One of the best groups led by Lester playing some Gospels, some
Spirituals, some Rhythm & Blues and some Free-Jazz : from the
Ancient to the Future!
Rec. live at "Teatro Tenda", Padua, Italy, on April 4, 1978
(mics recording)
Lester Bowie,trumpet
Arthur Blythe,alto sax
Amina Claudine Myers,piano
Malachi Favors Maghostut,bass
Phillip Wilson,drums
1. Track #1 (31:30)
2. Track #2 (39:00)
3. Encore (03:25)
Total Time 1:13:56
Ten years after "Man Running" from the duo of Scianni and Izenzon the musical possibilities have become "shoreless" and one of the fruits of this re-/evolution you can hear on "La Musique Blanche".
Au contraire to the titel the music is colourful and is offering a range of moods and emotions.
It was Sotise who made me aware of Michael J. Smith - this post is especially for you.
The LP I got was in a very poor condition. I tried - carefully - to remove the scratches.
MICHAEL SMITH "LA MUSIQUE BLANCHE"
Michael Smith, piano
Kent Carter, cello, percussion
1. Megalomania (Geomusic 3208) 04:14
2. Ectomy (Geomusic 3203) 04:49
3. Otomy (Geomusic 3204) 04:48
4. Interception (Geomusic 3205) 02:35 (For Lonlon & Tanja)
5. La Musique Blanche (Geomusic 3207) 07:23
6. Sanction (Geomusic 3206) 04:33
7. Preparation For A Descent Into Hell 14:55
(For Doris Lessing)
Recorded in Neuilly, France on 12th March, 1975.
LE CHANT DU MONDE LDX 74601
Joseph Scianni is still active today! His recent recordings are available on "CIMP" and "Cadence".
> http://www.cadencebuilding.com/
"Man Running" is one of a few "modernistic" releases from Savoy Records. As far as I know them they are all worth hearing - at least.
Enjoy this fine duo!
JOSEPH SCIANNI with David Izenzon "MAN RUNNING"
Joseph Scianni, piano
David Izenzon, bass
1. Daniel's Den 03:34
2. Junk Age 07:01
3. A Monday Idea 05:12
4. Little Pink Missile 03:55
5. Man Running 04:02
6. Soul Talk 04:33
7. Memphis Ramble 03:41
8. See Saw 03:56
Recorded on 18th March, 1965.
SAVOY MG-12185
Massimo Urbani : the greatest talent ever produced by
the Italian Jazz. Max lives!
Rec. live at "Palazzina Liberty", Milan, Italy, on
March 22, 1979 (mics recording)
Gaetano Liguori,piano
Massimo Urbani,alto sax
Danilo Terenzi,trombone
Roberto Del Piano,Fender bass
Filippo Monico,drums
1. Peppina (14:44)
2. 3/4 Per Danilo (12:52)
3. Il Tango (13:38)
4. Ballata Per Un Vicolo (07:40)
5. Corale Per Albert Ayler (11:30)
6. Suite Del Terzo Mondo (36:09)
7. Geronimo Boogie (04:33)
8. Unidentified Song by R.Rudd (07:55)
Total Time 1:49:03
All compositions by G.Liguori except (8) by R.Rudd.
As Dan Warburton wrote in a review in The Wire : "Portuguese New Music's best kept secret".
This is an earlier recording from Sei Miguel along Fala Mariam who is his constant partner.
But it is really a group music although fed by the strong and singular vision of Sei Miguel.
A kind of beauty never heard before - more to the fore on his last albums (precious ones) - but already here it has blossomed. It is like a tender alien from the midst of ourselves.
Hopefully this will help to reveal the "secret".
Check out his website >
http://rt2.planetaclix.pt/seimiguel/enter.html ---
and his last two releases >
http://www.creativesourcesrec.com/catalog/catalog_067.html ("Tone Gardens" - indeed) and his newest achievement on Clean Feed Records "Esfingico".
http://www.cleanfeed-records.com/disco2US.asp?intID=305
Two more releases can be found and purchased here:
http://headlightsrecordings.blogspot.com/ (only 12,.Euro in Europe or 15,- in other countries - shipping is included).
Buy his CDs!!!
SEI MIGUEL "PORTUGUESE MAN OF WAR"
Sei Miguel, pocket trumpet (straight muted)
Fala Mariam, trombone (straight muted)
Pedro "chuva" Bretes, basses
José Oliveira, tenor drum
Menina do Tambor, talking drum
01. How Could You ? 03:02
02. Bodyguard 02:31
03. Stone Circus At Saint Clair 03:12
04. Pedro's Tune 02:11
05. The Moon Inside 04:09
06. Craft City 01:23
07. Road 02:57
08. Natural Kingdom Cool 03:05
09. Road Two 02:46
10. C.A.R.E. (A Blues Light) 01:48
11. Much More Vision 01:34
12. Advice & Monk 01:53
13. Chant 03:24
14. The Portuguese Man Of War 05:00
15. The Cloud Piece 01:24
40:37 of Pure Jazz
PJ3.01 (1993)
Continuing with the series of L'Intercommunal records, we have now come to vol.3, the remaining one of the four records under that moniker. There is actually a fifth, but we will get to that in due course. This is possibly the most diverse of the four and strongly influenced by the contributions of Spanish vocalist Carlos Andreou. As usual, the emphasis is on urgent political issues of the day, and several of the tracks address political developments in Latin America and on the Iberian peninsula. The crew is more or less the same as on the other L'Intercommunal records; all pieces are recorded live in various locations in France. The music is rough and ready, no studio polish or retakes; this is decidedly not disco or designed for meditative listening on high-graded stereo equipment, but field recordings of gigs in provincial France, far away from the capital. Very much determined by the aspirations of getting closer to les travailleurs and small-town people. Voila!
Francois Tusques - L'Intercommunal Free Music Dance orchestra vol.3
(Vendémiaire VDES 036-6)
Side 1
Blues pour Miguel Enriques/Chant pour L'Amerique Latine (F.Tusques, C. Andreou) J. Maka (alto sax), M. Marre (tp), A. Winkler (tb), S.Ateba & Kiliokus (perc), F. Tusques (piano), C. Andreou (vocals). "Les Marins" (1977)
Piano Dazibao (F. Tusques) piano solo, Pradès de lez "Le Moulin (1976)
Vet Aqui Que Tenen Por/Abrisme Galanica (C.Andreou). F. Tusques (piano), C.Andrreou (vocals), M. Marre and J. Mereu (tp), C. Marre (tuba), T. Ledore (electric bass), Philippe (biniou boz), Jean-Louis (bombarde), Kilikus & S.Ateba (percussion). Le Havre in June 1978
Side 2
L'Heure est la Lutte (F. Tusques) F. Tusques (piano), J. Maka (alto sax), A. Winkler (tb), M. Marre and J. Mereu (tp), Kilikus, A.Mako, C. Marre and Francine (percussion). Le Moulin de Prades le lez 1976
Mar Jo Cantar No Fabia (C. Andreou) Mazir (F. Tusques). F. Tusques (piano), M. Marre (tp), C. Andreou (vocals), Kilikus & S. Ateba (darbuka + congas), T.Ledore (electric bass). La Maison de la Culture du Havre in 1978.
Some beautiful expressive trumpet playing by Michel Marre on the penultimate track!
More L'Intercommunal coming up!
LaRoy Roosevelt "Wallace" McMillan, is a name that probably few
people remember today, but during the seventies he was a regular
contributor to the likes of M.R.Abrams, W.L.Smirh, A.Braxton, H.
Threadgill, R.Mitchell and many others. Is sufficient to recall his
presennce in the R.Mitchell's masterpiece "Nonaah".
So forgotten that it is impossible to find a picture of him on the Web...
Rec. live in Florence, Italy, on July 3, 1979
(mics recording)
Wallace McMillan,alto & soprano saxes,flute,percussion
1. Improvisation (55:49)
2. Encore (10:11)
Total Time 1:06:11
Music that is funny, cheerful and a bit bold.
RAYMOND BONI & CLAUDE BERNARD "POT-POURRI POUR PARCE QUE"
Claude Bernard, altosax, tuyau d'arrosage, petit tuyau gris
Raymond Boni, guitar
Band 1 [18:54]
- Pleine Lune Pour Le Criquet Somnambule
- Petit Solo Introduisant
- Le Grostuyau
- Le Loup Garou En Pantoufle Cloutée
- Cerisiers Roses Et Pommiers Blancs
- Tenderly (Lawrence/Gross)
- Il Est L'heure Pour La Virgule Terrorisée
- La Danse Des Fèves
Band 2 [05:29]
- Le Saxophone Rouge-Gorge
Band 3 [07:03]
- La Pêche Aux Souvenirs Interdits
- Java En L'isle
Band 4 [13:41]
- Migration
- Quand Les Fourmis Auront Le Temps
- Galoubet Blues
- Mamadou Au Mali
- Mistinguette
Band 2 recorded live at the Riverbop, Paris on April 16th, 1977.
All other titles recorded live at "La Vielle Grille", Paris on April 17th, 1977.
HAT HUT Records G
("tuyau" is a hose or tube > "tuyau d'arrosage" is a garden or water hose and the other one is small and grey")
B3B (Fred Van Hove + Bruno Chevillon + Barry Guy)
Fred Van Hove: piano, accordion
Bruno Chevillon: doublebass
Barry Guy: doublebass
01. Improvisation 22:19
02. Improvisation 22:16
03. Improvisation 08:45
04. Encore 03:48
Mulhouse 25th August, 2009
Météo Festival
Noumatrouff
Harry Tavitian - East-West Creativ Combinations
Harry Tavitian ... p,perc,fl,voice
Corneliu Stroe ... dr,perc,fl,voice
Reinhart Hammerschmidt ... b
Hans Kumpf ... cl
1) side A 16:13
2) side B/1 06:20
3) side B/2 13:40
total disc 36:15
live rec. at 1988 Costinesti Jazz Festival
(exact date needs research)
Leader Jazz Records ST 7001 (LP, Romania)
I got this LP from Harry personally, at the Budapest intl. Jazz Festival 1990 (14.07.90)
Following his words, this rare musical document is the first, if not the only independently produced LP of contemporary jazz in Romania, produced by Harry himself.
side A quotes "summertime" several times, on a quite detuned piano, but the music has magic spirit and oscillates effortlessly between experimental jazz, romanian folk, free improv... you name it.
flac > enjoy!
Owombat
The shortest post in the history of IS.
Here is an extension to Riccardo's Company post. Off course this is also Company - in Japan.
This version has almost thirty minutes more music than the original LP.
DEREK BAILEY "DUO & TRIO IMPROVISATION"
Derek Bailey, electric & acoustic guitar (except 5 & 6)
Toshinori Kondo, trumpet, alto horn (2,5,6,9)
Kaoru Abe, alto saxophone, harmonica (3,8)
Mototeru Takagi, tenor, alto & soprano saxophone (3,5,6,8)
Motoharu Yoshizawa, double bass (1,7)
Toshi Tsuchitori, drums, percussion (1,4,7)
01. Improvisation 21 (09:28)
02. Improvisation 22 (02:36)
03. Improvisation 23 (12:13)
04. Improvisation 24 (08:03)
05. Improvisation 25 (02:02)
06. Improvisation 26 (05:47)
07. Improvisation 27 (06:27)
08. Improvisation 28 (03:36)
09. Improvisation 29 (05:50)
10. Collective Improvisation 1 (07:07)
11. Collective Improvisation 2 (13:11)
Recorded in Tokyo on April 19, 1978.
KITTY MKF 1034 (LP) 1978
DIW 358 (CD) 1992
Universal UCCU 9021 (CD) 2003
"For me, Company is still the best way for me to work. It has always
meant that, "in company" as opposed to solo, just with other people,
really. The only thing I could say about Company is that it is not solo.
I always thought the name was anonymous enough not to mean
anything." D.Bailey
Rec. live at "Conway Hall", London, on March 3, 1979
(mics recording)
Steve Lacy,soprano saxophone (1/4)
Han Bennink,drums,viola,bass clarinet,trumpet,etc (1/3)
Wadada Leo Smith,trumpet (2)
Evan Parker,tenor and soprano saxophones (2/4)
Tristan Honsinger,cello (2)
Derek Bailey,electric and acoustic guitars (3)
Maarten van Regteren Altena,bass (4)
1. SL/HB (07:46)
2. WLS/EP/TH (24:54)
3. DB/HB (20:05)
4. SL/EP/MA (19:05)
Total Time 1:11:52
This is Joe McPhee's third recording - never reissued.
Enjoy!
JOE MCPHEE "BLACK MAGIC MAN"
Joe McPhee, tenor & soprano saxophone
Mike Kull, piano
Tyrone Crabb, double & electric bass
Ernest Bostic, percussion
Bruce Thompson, percussion
1. Black Magic Man 09:31
2. Song For Laureen 09:33
3. Hymn Of The Dragon Kings 17:18
Recorded:
Concert at Vassar College, Poughkeepie, N.Y. on December 12, 1970.
HAT HUT Records A
A meeting of Gush with the idiosyncratic singing (plus accordion) of Sven-Åke Johansson - in swedish and german.
GUSH & SVEN-ÅKE JOHANSSON "TJO OCH TJIM"
Mats Gustafsson,sops,ss,ts,flutophone
Sten Sandell,p,sampler
Raymond Strid,perc,g,banjo
Sven-Åke Johansson,voc,acc
01. Tjo Och Tjim 02:54
02. Quartet VII 04:09
03. Ajax 02:00
04. Quartet IX 03:08
05. Platt År Lusens Huvud 03:11
06. Duo II 02:16
07. Transmissionsförbundets Remmar 03:22
08. Duo IV 03:05
09. Räven Kastar Loss 02:28
10. Quartet VII 04:13
11. Myrslokens Besök 03:17
Recorded at Fylkingen, Stockholm, August 1989.
DRAGON DRLP 192
More from Bernt Rosengren and his friends. Also a couple of pieces which could be from the Sevda session posted by Owombat some days ago.
Here's again this irresistible "swing" which makes me smile...
BERNT ROSENGREN "NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND"
Maffy Falay,tp,darbuka(1/3)
Bernt Rosengren,ts,p(1/2 + 2/8),fl(2/2),taragot(2/3)
Tommy Koverhult,ts,fl(1/2),ss(1/4)
Bobo Stenson,p (1/1,4,5,7 + 2/1,4,5,7,9)
Torbjörn Hultcrantz,b,perc(2/2)
Leif Wennerström,dr,perc(2/2)
Okay Temiz,perc (1/1,2,4,5 + 2/1,3,4,5,7,9)
Bengt Berger,mridagam(1/1),tabla(1/4,5,7 + 2/1,4)
Salih Baysal,voc,v (1/3 + 2/3)
Bertil Strandberg,tb (1/4,5,7 + 2/1,4,5,7,9)
Gunnar Bergsten,bs (1/4,5,7 + 2/1,4,5,7,9)
Björn Alke,b (1/4,7 + 2/1,4,5,7,9)
LP 1
1.Theme from piano concerto no.2 in c-minor, op.18 (Rachmaninov) [07:04]
2.In The Ocean (Rosengren) [03:16]
3.Meyhane (Trad. from Turkey/arr.Baysal) [03:13]
4.Gerda (Wennerström) [07:27]
5.Fly Me To The Sun (Rosengren) [05:14]
6.Gluck (Rosengren) [06:16]
7.Some Changes I (Rosengren) [08:59]
LP 2
1.Some Changes II (Rosengren) [09:22]
2.Iana Has Been Suprised In The Night (Trad. from Bulgaria/arr.Rosengren) [03:17]
3.Hakim Hanim (Trad. from Turkey/arr.Baysal + Rosengren) [03:06]
4.Some Changes V (Rosengren) [05:49]
5.Markitta Blues (Rosengren) [03:44]
6.Splash (Rosengren) [08:14]
7.Psalm (Rosengren) [02:49]
8.Markitta Blues (Rosengren) [00:55]
9.Some Changes VI (Rosengren) [05:11]
Recorded between 17th and 25th September 1973
HARVEST E154-34958/9
Here's another early Dror Feiler recording. Once again with Sören Runolf on cello and with the then 24 years old Mats Gustafsson for the first time. This is Mats Gustafsson's second recording!?
Again there is an "Industrial" feeling within the music.
But it's not only an onslaught as one is tempted to believe given the machines which are used.
Rather a "poésie machine" is prevailing - albeight without "mercy".
THE TOO MUCH TOO SOON ORCHESTRA "SAW"
Music for Instruments and Machines
Dror Feiler,tenor sax, b flat clarinet, contrabass clarinet, grinding machine
Mats Gustafsson, tenor sax, drilling machine
Sören Runolf, electric violoncello, synthesizer
Raimond Strid, drums, percussion, circle saw machine
Petter Hellsing, planing machine
Side 1
Saw Opening (19:54)
Side 2
Saw Closing (18:58)
Musical idea and concept by Dror Feiler.
Recorded at Fylkingen, Stockholm, September 14th, 1988 by Paul Pignon.
RADIUM RA 046
This one is for you - Owombat.
A wonderful concert : strongly recommended!
Maffy Falay / Sevda - Jazz I Sverige '72
Label: Caprice Records
Catalog#: RIKS LP 31
Format: Vinyl, LP, Gatefold
Country: Sweden
Released: 1972
Recorded: TV-2, Swedish Radio, Stockholm March 15th, 1972
Genre: Folk, World, & Country, Jazz
Style: Jazz-Funk, Free Improvisation
Musicians:
Maffy Falay: tp, flh, p, indian fl
Bernt Rosengren: ts, silver fl
Gunnar Bergsten: bars, chin.fl
Salih Baysal: v
Ove Gustavsson: b
Okay Temiz: dr, darbuka
Akay Temiz: darbuka
Tracklist: [ total 48:35]
A1 Taksim 2:39
A2 Hicaz Dolap 2:48
A3 Tamzara 11:45
A4 Batum 5:21
B1 Karadeniz 5:23
B2 Makadonya 8:31
B3 Çifte Telli 8:05
B4 Karsilama 3:59
Sevda is a unique fusion of Turkish music and Swedish jazz, which grooves naturally in exotic time signatures (like 7/8 and 9/4), blending textures, rhythms and swinging improvisations into an exciting whole. It was recorded live at a TV studio, and at the time nobody had any idea it would be issued as a record. On drums is the great Okay Temiz, who also played with Don Cherry for some time (as well as did Maffy Falay).
A recording from a seminal phase in Cecil Taylor's career.
The sound is really not the best - it's a bootleg!
But who I am to complain - in fact it is one of three known recordings from this excellent group - here in a rare early setting with a bassist.
CECIL TAYLOR JAZZ UNIT "THE EARLY UNIT 1962"
Cecil Taylor, piano
Jimmy Lyons, alto saxophone
Kurt Lindgren, double bass
Sunny Murray, drums
1. Spontaneous Improvisation (C.T.) 14:20
2. Flamingo (Gruoya-Anderson) 14:09
Recorded at the Gyllene Cirkeln, Stockholm, Sweden on October 14, 1962.
INGO sixteen
(lp-rip)
JULIUS HEMPHILL & ABDUL K. WADUD "LIVE IN NEW YORK"
Julius Hemphill, alto saxophone
Abdul K. Wadud, cello
1. In Space 07:05
2. Pensive 08:25
3. Echo 1 (Morning) 07:54
4. Echo 2 (Evening) 23:22
Recorded at "La Mama Workshop", N.Y.C. - May 28, 1976.
RED RECORD VPA 138
A short one.
Rec. live in Pisa, Italy, on June 30, 1979
(mics recording)
Wadada Leo Smith,trumpet,flugelhorn,flute
1. Solo #1 (10:10)
2. Solo #2 (06:40)
3. Solo #3 (10:44)
Total Time 27:35
Bernt Rosengren started to play Jazz in 1956. He became one of the leading musicians in sweden during the sixties. Through Don Cherry's influence he moved from hard bop into freer regions of sound.
He played among others with George Russell > http://follyfortoseewhat.blogspot.com/2009/10/george-russell-sextet.html < , Krzysztof Komeda, Okay Temiz, Maffy Falay, Tomasz Stanko and the Baden-Baden Free Jazz Orchestra.
This quartet was blowing off the roofs in the 1970´s in Sweden.
.......for me simply uplifting......
BERNT ROSENGREN "FLY ME TO THE SUN"
Bernt Rosengren,ts,as,fl,p
Tommy Koverhult,ts,fl
Torbjörn Hultcrantz,b
Leif Wennerström,dr,p
1. Fly Me To The Sun 14:22
2. Gerda 08:55
3. Samba-Biten 02:47
4. No Air 11:06
5. Tempo 03:38
6. Free 02:10
7. Claodätt 03:11
Recorded: September 14th 1971 by Göran Freese, Ljudatergivning, Stockholm.
GAZELL GMG-1226
(flac as always & cover)
Recorded about four months after the "historic" meeting :
M’Boom and World Saxophone Quartet at The Cathedral
of St. John the Divine, N.Y.C., June 26, 1981.
Rec. live at "Teatro dell'Opera", Rome, Italy, on October 28,
1981 (mics recording)
Hamiet Bluiett,baritone sax,clarinet (-09)
Julius Hemphill,alto & soprano sax (-09)
Oliver Lake,alto sax (-09)
David Murray,tenor sax,bass clarinet (-09)
+
Max Roach,drums (09-14)
01. Sundance [H.Bluiett] (01:39)
02. Plainsong [J.Hemphill] (06:42)
03. Revue [J.Hemphill] (14:13)
04. Bordertown [J.Hemphill] (08:07)
05. My First Winter [J.Hemphill] (08:31)
06. Hymn For The Old Year [O.Lake] (07:22)
07. Stick [J.Hemphill] (10:20)
08. Ming [D.Murray] (07:43)
09. Max Solo [M.Roach] (20:14)
10. Hattie Wall [H.Bluiett] (03:55)
11. Funny Paper [J.Hemphill] (04:16)
12. Touchic [J.Hemphill] (05:08)
13. I Heard That [H.Bluiett] (04:35)
14. Fast Life [D.Murray] (03:44)
Total Time 1:46:34
Urs BLÖCHLINGER Tettet
Neurotica
HatArt 2008
Swiss pressing 1984
2 record set in special cardboard sleeve
Cover grafic design by Ruedi Wyss
Urs Blöchlinger alto
Ruedi Häusermann flute, alto
Hans Koch tenor
Glen Ferris tromb
Jürg Ammann p
Thomas Dürst b
Dieter Ulrich dr
side 1:
King Arthur meets Hans Eisler in Hollywood - 12:48
Peggy's Blue Skylight - 5:44
Quick motion picture with a break shoe - 5:35
side 2:
Oh, soviel Vieh, Sophie - 3:36
Where is my funny Ballantines? - 9:32
Combinations - 11:29
side 3:
Kungusisches Arbeitslied - Niemand weiss hinten, wie er vorn dran ist - 14:16
The psychology of steeple chase - 8:01
side 4:
Neurotica - 12:17
Adrenallini - 4:43
Baghwan business - 1:35
total ca. 90 min
LP-rip to .flac - 2011-01-04
cover and inside reproduced in .zip
extended liner notes (german)
my 1st contribution here - enjoy!
O.
Wonderful music from the under-recognised Rudolf Dašek. Joined here by the grandseigneur of czech jazz Karel Ružicka on piano and Zbigniew Wegehaupt - whom I didn't know before - on bass.
It starts quite conventional. But already during the first piece they show a idiosyncratic way of interpretating this song by Carla Bley. All other takes are originals by the musicians and they arouse an appetite for more music by this group.
Original guitar playing and a drummer out of dreams - Andrew Cyrille.
Not without a cause Andrew Cyrille is clearly to be heard saying: "YEAH".
RUDOLF DAšEK "MEZIPRISTANI - INTER-LANDING"
Rudolf Dašek, guitar
Karel Ružicka, piano
Zbigniew Wegehaupt, double bass
Andrew Cyrille, drums
1. Kocicí ocí - Olhos de gato (Carla Bley) 08:38
2. Jako vcera - Like Yesterday (Rudolf Dašek) 06:28
3. Fašank - Fashank (Rudolf Dašek) 08:44
4. Nech to tak - Let it stay (Karel Ružicka) 05:36
5. Vše,co zustalo - Everything That's Left (Rudolf Dašek) 06:57
6. Mezipristani - Inter-Landing (Rudolf Dašek) 09:12
Recorded at the Supraphon Mozarteum Studio, Prague on April 10/11, 1983.
SUPRAPHON 1115 3279 H
(flac + cover in comments)
Some may recall that I posted a while ago vols. 1 and 4 of the Intercommunal Free Dance Music Orchestra. This was a project of Francois Tusques to go "popular" - to connect with workers and immigrants, to take the music to the people, very much in line with the ethos of les gauchistes at the time. While Tusques had been at the forefront in introducing the concept of free jazz to French and European audiences from the mid-60s onwards, including the Intercommunal album on Shandar we posted here earlier, the Intercommunal Free Dance Music Orchestra was a step in a new direction, in the direction of accessibility and connectedness. This meant engaging in current political topics, domestically and abroad. Whether this made a dent in the larger scheme of things, is doubtful, but it remains a document of incorporating into jazz popular music from near and afar, with musical references to the Middle East and to Africa, a precursor of what was to be known as world music, though I hate that term.
This was the second release on the musician-run Le Temps des Cerises label, taking its name from a French song associated with the Paris Commune and thought to be dedicated to a nurse who was killed during the government strike-down of the commune. We posted the first earlier, but from a rerelease on the Vendemiaire label. The recording sounds as if it was done from the audience, the pressing is not too great and the music is ramshackle, but what the hell, we're not into polished aesthetics here. The music was recorded at Moulin de Prades-le-lez which is in Languedoc, not too far from Montpellier.
Basic facts:
Tracks:
Side 1
Un peuple qui en prime un autre ne peut pas etre un peuple libre (F. Tusques) (10:20) Michel Marre (baryton), Francois Tusques (piano), Jo Maka (soprano sax), Adolphe Winkler (trombone, maraccas), Guem (tam tam).
En souvenir de Cante Facelli (F. Tusques) (8:40) Jo Maka (soprano sax), F. Tusques (piano), Guem (tam tam), Adolphe Winkler (maraccas)
Side 2
Relaxation (A.Winkler) (11:05) A. Winkler (trombone), F. Tusques (piano), Guem (congas), Jo Maka (tambourin)
Chanson pour Pierre Overney (F. Tusques) (8:40) Francois Tusques (piano), Jo Maka (soprano sax), Adolphe Winkler (trombone)
Recorded in Prades-le-lez, Occitanie, 25-26 January 1974
(Le Temps des Cerises 02)
Michel Marre is listed as being on the first track, but I can't hear him. Listen out for the long, lucid solo by Jo Maka on the second piece. I'll have to seek out more from him. All in all, bit of a jolly down at the village hall or wherever it was. To be enjoyed!
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