4 February 2008

Globe Unity Orchestra- compositions (1979- japo lp 60027) flac and lame







Heres an old favourite, brought to us by glmlr… a pristine rip of one of the GUO’S Great albums.
the version of lacy’s worms dedicated to ezra pound is extraordinarily vivid and definitive.
Comparatively speaking this is one of the best recorded ,most structured and less turbulent efforts.
That may make it uncharacteristic, but for me no less essential.
I owned this until it was lost to me in 1997, being a favourite I’d missed this a lot .. ..so thanks glmlr for stepping in.



GLOBE UNITY ORCH- ‘COMPOSITIONS’ JAPO LP60027
Tracklisting:
A1 Nodagoo (6:59)
A2 Boa (5:43)
A3 Trom-Bone-It (5:03)
A4 Flat Fleet (7:48)
B1 Reflections (8:46)
B2 Worms (dedicated to Ezra Pound) (10:25)
B3 The Forge (5:22)

Bass - Buschi Niebergall
Bass Clarinet - Michel Pilz
Drums, Percussion, Etc. - Paul Lovens
Piano - Alexander von Schlippenbach
Producer - Steve Lake (2) , Thomas Stöwsand
Soprano Saxophone, Piano - Steve Lacy
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone - Evan Parker
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute - Gerd Dudek
Trombone - Albert Mangelsdorff , Günter Christmann
Trombone, Euphonium - Paul Rutherford (2)
Trumpet - Enrico Rava
Trumpet, Flugelhorn - Kenny Wheeler , Manfred Schoof
Tuba - Bob Stewart
Notes: Recorded January 1979 at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg

LINKS IN COMMENTS
ps/
thanks to sambec for the recently added covers.




note half the old japo catalogue was briefly available to japanese collectors , for about 6 minutes!!
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23 comments:

  1. SOTISE5 February 2008 at 12:16:00 CET

    MP3 -256
    http://rs333l32.rapidshare.com/files/89274925/goeun_compmp.zip


    FLAC- SPLIT ARCHIVE
    http://rs333tg.rapidshare.com/files/89290430/japglu_orchfl.part1.rar
    http://rs352gc.rapidshare.com/files/89301020/japglu_orchfl.part2.rar
    http://rs346gc2.rapidshare.com/files/89313919/japglu_orchfl.part3.rar
    http://rs305tl.rapidshare.com/files/89317222/japglu_orchfl.part4.rar

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  2. Anonymous5 February 2008 at 14:03:00 CET

    Thanks, many thanks. Glmlr. Nice surprise.
    Few days ago I was listening to "Globe Unity 67&70" and "Rumbling". I thought on those GU records that I try to get but never can. I spent a lot of time and effort trying to import some JAPO releases. Was impossible.
    Thanks Sotise for post this incredible record.

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  3. Anonymous5 February 2008 at 14:03:00 CET

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  4. roberto t.5 February 2008 at 21:51:00 CET

    More than magnificent post, thank you! Ah, those were the days...I mean, I was just a little younger, I saw them live quite a lot, and it is so sad that some of them are not with us anymore. A great period for a great band!

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  5. Anonymous6 February 2008 at 04:37:00 CET

    this last flurry of posts has been absolutely amazing--am so looking forward to hearing the "hi-def" intercommunal music

    thanks glmlr for this one

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  6. sambeck20016 February 2008 at 14:31:00 CET

    After being ill for several weeks, I'm on the road (or data highway) again. So I wish a happy New Year to You all.
    Nice to see this record here. I'm not yet able to rip LPs, so my contribution will be only the cover scans:
    http://rapidshare.com/files/75420742/glbntcmp.rar


    And now for the back catalog ...

    Looks VERY interesting!

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  7. centrifuge6 February 2008 at 18:17:00 CET

    thanks guys... looking forward to hearing this!

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  8. Anonymous6 February 2008 at 22:09:00 CET

    great stuff guys

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  9. centrifuge7 February 2008 at 12:24:00 CET

    what an interesting album. it's true, one wouldn't necessarily peg this as being a GUO recording, or not right away (although the identifiable soloists would eventually lead one in that direction)... lovens doesn't really begin to sound like "himself" until the third and fourth tracks on the first side; i must admit i find some of the horn arrangements on the second track annoying, but that's just me... i don't like the archetypal big band sound one little bit. BUT the freer, noisier arrangements which follow are very interesting indeed.

    bob stewart plays his arse off in the chaotic buildup on track 3 - plays so high and so fast that he makes his tuba sound like a guitar for a moment there...

    any further details on this album, guys? it would seem there were two recording sessions - simply side one and side two, or not..? and how about writing credits? glmlr, don't tell me you've stopped sending such useful data along with your excellent lossless rips ;-)

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  10. Anonymous7 February 2008 at 13:06:00 CET

    Humble apologies to all, most notably to Centrifuge, for the fact that I was not able to punch in individual tracks ID's on this rip, so it came out as simply Side A and Side B. At the time, the phone was ringing, Dime was downloading something fascinating, I was simultaneously trying to listen to something else and there was a certain distractingly dressed female on the premises. Thus both the brain and the body were being sorely and simultaneously tested.

    Writing credits:

    Nodagoo - Kenny Wheeler
    Boa - Alexander von Schlippenbach
    Trom-bone-it - Gunther Christmann
    Flat Fleet - Enrico Rava


    Reflections - Manfred Schoof
    Worms - Steve Lacy
    The Forge - Alexander von Schlippenbach

    All recorded Ludwigsburg, January 1979 (no specific date given).

    Hopefully, this album's twin brother "Improvisations" will appear here soon, correctly indexed, as a consolation.

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  11. centrifuge7 February 2008 at 13:27:00 CET

    thanks! writing credits are much appreciated. the brass men more or less carry the show, then :) the gunter christmann piece is a cracker and i really liked the rava one too - mistook it for a warped arrgt of some old time standard tho :)

    it's true that the lacy number (typically obstinate in its refusal to resolve) is very successfully interpreted - a tremendous amount of tension is built up, and more than once... it's the sort of thing that demands serious attention, as b/g noise it would be maddening after a while..!

    of the two schlippenbach pieces i definitely prefer the second, very good way to finish.

    incidentally - what i meant about two sessions is that the names steve lake, paul rutherford in the notes (i.e. on the blog page) are followed by the unexplained note (2). any idea..?

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  12. Anonymous7 February 2008 at 16:04:00 CET

    Centrifuge: No idea what the (2) means in the above instances. Perhaps Sotise knows. It didn't originate from me. The LP simply says "Produced by Globe Unity with Thomas Stowsand and Steve Lake in cooperation with the WDR Cologne".

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  13. kinabalu7 February 2008 at 17:01:00 CET

    I do have the Globe Unity Orchestra - Improvisations - on Japo (for your info). Might end up here for all that I know ...

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  14. Anonymous7 February 2008 at 18:44:00 CET

    Kinabalu: Thanks - I've already put it in to Sotise, so hopefully it should appear here before long.

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  15. centrifuge7 February 2008 at 20:14:00 CET

    hey kinabalu, while yer here tho... let me put in an official request for the mitchell/braxton duets :-D

    keep it up guys... sol continues to be the premier blog of choice for the discerning out-jazzer!

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  16. Anonymous9 February 2008 at 01:01:00 CET

    Great!
    You're all great, brothers!
    Thank u so much!
    Any chances to post the "Live In Wuppertal" (FMP)?
    ;)
    L.W.

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  17. Anonymous9 February 2008 at 08:54:00 CET

    Sorry lonewolf. I think fmp is off-limits.

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  18. Anonymous9 February 2008 at 15:28:00 CET

    Ok, thx however!
    ;)
    L.W.

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  19. kinabalu11 February 2008 at 16:47:00 CET

    Hi Cent,

    the Mitchell/Braxton duet is on my to do-list, so all I can say is stay tuned. Soon come (hopefully) ...

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  20. centrifuge18 February 2008 at 18:29:00 CET

    drool ;-)

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  21. wildgrebe21 February 2008 at 09:45:00 CET

    nice work..im missing about 8 now.from japo..thanks for this addition..

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  22. ABE27 February 2008 at 21:28:00 CET

    Thanks for this - nice to hear the large ensemble Worms by Lacy. Great record, great tuba playing!

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  23. angelito18 October 2008 at 18:38:00 CEST

    Can anybody post GUO improvisations and intergalactic blow?both on japo.I´m looking for years.Thx.

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