31 January 2013

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

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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30 comments:

  1. Nick31 January 2013 at 04:57:00 CET

    Palm 26 RS
    Palm 26 ZS

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  2. Nick31 January 2013 at 05:01:00 CET

    Palm 28 RS
    Palm 28 ZS-1
    Palm 28 ZS-2

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  3. Nick31 January 2013 at 05:01:00 CET

    TTT RS

    TTT ZS1
    TTT ZS2
    TTT ZS3

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  4. SOTISE31 January 2013 at 06:23:00 CET

    Sad loss indeed , But Living on through a glorious oeuvre!

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  5. SOTISE31 January 2013 at 06:24:00 CET

    oh and i forgot to say, many many thanks for sharing these!!!

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  6. glmlr31 January 2013 at 10:51:00 CET

    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".

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  7. Vinylust31 January 2013 at 15:11:00 CET

    thanks nick. no better way to celebrate someones life than to be taken to "other planes of there" by their music.

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  8. Nick31 January 2013 at 15:57:00 CET

    Thanks for the correction and date - I've added those

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  9. Anonymous31 January 2013 at 20:16:00 CET

    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

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  10. Wallofsound31 January 2013 at 21:42:00 CET

    I love Morris' creations in all their idiosyncratic diversity. Thanks for sharing the news and the music.

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  11. Nick1 February 2013 at 05:59:00 CET

    Thanks FW

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  12. magogiallo1 February 2013 at 12:09:00 CET

    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

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  13. Colin Green2 February 2013 at 11:07:00 CET

    Many thanks. The TTT RS link seems to be broken.

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  14. Igor2 February 2013 at 13:32:00 CET

    Another giant is gone.
    Thank you for your generosity Nick.

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  15. kinabalu2 February 2013 at 13:43:00 CET

    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.

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  16. Anonymous3 February 2013 at 02:40:00 CET

    Butch Morris - Conduction live at Nublu, NYC 6-18-2012 in FLAC. In tribute.

    https://mega.co.nz/#!yAowUKZR!flf-u2LcAXTLpLfjrv0rtClOw85TTrWbvQUWrfkT4D4

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  17. -Otto-6 February 2013 at 01:06:00 CET

    Thanks, Nick, for these rare albums!

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  18. corvimax6 February 2013 at 16:14:00 CET

    slowly the palm albums are coming to surface, and these are a beauty, havent listened yet to TTT, many thanks Nick

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  19. Solomon29 November 2013 at 23:59:00 CET

    Thank you.

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  20. Unknown9 January 2015 at 17:34:00 CET

    Nick, can you reup EAN-CHARLES CAPON / PHILIPPE MATÉ / BUTCH MORRIS / SERGE RAHOERSON – UNTITLED (PALM 26, 1977), please? very precious album

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  21. Anonymous23 April 2015 at 20:14:00 CEST

    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

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  22. Unknown23 April 2015 at 21:18:00 CEST

    thankssss! people on this blog is the best part of humanity.

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  23. melanpyre4 January 2016 at 20:35:00 CET

    Could you please re-upload Europamerica ?

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  24. Anonymous11 February 2017 at 16:09:00 CET

    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

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  25. correct silence12 March 2017 at 18:49:00 CET

    Hello

    Would it be possible to re-up Palm 28 euro america? Thanks in advance in perspective of a new share.

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  26. El Padre McKenzie14 November 2017 at 05:08:00 CET

    Thanks a lot! Greetings from Mexico City.

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  27. mew2320 November 2017 at 20:54:00 CET

    New link for Lawrence 'Butch' Morris, J.L. Chautemps
    and others - Europamerica (PALM 28, 1977)
    https://1fichier.com/?c7exz5xj3o

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  28. Ernst Grgo Nebhuth21 November 2017 at 11:30:00 CET

    Thanks once more, mew23 for your help!!

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  29. correct silence2 January 2018 at 20:21:00 CET

    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

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  30. francisco santos31 October 2018 at 23:39:00 CET

    J.I.T. !...
    belated BIG THX!...

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