PAUL DUNMALL OCTET - 'The Great Divide' - Bath. 2002

PAUL DUNMALL, tenor saxophone, bagpipes
SIMON PICARD, tenor saxophone
PAUL RUTHERFORD, trombone
HILARY JEFFERY, trombone
GETHIN LIDDINGTON, trumpet
KEITH TIPPETT, piano
PAUL ROGERS, ALL bass
TONY BIANCO, drums

1. The Great Divide  68:24

Bath Festival.  The Pavilion.  27 May 2002

BBC Radio 3, 'Jazz on 3' broadcast

MUJICIAN - Band on the Wall. 1997

KEITH TIPPETT, piano
PAUL DUNMALL, tenor and soprano saxophone
PAUL ROGERS, bass
TONY LEVIN, drums

1. 17:21
2. 11:04
3. 08:01
4. 10:33

Band on the Wall, Manchester.  22 May 1997

BBC Radio 3 broadcast.

MUJICIAN - Toronto 1999

KEITH TIPPETT, piano
PAUL DUNMALL, tenor saxophone, ocarina, bagpipes
PAUL ROGERS, bass
TONY LEVIN, drums

1. 61:03
2. 07:40

Music Gallery, Toronto.  21 May 1999

For Onx and Nick

EXTREMELY QUARTET. Brighton, 1996

PAUL DUNMALL, alto and tenor sax
JOHN LAW, piano
BARRY GUY, bass
LOUIS MOHOLO, drums

First set
1. 45:18

Second set
1. 36:59
2. 9:23

The Lift, Brighton.  29th March 1996

For Rudi

DUNMALL - MATTOS - PREVOST. 1997

PAUL DUNMALL,  tenor sax
MARCIO MATTOS,  bass
EDDIE PREVOST,  drums

1. 47:26

Spitz, London.  25th September 1997

DUNMALL - ROGERS - DRAKE . Bristol, 2004

PAUL DUNMALL, tenor and soprano sax, bagpipes
PAUL ROGERS, 7 string ALL bass
HAMID DRAKE, drums

First set  34:39
Second set  47:37

Music Rooms, Bristol.  24th May 2004

PAUL DUNMALL - TONY MOORE - MATT LEWIS Jericho Tavern, Oxford 1987

PAUL DUNMALL, tenor and baritone saxophone
TONY MOORE, bass
MATT LEWIS, drums

Set 1  40:27
Set 2  22:02
Set 3  30:34

Jericho Tavern, Oxford.  1st February 1987

Leave a comment Danny!

PAUL DUNMALL / BRIAN WAITE QT. Bristol 14.3.1984

PAUL DUNMALL, tenor saxophone
BRIAN WAITE, piano
ADRIAN KENDON, bass
TONY LEVIN, drums


Part 1

1. Marriage in India  8:07
2. Bessie's blues  13:08
3. Freedom for Henry  7:03
4. King pin  9:51
5. Acid rain  12:03


Part 2

1. Quasar  14:52
2. Golly gosh  12:28
3. Marriage in India (fast one)  7:29


Avon Gorge Hotel, Bristol.  14 March 1984

Brian Waite died from leukemia in September 2006

Tony Levin (pictured here at the Avon Gorge Hotel) left us in February 2011

Beautiful people

SPIRIT LEVEL - THE SWISS RADIO TAPES (1988)

TIM RICHARDS, piano
PAUL DUNMALL, tenor sax
PAUL ANSTEY, bass
TONY MARSH, drums

1. The invisible ones (TR)  9:47
2. In search of the sixth sense (TR)  10:13
3. Reflex (TR)  5:20

4. Red moon (PD)  10:00
5. Earth watching (PD)  6:30

Rec. November 1988.  By Radio Suisse Romande, Lausanne, Switzerland.  (RSTR) unnumbered cassette

JACK WALRATH AND SPIRIT LEVEL - KILLER BUNNIES (1986)

JACK WALRATH, trumpet
PAUL DUNMALL, tenor sax
TIM RICHARDS, piano
PAUL ANSTEY, bass
TONY ORRELL, drums

1. Snagadaa (JW)  8:08
2. A study in porcine (JW)  7:50
3. Kirsten Sunday morning (JW)  4:58

4. Killer bunnies (JW)  6:12
5. Duke Ellington's sound of love (Mingus)  3:10
6. Four freedoms (PD)  2:42
7. Dustbiter (TR)  5:04

Rec. May 1986.  Spotlite SPJ LP25

SPIRIT LEVEL - PROUD OWNERS (1984)

TIM RICHARDS, piano
PAUL DUNMALL, tenor sax
PAUL ANSTEY, bass
TONY ORRELL, drums
+ DAVE HOLDSWORTH, trumpet, flugelhorn

1. From the deep (TR)  7:54
2. Rama and Sita (PD)  7:51
3. Levitation (TR)  7:50

4. McCoy (TR)  4:16
5. King Knud (PD)  5:03
6. Be two (DH)  4:55
7. No sleeper (Julian Dale)  9:10

Rec. March 1984.  Spotlite SJ528  LP

SPIRIT LEVEL - MICE IN THE WALLET (1982)

DAVE HOLDSWORTH, trumpet, flugelhorn, pocket cornet
PAUL DUNMALL, tenor sax
TIM RICHARDS, piano
PAUL ANSTEY, bass
TONY ORRELL, drums

1. Fifty years in a factory (PD)  2:46
2. Bristol blues (TR)  7:14
3. Too late too late (DH)  5:57
4. All Heaven in a rage (PD)  4:46

5. Mice in the wallet (PD)  8:22
6. Orinoco (TR)  8:11
7. Peggy's blue skylight (Mingus)  3:54

Rec. July 1982.  Spotlite SPJ522  LP

JERRY UNDERWOOD - PAUL DUNMALL QT. Birmingham 13.5.88

JERRY UNDERWOOD,  tenor sax
PAUL DUNMALL,  baritone and soprano sax
CHRIS BOLTON,  bass
TONY LEVIN,  drums

1.  21:00
2.  22:09
3.  15:03
4.  17:16

Cannonball, Birmingham.  13th May 1988

Paul DUNMALL. Tim WELLS. Dave ALEXANDER. The Complete Rumours Sessions 1992

This trio was a marvellous vehicle for Dunmall's saxophone playing.  Some of this was released on Live in London (DunsLtdEd 015) but the other sets deserve to be heard.

Especially for Bernd and Rudi who recently came to Birmingham UK from Austria to attend a Paul Dunmall concert.  Hats off chaps.


CD 1

PAUL DUNMALL, tenor sax, c-melody sax
TIM WELLS, bass
DAVE ALEXANDER, drums

1. 38:59
2. 34:40

Rumours, London

8th May 1992

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CD 2

PAUL DUNMALL, tenor sax
TIM WELLS, bass
DAVE ALEXANDER, drums

1. 41:25
2. 39:52

Rumours, London

4th September 1992

DUNMALL. WELLS. ALEXANDER. Water Rats 1992. Set 2

A short but potent second set!  Enjoy.
 (First set)

PAUL DUNMALL, tenor sax
TIM WELLS, bass
DAVE ALEXANDER, drums

1.  Second set  24:49

The Water Rats, Kings Cross, London

25th August 1992

DUNMALL. WELLS. ALEXANDER. Water Rats 1992. Set 1

I think there were four of us in the audience. So not many people have heard this.  It's great.  Go for it.  (Now, where's that second set...?)

PAUL DUNMALL,  tenor sax
TIM WELLS,  bass
DAVE ALEXANDER,  drums

1.  First set  39:15

The Water Rats, Kings Cross, London

25th August 1992

(Second set here)

DEAN / DUNMALL / RILEY / LEVIN - 1997

A short but pretty heavy set. Phew!

ELTON DEAN, alto sax
PAUL DUNMALL, tenor sax
HOWARD RILEY, piano
TONY LEVIN, drums

1. 26:59

Vortex, London.  7th June 1997

PAUL DUNMALL QUARTET. Manchester, 1987

PAUL DUNMALL, tenor sax
ALEX MAGUIRE, piano
TONY MOORE, bass
STEVE NOBLE, drums

1. 49:36
2. 39:39
3. 10:28

Band on the Wall,  Manchester.  27th February 1987

M U J I C I A N - Liverpool 1989

Whooooooa!  I thought this tape was a write-off but no - here is an absolute gem from the truly marvellous Mujician that was.  The most musical of free improvising groups - time, no time, exquisite beauty, intensity, incredible interaction - it's all here.  Check out Tippett's flight at about 12 minutes in with bass and drums and wish, like me, that they had worked as a trio too.  Dunmall leaves his tenor in the case and wows on baritone and soprano.  Listening to this has reminded me just how fantastic this group was.  Take thirty seven minutes and have a listen and let me know what you think.

TONY LEVIN, drums
KEITH TIPPETT, piano
PAUL ROGERS, bass
PAUL DUNMALL, baritone and soprano sax

1. Hearts beat me.   37:03

Bluecoat Arts Centre, Liverpool.  13th November 1989

NB.  Rapidshare, Game Front and Zippyshare (further down) links in the comments.

MUJICIAN. Le Mans 2004

KEITH TIPPETT, piano
PAUL DUNMALL, tenor sax
PAUL ROGERS, 7 string A.L.L bass
TONY LEVIN, drums

1. 36:40
2. 12:58

Le Mans (France) Festival, 2004.