LAWRENCE "BUTCH" MORRIS - FEBRUARY 10, 1947 - JANUARY 29,2013
A premature and sad loss.
I love his cornet playing with David Murray and Frank Lowe (The Other Side), although he has worked in many settings, including theatre, dance, TV and visual arts, and will probably be best remembered for developing his conduction of improvised music.
Here are two early recordings on Jef Gilson's Palm label, together with a later double LP with AR Penck; both great supporters.
JEAN-CHARLES CAPON / PHILIPPE MATÉ / BUTCH MORRIS / SERGE RAHOERSON – UNTITLED (PALM, 1977)
A1. Spanish Cake Walk
A2. Blues For Guy
A3. Orly - Ivato
B1. Complainte
B2. Mode De Fa - Salegy Drums Solo
Jean-Charles Capon, cello
Serge Rahoerson, drums
Philippe Maté, tenor saxophone
Butch Morris, trumpet
Recorded by Jef Gilson at Studio Palm, Paris, November 1976.
Palm Records – PALM 26, 1977
Vinyl Rip
L. "BUTCH" MORRIS / J.L. CHAUTEMPS / F. JEANNEAU / A. JAUME / PH. MATÉ / A. HATOT / M. RICHARD / J.C. CAPON / J. GILSON / P.Y. SORIN / G. BROWN – EUROPAMERICA (PALM, 1977)
A1. The Other Side
A2. Mode De Fa
A3. Chromobachism
B1. The Line
B2. Chromatisme
B3. Con Alma
Pierre-Yves Sorin, bass guitar
Jean-Charles Capon, cello
Lawrence "Butch" Morris, cornet
George Brown, drums
Jef Gilson, piano, conductor
François Jeanneau, soprano saxophone
Philippe Maté, tenor saxophone
Alain Hatot, tenor saxophone
Jean-Louis Chautemps, tenor saxophone
Marc Richard, tenor saxophone
André Jaume, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
Recorded 23 December 1976 in concert for Radio France.
Released on Palm Records, PALM 28, 1977.
Re-issued on Disques Vendémiaire – VDE / PAL 080.
Vinyl Rip
I love his cornet playing with David Murray and Frank Lowe (The Other Side), although he has worked in many settings, including theatre, dance, TV and visual arts, and will probably be best remembered for developing his conduction of improvised music.
Here are two early recordings on Jef Gilson's Palm label, together with a later double LP with AR Penck; both great supporters.
JEAN-CHARLES CAPON / PHILIPPE MATÉ / BUTCH MORRIS / SERGE RAHOERSON – UNTITLED (PALM, 1977)
A1. Spanish Cake Walk
A2. Blues For Guy
A3. Orly - Ivato
B1. Complainte
B2. Mode De Fa - Salegy Drums Solo
Jean-Charles Capon, cello
Serge Rahoerson, drums
Philippe Maté, tenor saxophone
Butch Morris, trumpet
Recorded by Jef Gilson at Studio Palm, Paris, November 1976.
Palm Records – PALM 26, 1977
Vinyl Rip
L. "BUTCH" MORRIS / J.L. CHAUTEMPS / F. JEANNEAU / A. JAUME / PH. MATÉ / A. HATOT / M. RICHARD / J.C. CAPON / J. GILSON / P.Y. SORIN / G. BROWN – EUROPAMERICA (PALM, 1977)
A1. The Other Side
A2. Mode De Fa
A3. Chromobachism
B1. The Line
B2. Chromatisme
B3. Con Alma
Pierre-Yves Sorin, bass guitar
Jean-Charles Capon, cello
Lawrence "Butch" Morris, cornet
George Brown, drums
Jef Gilson, piano, conductor
François Jeanneau, soprano saxophone
Philippe Maté, tenor saxophone
Alain Hatot, tenor saxophone
Jean-Louis Chautemps, tenor saxophone
Marc Richard, tenor saxophone
André Jaume, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
Recorded 23 December 1976 in concert for Radio France.
Released on Palm Records, PALM 28, 1977.
Re-issued on Disques Vendémiaire – VDE / PAL 080.
Vinyl Rip
TTT – BUTCH IN HACKNEY (PRIVATE LABEL, 1983)
A1. Can I Ask You A Question?
A2. Unknown Fractals
B1. Spring Dog In Hackney
B2. Subconscious Remembrance
C. Together And Against Each Other
D1. Cold Red
D2. Old Party At Night
A.R. Penck, bass, drums, flute, vocals
Frank Wollny, bass, guitar, drums
Heinz Wollny, bass, guitar
Butch Morris, cornet, drums
Recorded live, unknown date.
Vinyl Rip
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Palm 26 RS
Palm 26 ZS
Palm 28 RS
Palm 28 ZS-1
Palm 28 ZS-2
TTT RS
TTT ZS1
TTT ZS2
TTT ZS3
Sad loss indeed , But Living on through a glorious oeuvre!
oh and i forgot to say, many many thanks for sharing these!!!
Penck (Ralf Winkler in reality) was known to have been briefly resident in Hackney London in 1983 which is therefore a very likely recording date. Track B1 is "Spring Dog in Hackney".
thanks nick. no better way to celebrate someones life than to be taken to "other planes of there" by their music.
Thanks for the correction and date - I've added those
Butch Morris - Live at Greenwich House, NYC 2-16-1985 unknown lineup in FLAC. May he rest in peace.
https://mega.co.nz/#!WFI2HBhY!NB1O2G2mEYO4Hgd6CQw8UwvYqHJX0Cdp92IA6AOkFDQ
I love Morris' creations in all their idiosyncratic diversity. Thanks for sharing the news and the music.
Thanks FW
In these last months we have lost some great musicians, and now Lawrence...R.I.P., thank you Nick for sharing his music especially these records that are so hard to get
Many thanks. The TTT RS link seems to be broken.
Another giant is gone.
Thank you for your generosity Nick.
Anyone wanting to hear more Butch Morris should lend an ear to the three-hour memorial show on WFMU hosted by Kurt Gottschalk:
http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/49264
While there, have a peek at the chatter board which tends to go on about most anything except what's being played.
Butch Morris - Conduction live at Nublu, NYC 6-18-2012 in FLAC. In tribute.
https://mega.co.nz/#!yAowUKZR!flf-u2LcAXTLpLfjrv0rtClOw85TTrWbvQUWrfkT4D4
Thanks, Nick, for these rare albums!
slowly the palm albums are coming to surface, and these are a beauty, havent listened yet to TTT, many thanks Nick
Thank you.
Nick, can you reup EAN-CHARLES CAPON / PHILIPPE MATÉ / BUTCH MORRIS / SERGE RAHOERSON – UNTITLED (PALM 26, 1977), please? very precious album
new links:
Capon, Morris, Mate, Rahoerson - Untitled
https://mega.co.nz/#!rNknzAyB!sx1U3-A_6Z8s791roXrTKRS-UPvz9Q83i1oiOy0Fc8o
TTT - Butch in Hackney
https://mega.co.nz/#!SEkXFa5a!OGd2pHl8G69D7q4D32rBQlbn2EWW35G-Jj3VDcQzUVM
Igor
thankssss! people on this blog is the best part of humanity.
Could you please re-upload Europamerica ?
adding voice for request for reup of Europamerica
and any other rare Butch Morris material not here - live conductions not on record etc
a book on him finally out this year - well it's his book - finished by a friend
Hello
Would it be possible to re-up Palm 28 euro america? Thanks in advance in perspective of a new share.
Thanks a lot! Greetings from Mexico City.
New link for Lawrence 'Butch' Morris, J.L. Chautemps
and others - Europamerica (PALM 28, 1977)
https://1fichier.com/?c7exz5xj3o
Thanks once more, mew23 for your help!!
It is only in 2018 that I've seen your new link Mew23, so thanks again very much to keep the archives alive, all the best for this new year
J.I.T. !...
belated BIG THX!...
Hello
Could someone re-post Butch In Hackney... I can't find the file in my hard disk and the mega link is dead. Thanks in advance
@correct silence, here's your requested re-up and more
TTT - Butch in Hackney
https://1fichier.com/?5vaim6uazv7uent29f9d
Butch Morris - Conduction live at Nublu, NYC 6-18-2012
https://1fichier.com/?i3p9aj27r3ngpe24fbba
Butch Morris - Live at Greenwich House, NYC 2-16-1985
https://1fichier.com/?eayj2bhp6rffb657b2wf
And these two files were contributed by Ilario Rozen to Pino's blog, see
intoabluehaze.blogspot.com/search/label/Lawrence%20D.%20Butch%20Morris
Butch Morris - 'New York-Sheng Skyscraper' Live in Venezia 2003
https://1fichier.com/?bgy6s06n9ox0fw0hk1u4
Butch Morris - Live in Matera 1990
https://1fichier.com/?fo19hsxz132t8862yl0s
Thank you for providing the requested links plus more! Saviour.
thanks very much Mew23 for the requested ttt and also for the bonus, great!
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