electra-melodica
Eberhard Weber, cello
Jürgen Karg, bass
Fred Braceful, drums
Choir (Kantorei) at St. Martin in Kassel
Conducted by Klaus Martin Ziegler


Side B:
FRED VAN HOVE  "REQUIEM FOR CHE GUEVARA, MARTIN LUTHER KING, JOHN F. AND ROBERT KENNEDY, MALCOLM X" (for organ and jazz group) 17:27
Cel Overberghe, Kris Wanders, Willem Breuker, saxophone
Ed Kröger, trombone
Peter Kowald, bass
Fred Van Hove, organ
Han Bennink, drums

Recorded live at the "Kirche am Südstern", at the Berlin Jazz Festival on November 10, 1968.

MPS 15205 ST (LP)
(ripped from CRYSTAL 066 CRY 45 303 [LP], 1979)

Note: Psalmus Spei has psalm 58/2,4,5 and 139/7-12 as lyrics for the choir.
Requiem for Che Guevara... is based on Martin Luther's "Mitten wir im Leben sind, von dem Tode umgeben" (in the midst of live we're surrounded by death)

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Wadada Leo Smith - What is Democracy?

What is Democracy? is the second part of Wadada Leo Smith's three-part Ten Freedom Summers, performed by his Golden Quartet and the Ligeti String Quartet over three nights at Café Oto in November 2013, as part of the London jazz festival.

Yes, the message is there, but this is dense, powerful music that delivers its message through elegant complexity. There is a propulsive force that reminds me of Mingus and Cecil Taylor, and Wadada seems to want to make reference to several voices of Miles Davis - I can hear mid-50s Miles to begin with, and Live-Evil later, and it is this changing voice that seems to successfully create the space for the string quartet in the later pieces. Wonderful stuff - let's hope that Radio 3 broadcast more, or that Café Oto release a recording of all three nights - the entire suite is however available as a studio recording (highly recommended).

Many thanks to Tom Philips who recorded this from Radio 3 in excellent quality, and also to Stefano for the artwork included.

Ten Freedom Summers - Second Collection: What is Democracy?

Wadada Leo Smith (trumpet, flugelhorn)
Anthony Davis (piano)
John Lindberg (bass)
Anthony Brown (drums)

The Ligetti Quartet
Mandhira de Saram (violin)
Patrick Dawkins (violin)
Richard Jones (viola)
Ben Davis (cello)

00 - Interview + Intro (2.17)
01 - Freedom Summers (6.08)
02 - Medgar Evers (23.55)
03 - Sunday Morning (16.23)
04 - Emmet Till (23.43)

Café Oto, London, 22nd November, 2013

LEO CUYPERS - IN AMSTERDAM (BV HAAST RECORDS, 1980)

A1. Mattox Medley
A2. Saint Michel

B1. Prinsengracht
B2. De Riem
B3. Romance
B4. Skinned Ahead/Jarrett


Leo Cuypers, piano


Recorded live in the "Brakke Grond" Amsterdam, May 19th, 1979.

BV Haast Records ‎– BVHAAST 028

Vinyl Rip



LEO CUYPERS ‎– "LIVE" IN SHAFFY (BV HAAST RECORDS, 1974)

B1. Swing Along With Babe

B3. Russell
B4. Love You Tenderly
B5. Ham & Egg Stango


Piet Noordijk, alto saxophone
Willem Breuker, soprano, alto, tenor saxophone, clarinet
Leo Cuypers, piano
Arjen Gorter, double bass
Rob Verdurmen, drums
Hans Dulfer, tenor saxophone
Willem Van Manen, trombone
Martin Van Duynhoven, drums
Ronald Snijders, flute
Jan Wolff, horn
Koen Van Slogteren, oboe
Bernard Hunnekink, trombone
Maurice Horsthuis, violin


Track A1 and B1 recorded September 24, 1974.
Track A2, B2, B3 and B4 recorded September 25, 1974.
Track B5 recorded September 27, 1974.

BV Haast Records ‎– BV HAAST 001

Side A and B2 are still available on Zeeland Suite / Johnny Rep Suite CD from http://wbk.home.xs4all.nl/bvhaastwinkel.html

Vinyl Rip

PAUL DUNMALL / BRIAN WAITE QT. Bristol 14.3.1984

PAUL DUNMALL, tenor saxophone
BRIAN WAITE, piano
ADRIAN KENDON, bass
TONY LEVIN, drums


Part 1

1. Marriage in India  8:07
2. Bessie's blues  13:08
3. Freedom for Henry  7:03
4. King pin  9:51
5. Acid rain  12:03


Part 2

1. Quasar  14:52
2. Golly gosh  12:28
3. Marriage in India (fast one)  7:29


Avon Gorge Hotel, Bristol.  14 March 1984

Brian Waite died from leukemia in September 2006

Tony Levin (pictured here at the Avon Gorge Hotel) left us in February 2011

Beautiful people

SAHEB SARBIB / JORGE LIMA BARRETO ‎– ENCOUNTERS (ALVORADA, 1979)

A1. Talisman
A2. Nightwings
A3. A Canticle For Leibowitz

B1. Stand On Zanzibar
B2. City : Tomorrow The Dogs
B3. A. Islands


Saheb Sarbib, acoustic and half-electric bass, flute, ethno-flutes, plastic oboe, bass clarinet

Jorge Lima Barreto, Fender Rhodes piano, ARP Odyssey synthesizer


Alvorada ‎– LP-S 98-18

Vinyl Rip

JOACHIM KUHN TRIO - INTERCHANGE (1971)

JOACHIM KUHN, piano, alto sax (4)
PETER WARREN, bass, cello (3)
PIERRE FAVRE, percussion, saw (3)

1. Interchange  5:15
2. Traffic Madness  2:52
3. Cello Fane  5:53
4. Jolly Green Giant  7:12
5. One Foot Shuffle  7:50
6. Solo For Arlene  3:30
7. Sad Ballad  7:40

Rec. December 1971.  Crystal 066 CRY 46 294.  LP

A bit crackly I'm afraid.

BADEN BADEN NEW JAZZ MEETING 1975 "TEN YEARS GLOBE UNITY ORCHESTRA"

Here we have another installment of the Baden Baden Free Jazz Meetings.
This post of the concerts/rehearsals is not complete.
Several titles were released and are still available and therefore not included here.
You can find the missing titles: "Every Single One of Us is a Pearl," "Ruby, My Dear," and "Kunstmusik II" on Pearls (FMP 0380)  at destination-out.
 "Marañao," "Composition 23B," Jahrmarkt," "Hannebüchen." and "The Forge" on Baden-Baden '75 (FMP CD 137). The CD is to my knowledge still in print although harder to obtain. Try it here f.e.

I'm indebted to Peter Losin for his detailed information regarding line-up and titles - I took the freedom to duplicate it here with some minor changes. (Miles Ahead)



Kenny Wheeler, trumpet
Manfred Schoof, trumpet
Enrico Rava, trumpet
Günter Christmann, trombone, alphorn
Paul Rutherford, trombone
Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone
Evan Parker, soprano & tenor saxophone
Peter Brötzmann, tenor saxophone, bass saxophone, clarinet
Anthony Braxton, alto saxophone
Gerd Dudek, soprano & tenor saxophone
Rüdiger Carl, alto & tenor saxophone, clarinet
Michel Pilz, bass clarinet
Alexander Von Schlippenbach, piano, accordion
Peter Kowald, bass, tuba, vocals, conductor
J.B. "Buschi" Niebergall, bass
Paul Lovens, drums, percussion, saw
Achim Hebgen, announcer


Disc 1
1 Introduction (Achim Hebgen) 4:34

2 Every Single One of Us is a Pearl (E. Parker) 26:01
 Duos (L/R): Parker/Kowald; Christmann/Carl; Mangelsdorff/Pilz; Niebergall/Rava; Schlippenbach/Lovens; Rutherford/Lovens/Kowald/Braxton; Wheeler/Dudek; Brötzmann

3 Introduction (Achim Hebgen) 2:00

4 A Capella Breath (M. Schoof) 4:27
 Rava (L), Schoof (center), Wheeler (R)

5 Introduction (Achim Hebgen) 2:19

6 From E-Flat On (M. Schoof) 7:38
 The Globe Unity 11: Wheeler, Schoof, Rava, Rutherford, Mangelsdorff, Christmann, Kowald (tuba), Parker, Dudek, Braxton, Pilz

7 Introduction (Achim Hebgen) 0:15

8 Ostinato (M. Schoof) 7:26
 Solos: Pilz, Dudek (ss)

9 Introduction (Achim Hebgen) 0:42

10 Night Heron (A. Mangelsdorff) 3:07
 Wheeler, Rava, Mangelsdorff, Parker, Braxton

11 Introduction (Achim Hebgen) 1:34

12 Brief Inventions (A. Mangelsforff-E. Rava) 4:01
 Rava, Mangelsdorff

13 Introduction (Achim Hebgen) 1:29

14 Marañao (E. Rava) 10:17
 Solos: Schlippenbach (p); Braxton (as); Schoof (tpt)

15 Announcement (Achim Hebgen) 0:59


Disc 2
1 Introduction (Achim Hebgen) 0:55

2 Man-Brax (M. Schoof-A. Braxton) 4:16
 Schoof, Braxton

3 Introduction (Achim Hebgen) 0:47

4 Ruby, My Dear (T. Monk) (arr. Schlippenbach) 4:47
 Solo: Braxton

5 Introduction (Achim Hebgen) 1:49

6 Composition 23B (A. Braxton) 18:05
 Solos: Schlippenbach, Lovens, Rava, Carl (as), Schoof, Brötzmann (bss)

7 Introduction (Achim Hebgen) 0:52

8 How It Base (A. Braxton-E. Parker) 4:16
 Braxton, Parker

9 Chris-Brax (A. Braxton-G. Christmann) 2:40
 Braxton, Christmann

10 Introduction (Achim Hebgen) 2:36

11 Ten Beats (G. Christmann) 2:50
 The Globe Unity 11: Wheeler, Schoof, Rava, Rutherford, Mangelsdorff, Christmann, Kowald (tuba), Parker, Dudek, Braxton, Pilz

12 Introduction (Achim Hebgen) 0:21

13 Pardon Mein Kopf (R. Rutherford) 3:04
 Rutherford solo

14 Introduction (Achim Hebgen) 1:46

15 Hip Hymn No. 2 (P. Rutherford) 19:34
 Duos: Christmann/Brötzmann, Kowald (L)/Niebergall (R), Dudek/Mangelsdorff, Braxton/Pilz, Carl/Parker, Rava (L)/Wheeler (R), Christmann/Brötzmann

16 Announcement (Achim Hebgen) 0:10

17 Kunstmusik II (A. von Schlippenbach) 10:19


Disc 3
1 A Simple Waltz (K. Wheeler) 9:55
 Trios: Mangelsdorff/Pilz/Niebergall, Lovens/Pilz/Kowald (tuba); Solos: Schoof, Carl (as), Rutherford

2 Introduction (Achim Hebgen) 1:20

3 Billiger Willi (M. Pilz-P. Kowald) 2:03
 Pilz, Kowald

4 Un Peu d'Ail (M. Pilz-P. Kowald) 3:09
 Pilz, Kowald

5 Introduction (Achim Hebgen) 0:41

6 Jetzt Wird Abgerechnet (Globe Unity 11) 3:21
 The Globe Unity 11: Wheeler, Schoof, Rava, Rutherford, Mangelsdorff, Christmann, Kowald (tuba), Parker, Dudek, Braxton, Pilz

7 Announcement (Achim Hebgen) 1:00

8 Introduction (Achim Hebgen) 3:13

9 Zahltag (Globe Unity 11) 7:25
 The Globe Unity 11: Wheeler, Schoof, Rava, Rutherford, Mangelsdorff, Christmann, Kowald (tuba), Parker, Dudek, Braxton, Pilz

10 Introduction (Achim Hebgen) 2:10

11 Jahrmarkt I (P. Kowald) 5:46
 Solo: Christmann

12 Jahrmarkt II (P. Kowald) 7:32
 Solos: Parker (ss), Pilz, Brötzmann (cl); Lovens (säge)

13 Jahrmarkt III (P. Kowald) 9:49
 Solos: Schlippenbach (acc), Braxton, Rutherford/Mangelsdorff

14 Introduction (Achim Hebgen) 1:03

15 The Forge (A. von Schlippenbach) 8:36
 Solos: Parker (ss); Wheeler (tpt); Schlippenbach

16 Introduction (Achim Hebgen) 1:44

17 Hanebüchen (improvisation) 6:13
 Solos: Dudek (ts), Rava

18 Announcement (Achim Hebgen) 0:15


Disc 4
1 Introduction (Achim Hebgen) 2:05

2 Mainz Bleibt Mainz (P. Lovens) 6:55
 Solos: Rutherford (tb); Schlippenbach (p); Brötzmann (ts)

3 Introduction (Achim Hebgen) 0:27

4 Composition 23B (A. Braxton) 17:30
 Solos: Schlippenbach (p); Lovens (d); Rava (tpt); Carl (ts); Schoof (tpt); Brötzmann (bss)

5 Introduction (Achim Hebgen) 0:25

6 Hip Hymn No. 2 (P. Rutherford) 20:58
 synth on tape

7 The Forge (A. von Schlippenbach) 8:11
 Solos: Parker (ss); Wheeler (tpt); Niebergall (b)

8 Announcement (Achim Hebgen) 0:32


Disc 5
1 Introduction (Achim Hebgen) 1:03

2 Marañao (E. Rava) 12:35
 Solos: Schlippenbach (p); Braxton (as); Schoof (tpt)

3 Introduction (Achim Hebgen) 0:54

4 Every Single One Of Us Is A Pearl (E. Parker) 26:45
 Solos: Parker/Kowald; Christmann/Carl; Mangelsdorff/Pilz; Niebergall/Rava; Lovens/Schlippenbach; Schoof/Braxton/Rutherford; Wheeler/Dudek; Brötzmann

5 Introduction (Achim Hebgen) 0:12

6 Ruby, My Dear (T. Monk) (arr. Schlippenbach) 4:50
 Solo: Braxton

7 Introduction (Achim Hebgen) 0:27

8 Machine Gun (P. Brötzmann) 12:00

9 Closing announcement (Achim Hebgen) 0:19



Notes:

Some of the music from the Workshop portion of this set (discs 1-3) has been issued commercially: "Every Single One of Us is a Pearl," "Ruby, My Dear," and "Kunstmusik II" on Pearls (FMP 0380), and "Jahrmarkt" on Jahrmarkt/Local Fair (Po Torch PTR/JWD 2). These titles were recorded November 25-27 at the Südwestfunk Studios in Baden-Baden during the New Jazz Meeting dedicated to "Ten Years Globe Unity Orchestra."

For Part 2 of Kowald's "Jahrmarkt," the group is divided into six small groups throughout in the studio. From left to right in this recording:

Kowald (tuba), Schlippenbach (acc), Brötzmann (cl)
Parker (ss), Wheeler, Rutherford
Christmann, Niebergall, Lovens
Braxton
Mangelsdorff, Dudek (ts)
Rava, Carl (ts), Pilz

The issued version of "Jahrmarkt" is presented as a single performance but in fact -- because of the logistics of arranging musicians in groups around the studio -- it was recorded in three pieces.


Rutherford's "Hip Hymn No. 2" also involved complicated logistics. The musicians are arranged in four groups from left to right:

Braxton, Dudek, Parker, and Wheeler
Christmann and Brötzmann
Schlippenbach, Kowald, Niebergall, and Lovens
Rava, Carl, Pilz, and Mangelsdorff

In addition, Rutherford prepared a tape of the synthesizer part, and the group played on top of it.

Discs 4-5 were recorded during a public performance on November 28 at Kurfürstliches Schloss in Mainz.