MOTOTERU TAKAGI - MAKAYA TEMPLE, 1998

1. Untitled


Mototeru Takagi, tenor saxophone


Recorded live in 1998 at Makaya Temple, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka

CDr Rip

BLUE EFFECT & JOČR :: New Synthesis 2 (1974)

Happy New Year :)


Here is the album I thought some of you like to hear: Rocky fusion of Blue Efect group (named M. Efekt then) cobbled with Czech Radio bigband. I like it constantly. It is currently still available with 9CD box only with complete group's output, so I believe I will make no harm to our mighty Supraphon label. Enjoy.


M. EFEKT & JAZZOVÝ ORCHESTR ČS. ROZHLASU - Nová syntéza 2 (Panton 1974)


1. Nová syntéza 2 / New synthesis 2 (22:05)
2. Je třeba obout boty a pak dlouho jít / One must first put on shoes and then walk for quite a while (9:57)
3. Klíště / The tick (3:25)
4. Jedenáctého října / October 11 (7:29)

Line-up

- Radim Hladík / electric guitar
- Josef Kůstka / bass, electric violin, vocals (2-4)
- Lešek Semelka / vocals (all)
- Vlado Čech / drums

- Laco Deczi / trumpet solo (1)
- Karel Růžička / organ solo (1)
- Petr Král / tenor saxophone solo (1)
- The Pavel Kühn Choir / chorus (1)

- The Czechoslovak Radio Jazz Orchestra, directed by Kamil Hála

Recorded August 1973 in Prague

Tim Berne Snakeoil; Cormòns, Italy - 26th October 2013

RAI 3 broadcast a great Tim Berne concert last night. Good to have some decent jazz on the radio for once, so here it is.

Best wishes to everyone for 2015!


Tim Berne Snakeoil

Tim Berne - alto saxophone
Oscar Noriega - clarinet, bass clarinet
Matt Mitchell - piano
Ches Smith - drums, percussion, vibraphone
 
Recorded on 26th October 2013, at the  Teatro Comunale, Cormòns, Gorizia, Italy

Broadcast RAI3 on 30th December 2014

LEE WON HUI AND KIKUCHI KOJI – GROW (JOHNNY’S DISK, 1985)

A1. バグワン
A2. 英吉花吉
A3. コーリャン
A4. サーカス I
A5. サーカス II
A6. アイルランド (The Grenadier & The Lady)

B1. エピストロフィー (Epistrophy)
B2. チリもつもればヤマとなり
B3. レインボーン・スティーブ
B4. 砂漠の隊商 (Caravan)


Lee Won Hui, soprano and tenor sax
Kikuchi Koji, drums


Recorded on 1-3 June 1985 at Johnny's, Rikuzentakata, Iwate

Johnny’s Disk JD-13

LP Rip

DUDU PUKWANA & SPEAR ‎– IN THE TOWNSHIPS (CAROLINE, 1974)

A1. Baloyi
A2. Ezilalini
A3. Zukude

B1. Sonia
B2. Angel Nemali
B3. Nobomvu
B4. Sekela Khuluma


Dudu Pukwana, alto saxophone, piano, congas, percussion, vocals
Harry Miller, bass, bass guitar
Louis Monolo, drums, percussion
Bizo Mngqikana, tenor saxophone, percussion, vocals
Mongezi Feza, trumpet, congas, percussion, vocals


Recorded and mixed at the Manor Studio on 25th August and 10th November, 1973.

Caroline ‎– C1504

LP Rip

HANS KOLLER QUARTET "HAMBURG, 1974"

This recording seems to be somewhat incomplete - but great playing from all four members.
Wish you all a 'Happy New Year' -



Hans Koller, tenor saxophone
Zbigniew Seifert, electric violin
Adelhard Roidinger, bass
Janusz Stefanski, drums

1. Part I   35:09
2. Part II  42:59

Recorded in Hamburg, Germany on May 12, 1974.

DEWEY REDMAN QUARTET - Prague, 1999

 

DEWEY REDMAN QUARTET - Prague, Baráčnická rychta, April 1999

DEWEY REDMAN - tenor sax, musette
RiTA MARCOTULLi - piano
JOHN MENEGON - bass
MATT WiLSON - drums

01 Dewey square 13.44 (fade in)
02 The very thought of you 14.51
03 I-Pimp 13.29
04 Everything happens to me 8.31
05 Stablemates 12.35
06 I should care 13.49
07 Turn Over Baby 9.20
08 Turn Over Baby 9.08
09 Take the A train (encore 1) 5.51
10 Thren (encore 2) 12.51 74:09

The concert was announced at last minute and was a real treat at tradititional pub hall.

Soundboard recording, total time 114:12

GERMAN ALL STARS - IN JAPAN ‎– OUT OF EACH (COLUMBIA, 1971)

A1. Out Of Each
A2. Via Nostalgia
A3. Triple Trip

B1. Nuggis
B2. Sweet Lament
B3. Figurations
B4. Buildings


Emil Mangelsdorff, alto saxophone
Günter Lenz, bass
Michel Pilz, bass clarinet
Ralf Hübner, drums
Wolfgang Dauner, piano
Gerd Dudek, tenor saxophone
Heinz Sauer, tenor saxophone
Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone
Rudi Füsers, trombone
Ack Van Rooyen, trumpet
Manfred Schoof, trumpet
Willie Johanns, vocals


Recorded at on 25 February 1971 at Columbia First Studio, Tokyo

Columbia ‎– YS-2500-N

LP Rip

Joe Harriott documentary, Jazz File, BBC Radio 3, October 2006

Perusing the comments, I noticed that Hum Dono, the record Joe Harriott made with Amancio D'Silva back in 1969, is now finally out again on cd and vinyl. We have posted it in the past, with a little help from friends across the Atlantic, so its rerelease calls for a celebration here on the blog.

I've selected to post a two-part documentary on Harriott origninally broadcast on Jazz File on BBC Radio 3 on 7 and 14 October 2006. The series which were given to artist profiles has in the meantime been discontinued. I got it on two cdrs from a contact at the BBC, so the sound quality is top notch. Presented by Soweto Kinch, we get to hear snips of his entire oeuvre from the 50s and up to the late 60s and many interviews with fellow musicians, acquaintances and biographers. It's a revelation to hear Joe Harriott's voice and l just love his uppercrust accent!

There is a subtext which shines through in Harriott's comments in that he was quite conscious of taking an indedenpent stance against the predominance of American jazz at the time. For him, it was quite important to demonstrate that there was more than one place for jazz which might indicate why he chose the UK which after all was further away from his native Jamaica than the US. He also became a victim of the gradual withering away of the live market for jazz in the early 70s which made a luminary such as Stan Tracey consider giving up his jazz career and taking a job as a postman!

For the sake of convenience, I've spliced the two parts into one for your listening pleasure. There seems to be a little bit missing right at the beginning of part 1, but not too distracting, I hope, so what else to say but enjoy!

AMM - Glasgow 2003

Wishing all AMMerry Christmas.

EDDIE PREVOST - percussion
JOHN TILBURY - piano
KEITH ROWE - guitar, electronics

1. 28:40

Instal Festival, Glasgow.  12th November 2003

BBC Radio 3 'Mixing It'

RISCHKA'S LIGHT FACES ‎– IRIS, INRI, PENCIL AND PSALM (CTR PRODUCTIONS, 1971)

A1. Introduction
A2. Taxi To Musberg
A3. Rischka's Light Faces
A4. Heikideiki

B1. Rischka For Rogue's Gallery
B2. Om Mami Padme Hum
B3. Bumm-Bumm's Lullaby

Eberhard Weber, electric bass, vocals, percussion
Roland Wittich, drums, melodron, vocals, percussion
Fred Braceful, drums, percussion, vocals
Siegfried Schwab, electric guitar, concert guitar, sambul-karang, percussion
Wolfgang Dauner, piano, organ, cembalo, clavinet, ring-modulator, bass trumpet, electra-melodica, sound-horn, vocals, percussion


Recorded on 13 December 1970 at Orange Recording Studios Ltd., 3+4 New Compton Street, London, WC2.

CTR-Produktion ‎– CTR 34694 ST

LP Rip

Best wishes to all

NUNNU BIG BAND - KARELIA GROUP "NUNNU" (BLUE MASTER, 1971)

Nunnu Big Band:
Hannu Saxelin, alto saxophone, clarinet, birchbark flute
Paavo Honkanen, alto saxophone, clarinet, birchbark flute
Juhani Aaltonen, tenor & soprano saxophone, flute
Pekka Pöyry, tenor & soprano saxophone, flute
Penntti Lahti, baritone & soprano saxophone, birchbark flute
Kaj Backlund, trumpet
Markku Johansson, trumpet
Mike Koskinen, trumpet
Emppu Peltola, trumpet
Mircea Stan, trumpet
Heikki Sarmanto, electric piano
Teemu Hauta-aho, bass

Karelia Group:
Pekka Sarmanto, electric violin
Ilja Saastamoinen, guitar
Edward Vesala, drums, vocals, percussion, birchbark flute
Seppo Paakunainen, violin, birchbark flute, birchbark korn, birchbark clarinet, kantele, baritone saxophone


A1. Optaatus Marssi (Optaatus March)  7:20
A2. Kantelon Koetus (Trying Kantele)  8:26
B1. Joikujuttu (Joiku Story)  6:30
B2. Tuohi Soi (Sound Of Birchbark)  3:47
B3. Uusi Hymni Vapaudelle (A New Hymn For Freedom)  2:27
B4. Kahella Sarvella (With Two Horns)  3:47


All composed by Seppo Paakunainen

Recorded September 8, 1971 at Finnvox Studios, Helsinki

BLUE MASTER SPEL301 (vinyl rip)

Note:
The original Finnish instruments used when Nunnu was recorded:
Birchbark Clarinet (a birchbark pipe, mouthpiece resembling the embouchre of an oboe)
Birchbark Flutes (5 holes)
Birchbark Horn (5 holes, blown like a trumpet)
Kantele (with 5 strings to be held on knees or on a table, played with fingers)

ANDY ISHAM / PAUL DUNMALL - LONG MEADOW REVISITED

ANDY ISHAM  percussion +
PAUL DUNMALL  baritone saxophone, wood flute

1. What about you?  25:32
2. Ossie  4:08
3. Where are we now?  17:22
4. Great days  21:53

Long Meadow, Beausale.  28th October 1997

I know a couple of people who will be interested to hear a generous serving of Paul Dunmall playing baritone saxophone (something he hasn’t done for some years now).  Something a bit different.  

ALAN DAVIE ‎– SUITE FOR PREPARED PIANO AND MINI DRUMS (ADMW RECORDS, 1971)

A. Parts 1 To 4

B. Parts 5 And 6



Alan Davie, prepared piano, glockenspiel, siren

Frank Perry, Chinese drums, Chinese cymbals, bamboos


Recorded on 31 March 1971 at Gamels Studio, Hertford, by Alan Davie.

ADMW Records ‎– ADMW 002

LP Rip

NATURE'S CONSORT ‎– NATURE'S CONSORT (OTIC RECORDS, 1969)

A1. Around Again
A2. Nital Rock

B1. Taking Steps
B2. Snow
B3. From The Center


James Duboise, brass
Mario Pavone, bass
Laurence Cook, percussion
Bobby Naughton, piano
Mark Whitecage, reeds



Recorded in an outdoor concert at Silvermine College of Art, New Canaan, Connecticut, on 12 October 1969.

Otic Records ‎– OTIC 1001

LP Rip

Leroy Jenkins With The New Chamber Jazz Quintet (Geodesic 2010)

Beneath Detroit. The Creative Arts Collective Concert At The Detroit Institute Of Arts, 1979-92
Leroy Jenkins With The New Chamber Jazz Quintet

Incredibly already forgotten.
Geodesic has released only three albums, from what I know, all in 2010. Other were scheduled but never released.

Leroy Jenkins - Violin, Vocals
A.Spencer Barenfield - Guitars, African Harp, Vocals
Tani Tabbal - Drums, Percussion, Balafon, Vocals
Faruq Z. Bey - Tenor Sax, Vocals
Anthony Holland - Alto and Soprano Sax, Vocals
Jaribu Shahid - Bass, Vocals, Wash-tub Bass

CD 1
1. Through the ages Jehovah
2. For players only
3. Butter
4. Grab the fab

CD 2
1. No banks river
2. Collegno
3. A girl named rainbow
4. Finale from score for O

Recorded 1981
all compositions by Leroy Jenkons exept 'A girl named rainbow' by Ornette Coleman

Geodesic 02, CD
released 2010

PRINCE LASHA / SONNY SIMMONS / CLIFFORD JORDAN / DON CHERRY "IT IS REVEALED" (ZOUNDS, 1963)

Dear friends and followers of Inconstant Sol

We do this re-up because there has been a so called reissue of this LP.
Take a look at discogs.
To put it frankly: It is a bootleg - and of course our post is technically the same.
But we feel there's a crucial difference - we don't ask you for twenty bucks....
What's more - we are meanwhile quite sure that the music you would hear on the LP is taken from our previous share here at IS.

Another point which should be mentioned is that not only Abraxas/Doxy isn't acting right toward the musicians, but it is also directly trying to scam customers.
Pushing the reissue as a "First edition of 500 numbered copies in a deluxe gold laminated jacket" (https://www.deep.hu/catalog/ACV2038) or "Limited, numbered pressing – on clear vinyl!" (https://www.dustygroove.com/item/724167) clearly ammounts to trying to get people to assume the product is high end.
Does "clear vinyl" really matter when you're pressing something which has been unprofessionally transfered from an LP to a digital file back to an LP?
Mentioning the "deluxe" aspect of the release and forgetting to write about this side of things is rather interesting...

We decided to do a reup again. This time including scans of the insert/liner notes (see above) which is not a part of the bootleg LP.

Best thing instead of buying bootleg vinyl would be to download here and to buy one of Sonny's recent releases on Improvising Beings. 



Prince Lasha, flute
Sonny Simmons, alto saxophone
Clifford Jordan, tenor saxophone
Don Cherry, trumpet
Fred Lyman, fluegelhorn
Bill Wood, bass
Orville Harrison, bass
Charles Moffett, drums


1. Lost Generation 20:50
2. The Trane       11:20
3. Prelude To Bird 05:25


Procucer : Fred Lyman

Recorded at Zounds Recording Studios, New York City, May, 1963.

ZOUNDS L-71863

Notes :

* : It is common practice among discographers to list Prince Lasha as the leader of this session. This short extract of a Fred Lyman interview suggests that this may not be exactly the case (courtesy of Ben Young and Marc Chaloin) : « ... mostly a jam-session [...] they were all in my studio, I don't know how they got these particular guys up there, it was probably Clifford Jordan got it together. And they just started to play and I started recording, and I played on it too, I played fluegelhorn on this track. And it turned out pretty good, [...] it was an example of what I liked to think music could be at that time. » According to Lyman, they picked up Don Cherry in the street…

** : Johann Heidenbauer suggests it could be read as crypted indication of the publishing date : L-7-18-63, i.e. Lasha, July 18, 1963.

*** : Read also the original liner notes (*.rtf format). Many thanks to A. Lukas for providing the original transfer, pictures of the original plain cardboard sleeve, labels, and liners notes, and to Pierre Crepon for relaying the info.

YUJI TAKAHASHI - REAL TIME 3 (FONTEC, 1992)

1. Intégrales - Edgard Varèse
2. Kyania - Iannis Xenakis
3. Distemperament - José Maceda


Yuji Takahashi, conductor
New Japanese Philharmonic Orchestra

Recorded at Suntory Hall, Tokyo, on 24 May 1992

Fontec - FOCD3157

CD Rip

ULRICH GUMPERT QUINTET "MARKOWITZ' BLUES"

Here we have Gumpert's contribution to the soundtrack(s) for a famous and long going 'crime' series - quiet popular in Germany.
The model for the music is obviously Miles Davis' "Ascenseur pour l'échafaud" (Elevator to the Gallows) - but it has clearly it's own vibe.....and hey - what a line-up!


Heinz Becker, trumpet & fluegelhorn
Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky, tenor saxophone
Ulrich Gumpert, piano
Klaus Koch, bass (9 to 35)
Matthias Bauer, bass (1 to 8, 36 to 39)
Günter Sommer, drums


Markowitz Blues
01.     Take 1     3:32
02.     Take 2     1:11
03.     Take 3     1:13
04.     Take 4     1:55
05.     Take 5     0:55
06.     Take 6     1:40
07.     Take 7     1:39
08.     Take 8     4:02
   
Tod Einer Alten Frau
Markowitz 2
09.     Take 1     0:47
10.     Take 2     1:04
11.     Take 3     1:27
12.     Take 4     0:43
13.     Take 5     3:32
14.     Take 6     1:28
15.     Take 7     0:25
16.     Take 8     0:41
17.     Take 9     1:06

Smell A Rat
18.     Take 1     1:41
19.     Take 2     1:03

Markowitz 2
20.     Take 10     1:48
21.     Take 11     1:17
22.     Take 12     2:53

Die Sache Baryschna
Baryschna
23.     Take 1     0:35
24.     Take 2     2:34

The Fugitive
25.     Take 1     2:19
26.     Take 2     1:40
27.     Take 3     1:06

Baryschna
28.     Take 3     2:45
   
Geschlossene Akten
Markowitz 3
29.     Take 1     0:50
30.     Take 2     0:41
31.     Take 3     1:11
32.     Take 4     1:01
33.     Take 5     1:01

Smell A Rat Again
34.     Take 1     2:25

Markowitz 3
35.     Take 1     3:36
   
Endstation
Markowitz 4
36.     Take 1     1:02
37.     Take 2     0:56

Skate On Thin Ice
38.     Take 1     2:43

Markowitz 4
39.     Take 3     1:48

Tracks 1 to 8 recorded 9.6.1992 at FMP-Studio Berlin
Tracks 9 to 22 recorded 2.2.1993 at RBT-Studio Berlin
Tracks 23 to 28 recorded 19.5.1993 at RBT-Studio Berlin
Tracks 29 to 35 recorded 1.3.1994 at RBT-Studio Berlin
Tracks 36 to 39 recorded 21.12.1994 at RBT-Studio Berlin

BASIC 50002 (CD 1995)
 [OOP]

Charles Tyler - Mid Western Drifter

I posted the Folly Fun Magic Music a little while ago and the one following, this one, was to be his last. In contrast to the former, here we're down to a trio, just sax, piano and bass, It' a low key affair, subdued, no flashes, a touch of melancholy to the proceedings. . All in all, a record of intimate beauty, even infinite beauty. We have a mix of standards, some select tunes from the Tyler repertoire, even my fave from the second ESP album, dedicated to Chris McGregor. Did they know each other or meet? Both had settled in France by the 1980s.

This record is a musical documention of a travelogue, so what better to cite the poem that starts off the record:

It was a return to the east
as in the children's music march
like the flight of the Surf ravin
on a voyage From jericho
they were happy sad hip folks
who knew of Cadiz of the west kentucky woods
they knew not, of the dark blue depths,
pale blue planet
lucifer got uptight
as he gazed upon the wasteland
of uptown manhattan puerto-rico
he came as a space traveller
to play his role in the warlock mystery drama
little did he know that the adventures of the ode to lady
day stand so strong
it was a saga of the outlaws
versus The legend of the lawman
you see
I was only a mid western drifter
in search of the route
from saint-louis to kansas-city by
way of Chicago
as I told the tale of bari red
a man alone
who could twing twang twiddle all night along
with a song, A tale of bari red
I was just a mid western drifter

To quote Thom Jurek again from the Allmusic review, he left the best for last.

Tracks:

1. Mid-western drifter
2. Life can be so beautiful
3. There was a flower near Napoli
4. Photo of Cecil Tyler and Jimmy Lyons
5. Blue Monk
6. Man alone (for Chris McGregor)
7. 'Round midnight

Charles Tyler - alto sax, voice, arrangments
Curtis Clark - piano
Didier Levallet - double bass

All compositions by Charles Tyler, except 5, 7 by Thelonius Monk
Recorded in France 30-31 March 1992
Died 28 June 1992

MARIO PAVONE ‎– DIGIT (ALACRA RECORDS, 1979)

A1. Digit
A2. Nine Note
A3. Wood
A4. AB

B1. The Dom
B2. Toledo
B3. Bones
B4. As Is


Mark Whitecage, alto & soprano saxophone, flute
Mario Pavone, bass
Pheeroan akLaff, drums
Bobby Naughton, vibraphone


Recorded on 11 April 1979 at RBY Studios, Southbury, CT.

Alacra Records ‎– ALACRA 1002

LP Rip

CHARLES SULLIVAN "GENESIS" (STRATA-EAST, 1974)

Charles Sullivan, trumpet & fluegelhorn
Sonny Fortune, alto saxophone
Stanley Cowell, piano
Alex Blake, bass
Billy Hart, drums
Lawrence Killian, congas, percussion
Dee Dee Bridgewater, vocals
L.Sharon Freeman, fender rhodes (only tr.3)
Onaje Allen Gumbs, piano (only tr.2)
Anthony Jackson, bass guitar (only tr.3)
Alphonse Mouzon, drums (only tr.3)


A1. Evening Song     8:31
A2. Good-Bye Sweet John (In Memory Of John Foster: Pianist)     5:57
A3. Field Holler    3:42
B1. Now I'll Sleep     4:36
B2. Genesis     17:36


Recorded at Sound Ideas, N.Y.C. June, 20 & 21, 1974.
"Field Holler" recorded at Minot Sound, White Plains, N.Y. July 24, 1974.

STRATA-EAST SES-7413

(vinyl rip)

Albert Mangelsdorff - Hot Hut (Musikant 1985)

Anders Jormin - Bass
Elvin Jones - Drums
Wolfgang Dauner - Piano
Albert Mangelsdorff - Trombone, Vocals

A1 - Hot Hut          10:30    
A2 - E. J. Blues      7:29    
A3 - Strange Sound       3:28    
B1 - Trans - Tanz       10:58    
B2 - Quadrouple        8:43
   
Composed by Albert Mangelsdorff (tracks A1, A3, B2), Elvin Jones (track A2), Wolfgang Dauner (track B1)

Musikant, 1C 066 14 7115 1
Vinyl

AKIRA SAKATA TRIO - PEKING (FRASCO, 1978)

A1. Peking
A2. K-Song

B1. Blue Bolivor Blues
B2. Ataka's Dream
B3. Song of Akira

Akira Sakata, alto saxophone, clarinet, voice
Hideaki Mochizuki, bass
Shota Koyama, drums

Recorded at Freedom Studio, Tokyo on 30 Sept - 1 Oct 1977.

Frasco - FS-7023

LP Rip

DYANI, TEMIZ, FEZA - MUSIC FOR XABA - VOLUME 2 (SONET, 1979)

A1. Mad High
A2. Mighty Blues

B1. Dear Africa
B2. Makaya Makaya Makaya
B3. Witchdoctor's Son


Johnny Dyani, bass, piano, vocals
Okay Temiz, drums, percussion
Mongezi Feza, trumpet, percussion


Recorded at Theater Nine, Stockholm, Sweden, on 2 November 1972

Sonet ‎– SNTF-824

LP Rip

TUOHI KLANG "PENNSELMANN HITS VOL.2765" (UFO, 1972)

After removing at least 500 clicks I'm finally able to present this wonderful music.

In my IMHO this is one of Vesala's best recordings - excellent and intense drumming!
Strong baritone from  Paakkunainen....Koskinen's trumpet!
Wonderful and joyful bass work from Hauta-aho...Pekka Pöyry's reeds are...Mircea Stan and his trombone...high wailing harmonies - snake-lines...clear articulation - no cliches....space even when playing heavy....enough praising...
A real gem - hope it will be re-issued soon - would be happy to delete the links and buy me a remastered CD....

Meanwhile - Enjoy.




Heikki 'Mike' Koskinen, trumpet
Mircea Stan, trombone
Pekka Pöyry, alto and soprano saxophone, flute
Seppo Paakkunainen, baritone and soprano saxophone
Teppo Hauta-aho, bass, pipe
Edward Vesala, drums

A1. A-vara (Koskinen)                  12:53
A2. Marssi For Keinonen (Hauta-aho)  05:12   
A3. Interlude (Paakkunainen)         01:45   
B1. Waltz No. 3 (Vesala)             08:40   
B2. Kling Klang (Paakkunainen)       10:23

Recorded on April 20, 1972, at Finnvox Studios, Helsinki, Finland.

UFO 004 (lp rip)

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MiCHEL PORTAL - Alors!!! (1970)

MiCHEL PORTAL - Alors!!! (Futura 1970)

1. OO Bam Ba Deep (5:19) [Barre Phillips]
2. Billy The Kid (1:57) [Stu Martin]
3. Yes, Oh Yes, You Wonderous Sun Kissed Maiden ! (14:04) [John Surman]
4. Ca Boom ? (:55) [Barre Phillips]
5. U En A MArre (5:39) [Michel Portal]
6. Undercurrent (5:34) [John Surman]
7. New Peace (2:01) [Barre Phillips]
8. Ca Boom ! (7:47) [Barre Phillips]

Michel Portal : alto saxophone, bass clarinet
John Surman : baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet
Barre Phillips : bass
Stu Martin : drums
Jean-Pierre Drouet : percussion

Recorded January 27, 1970
CD EPM 152072 (1993, OOP)

Charles Tyler - Folly Fun Magic Music

Charles Tyler ~ Folly Fun Magic Music ~ 1992 (1995 Reissue)
Bleu Regard CT 1941

Following on from some 1970s postings of Charles Tyler below, here we move right up to 1990-92, his final years in France where he had settled. On this recording, he is accompanied by a French crew of much younger age, probably thrilled to be in the company of a 60s legend.

Stylistically, this record is all over the place which is not necessarily a bad thing to these ears. Starting with a mellow jazzy rendering of Wagner, it moves on to Bach and then to country and western (!), sounding not unlike Bob Dylan round about John Wesley Harding time. Nowadays, this is known as "Americana". Tyler can do that, too.

Then it's on to European fok, Native Indian chants and even futuristic folk, but with a link to the past! The record rounds off with a duet with Santacruz which strikes me as a signpost of what was to follow on his next and final record. Some folly, lots of fun and and more than a touch of magic! This is great record of maturity, versatility and as Thom Jurek says in his Allmusic review, more than that, it walks on the edge of profundity.

Tracks:

1. Ride Of The Phantom Politician (For Richard Wagner) 10:12
2. Just Me Luck (For Jean-Sebastien Bach) 3:35
3. She Caused His Soul To Fall 7:08
4. European Folk Outline 5:52
5. Shownee Indian Song 8:38
6. Star Ship Future Folk Music 9:28
7. Folly Fun Music Magic 6:20
8. Spanish Castle 4:05

All compositions by Charles Tyler, except 8., which is a creation by Bernard Santacruz and Charles Tyler.

Recorded live on digital two tracks by Gerard de Haro, Studio Aid, Pernes-Les-Fontaines, 10, 11 November 1990 and 26- 27 February 1992

Charles Tyler: composer, arranger, alto & tenor saxophones, harmonica, pan pipe, tambourine, vocals
Bernard Santacruz: double bass
Remi Charmasson: guitar
Christian Zagaria: violin
Jean-Pierre Jullian: drums

COWWS "NICKELSDORF, 1989"

Rüdiger Carl, clarinet & concertina
Jay Oliver, bass
Phil Wachsmann, violin
Stephan Wittwer, guitar
Irène Schweizer, piano

1. 'unknown title'  46:33
2. 'unknown title'  20:26
3. 'applause'       00:25


Recorded at 'Konfrontationen' in Nickelsdorf, Austria on July 15, 1989.

WHAHAY - Vortex, London Nov 2014

'The album is terrific, but the gig was an absolute monster.'  Richard Williams

PAUL ROGERS - bass
ROBIN FINKER- tenor saxophone, clarinet
FABIEN DUSCOMBS - drums

1. 57:04
2. 5:12

Vortex Jazz Club, London.  13th November 2014

MD recording by Gus.

With kind permission of Paul Rogers.

Blue Moment review of this gig

WHAHAY website

Order cd (I can't find a Babel Label link yet)

FRANZ KOGLMANN - A White Line (1990)

FRANZ KOGLMANN - A White Line (hat ART 1990)

1 A White Line 7:27
2 April In Vienna 4:58
3 Eccentric Shorty 7:12
4 Quapp 6:06
5 Festive Minor 3:45
6 The Fabel Of Mabel 4:45
7 Bley Play 3:45
8 Jambangle 5:24
9 Oof 3:54
10 Aristony 3:45
11 For Max 3:48
12 Out Of Nowhere 3:50
13 Free (Three) Again I-III 6:26
14 Je? 3:23
15 At The Jazz Band Ball 2:37

Personnel:

Franz Koglmann - flugelhorn, trumpet
Jean-Christophe Mastnak - French horn
Raoul Herget - tuba
Mario Arcari - oboe
Tony Coe - clarinet, tenor saxophone
Helmut Federle - accordion
Paul Bley - piano
Burkhard Stangl - guitar
Klaus Koch - bass
Gerry Hemingway - drums

Conductor – Gustav Bauser

Recorded at Haus Der Begegnung Mariahilf, Vienna, Austria on November 13-17, 1989.
Includes liner notes by Franz Koglman and a poem by Art Lange.

Producers: Pia Uehlinger, Werner X. Uehlinger.

hat ART CD 6048 (OOP) / 71:06

MUJICIAN - The Albert, Bristol '93 Set2

TONY LEVIN - drums
PAUL ROGERS - bass
KEITH TIPPETT - piano
PAUL DUNMALL - baritone, tenor and soprano saxophones

1. 49:53
2. 5:12

The Albert Inn, Bristol.  12 Sept 1993

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEH!!!!!!!!!!!

KUNIYOSHI-KUHN / MATTOS / PREVOST - EARLHAM STREET BREAKOUT 1989

AKEMI KUNIYOSHI-KUHN - piano
MARCIO MATTOS - double bass
EDDIE PREVOST - percussion

1. 29.25

Earlham Street Breakout at Donmar Warehouse, London.  30th July 1989

Listening to the ‘Handscapes’ LP (below) and enjoying it after many years, prompted me to dig out my old cassette recording of the same trio. Funny how it’s easy to dismiss a recording you’ve made because of one little wrong thing.  I always thought this was a dusty sounding old thing, recorded rather distantly from the music, up in the balcony. Transferring from tape today, I was pleasantly surprised.  With the dolby on it’s not too hissy, at one point a baby cries, but it sounds pretty good really.  Anyway if you enjoyed Handscapes, you might want to hear this.

Bozo rightly commented that Akemi once played with saxophonist Chris Green. Consulting an old copy of WIRE (issue 49 March 1988), they played together in Coherents, producing K’Tah (Prime Tapes) and Red Shift (Prime LP).  If anybody has these, it would be good to hear them. 

KUNIYOSHI-KUHN / MATTOS / PREVOST - HANDSCAPES

AKEMI KUNIYOSHI-KUHN - piano
MARCIO MATTOS - double bass
EDDIE PREVOST - percussion

1. Bird's eye view  15:28
2. Handscapes  6:47
3. In winter  13:40
4. Rise to the future  8:50

Recorded 9th August 1983  Leo Records LR143  LP

NDR JAZZ WORKSHOP NO.17 "BIG SOUND KOLLER" (1961)

This NDR Jazz Workshop was in the collection of Rudi Fuesers. First I didn't realise what it was as the cd-r has almost no information on the cd or booklet.
But I took it home for a try - and found to my astonishment an unknown workshop!
Obviously it was in his collection as Fuesers is playing on it.
Soundwise this workshop is probably the best I've ever heard.


Ack van Rooyen, trumpet & fluegelhorn
Kurt Sauter, trumpet & bass trumpet
Rolf Schneebiegl, trumpet & horn
Klaus Mitcherle, trumpet & fluegelhorn
Rudi Fuesers, trombone & bass trombone
Rudi Flierl, tenor & baritone saxophone
Hans Koller, tenor saxophone
Helmut Reinhard, baritone saxophone
Karl Berger, piano
Joep Christopher, bass
Klaus Hagl, drums
Hans Gertberg, announcements

01. introduction + theme 2:24
02. Broadway 4:01
03. Lonely 6:48
04. Homer's Concert 3:24
05. Remember 4:05
06. Warming Up The Bar Worm 4:57
07. Monkey 4:28
08. Nippon Kazuki 6:01
09. Hard Bop For Hartung (Hans Koller) 3:35
10. It Had To Be You (Isham Jones) 3:02
11. Cry 6:12
12. Soft And Easy 4:12
13. introduction 1:38
14. Tune For Antibes (Hans Koller) 6:25
15. Waltz With Me (Hans Hammerschmid) 5:00
16. Black Cats (Hans Hammerschmid) 4:48
17. Indiana (MacDonald/Hanley) (fade-out) 2:44

Recorded January 27, 1961 at Großer Sendesaal, Funkhaus Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.

At least two more titles were performed: "Workshop After Hours" (7:49) and "D'Accord" (6:01).
Hans Gertberg announces "D'Accord" after "Black Cats" as a trio of piano, bass and drums...obviously not included in the cd-r I inherited from Rudi Fuesers.

Note: On "Tune For Antibes" only quintet. On "Waltz With Me" solos by Koller, Van Rooyen and Schneebiegl on horn.
On "Black Cats" two tenors played by Koller and Flierl.

MUJICIAN - Brecon 1993

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

1. 38:43 (feedback interruption @ 16:51)
2. 31:52

Brecon Jazz Festival.  14th August 1993

TOSHIAKA YOKOTA ‎– PRIMITIVE COMMUNITY (THINK! RECORDS; UNIVERSOUNDS, 2011)

A1. 禁じられた儀式
A2. 悪魔の涙
A3. ハリクリシュナ

B1. サバンナ
B2. フライング
B3. ブラック・ナルシス



Kimio Koizumi, bass
Chito Kawachi, drums
Toshiaki Yokota, flute
Kimio Mizutani, guitar
Yusuke Hoguchi organ
Fujio Saito, Larry Sunaga, Minoru Ishiyama, Pedro Umemura, Tadaomi Anai, Yoshinori Nohmi, percussion
Shunzo Ohno, trumpet

Think! Records, Universounds ‎– DTHK-001

Original LP on EMI, 1971

LP Rip

JACK DEJOHNETTE'S SPECIAL EDITION - Birmingham 1992

JACK DEJOHNETTE - drums
GARY THOMAS - tenor sax, flute
BENNIE MAUPIN - tenor sax, bass clarinet
MICHAEL CAIN - piano, keyboards
LONNIE PLAXICO - electric and acoustic bass

1. 25:19,
2. 12:01
3. 44:23
4. 10:12
5. 11:48

Symphony Hall, Birmingham.  4th October 1992
BBC Radio 3 broadcast

NDR JAZZ WORKSHOP No.49 "5 DEGREES EAST - 5 DEGREES WEST" (1967)

Palle Mikkelborg, trumpet, fluegelhorn
Tomasz Stanko, trumpet
Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone
Nathan Davis, flute, soprano & tenor sxophone, bass clarinet
Wlodzimierz Nahorny, alto saxophone
Jan 'Rtaszyn' Wroblewski, tenor saxophone
Andrzej Trzaskowski, piano
Roman Dylag, bass
Ronnie Stephenson, drums
Hans Heinrich Breitkreuz, engineer
Hans Gerthberg, producer

01. Announcement  (03:00)
02. Opener - 5 Deegrees East 5 Deegrees West  (01:52)
03. Mellow For Othello  (06:47)
04. Out Of The Way  (06:11)
05. Beat For Pete  (06:16)
06. The Hop  (10:57)
07. For The Highest Stake  (05:12)
08. Hey, Coco  (09:44)
09. Berlin Calling  (05:32)
10. The Quibble  (11:09)
11. Show Biz'n Done (Grand Waltz Brilliant)  (07:29)
12. Dookola Wojtek  (08:01)
13. Post Scriptum  (04:28)
14. Seant  (12:20)
15. Requiem For Scotty  (04:14)
16. Just The Coincidence  (07:44)
17. Closer - 5 Deegrees East 5 Deegrees West  (01:40)

Note: "The Quibble" on 599865 NDR JAZZWORKSHOP '67 (issued only for promotional purposes)

Rec.: January 27, 1967, Großer Sendesaal des NDR, Hamburg, Germany.

PHIL MINTON, YAGIHASHI TSUKASA, SATO YUKIE, HIGO HIROSHI ‎– NIPPARA•TOKYO (AUSTIN RECORDS, 2004)

1. Untitled
2. Untitled
3. Untitled
4. Untitled
5. Untitled
6. Untitled

Yagihashi Tsukasa, alto saxophone
Higo Hiroshi, electric bass
Sato Yukie, electric guitar
Phil Minton, vocals

Recorded at Former Nippara-Elementary-School, Tokyo on March 18th 2004 (1-3) and at The Temple Of No Power, No Virtue, Koenji, Tokyo on March 16th 2004

Austin Records ‎– ARR-0017

CD Rip

QUARTET MODERNE "ST.JOHANN, 2009"

Harri Sjöström, soprano saxophone
Phil Wachsmann, violin, electronics
Teppo Hauta-Aho, bass
Paul Lovens, drums   

   
1. announcement   00:34
2. unknown title  28:27
3. unknown title  09:44
4. unknown title  03:45
5. unknown title  05:29

Recorded at the Alte Gerberei in St. Johann in Tirol, Austria on March 7, 2009.

DHARMA QUINTET ‎– END STARTING (SOCIÉTÉ FRANÇAISE DE PRODUCTIONS PHONOGRAPHIQUES, 1971)

A.  Tormilina

B1. Tonton SFP
B2. End Starting
B3. Cirrus


Jeff Sicard, alto & tenor saxophone, flute, bass clarinet
Michel Gladieux, bass
Jacques Mahieux, dums
Patricio Villaroel, electric piano
Gérard Coppéré, soprano & tenor saxophone
Gérard Marais, guitar

Recorded in Paris on 17 May 1971

Société Française De Productions Phonographiques ‎– SFP - 13.006

LP Rip

SERGE ERMOLL'S FREE KATA "THE NEW LANGUAGE OF MUSIC - VOL.1" (FREE KATA, 1976)

This LP was posted about four years ago over at Dust in the nostrils. Go there for more information about the group and Ermoll.
I got it from a friend but it seems to be from the blog.
However - as the last request for a re-up is from December 2013 I take the freedom to post this strong outing here again.
I've manually removed the worst clicks etc.


Edward Bronson, tenor saxophone
Serge Ermoll, piano
Lewis Burdett, drums

A. The First Movement     17:15
B. The Second Movement  19:30

Recorded October 10, 1976.
Recorded and mixed at Earth Media Recording Company, Sydney Australia.

FREE KATA 002 (vinyl rip)

NDR JAZZWORKSHOP NO.56 - ATTILA ZOLLER (1968)

Allan Botschinsky, trumpet, fluegelhorn
Torolf Mölgard, trombone
Claes Rosendahl, tenor saxophone, flute
Lee Konitz, alto saxophone, flute
Heinz Sauer, soprano & tenor saxophone
Cecil Payne, baritone saxophone, clarinet
Wolfgang Dauner, piano, organ
Attila Zoller, guitar
Barre Phillips, bass
Stu Martin, drums


01. Struwwelpeter (A. Zoller)     6:02
    Solos: Botschinsky, Sauer (ts), Mölgard, Dauner, Payne (bs), Rosendahl (ts), Zoller, Phillips

02. Beehive '94 (W. Dauner)     6:50
    Solos: Zoller, Payne (bs), Dauner (org), Konitz (as)

03. The Sweet Hustler (A. Zoller)     5:56
    Zoller and rhythm section only. Solos: Zoller, Phillips

04. At Twilight (A. Zoller)     6:23
    Solos: Sauer (ss), Konitz (as), Mölgard, Zoller

05. Up To The Moment (B. Phillips)     8:33
    Solos: collective, Phillips, Sauer

06. Rumpelstilzchen (A. Zoller)     8:14
    Solos: Zoller, Phillips, Sauer, Martin

07. Impressions Of Sounds For Piano And Band (W. Dauner)     5:47
    Solo: Dauner (p)

08. Flying Fish (C. Payne)     7:14
    Solos: Payne (bs), Botschinsky (flh), Dauner (p), Zoller, Sauer (ts)

09. Cry Cry Gypsy Cry (A. Zoller)     9:36
    Solos: Zoller, Sauer (ts), collective

10. Rebecca Is 18 (L. Konitz)     5:56
    Konitz and Zoller only

11. Git The Money Blues (J. Owens)     7:31
    Solos: Zoller, Sauer (ts), Botschinsky (flh), Rosendahl (ts)


Recorded at Studio 10, Grosser Sendesaal des NDR Funkhauses, Hamburg on March 29, 1968.

NDR Jazz Workshop No. 56; produced by Hans Gertberg.
"The Sweet Hustler," "At Twilight," and "Rebecca is 18" are included on the LP NDR Jazzworkshop '68 (NDR 654 057).

DHARMA QUINTET ‎– MR ROBINSON (SOCIÉTÉ FRANÇAISE DE PRODUCTIONS PHONOGRAPHIQUES, 1970)

A1. Augure
A2. Jerkologie

B.  Balada Y Tres


Jeff Sicard, alto & tenor saxophone, flute, bass clarinet
Michel Gladieux, bass
Jacques Mahieux, dums
Patricio Villaroel, piano, electric piano
Gérard Coppéré, soprano & tenor saxophone


Recorded in Paris, July 27, 1970.

Société Française De Productions Phonographiques ‎– SFP - 53.006

LP Rip

Glenn Horiuchi - Manzanar Voices (Asian Improv 1989)

Glenn Horiuchi's music is generally political (he was heavily involved in the reparations movement for the Japanese-Americans forced to live in prison camps during World War II.) and hints strongly at the traditional Japanese taiko rhythm yet also has the improvising and excitement of jazz.....
from all music

The title cut reflect Glenn's experiences on community pilgrimages to Manzanar, California - the site of one of the ten concentration camps.
from liner notes

Glenn Horiuchi - piano
Leon Alexander - drums
M'Chaka Uba - bass on A2 and B1
Taiji Miyagawa - bass on track A1 AND B2

A1 - Blues for John Okada
A2 - Manzanar voices
A3 - Edna's dream
B1 - Stockton calling
B2 - Seeds of resistance
B3 - Lullaby

recorded june 1989 at Fanfare studios, El Cajon, CA
all compositions by Glenn Horiuchu

Asian Improv, AIR-0006, 1989
vinyl

NDR JAZZ WORKSHOP No.64 "CATCHING THE NEW ONES" (1969)

Allan Botschinsky, tpt, flh, mellophone
Roger Guérin, tpt, flh
Locksley "Slide" Hampton, tb
Nick Evans, tb
Radu Malfatti, tb
Herb Geller, ss, as, ts, cl, fl, bass fl, oboe
John Surman, ss, bs, bcl
Leszek Zadlo, sss, ss, as, ts
Pierre Cavalli, g
Steve Kuhn, p
Palle Danielsson, b
Stu Martin, dr

1. Catching the New Ones (S. Hampton)     6:17
   Solos: Hampton, Zadlo (ts)
2. Joachim (S. Martin)     6:47
   Solos: Martin, Danielsson, Surman (bs)
3. Raindrops, Raindrops (S. Kuhn-L. Wallin)     6:27
   Solo: Kuhn
4. Transmutations (P. Cavalli)     10:51
   Solos: Geller (ss), Cavalli
5. Let Me Play the Lion, Too (H. Geller)     13:22
   Solos: Kuhn (org), Geller (ss, bass fl, fl, oboe, ss)
6. Pretty Thing (S. Hampton)     7:13
   Solos: Hampton, Zadlo (as), Kuhn
7. Black Horse (N. Evans) (inc (fade out))     6:11
   Solos: Botschinsky (flh), Evans, Surman (bs), Kuhn
8. Mini Rock (S. Hampton)     7:04
   Solos: Zadlo (ss), Cavalli

Studio 10, Grosser Sendesaal des NDR Funkhauses, Hamburg, November 28, 1969.

"Mini Rock," was issued on NDR Jazzworkshop '69/'70 (NDR 654 094).

BYARD LANCASTER - CLINT JACKSON III ‎– MOTHER AFRICA + 1 (PALM, 1974)

I have added the extra 15 minute track that was recorded at the same session and later included on Anthology Jef Gilson: The Meeting Time; Bobby Jaspar/Byard Lancaster, PALM 21, 1975


A. We The Blessed

B. Mother Africa (In 3 Parts)

+1. Love Always


Byard Lancaster, alto saxophone, vocals
Jean-François Catoire, bass
Keno Speller, congas, bells
Jonathan Dickinson, drums
Clint Jackson III, trumpet, bells


Recorded at Studio PALM, Paris, on 8 March 1974

Palm ‎– PALM 9

LP Rip