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 ...

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) link works
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'

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.

S.A.Johansson-A.V.Schlippenbach-Paul Lovens--Idyll und Katastrophen-(1980 po torch)

One more , Lp on Paul Lovens Po-Torch label, to go with the Wonderful  Shares Below by Onxi and Nick 

Free Improvised Mock Cabaret?

 I've never been sure what to make of this, whatever it is , its nothing if not playful, and savagely ironic.

a great one on its own terms, plenty of characteristically delightful wobbly sprechstimme.

 More Keystone Cops than Company!!

a) Der schornsteinfeger; b) Im taubenschlag; c) Entfernungen (11.35)

Paul solo (01.35)

Bonbonbäcker asturiet (02.53)

Ensemble I (02.25)

Maarten solo (01.15)

Fichtengrün und tannengrün (06.33)

Zum teil mit filz (04.15)

Der westwind (02.38)

Derek solo (02.10)

Das lied von der äffin (03.05)

Candace solo (01.12)

Derek + Paul (02.04)

Günter solo (01.35)

Ensemble II (03.28)

Trio [DB/S-ÅJ/CN] (02.30)

Bugsierschiff (03.00)

Recorded on 26 November 1979 at Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Hamburg.

Cover drawing  by Marina Kern.

Sven-Åke Johansson, voice, accordion, percussion; 

Alexander von Schlippenbach, piano, drahtklavier, celeste; 

Maarten Altena, double bass, cello;

 Derek Bailey, guitar, voice;

 Günter Christmann, trombone;

 Wolfgang Fuchs, sopranino saxophone, bass clarinet;

 Paul Lovens, percussion, singing saw, zither;

 Candace Natvig, violin, voice.

                                                        Po Torch Records PTR/JWD 6

PARKER - FERNÁNDEZ - GUY - LYTTON "VANCOUVER, 2008"

PARKER - FERNÁNDEZ - GUY - LYTTON  "VANCOUVER, 2008"

Evan Parker, tenor saxophone
Agustí Fernández, piano
Barry Guy, bass
Paul Lytton, percussion


1. improvisation one 43:15
2. improvisation two 25:46

Recorded during the 23rd Vancouver Jazz Festival, at The Roundhouse, Vancouver, BC on June 23, 2008.

PAUL RUTHERFORD & PAUL LOVENS (PO TORCH, 1976/77)

PAUL RUTHERFORD & PAUL LOVENS  (PO TORCH RECORDS)


Paul Rutherford, trombone, euphonium
Paul Lovens, percussion, instruments, zither, etc.

Side A:

1. And When I Slowly, I Mean As Soon As Possible  27:34

Recorded November 1976 in Berlin, Live at the QUartier Latin during the 9th Total Music Meeting.


Side B:

1. Du Chat Botté                                  09:05
2. Armand Schulthess                              05:10
3. As Deafness Increases                          12:14

Recorded November 1977 in Berlin at the FMP-Studio on a day off.

PO TOTCH PT/JWD 3

(lp rip)

KANG TAE HWAN - TOKEBI (ZEN, 1991)

1. To the Sky (Sora e) 28:16


2. Eternity (Eien) 17:49


Kang Tae Hwan, alto saxophone

Kim Suk Chul, hojeok

Kim Young Taek, changgo

Recorded at Seoul Studio, Seoul, Korea April 12 1991


Released on Zen, manufactured and distributed by JVC/Victor Music Industries, Inc.  VICG-8025


CD Rip

ALEXANDER VON SCHLIPPENBACH / PAUL LOVENS ‎– ,STRANGER THAN LOVE (PO TORCH RECORDS, 1985)

A. ,Stranger Than Love (Part 1)

B. ,Stranger Than Love (Continued)


The two sides are joined back into continuous piece.


Alexander von Schlippenbach, piano
Paul Lovens, drums, cymbals, singing saw, zither

Recorded in "Flöz", West Berlin, on June 17th, 1984.

Po Torch Records ‎– PTR/JWD 12


Vinyl Rip

EVAN PARKER TRIO "KARLSRUHE, 1989"

This is an audience recording - not as sonically excellent as the two previous EPT posts.
But the music is again top notch and certainly worth a listen.



EVAN PARKER TRIO  "KARLSRUHE, 1989"

Evan Parker, tenor & soprano saxophone
Barry Guy, bass
Paul Lytton, percussion


1. unknown title   13:39
2. unknown title   10:18
3. unknown title   17:38
4. unknown title   08:40
5. unknown title   05:02

Recorded at the Schloßpark, Karlsruhe, Germany on September 9, 1989.

Alexander Hawkins & Louis Moholo-Moholo. Sunday 7th April, 2013

Just by nice coincidence, Alex Hawkins informed me at FB today about this new video being uploaded - HD recording of full duo concert at the Gateshead International Jazz Festival, The Sage, Gateshead. So I think it is appropriate to post it here. Louis and Alex released a studio recording Keep Your Heart Straight on Ogun last year. Another good message is that Ogun just reissued Brotherhood of Breath's Procession, remastered with 3 songs (over 20 mins) from original Toulouse performance (I believe) added, and it is already available from Wayside Music or Downtown Music Gallery !

EVAN PARKER TRIO "KARLSRUHE, 2004"

I saw this trio only once at the Nigglmühle (in the very southern part of  Germany) about 13 years ago.
It was this tour were Barry Guy played the Guy/Dawson Travelbass for the first time -


EVAN PARKER TRIO  "KARLSRUHE, 2004"


Evan Parker, soprano & tenor saxophone
Barry Guy, bass
Paul Lytton, drums

01. radio introduction + interviews with Evan Parker & Barry Guy 04:51
02. unknown title 07:55
03. unknown title (solo soprano saxophone) 09:39
04. radio interview with Evan Parker 02:38
05. Distinction (Evan Parker, Barry Guy & Paul Lytton) 19:22
06. radio interview with Evan Parker 01:23
07. unknown title 07:19
08. unknown title 05:32
09. radio outro 00:17

Recorded at the Jubez (or Tollhaus), Karlsruhe in 2004.

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ELTON

Elton Dean,  alto sax, saxello

Paul Dunmall,  tenor sax

Paul Rogers,  double bass

Tony Levin,  drums

1. Two and eleven  41.16

2. Eeedy Peedy   25.18

Recorded live at the Vortex, London.  September 28th 1997

DUNS Limited Edition DLE 051

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ELTON

That unique sound played with passion and spirit.  A dear friend.        A good laugh.  Generous and unfazed by anything.  His band-leader skills.  His compositions.  His commitment to free playing.

His Shamanist beliefs.  His encouragement for any good musician he heard and not afraid to tell them.  His flat in Stoke Newington, London, a gathering place and watering hole for musicians and friends for thirty years or more.  His gallery of photographs on the wall, some very faded.  His love of sport and getting high.

Family, friends, musicians - we will all miss him greatly.

Paul Dunmall

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Maybe you too were drawn to the jazz spirit by Elton Dean playing with Soft Machine thirty five years ago!  Elton's fabulous solo at the end of Slightly All The Time on Third still sounds fabulous but it never moved me as much as listening to it after learning that he was no longer with us.

Elton Dean only ever sounded like himself, which was always heartfelt and beautiful.  The vitality of this thing we call jazz, improvised music, is so great, so inspiring and so useful that we must embrace and treasure it.

Like any sax player on the scene, Elton recognised Paul Dunmall to be the giant that he is, and once said he thought Mujician was the best band since Coltrane's.  So to play in the grouping presented here with Paul and the superlative Paul Rogers and legendary Tony Levin, I know was special to him.

And the music was happening, like it always did when Elton played.  Everyone plays great and is great.

So please forgive a bit of pre-echo from my cassette and be thrilled by four men reminding us there's a whole other dimension out there!

Thank you Elton.

Andy Isham                                                            Feb 2006

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ELTON DEAN QUARTET _ 'EDQ LIVE'

A totally fabulous gig!  Played to a packed house who knew they were part of something very special.

Elton Dean,  alto sax and saxello

Paul Dunmall,  tenor sax

Paul Rogers,  bass

Tony Levin,  drums

1. The Duke  (set one)  43:15

2. The Haus  (set two)  43:33

Live at the Jazzhaus at the Duke of Wellington, London.  18^th August 1989

Originally available on ED Tapes ED03.  Cassette artwork by John Gardiner.

EVAN PARKER TRIO "AUBERVILLIERS, 2005"

Upon request from Colin Green - found it on my hd - watch out for more...

....and buy their excellent new CD on No Business




EVAN PARKER TRIO  "AUBERVILLIERS, 2005"


Evan Parker, tenor & soprano saxophone
Barry Guy, bass
Paul Lytton, percussion

01. radio introduction     01:06
02. unknown title          16:57
03. radio announcer        00:14
04. unknown title          11:17
05. radio announcer        00:16
06. unknown title          09:17
07. radio announcer        00:33
08. unknown title          14:40
09. radio outro            00:14

Recorded at the Banlieues Bleues Festival, Théâtre de la Commune, Aubervilliers, France -
March 31, 2005.

NIGHT AND DAY - PLAYS THEM ALL - SET 5 (EDITION ARTELIER, GRAZ, 2003)

Twelve sets played over three successive nights on 27-29 May 1992 at the Badenscher Hof, Berlin.

Rüdiger Carl, tenor saxophone, clarinet
Alexander von Schlippenbach, piano
Jay Oliver, bass
Sven-Åke Johansson, drums

3-1. Poinciana
3-2. La Vie En Rose
3-3. Secret Love
3-4. Embracable You
3-5. Tea For Two
3-6. Out Of Nowhere
3-7. Moonlight In Vermont
3-8. April In Paris
3-9. When You're Smiling

Edition Artlier Graz, 2003

CD rip

Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4

Baden-Baden Free Jazz Meeting 1967 and more

 We had requests for some of the Baden-Baden Free Jazz Meetings recently, so I thought it opportune to check the archives for more of these meetings. What's offered here are three sets, the first of which are excerpts from the 1967 meeting, the second is also at the Süd-West Rundfunk studios in Baden-Baden, but a little bit previous to the actual meeting of that year, and the third is unrelated, made for Radio Bremen, but also from 1967.

Also opportune to put Joachim-Ernst Behrendt at the top, the producer of both the Baden-Baden sessions and a key figure in bringing jazz to the public in Germany. The Baden-Baden meetings were very much his idea and he kept them going for years. We'll get to the 1970 and 1977 meetings in a little while.

The first set (bb67-1):

FREE-JAZZ-TREFFEN BADEN-BADEN (1967)
December 16-18, 1967

1. ANDALUSIAN PROVERB (Jeanne Lee/Gunter Hampel) – 5:37
Jeanne Lee voc; Albert Mangelsdorff tb; Gunter Hampel vib; Buschi Niebergall b; Pierre Courbois d.

2. CUBIC (Marion Brown) – 4:13
Marion Brown as; Peter Kowald b; Sven Åke Johansson d.

3. JEPA (Albert Mangelsdorff/Evan Parker) – 5:31
Albert Mangelsdorff tb; Evan Parker ss; Peter Kowald b; John Stevens d.

4. RELATIONSHIP (Don Cherry/Evan Parker) – 9:03
Don Cherry p-tp; Evan Parker ss; Peter Kowald b; Buschi Niebergall b; John Stevens d.

The second set (bb67-2):

IRENE SCHWEIZER TRIO

October/November 1967 – Baden-Baden (G), SWF Studio Session

Irene Schweizer p; Uli Trepte b; Mani Neumeier d/tabla.

1. STOP TWICE (Irene Schweizer) – 3:22

2. FOR KESHAV, dedicated to Keshav Sathe (Mani Neumeier) – 4:38

3. PRE-BEAT CONCEPTION (Irene Schweizer) – 6:57

and, finally, the third set (fb67):

RADIO BREMEN FREE JAZZ SESSION 

September 12 1967

1. ANYTHING GOES (Irene Schweizer) – 9:11 

Irene Schweizer p; Uli Trepte b; Mani Neumeier d.

2. EVERYTHING (Peter Brötzmann) – 6:36

Peter Brötzmann ts; Fred van Hove p; Peter Kowald b; Sven Åke Johansson d.

3. PIANO SKETCHES (Irene Schweizer) – 10:14

Fred van Hove, Irene Schweizer, Alexander von Schlippenbach p; Peter Kowald, Uli Trepte, Buschi Niebergall b; Sven Åke Johansson, Mani Neumeier, Jaki Liebezeit d.

4. THREE (Peter Brötzmann) – 7:59

Peter Brötzmann ts; Fred van Hove, Irene Schweizer, Alexander von Schlippenbach p; Peter Kowald, Uli Trepte, Buschi Niebergall b; Sven Åke Johansson, Mani Neumeier, Jaki Liebezeit d.

5. IMPROVISATIONEN (Sven Åke Johansson) – 15:12

Irene Schweizer Trio + Peter Brötzmann Quartet + Manfred Schoof Quintet

These were all recordings made by "sammler kk" and made available on the Dime torrent site in late 2007. None of these recordings has to my knowledge been publically released. 

Some fodder for the weekend, eh?

FRED FRITH ‎– ARS LONGA DENS BREVIS (ALLELOPATHY, 2000)

Third in a short series.

1. Untitled
2. Untitled
3. Untitled
4. Untitled



Fred Frith, guitar
Onnyk (Yoshiaki Kinno), guitar, alto and soprano saxophone, keyboards
John Zorn, alto saxophone, bird calls
Sabu Toyozumi, drums, percussion


Recorded live at Gallery Saiensu, Morioka, Iwate, Japan, on 4th of February, 1985 (2, 4) and 13th of December, 1987 (1, 3).

Allelopathy ‎– ALL-2, 2000.

CD Rip

For Zippyshare users - track 1 exceeds the file size limit, so it is split into track 1 and 1b. You can either join them, or play with no gap.

Horace Tapscott-Pan African People's Arkestra, Moers 1995

Its been a while, since we've featured any Horace Tapscott.
 lately,  i've been listening to this quite a bit , a satellite recording in Fulsome sound, from the mid 90's ..
I havent doctored the original file set in anyway.... wonderful music,many thanks to the original uploader.
here is his text file.


Horace Tapscott - Pan African People's Arkestra, 1995.06.03, Moers (Germany),Festivalzelt

33. Internationales New Jazz Festival,Moers, Germany ,3. June 1995

source: DVB-S > MP2/48kHz > Audio-CD-Recorder > CDRW >
EAC > WAV > Audacity > FLAC 6

Horace Tapscott - Pan African People's Arkestra

Horace Tapscott - p
Nate Morgan - p
Arthurn Blythe - as
Michael Session - as,ss
Jesse Sharps - ss,basson,cl
Charles Owens - ts,bars
Steve Smith - tp
Fundi Legon - frh
Therman Green - tb
Roger Williams - tuba
Roberto Miranda - b
David Bryant - b
Sunship Theus - dr,perc
Fritz Wise - dr
Dwight Trible - voc



1. The Black Apostles - 16:52
2. Motherless Child - 14:31
3. A Ballad For Deadwood Dick - 11:43
4. Little Africa - 9:17
5. Dem Folk 3:52 faded out (complete 22:35)

total time 56:17 incomplete

PS- Complete Version of Dem Folks, added by Boldsouls see Comments

TAKAO HAGA "PIYO PIO" (PINAKOTHECA, 1982) mp3

This is the third contribution from Can. The other two you'll find here and there.
 In fact this LP was somehow the reason why we got to know each other.

Before Can Tutuğ mailed me the first time I didn't know about Takao Haga at all.
So all Kudos goes to him.
He has also a (web) radio show with Free Jazz and Free Improvisation "Bodrum Kat"- check it out:

http://www.cazkolik.com/radyocazkolik/default.asp?radyoid=6




TAKAO HAGA  "PIYO PIO"

Takao Haga, alto saxophone, voice


A. Piyo  20:36       
B. Pio   18:42

Released (and recorded?) in 1982 (in Japan?).


PINAKOTHECA PRL#8

Notes: Comes in a handpainted, fold-out jacket. Takao Haga is a free altoist in the Kaoru Abe style.

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ELTON DEAN - KEITH TIPPETT - MARIO CASTRONARI - TONY LEVIN _ SET 1

Happy Birthday Miloo!  Come on down to the party one and all.  Enjoy.


ELTON DEAN, alto sax, saxello
KEITH TIPPETT, piano
MARIO CASTRONARI, bass
TONY LEVIN, drums

SET 1

1. First piece  35:23

2. Next piece  13:27

Vortex. London.  18 April 1993

Set 2 available here

Chris McGregor Sextet at the BBC 1967/68

 A couple of vintage gems here, recorded for the BBC in the late 60s.

 First is the Blue Notes Sextet from 1967:

1. Traveling Somewhere
2. Sun Song
3. Sophisticated Lady
4. Pibroch

 BBC Broadcast, late 1967

Mongezi Feza ~ trumpet
Dudu Pukwana ~ alto sax
Chris McGregor ~ piano
Ronnie Beer ~ tenor sax
Dave Holland ~ bass
Louis Moholo ~ drums

Strictly speaking, it is not really the Blue Notes as Johnny Dyani is absent from these recordings, but it's possible it was announced as such at the time.

 Secondly, we have the Chris McGregor Sextet from 1968:

Chris McGregor Sextet
BBC Studio, London

Mongezi Feza (tpt);
Dudu Pukwana (as);
Ronnie Beers (ts);
Chris McGregor (p);
Dave Holland (b);
Laurence Allen (d);
Unknown (ann)

1 Sabendye Baye (C. McGregor) 6:55
2 Introduction 1:10
3 Nikomakwe
4a Fazumizaza Izela (C. McGregor) 4:36
4b Introduction 0:19
5 Yekiti Squidiocious (C. McGregor) 9:43
6 Tikoloshi (C. McGregor)

The titles are taken from the Plosin database, but they match well with the announcements (as far as can be heard).

 I've pieced together the second radio concert from two sources so as to retain the right sequence. I think the announcer could be Ronnie Scott. Anyone knows?

Thanks to online chums for supplying these treasures!

PAUL DUNMALL & PAUL ROGERS - Phoenix Arts Centre, Leicester, 1997

Great Paul Dunmall is 60 today -- Happy Birthday Paul, and Thank You for the Music!

This wonderful duo recording was posted around last Christmas by Andy in Contributions section as wav. I did some minor fixations and converted it to flac recently, so here we go with modified photo from 4cd box Folks History (DLE 063), taken by Lynda Dunmall.

More thanks, Lady & Gentlemen.

Paul Dunmall - soprano sax, bagpipes, clarinet
Paul Rogers - double bass

Phoenix Arts Centre, Leicester, UK
27 September 1997

Five untitled improvised pieces, over 46 mins in total.

The Relative Band-(J.Rose,J.Denley,M.Nicols,R.Turner,L.Houtkamp,M.Cuypers, R.Ratajczack)ABC Studios Sydney-March 1984

This one goes out to Andy and all the Dime-a-Dozen Tapers, seeders/uploaders whose shows we have both enjoyed and posted over the years.

A-1-Maggie Nicols,,Marcel Cuypers-duo

A-2-Roger Turner-solo

A-3-Luc Houtkamp-solo

A-4-John Rose-Richard Ratajczack-duo

A-5-Jim Denley, solo

A-6-Group improv

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B-1-Group Improv

B-2-Group Improv

B-3-Roger Turner-solo

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The Relative Band

John Rose-violin

Maggie Nicols-Vox

Jim Denley-Flute

Marcel Cuypers-Pno

Roger Turner-Percussion

Luc Houtkamp-Tenor, Alto Saxes

Richard Ratajczack-DB

Recorded March 1984, ABC Studios Sydney (N.S.W. Australia)
Linneage- tdk c90 2nd gen----Nakamichi 500----Zoom---'puter---Traders little helper--wav to Flac 
Soundforge (raise levels-split tracks)

What we have here appears to be either a pre FM recording or raw soundboard studio,recordings of an adhoc configuration for what would be released under the rubric of John Rose's Relative band, as part of the compilation 'Forward of short leg'on the Dossier Label (Dossier ST 7529),A few longer fragments,also later appeared on a 3 disc compilation of Rose's Fringe Benefits Label, (Entropy 006 (CD), both of these are out of print, but in any case no more than ten minutes from these sessions was ever used.

All the Performers are still active , though i have to confess to never having heard Marcel Cuypers on anything else, and also to having heard precious little of the respective Oeuvres of Houtkamp and Ratajczack.

I Like Maggie Nicols  a lot, her performance here is exemplary and hugely exiting! ,Jim Denley and John Rose (both of whom i saw separately and in different groupings live at around the time this session was recorded) ,and Roger Turner are now pretty much household names, the others though less well known are all Composer Improvisers who are still putting out records.

All pieces are freely improvised, the bulk of the material is comprised of group performances , interspersed with short Duos and Solos.
the Music is wonderful and still as fresh as paint!
Enjoy
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here ae some links to the artists pages, and relevant sites, all including Marcel Cuypers have available recordings for sale!
Jim Denley
Maggie Nicols 
Luc Houtkamp
John Rose
Marcel Cuypers
Richard Ratajzack
Roger Turner

ANTHONY BRAXTON CREATIVE MUSIC ORCHESTRA ‎– RBN----3° K12 (RING RECORDS, 1972)

A1. Unit A
A2. Unit B
A3. Unit C Part 1
B1. Unit C Part 2
B2. Unit D
B3. Unit E Part 1
C1. Unit E Part 2
C2. Unit F Part 1
D1. Unit F Part 2
D2. Unit G
E1. Unit H
E2. Unit I
F1. Unit J
F2. Unit K
F3. Unit L


Gilbert Aloir, tuba
Jean Bauchard, alto sax
Pancho Blumenzweig, bass
Anthony Braxton, reeds
Joachim Kuhn, piano
Hugh Levick, tenor & soprano sax
Ambrose Jackson, trumpet
Oliver Johnson, percussion
James Maceda, trumpet
Cesare Massarenti, trumpet
François Mechali, bass
Ray Stephen Oche, trumpet
Bob Taylor, tenor sax
Sabu Toyozumi, percussion


Recorded live at the Festival of Chatellerault, France, on 11 March 1972.

Ring Records ‎– Ring 01024/5/6, 1972

Vinyl Rip

PRS. (PICARD - ROGERS - STEVENS). 1989

Only 25 minutes but interesting to hear John Stevens (and Paul Rogers) playing standards.  Simon Picard is still an unrecognised wonder on the saxophone.


SIMON PICARD, tenor sax
PAUL ROGERS, bass
JOHN STEVENS, drums

1. Like someone in love.  8:15
2. My one and only love.  8:53
3. Steeplechase  8:19

Duke of Wellington, London.  14 October 1989

PAUL DUNMALL, PAUL ROGERS, TONY ORRELL + SIMON PICARD. Bristol, 1989

Swingin'

PAUL DUNMALL, soprano (1, 2) and baritone (3) sax
PAUL ROGERS, bass
TONY ORRELL, drums
+ SIMON PICARD, tenor sax (Track 3)

1. That's my life  24:37
2. Marriage in India  16:44
3. Untitled  40.08

The Albert,  Bristol.  1 July 1989

BOB REID ‎– THE BEST OF EMERGENCY (KWELA RECORDS, 1976)

A1. Africa Is Calling Me
A2. 500 Miles High

B1. Jurakudai
B2. Emergency Theme

Boulou Ferre, guitar
Bob Reid, bass, rhythm, bells, vocals
Sabu Toyozumi, percussion
Takashi Kako, piano
Glenn Spearman, soprano and tenor saxophone, rhythm, vocals

Recorded live at The Exit, Rotterdam - June 15, 1975.

Kwela Records ‎– 30 K 020

Vinyl Rip

SUNNY MURRAY - THE UNTOUCHABLE FACTOR "CHARRED EARTH" (KHARMA, 1977)

A1. Charred Earth
A2. Seven Steps To Heaven

B1. Tree Tops
B2. Happiness Tears
B3. Peace

Bob Reid, bass
Sunny Murray, drums
Dave Burrell, piano
Byard Lancaster, reeds

Kharma - PK-1, 1977

Viny Rip

EVAN PARKER & FRANK PERRY "FOR THE LOVE OF..." (QBICO, 1972)

What to say about this fine recording? At least we have this bit of lovely slippery wedging.



EVAN PARKER & FRANK PERRY "FOR THE LOVE OF..."

Evan Parker, soprano saxophone
Frank Perry, percussion

1. Wedged Into Release          03:25
2. For The Love Of...(Part 1)   16:18
3. For The Love Of...(Part 2)   15:29

In Concert - 11th February 1972, Royal Commomwealth Society.

QBICO 004

STEVE LACY ‎– SIDEWAYS (ROARATORIO, 2000)

The A side consisted of two versions of "The Way" plus two improvisations, with Richard Teitelbaum on electronics. This is not posted here, because it was included on the Emanem CD 5022, "The Sun".

The B side is a rare recording with Michel Waisvisz on electronics. The others are "Saxophone Special", still available on Emanem CD 4024 and "Lumps" which was included in the ICP box.

B. The Way / Pearl Street / The Duck 20:55

Han Bennink, drums
Michel Waisvisz, electronics
Steve Lacy, soprano saxophone

Cover paintings by Judith Lindbloom

Recorded 11 April 1974, during the Berlin Workshop Freie Musik at the Academie der Kuenste, Berlin.

Roaratorio ‎– ROAR 01, 2000.

Vinyl Rip

DON CHERRY - Eternal Now (Sonet 1974)

For Newk. From The Sonet Recordings double CD, I kept only "Eternal Now", as "Live Ankara" is pretty useless due to poor recording quality. One of Don's numerous world jazz classics, "Eternal Now" was also reissued under the title "Tibet", and is possibly obtainable on vinyl from Jazzloft or Downtown Music Gallery.


DON CHERRY - Eternal Now (Sonet 1974)

All composions by Don Cherry except as indicated

1. "Gamla Stan - The Old Town by Night" - 8:27
2. "Love Train" - 7:50
3. "Bass Figure for Ballatune (Two pianos and three piano players)" (Bothén) - 3:44
4. "Moving Pictures for the Ear" (Bothén, Cherry) - 9:40
5. "Tibet" - 7:59

Don Cherry - trumpet, piano, harmonium, vocals, h'suan, daster, gong
Bengt Berger - piano, Tibetan bells, African finger piano, mridangam, cymbal
Christer Bothén - piano (2, 3), dousso n'koni (4), Tibetan bell (5)
Bernt Rosengren - tarogató (2)
Agneta Ehrnström - Tibetan bell (2), dousso kynia (4)

Recorded at Studio Decibel in Stockholm, Sweden on April 30 (2-4) and May 1 (1 & 5), 1973.

from CD Verve 533 049-2 (The Sonet Recordings 2CD, OOP)

Glenn Horiuchi - Issei Spirit (Asian Improv 1989)

this is what they say at all music:
pianist Glenn Horiuchi's second album as a leader is a strong effort. Horiuchi mixes together his Japanese heritage with inside/outside jazz, creating explorative and unpredictable yet often melodic music.

and here some interesting reading on Horiuchi: http://www.furious.com/perfect/glennhoriuchi.html


Glenn Horiuchi - piano
M'Chaka Uba - bass
Taiji Miyagawa - bass
Leon Alexander - drums
Rosey Ruey - vocals on "Tear Dem Walls"

01 - Saburo + Getting togheter
02 - Cross Current
03 - Issei Spirit
04 - Tear Them Walls
05 - Before the Storm

all compositions by Glenn Horiuchi
recorded june 1988
Asian Improv AIR-0005, 1989

SCHLIPPENBACH QUARTETT "DAS HOHE LIED" (PO TORCH, 1981)

Some more bodyslammin'............. [;-)





SCHLIPPENBACH QUARTETT   "DAS HOHE LIED"


Alexander von Schlippenbach, piano
Evan Parker, soprano and tenor saxophone
Alan Silva, double bass
Paul Lovens, selected drums and cymbals, singing saw, zither

LP 1 (Side A & B)
1. Let this mouth shower kisses on you        44:25

LP 2
1. Blow on my garden and press out the spice  21:17
2. Who can this be advancing from the desert? 25:01

Recorded at the Quartier Latin, Berlin on 6th and 8th November, 1981.


PO TORCH PTR/JWD 16/17

(lp rip)

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STEVE LACY ‎– THE KISS (LUNATIC RECORDS, 1987)

This is the only other LP that I know of on the Lunatic Records label, but since the first two are so good, I'd be glad to hear that there were more.

One for Sotise, with many, many thanks.

A1. Monk's Dream
A2. Misterioso
A3. The Crust
A4. Coastline

B1. Morning Joy
B2. Blues For Aida
B3. The Kiss

Steve Lacy, soprano saxophone


Recorded live at Higasi Kumin Bunka Center on 24 May 1986 at a concert organized by Hiroshima Real Jazz Crowd.

Great cover painting by Yukio Imamura and great photo of Steve Lacy by Masaru Yokochi

Lunatic Records - Lunatic 002

Vinyl Rip

SCHLIPPENBACH TRIO "DETTO FRA DI NOI: LIVE IN PISA 1981" (PO TORCH, 1981)

...also this one with scans provided by Marten512 - Enjoy.


SCHLIPPENBACH TRIO "DETTO FRA DI NOI: LIVE IN PISA 1981"


Alex von Schlippenbach, piano
Evan Parker, soprano & tenor saxophone
Paul Lovens, selected drums and cymbals, saw


1.    Ciclone    16:00
2.    Fra Di Noi 32:23
3.    Abbondanza 12:14


'This album presents the complete recording of the performance given by the Schlippenbach Trio
during the final concert of the 6 Rassegna Internazionale del Jazz on June 21st, 1981, in the Teatro Verdi of Pisa.
The Rassegna Internazionale del jazz is organised yearly in Pisa by the Centre for the Research into Improvised Music (CRIM).'


PO TORCH PTR/JWD 10/11

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DAVID MURRAY QT. Bristol 1992

DAVID MURRAY QT

David Murray, ts, bcl
Dave Burrell, p
Tony Overwater, b
Idris Muhammed, d

Nana Vasconcelos, perc (track 6 only)

1. Hope scope  10:45
2. Ballad for the black man  13:38
3. The gates of Hell  14:32
4. Daybreak  15:18
5. Waltz to Heaven  7:40
6. Calle Estrella  9:25
7. Brian Morton interviews David Murray  14:06

Bristol Cathedral.  1992

BBC Radio 3 b'cast

MASAHIKO SATO / AKI TAKASE / ICHIKO HASHIMOTO / TAKASHI KAKO ‎– TWILIGHT MONOLOGUES (LUNATIC RECORDS, 1984)

A1. The Night Has A Thousand Eyes – Masahiko Sato

A2. Tori – Aki Takase

B1. Mizu No Kaidan / Odoru Yoru – Ichiko Hashimoto

B2. Someday – Takashi Kako

Recorded live at Yamaha Hall, Hiroshima, on 17 June (A1), 8 July (A2), 14 July (B2) and 22 July (B1), 1984.

Lunatic Records ‎– Lunatic 001

Vinyl Rip

EVAN PARKER - BARRY GUY - PAUL LYTTON "TRACKS" (INCUS, 1983)

...a bit cleaning (manually)....with scans provided by Marten512



EVAN PARKER - BARRY GUY - PAUL LYTTON  "TRACKS"

Evan Parker, soprano & tenor saxophone
Barry Guy, bass
Paul Lytton, percussion


A1. Fire        05:13
A2. Heat        12:34
B1. Light       05:30
B2. Sidetrack   19:17

Recorded in London on January 7, 1983.

'In this set of improvisations Barry Guy and Paul Lytton both use amplification and live electronics to extend the sound of their instruments.'

INCUS 42

(lp rip)

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Don Cherry-Togetherness 1965 (Inner City Vers 1976)

I don't imagine that there are many fans of this music who don't have this indispensable minor masterpiece  by,one of the greatest bands of their day.... it is as far as i know out of print , although if memory serves  it has been bootlegged on CD.

A live Parisian recording of dubious provenance  originally released on the Italian Durian label ,  this predates  THE  marvelous Symphony for improvisers , on which Cherry employed an expanded version of this basic quintet...With Ed Blackwell Cherry's friend and favourite drummer instead of Romano who plays on this.
superb music in less than high fidelity  .
ENJOY!!..


PS- i'm posting it by way of experimenting with a suitable file host  since quite a few people are struggling to use Mega.... basically this upload is a shot in the dark .

i would appreciate any feedback relating to the accessibility of  Mixturecloud

ALLAN PRASKIN QUARTET ‎– ENCOUNTER (THREE BLIND MICE, 1971)

For flat5 - famine then feast

A1. Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise 11:37

A2. The Height Of Spring 10:32

B1. Encounter 6:52

B2. Reflectors 6:15

B3. Blues Connotation 8:17

Allan Praskin, alto saxophone
Yoshio Ikeda, bass
Motohiko Hino, drums
Kiyoshi Sugimoto, guitar

Recorded May 6, 1971 at AOI Studio, Tokyo.

Three Blind Mice - TBM-7, CD Re-Issue - TBM CD 1807

CD Rip

ROGER TURNER "THE BLUR BETWEEN" (CAW, 1981)

This is the second release on the tiny imprint CAW. The first one you'll find here

Found this LP by chance as I didn't know it existed at all - it was filed as "Rock"...which probably was a joke. I don't know wether CAW made more than two LPs but I'm glad they recorded Roger Turner's solo.
Always liked percussion solo and this outing is a very fine example of the respective art.



ROGER TURNER "THE BLUR BETWEEN"


Roger Turner, solos on pedal drum and cymbal


A1. In 12:42
A2. E 07:59
A3. All over 05:49
B1. Furher inn 09:30
B2. Going fast 03:35
B3. Almost finito 06:20
B4. Finito (or loose as a prune) 07:08


Recorded:

"E" and "Further inn" at Pathway Studios London N5, afternoon 3 March, 1981.
The rest at Front Room Studio London W9, afternoon 8 March, 1981.


CAW 002

(lp rip)

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David Murray-Quintet Unkown Venue NYC,13-Oct 1976,AUD

Here's a great gig , of David Murray  with Bluiett's Quartet, or Visa Versa, the lineup is similar to Endangered Species, with Dara and Wilson again in fine form , yeah an excitingly exploratory show!
thanks to the Dime sharer JackMw for this one!
Exceptional music , despite the tape being Rough around the Edges!
if others want to help out with mirrors please do! i'll try not to use Mega in future.


David Murray Quintet
Unknown venue
New York, NY
October 13, 1976

David Murray ts
Hamiett Bluiett bs
Olu Dara crnt
Fred Hopkins b
Philip Wilson d

Source: Stereo audience tape > ? > CD > EAC v. 1.0 beta 2 (extraction and FLAC encoding) > FLAC compression level 8

Disc one
d1t01 [0:22:35.56]
d1t02 [0:26:29.27]
d1t03 [0:10:52.27]
Total time: 0:59:57.35

Disc two
d2t01 [0:23:23.06]
d2t02 [0:08:01.70]
Total time: 0:31:25.01

TONY OXLEY "FEBRUARY PAPERS" (INCUS, 1977)

This one's for Sotise - don' know wether this my rip or the one Nick has sent me some month ago.
I still have both on my pc....however: thank you Nick ;)


TONY OXLEY  "FEBRUARY PAPERS"


Tony Oxley, percussion, violin, electronics
Barry Guy, double bass (bass guitar on Chant)
Phil Wachsmann, violin
David Bourne, violin
Ian Brighton, electric guitar

1. Quartet 1              07:44
2. Sounds of the soil 2   07:24
3. Brushes                04:13
4. Chant-Quartet 2        06:51
5. Trio 2                 05:18
6. Combination            07:08
7. On the edge [to E.P.]  02:59

Tracks 1 and 4 feature Guy/Wachsmann/Bourne/Oxley;
tracks 2 and 5 feature Brighton/Wachsmann/Oxley;
other tracks Tony Oxley: percussion and electronics.

Recorded at Hampden Gurney Studios, London, February 1977.

INCUS 18 (lp rip)

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