31 October 2018

UPCOMING & RECENT RELEASES XIV



 Here we are again with a pointer to some unexpexted, long awaited or simply exciting releases.

First we have seven new CDs/LPs on the Lithuanian label 'No Business Records'.

Wadada Leo Smith with Sabu Toyozumi on 'Burning Meditation' (recorded in 1994) and Marion Brown together with Dave Burrell on 'Live at the Black Musicians' Conference, 1981'.
Both available on CD.




 Then this recording from 2015 with Simon Nabatov | Barry Guy | Gerry Hemingway - 'Luminous' (CD)

But that's not all on No Business for November.
- Howard Riley - Live in the USA (from 1976 on CD)
- Bobby Bradford | Hafez Modirzadeh | Vijay Anderson | Roberto Miguel Miranda - Live at the Blue Whale (recorded last year - LP)
- JONES JONES - Larry Ochs / Mark Dresser / Vladimir Tarasov - A Jones In Time Saves Nine (LP - captured in 2016)
- Martin Küchen | Rafal Mazur - Baza (rec.2017 - LP)




 Yesterday I was quite surprised when I discovered two reissues on vinyl from a seminal FMP compilation and an LP where the music and the accompanying text is a wonderful big lie.
Responsible for outings is the label Song Cycle Records.

For 'Snapshot' the line-up does not read mouth-watering only but the music is actually very good and occasionally spectacular.

In August 1979, East German musicians were invited to perform a three-day festival in West Berlin. Billed as “Jazz Now,” this landmark meeting was recorded and initially released by Free Music Production. From stunning duos to challenging small-group performances, from large rave-ups to Mingus nods, Snap- shot” provides much more than that name suggests. It’s as complete a portrait of jazz in the GDR as you’re ever likely to find, and a moment in time that continues to reverberate — via these sounds — today

2LP - Gatefold - FMP 1980 - but beware - the very informative booklet is unfortuantely not included for the reissue!

SIDE A
Berliner Improvisations Quartett
Sieben Viertel 9:11

Gumpert-Sommer-Duo
Nachschlag – aufgewärmt 5:21
Jazz now – und später 5:48

SIDE B
Friedhelm Schönfeld Trio
Manchmal scheint’s als ob 9:31

Ulrich Gumpert Workshop Band
For C.M. 11:24
(Including: Oh Lord Please Don’t Let Drop that Atomic Bomb on Me/Mingus)

SIDE C
Studio IV
Wikope 10’42”

Gumpert-Sommer + Manfred Hering
Anophelismücke 10:23

SIDE D
Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky Quartett
Talar 6:36
Enfant 3:50

Hans Rempel Orchester
Nummer 3 (Auschnitt/A part of the piece) 13:31
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 And not at least we have Michael Snow's piece of vinyl from 1987 which contains an extraordinary collection of tracks “of rare music derived from threatened, obsolete, or now-extinct cultures from around the world” plus a text to put the recording into context.
But as mentioned above - all of this is made up of recordings (and 'anthropological insights') by Snow himself.  Great collection of aboriginal music from - well - Canada.


8 comments:

  1. One that was released in May that I've just seen a month or so ago.
    Pretty excited to hear this one.

    Okkyung Lee - Cheol-Kkot-Sae (Steel.Flower.Bird) - Tzadik
    Personnel:
    John Edwards: Bass
    Okkyung Lee: Cello
    Ches Smith: Drums, Percussion, Vibes
    John Butcher: Saxophones
    Jae-Hyo Chang: Korean Traditional Percussion
    Song-Hee Kwon: Pansori Singing
    Lasse Marhaug: Electronics
    Cheers

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  2. Hello, If you can excuse the flagrant self-publicity, perhaps followers of this blog will be interested in a CD recently released on Matchless Recordings, with myself, Eddie Prevost, and John Edwards. http://matchlessrecordings.com/music/darkened-yet-shone

    I have sometimes found out of print things that I was looking for on your blog - thank you for that!

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  3. I have just checked some samples on nobusinessrecords and the Wadada Leo Smith / Sabu seems very nice. I will order it sure.
    About Marion Brown who is one of my favorite saxophonist, I just regret that there are almost no live recordings of his first period 1964/1975, that is my favorite period of his musical journey.

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  4. Listen to some clips from Nathan (NO Moore), John Edwards and Eddie Prevost's CD 'Darkened Yet Shone' here. Sounds good!!
    http://www.squidco.com/miva/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=S&Product_Code=26330

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  5. Hi Nathan - thanks for alerting us of your recent CD - actually I'm happy for your input.
    The soundfiles (Andy - thanks) do sound very interesting - means I'll buy a copy.

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  6. Here is another interesting new record by the french label Ayler Records, the band is a trio called Ikui Doki, it is a kind of chamber jazz very interesting.
    https://ayler-records.bandcamp.com/album/ikui-doki

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  7. Andy and Ernst - thank you. It means a lot that there are people who take the time (and money) to care about these musics. For me, this blog (and a few others - mostly now sadly defunct) are what the internet was supposed to be about!

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  8. Not really religious, Nathan. But amen.
    Thanks for the link.

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