30 March 2017

EKKEHARD JOST R.I.P.




Ekkehard Jost 22.01.1938 - 23.03.2017

Songs against marching in lock-step....


DUDU PUKWANA / JOHN STEVENS ‎– RADEBE - THEY SHOOT TO KILL (P-VINE RECORDS, 1989)





A. Mbizo Radebe Part 1 (They Shoot To Kill)

B. Mbizo Radebe Part 2 (They Shoot To Kill)


Dudu Pukwana, alto and soprano saxophone, piano, vocals

John Stevens, drums, mini trumpet


Recorded at The Glass Trap, Southall, Middlesex, England, January 14 1987.

P-Vine Records ‎– PLP-6505

LP Rip

24 March 2017

UNITÀ MUSICALE "TWISTER" (SPLASCH, 1976/1988)




Mario Schiano, saxophone
Guido Mazzon, trumpet
Gaetano Liguori, piano
Roberto Bellatalla, double bass (1-3)
Pasquale Liguori, drums


1. The Wild Bunch     12:36
2. The Wild Bunch     15:10
3. The Wild Bunch     05:48
4. We - Effetti Larsen     18:37
5. We - Effetti Larsen     15:23

Tracks 1 - 3 Recorded on 11 July 1976 at the Penne Festival.
Tracks 4 - 5 Recorded on 4 March 1988, Controindicazioni 2 - Sedute di improvvisazione Festival, Colosseo Theatre, Rome.

Tracks 4 and 5 previously released as "Effetti Larsen" on LP in 1988 on Splasc(h) Records HP09


BENNINK, MENGELBERG, RUTHERFORD, SCHIANO ‎– A EUROPEAN PROPOSAL (HORO RECORDS, 1979)




A. Tristezze Di Sanluigi
B. Tristezze Di Sanluigi
C. Tristezze Di Sanluigi
D. Tristezze Di Sanluigi


Mario Schiano, alto saxophone
Han Bennink, drums, percussion, cymbal, bass clarinet, fiddle, whistle, toy
Misha Mengelberg, piano
Paul Rutherford, trombone, euphonium


Recorded live at Teatro Ponchielli, April 24, 1978.

Horo Records ‎– HDP 35-36

LP Rip

22 March 2017

SEPTET MATCHI-OUL ‎– TERREMOTO (FUTURA RECORDS, 1971)



A1. Parisonophobe
A2. Micha
A3. Theme Z

B1. Brack
B2. Amma
B3. Terronesia
B4. Relaxin


Jean-François (Jef) Sicard, alto saxophone, flute, bass clarinet
François Mechali, contrabass
Gerard Coppere, tenor saxophone, flute
Manuel Villaroel, piano
William Treve, trombone
Sonny Grey, trumpet
Jean-Louis Mechali, drums, vibraphone


Recorded on May 8, 1971 at Studio Europasonor, Paris

Futura Records ‎– GER 25

LP Rip


19 March 2017

MARIO SCHIANO "APOLLON UNA FABBRICA OCCUPATA" (IL MANIFESTO, 1969)




Mario Schiano, alto saxophone
Marcello Melis, bass
Marco Cristofolini, drums, wood flute

1. Apollon 1     2:33
2. Apollon 2     3:51
3. Apollon 3     3:06
4. Apollon 4     0:48
5. Apollon 5     2:33
6. Apollon 6     5:41
7. Apollon 7     6:04


Recorded in Rome at Ager Film, one night between 4th and 9th February 1969.

Soundtrack for ' Apollon Una Fabbrica Occupata', movie by Ugo Gregoretti

CD included in the book "Un cielo di stelle Parole e musica di Mario Schiano"
by Pierpaolo Faggiano (Manifestolibri, 2003)


Il Manifesto CD 117

16 March 2017

MARIO SCHIANO "ON THE WAITING-LIST" (KING UNIVERSAL, 1973)







SEI MIGUEL "SHOWTIME" (FÁBRICA DE SON, 1994)




Sei Miguel, trumpet
Fala Mariam, trombone
Rafael Toral, guitar
Pedro "Chuva" Bretes, bass
Menina Do Tambor, gong
Luis San-Payo, snare drum


1. I     07:31
2. II     24:57
3. III     08:16


Recorded live in studio, July 8, 1994, Angel 2, Lisboa.


para Chet e Cage

The threefold division of this work is irrelevant,
existing only as a help to radiobroadcast and other manipulation of an extended musical piece.
With the author's permission.

Fábrica de Sons  FS 100.002

15 March 2017

MARIO SCHIANO ‎– SUD (TOMORROW, 1973)



A1. Sa Bruscia
A2. Supramonte

B1. Palazzo Panorama
B2. Belice, Veduta Aerea
B3. Gambrinus
B4. Sud



Mario Schiano, alto saxophone, flute (A2)
Bruno Tommaso, contrabass
Alfonso Alcântara Vieira, drums
Massimo Urbani, alto saxophone (A1-2, B4)
Eugenio Colombo, alto saxophone, flute (B4)
Toni Formichella, baritone sSaxophone (A1-2, B2-4)
Mandrake, tumbadora (A1-2, B1-2, B4)
Roberto Della Grotta, contrabass (B4)
Tommaso Vittorini, flute, bass clarinet (B4), tenor saxophone (A1-2, B3-4)
Maurizio Giammarco, soprano saxophone (A1-B1, tenor saxophone (B4)
Guido Anelli, trombone (B4)
Ruggero Pastore, trombone (B4)
Gaetano Delfini, trumpet (B4)
Massimo Bartoletti, trumpet (B4)
Roberto Antinolfi, trumpet (B4)

Recorded at Studio 38, Rome, 8-17 January 1973

Tomorrow ‎– ZSTOM 2001

LP Rip



12 March 2017

German Clarinet Duo feat. Perry Robinson - Materialized Perception (NOM 1992)



Theo Jörgensmann - Clarinet [Kolbe]
Eckard Koltermann - Bass Clarinet [Selmer]
Perry Robinson - Clarinet [Amati], tracks 4 to 8

1 - Talk 3 (Koltermann)      
2 - Well You Needn't (T. Monk)
3 - Schwarzlicht (Koltermann, Jörgensmann)
4 - Touch Of Strange (Robinson)
5 - Ida (Jörgensmann)
6 - Basta (Jörgensmann)  dedicated to Helmut Schweizer
7 - Carteristic (Koltermann)
8 - Dandeline Vine (Robinson)  dedicated to John Carter

Recorded at Ruhrjazzfestival Bochum, October 26, 1990 (1, 2, 3)
and at Werkschau für zeitgenössische Improvisationsmusik, Bottrop, September 6, 1991 (4, 5, 6, 7, 8)

NOM 1992, CD

11 March 2017

UPCOMING + RECENT RELEASES IV


The good news is that NoBusiness Records is releasing a series of concert recordings that were originally made in the 1990s for Chap Chap Records. The first two are available now as CD, download, or LPs (edition of 300).

PAUL RUTHERFORD, SABU TOYOZUMI - THE CONSCIENCE (NOBUSINESS RECORDS, 2017)




Side A

1. The Conscience

Side B

1. Beer, Beer and Beer
2. Dear Ho Chi Min
3. I Miss My Pet Rakkyo


Paul Rutherford, trombone
Sabu Toyozumi, drums


Recorded live on the 11th October 1999 at Café Jumbo in Tokoname, Aichi, Japan by Ryuji Enokida. Concert produced by Sadamu Hisada


ITARU OKI, NOBOYUSHI INO, CHOI SUN BAE - KAMI FUSEN (NOBUSINESS RECORDS, 2017)





Side A

1. Yawning Baku
2. Kami Fusen

Side B

1. I Remember Clifford
2. Ikiru


Itaru Oki, trumpet, bamboo flute
Nobuyoshi Ino, bass
Choi Sun Bae, trumpet

Recorded live on the 2nd January 1996 at Café Amores, Hofu, Yamaguchi, Japan by Takeo Suetomi. Concert produced by Takeo Suetomi.



MARIO SCHIANO ‎– OUT OF DATE (SOUNDSTUDIO, 1983)





A/B. Jazz Club N. 1/2


Mario Schiano, alto saxophone
Daniele Cavallanti, baritone saxophone
Paolino Dalla Porta, bass
Filippo Monico, drums
Riccardo Fassi, piano
Michel Audisso, soprano saxophone
Sandro Satta, tenor saxophone

Both sides merged back into continuous track.

Recorded in Piedmonte Matese (Caserta) on 20 July 1983.

Soundstudio ‎– 33-ST 010

LP Rip

10 March 2017

MARIO SCHIANO & TOMMASO VITTORINI ‎– SWIMMING POOL ORCHESTRA (DISCHI DELLA QUERCIA, 1981)




A1. Fishes
A2. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
A3. Georgia On My Mind
A4. Paraguay
A5. Grizzly
A6. Globe Me Or Glub Me
A7. In Paradise With You

B1. Concepts IV
B2. Some Of These Days
B3. Solo
B4. Free Interlude
B5. 'O Vero Free
B6. Black Mountain Blues
B7. Swimming Pool Orchestra


Mario Schiano, vocals, piano, alto saxophone, drums, accordion, latin bell, Neapolitan whistle, kitchen pot carillon, imitation trombone, handclaps, various toys, typewriter

Tommaso Vittorino, vocals, alto, soprano, tenor and baritone saxophone, piano, bass, guitar, drums, polymmog, Fender piano, clarinet, accordion, harmonica, reco-reco, handclaps, toy-horn, tape, whistle, various toys, bicycle

Jean Jacques Ferry, drums, (A7), French-speaking voice (B1)

Trottolino, vocal (A4), Neapolitan-speaking voice (B1)


Recorded in Rome at the Junior Studio, 10-20 October 1980

Dischi Della Quercia ‎– Q 28011

LP Rip

7 March 2017

KRAFTWERK "KRAFTWERK 1" (PHILIPS, 1970)


Three weeks ago I got the new Zeitkratzer. They play tunes from the two first Karftwerk LPs.
For whatever reason Kraftwerk never approved an official reissue of these recording.
After listening to the Zeitkratzer LP I wanted to hear the original again after many years.
Here's a link to the release I'm referring to.
And here you can download an unissued Zeitkratzer from 2002.



Florian Schneider-Esleben, flute, violin, electric percussion
Ralf Hütter, organ, tubon
Andreas Hohmann, drums (A1, A2)
Klaus Dinger, drums (B2)

A1. Ruckzuck     7:49
A2. Stratovarius     12:07
B1. Megaherz     9:31
B2. Vom Himmel Hoch     9:59


Recorded & remixed July-September 1970.

Philips 6305 058 (late autumn 1970)

(vinyl rip)

PETR MATUSZEK - On The Threshold Of Light (1996)


PETR MATUSZEK - Na prahu světla / On The Threshold Of Light (Happy Music 1996)

This is not usual IS avant-jazz, but I think it would be interesting to hear for some people here. In the forefront of the album is singing of Petr Matuszek, combining classical and aliquote techniques in the works of Czech contemporary composers. Title is OOP for many years, as the label disappeared from Czech music scene. 





6 March 2017

MARCELLO MELIS - PERDAS DE FOGU - BURNING STONES (RCA, 1975)




A1. Sa Bruscia Narat
A2. Italjazz
A3. Rivvalta

B1. Perdas De Fogu
B2. Sulcis
B3. Anghelu Ruju


Mario Schiano, alto saxophone
Sheila Jordan, vocals
Don Pullen, piano
Bruce Johnson, guitar
Marcello Melis, bass
Ray Mantilla, percussion
Jerome Cooper, drums

Recorded on 13-14 JUne 1974, at Downtown Studio, New York

RCA - TPL1 1082

LP Rip

4 March 2017

MISHA MENGELBERG - R.I.P.


..... born 5 June, 1935 in Kiev, Ukraine - died 3 March, 2017, Amsterdam

R.I.P.



(Photography by Anton Johannes Gerrit Corbijn)

2 March 2017

HOPPER, DEAN, TiPPETT, GALLiVAN - Stadt Theatre, Radio Bremen 1977


HOPPER, DEAN, TiPPETT, GALLiVAN - Stadt Theatre, Radio Bremen 1977

01 Echoes  7.21
02 Seven Drones 10.58
03 Naima  12.29
04 Soul Fate  8.26

Hugh Hopper, bass guitar
Elton Dean, alto sax, saxello
Keith Tippett, piano
Joe Gallivan, drums, moog synthesizer

This was posted few years ago in Contributions section (by Nod Y? Anyway thank you to original contributor). I converted original mp3 files to wav, set appropriate tracking and then converted to flac and mp3. Picture above is from 1 hour long performance of the quartet, published on Vimeo by CCA: Glasgow as follows.


1 March 2017

UPCOMING + RECENT RELEASES III



I never would have thought that these great sounds will get a reissue. But as a Buddhist monk once in far more serious circumstances remarked I had to little imagination...
At the end of march there will be a 6 CD-box with all the LPs of the Workshop De Lyon and the Free Jazz Workshop.
Not only the previously released yet rare recordings but also unreleased music - already ordered my copy.

 



 Discovered this CD only late in 2016. But in January '17 I realised what for a masterpiece the music contained is - IMO.
Acoustic bass guitar and piano - recommended!