22 May 2013

IRÈNE SCHWEIZER / RÜDIGER CARL ‎– THE VERY CENTRE OF MIDDLE EUROPE (HAT HUT RECORDS, 1978)




A1. Raum-Und Zeitpfleger(in)
A2. Tink-Dur
A3. Lokale Beliebtheit

B1. Für Julien Beck
B2. Liebe Jazz & Übermut
B3. Bain Marie

A1 and A2 are not separated

Rüdiger Carl, clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, concertina, water-pipe
Irène Schweizer, piano, drums


Recorded on Oct 28, 1978 at Theaterwerkstatt Kleine Bühne, Stadttheater, Basel, Switzerland.

Hat Hut Records ‎– X.

Vinyl Rip

11 comments:

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  2. thanks for the upgrade from mp3's a truly superb record!!

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  3. Thank you, Nick.

    ...and some translations of the track titles:
    Raum-Und Zeitpfleger(in) > in Germany one says Raumpfleger(in) for a cleaning lady - and Raum is room (space) and Zeit is time.

    Tink-Dur > is a joke with tincture (Tinktur) and Dur is major (as in musics).

    Lokale Beliebtheit > local popularity (could also mean most beloved local person...)

    the rest seems to be selfexplanatory except Übermut which means high spirits but also mischief or presumption.

    ...and Bain Marie - don't know, Marie is of course a name and Bain sounds like Bein < leg.

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  4. A wonderful record. I bought a vinyl copy about a year ago. Anyone waivering should go for this one. Thanks for posting.

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  5. Nick - many thanks, quite delighted. As a vinyl rip, this is Professionally clean without sounding doctored.
    Listening very recently to Goose Pannée - this is just as good: - I love Irene's percussion and Rudiger's concertina here tool!

    Thanks also onxidlib for the trans-lingual explication. If I may offer something back - a bain-marie is an apparatus for keeping food warm. As seen in fast-food places, airports etc

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  6. Thanks Serviceton

    As a reminder, although I am preaching to the converted on this site, there are d'accord on Sven-Åke Johansson's site

    and Zwei Quintette, Tuned Boots and King Alcohol at Destination Out

    all worth a listen

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  7. first class!
    Schweizer is a good drummer))
    thanks a lot, Nick!

    Igor

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