5 March 2019

SAKIS PAPADIMITRIOU - FLOROS FLORIDIS "IMPROVISING AT BARAKOS" (J.N.D., 1979)


The first Greek recording with free improvised music.
Recorded at the first modern Jazz club in Athen right below the Akropolis.


Floros Floridis, clarinet, soprano & alto saxophone
Sakis Papadimitriou, piano


01. Improvisation A Plus Opening And Closing     14:56
02. Almost Kalamatianos     4:23
03. Wave     7:11
04. Folk Improvisation     10:43
05. F2 Extract     2:30
06. Kj     5:32
07. Alto 0,5     6:23
08. Improvisation C     7:30
09. Intermission     6:47
10. Improvisation D Plus The National Rock'n'Roll     13:03


Recorded at Jazz Club of Barakos in Plaka, Athen, Greece on April 15, 1979.

J.N.D. Records 003 (CD - 2002)
Originally released as 2 x vinyl (LP 901) on the same label in 1979.

9 comments:

  1. I bought a copy of this oop cd some weeks ago, it is really superbe.

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  2. Many thanks! I was at this club often as a teenager!

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  3. Thanx! How many memories!! Please up Sakis' "Pianoepafes" from the same era.

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  4. Hi John, I don't have Πιανοεπαφές. At least I believe this is the recording you're refering to.
    https://www.discogs.com/%CE%A3%CE%AC%CE%BA%CE%B7%CF%82-%CE%A0%CE%B1%CF%80%CE%B1%CE%B4%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%B7%CF%84%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%85-%CE%A0%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%BF%CE%B5%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%86%CE%AD%CF%82/release/2782118

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  5. Yes, this is it! Never mind. This album is great, although i preferred Sakis's solo performances

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