PETER KOWALD, BOBBY NAUGHTON, LEO SMITH, GÜNTER SOMMER "LIVE AT WDR KOLN 3/12/81"

Here's another wonderful

concert, in very good sound

acquired in a trade with a 'friend'

anyone familiar with the ,wonderful fmp disc , touch the earth break the shells, will already have an informed view of the stunning empathy between kowald ,smith, and sommer.

well this concert adds the highly individual approach to the vibraphone of bobby naughton a neglected figure whos contributions to classic leo smith, anthony braxton, and roscoe mitchell albums, to some extent shaped my appreciation of the instrument's possibilities as something other than a merely pianistic approach, ah la say milt jackson.

all i can say about this is that, its a major statement by masters who's names should be in every lover of improvised music's lexicon, this is as great an example of aacm , post 60's free intergrating with euro free improv as one could hope to find, anyone interested in either should on no account overlook this superlative gem.

 

 

Wadada Leo Smith, trumpet, flute, vocals
Peter Kowald, double bass, vocals
Bobby Naughton, vibraphone, percussion
Günter Sommer, drums, percussion

1. announcement PK  1:13
2. unknown title 8:36
3. unknown title 35:42
4. applause 0:56

Recorded at WDR, Köln, Germany on December 3, 1981