MAARTEN ALTENA OCTET & NONET "QUICK STEP" (CLAXON, 1984/85)

And on we go with one more gift from Nick. My heartfelt thanks to you!
This time we got to hear a bigger line-up - quite intersting to compare his smaller units to this expanded one.
MAARTEN ALTANA OCTET & NONET "QUICK STEP"
Nonet:
Kenny Wheeler, trumpet
Wolter Wierbos, trombone
Maud Sauer, oboe, alto oboe, shahnai
Lindsay Cooper, bassoon
Paul Termos, alto saxophone
Maartje ten Horn, violin
Guus Janssen, piano
Maarten Altena, bass
Ab Baars, tenor saxophone
(Quick Step / Lomo / Buona Notte)
Octet:
Eric Boeren, trumpet
Simone de Haan, trombone
Paul Termos, alto saxophone
Peter van Bergen, tenor saxophone
Maartje ten Hoorn, violin
Guus Janssen, piano
Michael Vatcher, drums
Maarten Altena, bass
(Vaas / Bit / Bes / Mode)
A1. Quick Step 04:02
A2. Vaas 07:37
A3. Bit 08:52
B1. Bes 06:17
B2. Mode 07:08
B3. Lomo 06:14
B4. Buona Notte 04:10
Recorded:
Quick Step, Lomo, Buona Notte on 13 & 14 May, 1984 at Ijsbreker, Amsterdam.
Vass, Bes, Mode on 2 & 3 July, 1985 at Bach Hall, Amsterdam.
Bit on 6th May, 1985 at Vredenburg, Utrecht dzring Freedom Festival.
CLAXON 86.16
(lp rip)
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4 comments:
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one quick step after the other - thanks to nick + onxidlib for this extraordinairy altena rips, they sound fantastic.
bigger scans for this also @ fonos.nl
So rare. Thanks much.
Oh man, thanks for turning me on to Maarten Altena. I live in Amsterdam now, and was lucky enough to find this and Rondedans in the used bin at Concerto. If you're on the lookout for any Dutch jazz records, give me the word and I'll keep my eyes open.
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