PAUL DUNMALL OCTET "DESIRE AND LIBERATION - LIVE IN BIRMINGHAM, 1997"

Andy - THANKYOU!



PAUL DUNMALL OCTET "DESIRE AND LIBERATION - LIVE IN BIRMINGHAM, 1997"


Paul Dunmall, tenor saxophone
Simon Picard, tenor saxophone
Gethin Liddington, trumpet
Chris Bridges, trombone
Malcolm Griffith, trombone
Keith Tippett, piano
Paul Rogers, bass
Tony Levin, drums

"Desire And Liberation" (Live):

01.    46:52 (tape flip)
02.    05:06 (continued from track 1)


Recorded at Custard Factory, Birmingham, UK on September 12, 1997.

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Mike Westbrook Band - Live in London '11

On request.

Rec. live at "King Place", London, GB, on April 2, 2011
(radio broadcast)

Mike Westbrook,conductor
Kate Westbrook,voice
Karen Streeet/Chris Biscoe/Chris Caldwell/Andy Tweed,saxophones
Simon Pearson,drums

1. The Serpent Hit [M. & K. Westbrook] 27:33

The Serpent Hit (excerpt)

Tim Berne's Snakeoil - Live in Bergamo '12

In my opinion, the best project led by Tim Berne in the last years.

Rec. live at "Auditorium di Piazza della Libertà", Bergamo,
Italy, on March 24, 2012 (mics recording)

Tim Berne,alto sax
Oscar Noriega,clarinet & bass clarinet
Matt Mitchell,piano
Ches Smith,percussion

1. Scanners [T.Berne] (29:06)
2. Not Sure [T.Berne] (22:37)
3. Spare Parts [T.Berne] (19:16)
4. Psalm (encore) [P.Motian] (05:30)

Total Time 1:16:31

Psalm (encore)

MANFRED SCHOOF GROUPS "NÜRNBERG, 1970 & WILLISAU, 1980"

At least for now this will be my last Manfred Schoof post. This time with an excerpt from a concert in Nürnberg 1970 and from 1980 in Willisau which probably is complete.



MANFRED SCHOOF  "TRUMPET SUMMIT - NÜRNBERG, 1970"

Manfred Schoof, trumpet
Bernard Vitet, trumpet
Kenny Wheeler, trumpet 
Tomasz Stanko, trumpet 
Alexander von Schlippenbach, piano
Peter Kowald, bass
Paul Lovens, drums

1. Wave (M. Schoof)    8:06

Recorded: May 1970 in Nürnberg, Germany (unknown venue).



MANFRED SCHOOF OCTET "WILLISAU, 1980"

Manfred Schoof, trumpet
Urs Leimgruber, tenor & soprano saxophone
Heinz Sauer, tenor & soprano saxophone
Michel Pilz, bass clarinet
John English, trombone
Rainer Brüninghaus, piano
Günter Lenz, bass
Ralf Hübner, drums

1. Source 27:37
2. Resonance 19:45

Recorded between 28.-31. August, 1980 in Willisau, Switzerland.

Note:
Actual date might be 30th or 31st of August (there's a John Tchicai show from the same festival, dated 31st August, 1980).

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MANFRED SCHOOF QUINTET/SEXTET "KÖLN & MONTREUX, 1967/68"

Here we have a short track from the same group as on the commercially released recordings. You'll find it also here.

The other track stems from a line-up which left no official traces - Dudek still in and Pilz already joining - so to say...and the drummer was Mani Meumeier who started to play Free Jazz with Irene Schweizer and founded the 'Krautrock' group Guru Guru the same year.




MANFRED SCHOOF QUINTET/SEXTET "KÖLN & MONTREUX, 1967/68"


Manfred Schoof Quintet:

Manfred Schoof, trumpet
Gerd Dudek, tenor saxophone
Alex Schlippenbach, piano
Buschi Niebergall, bass
Jaki Liebezeit, drums

1. radio intro - track (fade out) - radio outro  07:05

Recorded at "Jazz am Rhein", Tanzbrunnen, Köln, Germany on September 16, 1967.



Manfred Schoof Sextet:

Manfred Schoof, trumpet
Michel Pilz, bass clarinet
Gerd Dudek, tenor saxophone
Alex Schlippenbach, piano
Buschi Niebergall, bass
Mani Neumeier, drums

2. unknown track  13:42

Recorded at the "Casino", Montreux, Switzerland on June 15, 1968.

(Thanks to rillenheini for the correct date and location of the Köln recording)

MANFRED SCHOOF QUINTET "STUTTGART, VILLA BERG, 1966"

Something more from the formative years of European free jazz or at least, bordering on it. This is the Manfred Schoof Quintet from Villa Berg, Stuttgart,  during a "Woche der leichten Musik 1966". Light music, eh? Strong line-up on this piece with many of the leading lights of the German scene at the time.

Just one piece or suite lasting a little over 20 minutes with four or five sections separated by themes played in unison, giving way to individual solos from all five. It's hard to pick out highlights here, perhaps the high-pitched trills of Schoof coming on quite like Don Cherry or the propulsive, muscular tone of Niebergall. And we get to hear Jaki Liebezeit who would later go on to fame and perhaps fortune with krautrock supremos Can. He was not the only krautrocker to start out in jazz.

I'm not sure whether this piece later ended up on record. Maybe some of our readers know?


MANFRED SCHOOF QUINTET

Manfred Schoof, cornet, flugelhorn
Gerd Dudek, tenor saxophone
Alexander von Schlippenbach, piano
Buschi Niebergall, double bass
Jaki Liebezeit, drums

1. announcer 1:39
2. Suite (Schlippenbach/Don Cherry/Schoof/Schlippenbach) 22:26

Recorded on October 18, 1966 at Villa Berg, Stuttgart, Germany
for the 'Woche der leichten Musik'.
(pre-FM)

The suite comprises several titles included on the LP "The Early Quintet" (FMP 0540),
e.g. "Axiom," "Inri," and "Ingredience Nr. 2.

JAMES NEWTON TRIO/QUARTET "BINU" (CIRCLE, 1977)

Finally >  Thank you Inamorata, for your third contribution:





James Newton Trio and Quartet: Binu (Circle Records, 1977)

Here's the third and last installment of The Complete James Newton on Circle Records.


James Newton Trio and Quartet: Binu
Circle Records RK 21877/11

James Newton, flute & ceramic flute
Mark Dresser, bass
Tylon Barea, drums
Allan Iwohara, koto (B2, B3)

A1.  The Change (James Newton)  09:06
A2.  T & E (James Newton)  05:23
A3.  Pinkie Below (James Newton)  07:28
B1.  Red Car (Butch Morris)  07:12
B2.  Past Spirits (James Newton)  06:18
B3.  Shakuhachi (James Newton)  07:33

Recorded August 21, 1977 at Studio Z, Los Angeles, by Bruce Bidlack
Produced by Rudolf Kreis

This studio date must be one of Mark Dresser's earliest recordings. It also is the first officially issued encounter between Newton and koto player Allan Iwohara who also figures on Newton's fine "Water Mystery" from 1985. A later (?) video of James Newton performing with Allan Iwohara ist at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjVgwOpXxgg.
Again, the LP transfer was de-rumbled and de-clicked but otherwise left unchanged.



Discography of James Newton's recordings on Circle Records (all timings are mine, don't trust those given on the LPs):

1977/01/16   James Newton & David Murray
    James Newton, flute
    David Murray, alto & tenor sax
The Smudge Pot, Claremont, CA (live)

1.  Monk's Notice (James Newton)  13:41        Solomon's Sons, RK 16177/5
2.  The Dean (James Newton) 6:19  (DM out)    Solomon's Sons, RK 16177/5
3.  Theme for the Kidd (David Murray)  8:59    Solomon's Sons, RK 16177/5
4.  3D Family (David Murray)  7:14  (JN out)    Solomon's Sons, RK 16177/5
5.  Solomon's Sons (James Newton)  8:07        Solomon's Sons, RK 16177/5
6. Woman (Bobby Bradford)  6:03  (DM out)    Flutes!, RK 7677/7

Notes: Recorded by Bruce Bidlack. The playing order of the tracks is unclear. Timings include announcements and applause.

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1977/05/21  James Newton solo
    James Newton, flute
Studio A, KPFK Pacifica Radio Los Angeles, Cahuenga Blvd., N. Hollywood, CA

1.  The Dean (James Newton)  7:35        Flutes!, RK 7677/7
2.  Choir (James Newton)  4:26            Flutes!, RK 7677/7

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1977/08/21  James Newton Trio and Quartet
    James Newton, flute & ceramic flute
    Mark Dresser, bass
    Tylon Barea, drums
    Allan Iwohara, koto (5, 6)
Studio Z, Los Angeles

1.  The Change (James Newton)  8:38         Binu, RK 21877/11
2.  T & E (James Newton)  6:22            Binu, RK 21877/11
3.  Pinkie Below (James Newton)  7:28        Binu, RK 21877/11
4.  Red Car (Butch Morris)  7:07        Binu, RK 21877/11
5.  Past Spirits (James Newton)  6:31        Binu, RK 21877/11
6.  Shakuhachi (James Newton)     7:34        Binu, RK 21877/11

Note: Recorded by Bruce Bidlack.

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GLOBE UNITY "BERLIN + DONAUESCHINGEN, 1966/67"

This is the first performance of what came to be known as the Globe Unity Orchestra and one piece which was recorded at Donaueschingen (the other title "Globe Unity 67" was released by Atavistic as Globe Unity 67 and 70 (Atavistic Unheard Music Series UMS/ALP 223CD).
Two other groups played at this occaison:  Irène Schweizer's Jazz Meets India group and the Archie Shepp Quintet ("Live at the Donaueschingen Music Festival", MPS).


(Attention! The text-file in the download is not correct!! - You may copy the text below and save it!)




GLOBE UNITY "BERLIN + DONAUESCHINGEN, 1966/67"


Manfred Schoof, trumpet, cornet
Claude Deron, trumpet
Horst Gmeinwieser, trombone
Willi Lietzmann, tuba
Willem Breuker, soprano & tenor saxophone
Peter Brötzmann, alto saxophone
Gerd Dudek, tenor saxophone
Kris Wanders, baritone saxophone
Gunter Hampel, flute, bass clarinet
Alexander Von Schlippenbach, piano, conductor
J.B. "Buschi" Niebergall, bass, trombone
Peter Kowald, bass
Mani Neumaier, drums
Jaki Liebezeit, drums


1. Globe Unity (A. von Schlippenbach)     19:12

Recorded on 3rd November, 1966 at Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany.

For a short time available as side A of an LP (October 2014) released by The Berliner Festspiele, now OOP.
Here is the data of the vinyl.
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Manfred Schoof , cornet, high D trumpet [trumpet, cornet]
Claude Deron, trumpet
Jürg Grau, trumpet
Oliver "Jiggs" Whigham, trombone
Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone
Willi Lietzmann, tuba
Heinz Sauer, tenor & soprano saxophone
Peter Brötzmann, alto saxophone  [& baritone saxophone]
Gerd Dudek, tenor & soprano saxophone, clarinet [tenor saxophone]
Kris Wanders, alto saxophone, bass clarinet [baritone saxophone]
Willem Breuker, baritone saxophone, clarinet [clarinet & bass clarinet]
Gunter Hampel, flute & bass clarinet
Karlhanns Berger, vibraphone
Alexander Von Schlippenbach, piano, bells, gongs, tam-tam
J.B. "Buschi" Niebergall, bass
Peter Kowald, bass
Jaki Liebezeit, drums, tympani
Mani Neumaier, drums
Sven-Åke Johansson, drums

2. Main Lines (A. von Schlippenbach)    24:48

Recorded on 21st October, 1967 at Stadthalle, Donaueschingen, Germany.

Note 1: The instrumentation for "Main Lines" is taken from the Atatvistic CD - the instruments given in [...] were given in the text-file from the cd-r which I got through tradeing. My appreciation goes to G. - thank you for pointing out the discrepancy!
Note 2 : I have posted this recordings in the old comment section in November 2010 but it went nearly unrecognised if one counts the number of downloads...Enjoy.

ALEXANDER VON SCHLIPPENBACH "GLOBE UNITY" (SABA, 1966)

"The cosmic eye at the central point and on the periphery of the sphere can see all the structures from every angle at the same time. From the divine indifference of the sphere emerge the solos with all the impulse of revolt. The lines they trace are the images of life."— Alexander von Schlippenbach, from the liner notes to Globe Unity (Saba, 1966).


As told to John Corbett by Peter Brötzmann: 'Out of the first trio (with Kowald and Sven-Åke Johnasson) and the Schoof/Schlippenbach Qunitet - Gerd Dudek was in it, Buschi, Jaki Liebezeit was the drummer - out of that combination was formed the first Globe Unity'. Not contradicting this, Jeske (1980), reported that Globe Unity was formed in autumn 1966 with a commission received by Alex von Schlippenbach from the Berlin Jazz Festival. 'We did three days of rehearsal in Koln and performed my composition entitled Globe Unity at the Philharmonie in Berlin on 3rd November. The piece was released on Saba the same year.' In the early days, the musical influences were various and the contributions and organization to some extent egalitarian, with Peter Brötzmann and Peter Kowald being particularly important. However, as the different 'periods' (Schlippenbach, 1993) were worked through Schlippenbach became the cornerstone and the provider of musical starting points for the group.........and in September 2012 Globe Uunity will be on the road again.



This was the birth of this unique orchestra which received great critics but the concert also has been titled “a men´s joke featuring the devil”


ALEXANDER VON SCHLIPPENBACH  "GLOBE UNITY"



Manfred Schoof, cornet, fluegelhorn, (triangle)
Claude Deron, trumpet, (lotus flute)
Willi Lietzmann, tuba, (maracas)
Peter Brötzmann, alto saxophone, (gurke)
Gerd Dudek, tenor saxophone, (duck call)
Kris Wanders, baritone saxophone, (zorna, alto saxophone, lotus flute)
Willem Breuker, baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone, (ratsche)
Gunter Hampel, bass clarinet, flute, (pandeira)
Karlhanns Berger, vibraphone (Sun only)
Buschi Niebergall, bass, (sirene) (right channel)
Peter Kowald, bass, (small bells) (left channel)
Jackie Liebezeit, drums, kettle-drums, tempel blocks, darbuka) (left channel)
Mani Neumeier, drums, (tam-tam, gongs, woodblocks, tabla, "mani-tom") (right channel)
Alexander von Schlippenbach, conductor, piano, tubular bells, tam-tam, gongs (Messer [knife], flexaton)

1. Globe Unity    20:27
2. Sun            20:44


Recorded on 6th and 7th December 1966 at Ariola Studio, Cologne.

Note: The instruments in paranthesis are used additionally in "Sun" only.

SABA 15 109ST

(this copy from POCJ-2698 [1999] Japan re-issue)


(For Kinabalu . .)

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Gunter Hampel Quintet - Heartplants

In any discussion of what marks the starting point of European free jazz, this record might be high up on the list. We have posted Francois Tusques' "Free Jazz" in the past which was out in 1965 in France, certainly a turning point in the evolution of French jazz. This combo is German, however, and these are studio recordings from 1964, originally out on the Saba label, but here from a 70s reissue on Crystal Jazz.

Whether this is "free" jazz as commonly understood, is debatable imho, most of it is fairly melodic, though there are instances of unbound collective improvisation on the Schlippenbach-penned "Iron Perceptions". Nonetheless, in the detailed liner notes inside the gatefold sleeve, there are careful annotations about each track in which the individual musicians explain the structure and purpose of each piece. One epithet that might fit, to the extent that these terms carry any determinate meaning, is "structural" jazz and the pieces here certainly are well organised and thought out.

Joachim E. Berendt, the producer, makes a somewht overstated point about the Europeanness of this music, linking it to the cognitive heritage of the European tradition, which might have made sense at the time of writng, though not from the vantage point of 45 plus years on. Hampel was very much inclined to collaborate with kindred spirits on the other side of the pond, which we have documented in the past and will do again. Of course, we'll have more on the formative years of European free jazz, but one thing at a time, eh?

 Basic facts:
 Gunter Hampel - Heartplants Crystal Jazz 066 CRY 45 306 (1979)

 A1 Heartplants (Alexander von Schlippenbach)
A2 No Arrows (Buschi Niebergall)
A3 Iron Perceptions (Alexander von Schlippenbach)
B1 Our Chant (Manfred Schoof)
B2 Without Me (Gunter Hampel)

Gunter Hampel - Vibraphone [Vibes], Flute, Leader
Manfred Schoof - Trumpet
Alexander von Schlippenbach - Piano
Buschi Niebergall - Bass
Pierre Courbois - Drums

Producer – Joachim E. Berendt
Engineer – Rolf Donner
Recorded By [Recording Director] – H.G. Brunner-Schwer, W. Fruth

Recorded at Saba-Studio, Villingen, Germany on January 30, 1965. Originally released in 1965 as SABA SB 15026.

This was another second-hand find and as far as I know, not generally avaailable anymore, except, possibly, from other second-hand sources. Enjoy (as always) and revitalise the past! We'll certainly lend a helping hand!

ULRICH GUMPERT - RADU MALFATTI - TONY OXLEY "PEITZ, 1981"

This group made their sole LP for FMP ("Ach Was" - FMP 0870) less than three month before this concert in Peitz.



ULRICH GUMPERT - RADU MALFATTI - TONY OXLEY   "PEITZ, 1981"

Radu Malfatti, trombone
Ulrich Gumpert, piano
Tony Oxley, drums, percussion, violin


1. Unknown Title/Improvisation     35:11
2. Unknown Title/Improvisation     11:22


Recorded at Kino (Cinema), Peitz, DDR (former East-German Republic) on 20th June, 1981.

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Licorice Factory - self-titled

Here we have a nice find from a second-hand shop. It was the presence of Mark Whitecage and Perry Robinson that caught my attention, both of whom we have posted in the past, the former with Jeanne Lee and the latter with the UNI Trio (and we'll have more Robinson coming up shortly). Here they are joined by Mike Morgenstern, who is also listed as the executive producer for this recording. This is very much a collaborative effort, though the scattered information available seems to indicate that Robinson was the instigator of this licorice stick project, a colloquial term for clarinets. Because that's what this is, a clarinet trio backed by piano, bass and drums.

The presence of Robinson and Whitecage might point this in the direction of the avant garde, but there is nothing here to scare away the cat. Mostly standards and covers, two originals by Robinson and one by Morgenstern (also known these days as Mo Morgen). This is in a part dixieland, part Goodman, part modern sensibility bag. They even do a late evening smooch take on Willie Nelson's "Always On My Mind". From what I have been able to find out, this Factory was a fairly short-lived affair, so I'm not sure if they left anything behind but this record, which came out on 1985. No cd rerelease as far as I know, so we have to stick with this platter, which is just fine with me. Vinyl rulez!

So settle back in the cozy chair, pour yourself a stiff one and enjoy (preferably in the company of your significant other). A good time is guaranteed for all!


Licorice Factory - st
Jazzmania 412064-1 (1985)

A1_Azure (Duke Ellington)
A2_A Goodman's Hard To Find (Mike Morgenstern)
A3_Bag-Dad (Perry Robinson)
A4_You Needed Me (R. Goodwin)
A5_Dandelion Wine (Perry Robinson)

B1_Laurel & Hardy Meet The 3 Stooges (Paul Clemens)
B2_Do You Know What It Means To mIss New Orleans (Alter-deLange)
B3_Always On mY mInd (Willie Nelson)
B4_Stolen Moments (Oliver Nelson)

Mark Whitecage - E, Alto Clarinet
Mike Morgenstern - B, Bass Clarinet
Perry Robionson - B, Soprano Clarinet
Micael Fleming - Bass
Dave LaLama - Piano, DX7 Synth
Walter Perkins - Drums

Produced by Peter Drake
Executive Producer - Mike Morgenstern
Recorded & arranged at Van Gelder Recording Studios
December3, 4 1984 & Jan. 10, 1985

Charles Tolliver Trio - Live in Rome '78

Little line-up but great results.

Rec. live at "Centro Jazz St.Louis", Rome, Italy, on February 1978
(radio broadcast)

Charles Tolliver,trumpet
Peter Frei,bass
Alvin Queen,drums

1. Truth [C.Tolliver] 11:40
2. Repetition [N.Hefti] 07:17
3. Grand Max [C.Tolliver] 07:48
4. 'Round About Midnight [T.Monk] 10:38

Total Time 37:25

Grand Max (excerpt)

Roswell Rudd - Maine

Roswell Rudd, Hans Dulfer, Arjen Gorter, Martin Van DuynHoven - Maine
BVHAAST 011

 Here's a lively date from late 1976 at "de Krog" in Amsterdam featuring American trombonist Roswell Rudd with three Dutch players, Hans Dulfer on tenor sax, Arjen Gorter on double bass and Martin Van DuynHoven on drums. We have posted the three Dutch gentlemen before with Theo Loevendie, also in a quartet setting, most of it from about the same period as this date, mid- to late 70s.

 Only three pieces on this lp, first the title track which starts out with a simple repetitive bass motif, a joint chorus from the two main players and successive solos from all four, finishing with a drum solo with the bass motif underneath and a restatement of the main chorus at the end. This is a killer funky groove with all players riding on the main pulse of the piece with cracking  rimshots from Van DoynHousen (and even a cowbell in there?). If jazz should invade the dance floor, this is a track to fire up the engine. The Rollins piece has Dulfer roaring away at full speed and Rudd taking it down in his solo in the second half of the piece (after turning the record, so to speak) and Van Duynhousen piledriving it again before the repetition of the chorus right at the end. The final Rudd is in a bluesy mode with Dulfer and Rudd again in the driver's seat, delivering some expert hard bop to round out the proceedings, Dulfer hotting it and Rudd cooling it.

 This is a hyperkinetic date, top speed ahead from all four and to me, Dulfer is a revelation, even over-powering Rudd at times, particularly on the Rollins piece. Sometimes you need a bit of coolness to balance the hotness, and the soloists do compliment each other nicely.

Recommended, and to be played reasonably loud to appreciate the full dynamics of this wonderful date! And it's a topnotch recording to boot.

A1 Maine (Roswell Rudd)
A2 At Mc. Kie's (Part 1) (Sonny Rollins)
B1 At Mc. Kie's (Part 2) (Sonny Rollins)
B2 Big Thee (Roswell Rudd)

 Trombone – Roswell Rudd
Tenor Saxophone – Hans Dulfer
Bass – Arjen Gorter
Drums – Martin Van Duynhoven

 Recorded by Dick Swaneveld on November 26th at "de Krog", Amsterdam

LONDON JAZZ COMPOSERS ORCHESTRA & GEORGE LEWIS "LONDON, 1991"

Here we have a companion (kind of) post to the previous LJCO & Globe Unity.
This time it's a collaboration between George Lewis and the LJCO.
My appreciation goes to Andy.




LONDON JAZZ COMPOSERS ORCHESTRA & GEORGE LEWIS  "LONDON, 1991"


Henry Lowther, trumpet
Jon Corbett, trumpet
Marc Charig, trumpet
Alan Tomlinson, trombone
Conrad Bauer, trombone
Radu Malfatti, trombone
Steve Wick, tuba
Trevor Watts, reeds
Evan Parker, reeds
Pete McPhail, reeds
Simon Picard, reeds
Paul Dunmall, reeds
Phil Wachsmann, violin
Howard Riley, piano
Barre Phillips, bass
Barry Guy, bass
Paul Lytton, drums
George Lewis, trombone, conduction


1. unknown title  47:10
2. unknown title  17:10

Recorded March 22, 1991 at Shaw Theatre, London, UK.

Note: There's a tape flip between track one and two.

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Lee Konitz Quartet - Live in Rome '77

"Only" standards for this date as a freelance.

Rec. live at "Music Inn", Rome, Italy, on November 29, 1977
(mix recording)

Lee Konitz,alto sax
Antonello Vannucchi,piano
Alessio Urso,bass
Gegè Munari,drums

01. You Stepped Out Of A Dream [N.H.Brown] 12:09
02. Star Eyes [D.Raye & G.de Paul] 09:10
03. Straight, No Chaser [T.Monk] 10:53
04. Stella By Starlight [V.Young] 10:47
05. I'll Remember April [G.de Paul] 11:01
06. It's You Or No One [J.Styne] 14:52
07. Lover Man [J.Davis, R.Ramirez & J.Sherman] 07:09
08. Donna Lee [M.Davis] 10:40
09. Body & Soul [E.Heyman & others] 13:01
10. Cherokee (inc.) [R.Noble] 05:46

Total Time 1:45:33

Lover Man (excerpt)

GLOBE UNITY ORCHESTRA & LONDON JAZZ COMPOSERS ORCHESTRA (KÖLN, 1989)

GLOBE UNITY ORCHESTRA & LONDON JAZZ COMPOSERS ORCHESTRA

Henry Lowther, John Corbett, Marc Charig, trumpet
Radu Malfatti, Paul Rutherford, Alan Tomlinson, trombone
Steve Wick, tuba
Peter McPhail, alto & tenor saxophone
Trevor Watts, soprano & alto saxophone
Evan Parker, soprano & tenor saxophone
Simon Picard, Paul Dunmall, tenor & baritone saxophone
Philip Wachsmann, violin
Howard Riley, piano
Barry Guy, Barre Phillips, bass
Paul Lytton, drums, percussion
Thomas Heberer, trumpet
Albert Mangelsdorff, Günter Christmann, George Lewis, trombone
Gerd Dudek, soprano & tenor saxophone, flute
Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky, alto & baritone saxophone, clarinet
Alexander von Schlippenbach, piano
Paul Lovens, drums, percussion


1. Introduction (from stage)                     03:24
2. Wasserstoffmusik (A. von Schlippenbach)     32:04
3. Introduction (from stage)                     03:51
4. Double Trouble (B. Guy) (inc.)                19:51
5. Announcement (radio broadcast)             00:15


Recorded on April 1, 1989 at Aula der Staatlichen Musikhochschule, Köln, Germany.

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KEITH TIPPETT & TONY ORRELL "BRISTOL, 1991"

Thanks to Andy!  ;)





KEITH TIPPETT & TONY ORRELL "BRISTOL, 1991"


Keith Tippett, piano
Tony Orrell, drums


1. "unknown title" 36:23


Recorded at the Albert Inn, Bristol, UK on June 15, 1991.



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Albert Mangelsdorff - Live in Milan '79

Technique and creativity unreachable : Albert Mangelsdorff.

Rec. live at "Salone Pier Lombardo", Milan, Italy,
on May 16, 1979 (mics recording)

Albert Mangelsdorff,trombone

1. Lapwing (08:14)
2. Accidental Meeting (06:25)
3. Brief Impression Of Brighton (03:12)
4. Unknown (07:56)
5. A Jazz Tune I Hope (05:18)
6. Folk Mond (03:37)
7. Nexus (07:18)
8. Ant Steps On An Elephant's Toe (05:17)

Total Time 47:21

All compositions by A.Mangelsdorff.

Folk Mond

BILL DIXON TRIO "WORCESTER, MA, NEW ENGLAND, USA (1981)"

....................................................(picture of Bill Dixon by Hans Kumpf)



The concert in the New England Repertory Theater comprised two sets separated by an intermission.

Dixon's trio with Pavone and Cook debuted at this engagement.
"I had to do this concert in Worcester for the radio station, and they wanted a trio. So on the spur of the moment, I called Laurence in Boston, asked him if he wanted to work in Worcester and if he could get Mario. It worked so well, that was it."
Dixon explains part of the high level of this music through Cook's and Pavone's attentiveness in this new situation. There was no rehearsal for the concert.

Dixon's minimal verbal instruction (as above), hand signals, figures implied in his playing, and eye contact often represented the only notation or instructions for pieces the group played. He occasionally wrote out parts for Pavone.

The trio concept stuck immediately and (in one form or another) became Dixon's the modus operandi for playing in and outside of Bennington for most of the next seven years.
"Every year during the existence of the Division, I would do 2 or 3 concerts. If I wanted to rehearse something, I would have Cook and Pavone come up on an honorarium. That kept the group together, and it let me work, but it wasn't just a selfish endeavor. I wanted students to see a working group. As an artist who happens to be a teacher, it was necessary for students to see me play 'seriously' (In fact, although they might not have thought of it that way, I was just as serious playing with them as I was with Mario and Laurence.) Sometimes I would have a workshop for students with the trio. Overall it worked very well."

Source: Dixonia: A Bio-Discography of Bill Dixon, compiled by Ben Young, Westport, Connecticut / London, 1998 (=Discographies, Number 77), p. 255.




BILL DIXON TRIO "WORCESTER,MA,NEW ENGLAND,USA (1981)"


Bill Dixon, trumpet
Mario Pavone, bass
Laurence Cook, drums

1. announcement by BD & (unknown titel) 16:36
2. (unknown titel) 19:20
3. (unknown titel) 11:26
4. (unknown titel) 06:50
5. (unknown titel) 08:58

Live at the New England Repertory Theater, Worcester, MA,  New England - June 15, 1981.



"Dixonia" by Ben Young says:

Unknown ["Play your open 'E'..."] 14:18
Unknown [starts with BD unacc] 18:18
Unknown [starts with BD unacc] 10:47
Unknown ["...Latin..."] 6:22
Unknown [starts with BD unacc] 8:26


Enjoy!


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PHAROAH SANDERS AND THE UNDERGROUND (SAO PAULO, 2010)

PHAROAH SANDERS WITH CHICAGO UNDERGROUND DUO AND TRIO/SAO PAULO UNDERGROUND


Pharoah Sanders, saxophones
Rob Mazurek, cornet
Chad Taylor, drums
Matt Lux, electric bass guitar
Guilherme Granado, keyboards, vibraphone, marimba
Maurício Takara, percussion, electronics, cavaquinho



01. intro/entrance (0:59)
02. (29:30)
03. (37:15)
04. band intro/encore break (2:59)
05. (6:48)

Recorded on 22nd August, 2010 at SESC Pinheiros, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Note:
A show was performed on each night August 21 and 22, 2010.
A little promo spot from Brazilian TV with some footage from the shows:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf2vNPrBKS8

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String Trio Of New York - Live in Lovere '79

Another performance by this wonderful avant-garde chamber jazz group here.

Rec. live in Lovere, Italy, on June 16, 1979
(mics recording)

Billy Bang,violin
James Emery,guitar
John Lindberg,bass

1. Space Walk [B.Bang]/Subway Ride With Giuseppi Logan [B.Bang] 18:18
2. T'wixt C And D [J.Lindberg]/Abjunctinuity [J.Emery] 14:51
3. Bang's Bounce [B.Bang] 05:35

Total Time 38:45

Bang's Bounce

Arnold Dreyblatt Ensemble live at Borealis Festival, Bergen, 2011

Here's another video capture from last year's Borealis Festival in Bergen. This time it was the Arnold Dreyblatt Ensemble who performed late evening on the final day of the festival. Another recording by my son on the Nokia cell phone, capturing two sets in all. The first was a solo Dreyblatt performance on something that looked like a cross between a cello and a double bass, but didn't sound like either of those. The second set was a New York minimalist drone meets kraut rock, in which Dreyblatt is joined by Joachim Schultz on guitar and Jorg Hiller on drums. In addition, they handled various exotic devices which contributed to the overall hazy ambience.

Brief Dreyblatt bio:

Arnold Dreyblatt, (b. New York, 1953) Media Artist, Composer, studied Composition und Ethnomusicology at Wesleyan University and Media Studies at the State University at Buffalo/USA, lives since 1984 in Berlin. He was voted to lifetime membership in the Akademie der Kunste (Academy of Art) Visual Arts Section, Berlin in 2007. In 2009 he became Professor for Media Art at the Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts in Kiel, Germany.


Info from the programme:

Arnold Dreyblatt Ensemble
with
Arnold Dreyblatt
Jörg Hiller
Joachim Schütz

“... there is a subtle magic to these compositions...”
Tom Roberts, Dusted Magazine

A very special event involving Arnold Dreyblatt’s ecstatic sonic excursions. Centering around a live performance at Landmark, sounds from the concert will be dispersed throughout Bergen: vehicles and individuals moving through the city will stream the performance in real-time, simultaneously videoing their trips for live projection back into the performance space itself. This transmission and procession of sound & video further emphasises the emersive (immersive?)experience of Dreyblatt’s music.


What you see is basically what is said above. The video and audio came off fairly well. There is a bluish/purplish hue to the visuals which fit the music quite nicely, lending a dreamy flavour to the audio. So, welcome to 50 minutes plus of dream time!

NDR JAZZ WORKSHOP NO.77 - PETER BRÖTZMANN TRIO & FRIENDS ( HAMBURG, 1972)

Peter Brotzmann Trio & Friends - Live in Hamburg 1972


Peter Brötzmann, tenor and baritone saxophone
Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone
Paul Rutherford, trombone
Steve Lacy, soprano saxophone
Misha Mengelberg, piano
Fred Van Hove, piano
Han Bennink, drums, percussion

01. Announcement 00:53
02. Nikkes at All (Brötzmann) 19:46
03. Freies Stuck (improvisation) 30:48
04. The End (Brötzmann) 10:54


Recorded live at Fabrik, Hamburg, Germany on February 28th, 1972.

Recorded for "NDR Jazzworkshop No.77", NDR (North German Broadcast).

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William Parker Orchestra feat. K.Jordan - Live in Milan '12

A dream Orchestra and another great project : The Essence Of Ellington.

Rec. live at "Teatro Manzoni", Milan, Italy, on February 5, 2012
(mics recording)

William Parker,bass,conductor,arranger
Kidd Jordan,tenor sax
Ras Moshe,tenor & soprano saxes
Sabir Mateen,tenor sax & clarinet
Darius Jones/Rob Brown,alto saxes
Dave Sewelson,baritone sax
Roy Campbell,trumpet,flugelhorn & flute
Matt Lavelle,trumpet
Steve Swell/Willie Applewhite,trombones
Dave Burrell,piano
Hamid Drake,drums
Ernie Odoom,vocal

1. William intro (03:41)
2. Portrait Of Louisiana [W.Parker]/Sophisticated Lady
Part 1 & 2 [D.Ellington/W.Parker] (46:50)
3. Take The Coltrane [B.Strayhorn] (21:07)
4. In A Sentimental Mood [D.Ellington] (07:29)
5. Take The "A" Train [B.Strayhorn]/Heavenly Interlude
[W.Parker] (16:33)
6. Caravan [J.Tizol] (22:32)
7. The Essence Of Ellington (encore) [W.Parker] (14:08)

Total Time 2:12:22

excerpt from Take The Coltrane

JAMES NEWTON & DAVID MURRAY "SOLOMON'S SON" (CIRCLE, 1977)

Inamorata has provided us with another treasure - but let's 'hear' it in his own words:


James Newton & David Murray: Solomon's Sons (Circle Records, 1977)

Here we go with the second installment of The Complete James Newton on Circle Records. A discography of Newton's Circle recordings will follow in the last installment.


James Newton & David Murray: Solomon's Sons
Circle Records RK 16177/5

Dedicated to Martin Luther King

James Newton, flute
David Murray, alto & tenor sax

A1. Monk's Notice (James Newton)
A2. The Dean (James Newton) DM out
B1. Theme for the Kidd (David Murray)
B2. 3D Family (David Murray) JN out
B3. Solomon's Sons (James Newton)

Recorded live January 16, 1977 at the Smudge Pot, Claremont, CA by Bruce Bidlack.
Produced by Rudolf Kreis

Circle Records RK 16177/5


One further flute solo track from the same concert, Bobby Bradford's "Woman", is included on "Flutes!" (Circle Records RK 7677/7). This show is remarkable as one of the rare (if not the only) officially documented occasions of David Murray playing the alto sax.
This LP was posted before by Wallofsound on Inconstant Sol (http://inconstantsol.blogspot.com/2007/12/james-newton-and-david-murray-solomons.html), with a very interesting description (also see his remarkable posts on DM at http://wallofsound.wordpress.com/category/david-murray/). The flac links are dead; the mp3 links are still active but the files suffer from considerable digital clipping so this is clearly an upgrade.
As with the Flutes! LP, the transfer was de-rumbled and de-clicked but otherwise unchanged. For audio restoration I use the software written by Brian Davies at www.clickrepair.net which I cannot praise highly enough. However, just as any sharp tool, this has to be used with great care in order to avoid damage.

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Vanilla Riot live at the Borealis Festival, Bergen, 2011

Here's one for Marc. I did promise him some skronk a while back and as a quid pro quo for sending me the FUK disc, here's a live recording of Vanilla Riot from the Borealis festival in Bergen last year. This 25 March gig was in a garage in the student village just out of town. Dreadfully cold as I recall and kudos to my son for recording the gig on my Nokia cell phone. Here's about half an hour, the second of two jams they did that evening. Quality is low-vi and low-fi, but perfect sound doesn't sit well with skronk. It's gotta be slightly murky, lot of distortion in the lower frequencies, otherwise the vibe isn't quite right.

Self-description from their web site:

Vanilla Riot move from particle improvisation to electronic eruptions, from softly flickering patterned samples to high intensity shockwaves of improvised noise. Simultaneously, and in interaction with their sound output, they project prepared and live video material onto walls, curtains and improvisers, creating numerous situations of synaesthetic experience.

The web site has a one-minute excerpt. We'll up it to half an hour.

Bostjan Simon (SL)
Clarinet, Synth, Live Electronics

Onno Govaert (NL)
Drums, Casio

Stephan Meidell (NO)
Guitar, Bass, Electronics

Roel Van Doorn (NL)
Live visuals

Live visuals certainly follow and reflect the sound material closely. There is a dynamic at work here from eerie passages to wall-to-wall noise, though the overall impression is that it is not exactly easy listening. A bewildered Indian couple who found their way into the garage asked me whether this is music. I retorted that it depends on your definition of what is music. Couldn't think of anything better to say.

Stephan Meidell is one of a younger generation of guitarists that take off from where Terje Rypdal landed. With people like Stian Westerhus, Anders Hana and John Hegre, Meidell takes the guitar into the realm of electronics and pure sound. And all four share one thing in common. They're fearsomely loud! I was watching one of these guys in the company of Frode Gjerstad and Han Bennink, who did their own gig that evening, and they were clasping their ears or inserting ear plugs. Sensible chaps. We did some recording from this year's festival, too, but this band was even louder, so the video may turn out to be unlistenable. We'll see.

Jimmy Giuffre, Paul Bley, Steve Swallow - Emphasis, Flight, 1961

There was a request for this one which is reportedly gettng harder to come by. This copy was located on Usenet, so thanks to the original poster. These recordings were only out in the 90s as two single cds and then reissued as a double cd on the Hatology label, but in a limited edition. There is another double cd, reissued by ECM, containing studio recordings in New York from earlier in the same year and still generally available. We posted back in 2008 another concert, in Austria, from the same European tour here, but the links to that one may have to be updated, which I'll see to.

This is chamber jazz, somewhere at the intersection of contemporary music and jazz, on entirely new terrain and an experiment not well understood at the time, as this trio were to prove short-lived. However, they regrouped in the 90s and have belatedly received the recognition that should have been forthcoming thirty years earlier. Today a spin-off group of sorts has adopted the name of Free Fall, the final album from the trio, and the instrumentation as well. We have also posted the Free Fall trio in the past.

A couple of quotes to give an indication of what this trio was about:

It would be wrong to say that this trio was ahead of its time, though their methods have proven invaluable to the musicians who followed, since they were so much of their time, a time when a breath of fresh air blew through the arts and created an enthusiaswm of energy, an acceptance of new modes of expression. Swallow, Bley and Giuffre's remarkable musicianship, intellect, invention, and empathy created timeless music of significance and deep feeling.

Art Lange

Just as (Ornette) Coleman's music challenged the validity of the pianist as accompanist, Giuffre's music challenged the necessity of the drum/bass format as a rhythm machine. Now each instrument became their own rhythm machine, and since you were playing music with or without tempo, the group could consist of a cello and flute and oboe and that would be a jazz trio. We found that one of the ways to break out of successful molds - to get out of a particular era in music that had locked us in - was to change the instrumentation.

Paul Bley

Basic facts:


Jimmy Giuffre, Paul Bley, Steve Swallow - Emphasis & Flight, 1961
Hatology CD 595 - 1/2

Jimmy Giuffre clarinet
Paul Bley piano
Steve Swallow double bass

Emphasis, Stuttgart 1961

1. Whirrrr
2. Emphasis
3. Sonic
4. Venture
5. Jesus Maria (Carla Bley)
6. Stretching Out (Suite for Germany)
7. Carla (Paul Bley)
8. Cry, Want

Recorded November 2, 1961 at Mozartsaal, Liederhalle, Stuttgart, Germany

Flight, Bremen 1961

1. Call of the Centaur
2. Postures
3. Sonic
4. Goodbye
5. Stretching Out (Suite for Germany)
6. Cry, Want
7. Flight
8. That's True, That's True
9. Trance
10.Whirrrr

Recorded November 23, 1961, at Sendesaal Radio Bremen, Germany

All compositions (except otherwise noted) by Jimmy Giuffre

SAM RIVERS TUBA TRIO/JAMES NEWTON "FLUTES" (CIRCLE RECORDS 1976/77)

I post this on behalf of inamorata.


In his own words:


Sam Rivers Tuba Trio/James Newton - Flutes!(Circle Records, 1976/1977)

This serves both as an alternative transfer of the final section of the Sam Rivers Tuba Trio at the Bimhuis in 1976 and as the first installment of The Complete James Newton on Circle Records.




Sam Rivers Tuba Trio/James Newton: Flutes!
Circle Records RK 7677/7

Sam Rivers, flute
Joe Daley, tuba & French horn
Warren Smith, drums & percussion

A1 Essence - Part XI (Rivers/Daley/Smith)

Recorded live September 2, 1976 at Bimhuis, Amsterdam by Rudolf Kreis

James Newton, flute

B1 Woman (Bobby Bradford)
B2 The Dean (James Newton)
B3 Choir (James Newton)

B1 recorded live January 16, 1977 at the Smudge Pot, Claremont, CA by Bruce Bidlack
B2, B3 recorded live May 21, 1977 at Studio A, KPFK Pacifica Radio Los Angeles, Cahuenga Blvd., N. Hollywood, CA
Produced by Rudolf Kreis


A link for Sam Rivers' Essence Pt. XI (courtesy of Nick) was posted by onxidlib in the comments to http://inconstantsol.blogspot.com/2012/02/sam-rivers-tuba-trio-essence-heat-and.html. However, that transfer appears to have gone though radical noise reduction, resulting in some loss of high frequency detail. This is my own transfer, carefully de-rumbled and de-clicked but otherwise unchanged except for the manual removal of some defects (mostly in the James Newton tracks).
For a Circle Records discography, see http://jazzlabels.klacto.net/circle.html
An interesting essay by Mark Weber on the wider historical background of the early James Newton recordings and the Los Angeles scene: http://metropolis.free-jazz.net/mark-weber-the-early-lps-of-the-los-angeles-free-jazz-scene/reviews/7875/

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LEO SMITH TRIO "THE MASS ON THE WORLD" (MOERS MUSIC, 1978)

Due to request - Enjoy!

This sensual and "tender" music was played and recorded the same day as the Buschi Niebergall Trio > http://inconstantsol.blogspot.de/2008/07/buschi-niebergall-trio-at-moers-1978.html







LEO SMITH TRIO "THE MASS ON THE WORLD"


Leo Smith, trumpet, fluegelhorn, flute, percussion
Dwight Andrews, reeds
Bobby Naughton, vibraphon, percussion


1. The Offering 07:31
2. Fire Over The Earth 07:38
3. Fire In The Earth 05:52
4. Communion 02:38
5. Prayer 07:25
6. Kweli (Truth) 07:41

Recorded at the "7th International New Jazz Festival Moers", Freizeitpark, Moers, Germany, May 15, 1978.

MOERS MUSIC 01060

(lp rip)

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David Murray/James Blood Ulmer & The Blues Orchestra - Live in Milan '12

A concert (World première) that Murray has significantly titled:
"Blood Singin' and Stompin' The Blues".

Rec. live at "Teatro Manzoni", Milan, Italy, on January 29, 2012
(mics recording)

David Murray,tenor sax,conductor,arrangements
James Blood Ulmer,electric guitar & voice
Ravi Best/Shareef Clayton/Mario Hernàndez Morejòn,trumpets
Mark Williams/Terry Greene II/Denis Cuni Rodriguez,trombones
Lakecia Benjamin/Tony Kofi,alto saxes
Jay Rodriguez/Irving Acao,tenor saxes
Alex Harding,baritone sax
Mingus Murray,electric guitar
Llorenc Barcelò,Hammond B3
Steve Colson,piano
Jaribu Shahid,double-bass & electric bass
Chris Beck,drums

1. David intro (04:34)
2. Spreadsology [D.Murray] (11:42)
3. Backwater Blues [B.Smith] (13:47)
4. Let's Talk About Jesus [J.B.Ulmer] (10:03)
5. Grinnin' In Your Face [E.J.House Jr.] (13:52)
6. Love Like Them [C.West] (13:02)
7. Interview Suite [J.B.Ulmer/D.Murray] (18:07)
8. Sittin' On Top Of The World [W.Vinson/L.Chatmon] (12:26)
9. Dead Presidents (encore) [W.Dixon/W.R.Emerson] (09:17)

Total Time 1:46:53

excerpt from Sittin' On Top Of The World

KEY "KEY" (CALIG, 1977)

...from Nick's collection....





KEY "KEY"


Hugo Read, soprano, alto & tenor saxophone
Markus Stockhausen, trumpet, electric trumpet, fluegelhorn
Reinhard Schmitz, fender & acoustic piano
Rainer Linke, acoustic & electric bass
Kurt Billker, drums


A1. Please Be Good To Me 05:13
A2. Wolkenhaus 02:35
A3. In Jubilo 04:29
A4. Birds Flying 06:06

B1. Song For Renate 11:12
B2. Rheda 12:40


Recorded at Dierks Studios, Stommeln, Germany in 1977.

CALIG CAL 30617

(lp rip)

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DIDIER LEVALLET QUINTET "OSTINATO" (IN & OUT, 1981)

Out of Nick's vaults we have:





DIDIER LEVALLET QUINTET "OSTINATO"


Jean Querkier, alto saxophone, flute, oboe
André Jaume, tenor saxophone, flute, bass clarinet
Jeff Sicard, baritone saxophone, flute, bass clarinet
Didier Levallet, bass
Jean-Claude Montredon, drums, percussion

A1. Ostinato 04:50
A2. Deuxième Intermède/Sans Méthode 06:21
A3. Et Encore... 09:35
B1. Une Femme Chaque Nuit Voyage En Grand Secret 05:30
B2. Taureau Félin 04:51
B3. Thème Deux 09:00


Recorded on 1st & 2nd July, 1981 at Bresse-sur-Grosne, Saône-et-Loire, France.


IN & OUT IAO 1002

(lp rip)

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Michael Blake & Kingdom Of Champa - Live in Milan '12

European première for this suite recorded 16 years ago with the
production of the legendary Teo Macero.

Rec. live at "Teatro Manzoni", Milan, Italy, on January 22, 2012
(mics recording)

Michael Blake,tenor & soprano saxes,composer,conductor
Naïssam Jalal,flute
Clark Gayton,trombone
Steven Bernstein,trumpet & slide trumpet
Bryan Carrott,vibes
David Tronzo,slide guitar
Rufus Cappadoccia,cello
Tony Scherr,electric bass
Billy Martin/Hamid Drake,percussion & drums

01. The Champa Theme (10:44)
02. Michael talks #1 (01:35)
03. Dislocated In Natrang (07:51)
04. Michael talks #2 (02:07)
05. Folk Song (09:48)
06. Michael talks #3 (00:19)
07. Purple City (11:31)
08. Michael talks #4 (02:07)
09. Mekong/Hue Is Hue? (30:02)
10. Perfume River [encore] (24:18)

Total Time 1:40:28

All compositions by M.Blake

The photo above is by Roberto Cifarelli.

excerpt from Mekong

DENNiS GONZÁLEZ BAND OF SORCERERS - Hymn For The Perfect Heart Of A Pearl (1991)

DENNiS GONZÁLEZ BAND OF SORCERERS - Hymn For The Perfect Heart Of A Pearl (Konnex 1991)

01 Movement One: Hymn for the Perfect Heart of a Pearl 11.55
02 Movement Two: Astonishing Emptiness 15.59
03 Movement Three: Hymn for Louis Moholo 9.46
04 Movement Four: The Peculiar Stillness at Noon 12.02
05 Movement Five: Angels of the Bop Apocalypse 6.28
06 Parachute One 7.15
07 Movement Six: Hymn for Lionel Battiste / De Lawd's Train 11.26

Dennis González - trumpet, C trumpet, train whistle
Carlos Ward -  alto sax, flute
Tim Green - tenor sax
Paul Rogers - bass
Louis Moholo - drums, whistles, vocals
Paul Plimley - piano (05 & 06 only)

Recorded on 3 April 1990 at Omega Audio, Dallas, TX.

Konnex KCD 5026 (OOP)

WARREN SMITH & THE COMPOSER'S WORKSHOP ENSEMBLE (STRATA-EAST & MIFF MUSIC, 1968 - 1982)

WARREN SMITH & THE COMPOSER'S WORKSHOP ENSEMBLE (STRATA-EAST & MIFF MUSIC, 1968 - 1982)

Collective personnel:

Johnny Coles, trumpet
Jack Jeffers, bass trombone
Julius Watkins, french horn
Al Gibbons, tenor saxophone
Howard Johnson, baritone saxophone, tuba
Bross Townsend, piano
Herb Bushler, bass
Warren Smith, drums
Jimmy Owens, trumpet, fluegelhorn
Garnett Brown, trombone
Norman Spiller, trumpet
Sharon Freeman, fench horn
Courtney Winter, saxello
George Barrow, tenor sxophone, bass clarinet
Greg Maker, bass, electric bass
Omar Clay, drums
Vincent Chancey, french horn
Gary Gordon, baritone saxophone
Dave Moore, bass
Keyatte Abdur-Rahman, percussion


CD 1
1. Sub Structure (Perkinson) 04:51
2. Hello Julius (Smith) 04:11
3. Blues for E.L.C. (Smith) 06:07
4. Lament (Smith) 10:53
5. Blues by Monk (Monk) 11:46
6. Ecorah Suite (Silver) 09:58
7. Cool Eddie (Smith) 12:07

CD 2
1. Chisai Sake Kao (Smith) 07:33
2. Introduction to the Blues (Smith) 05:29
3. We've Been Around (Smith) 02:56
4. Screamer (Smith) 06:41
5. I Know the Scenery by Heart (Smith) 06:54
6. Cricket Song Poem (Smith) 12:20
7. Love in the Open Suite (Smith) 19:00



Recorded:
CD 1 Tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6 + CD 2 Track 2 > New York City, 1968 & 1969.
CD 2 Tracks 3,4,5,7 > New York City, April 29, 1973.
CD 1 Track 7 + CD 2 Track 1 > New York City, April 29 & 30, 1977.
CD 2 Track 6 > New York City, 1982.

Original releases:
- Warren Smith And The Composer's Workshop Ensemble – Cricket Song-Poem (Miff Music Company – KRS-1006 [Tracks are: A1.Cricket Song Poem / A2. Ecaroh / B1. Coole Eddie / B2. Chisai Sake Kao])

- Warren Smith – Composers Workshop Ensemble (Strata-East – SES-19723 [Tracks are: A1. Sub Structure / A2. Lament / A3. Blues For E.L.C. / B1. Blues for Monk / B2. Hello Julius / B3. Introduction To The Blues])

- Composer's Workshop Ensemble – We've Been Around (Strata-East – SES-7422 [Tracks are: A1. We've Been Around / A2. Screamer / A3. I KNow The Scenery By Heart / B. Love In The Open Suite])

CLAVES CD 50-1195/2

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MUJiCiAN - The Wise Sage (BBC 2oo7)

The Sage, Gateshead, November 8, 2007. Links in first comment are for mp3 of Set 1 only. For both sets in flac go below and use ulozto links preferably please.


43.54 Set 1 (The Wise Sage)
45.26 Set 2


Mujician:

Paul Dunmall - saxes
Tony Levin - drums
Paul Rogers - 7-string acoustic double bass
Keith Tippett - piano

Broadcasted January 11, 2008 (set 1) and  March 2, 2009 (set 2).

1st set previously posted on folly for to see what blog (from where artwork comes probably).
Another Mujician performance, from Banlieues Bleues Festival 2003, is on rest in bits blog.

LOEK DIKKER WATERLAND ENSEMBLE "TAN-TANGO" (WATERLAND, 1975)

This is the last Waterland LP (out of Nick's collection!) here at IS. In fact it was the first issued on this small but excellent label.





LOEK DIKKER WATERLAND ENSEMBLE "TAN-TANGO"


Leo van Oostrom, alto saxophone
Gerd Dudek, tenor saxophone
Harry Verbeke, tenor saxophone
Frank Grasso, trumpet
Bart van Lier, trombone
Frans van Luin, trombone
Eddy van Dijken, french horn
Erik Jan Kromshaut, violin
Loek Dikker, piano
Roger Cook, double bass
Pierre Courbois, percussion


A1. Tan Tango 04:00
A2. All Together Now 17:00
B1. Sanna White 22:00


Recorded live at the Shaffy Theater in Amsterdam and at the Lantaarn Theater in Rotterdam on 28th September and 2nd October, 1975.


WATERLAND WM 001


(lp rip)

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Air - Live in Pisa '79

For the first day of spring, what better than a live Air?

Rec. live at "Teatro Giardino Scotto", Pisa, Italy,
on June 27, 1979 (mics recording)

Henry Threadgill,reeds,flute
Fred Hopkins,bass
Steve McCall,drums

1. Unknown/Portrait Of Leo Smith (14:36)
2. Midnight Sun (13:22)
3. Sir Simpleton (12:37)
4. Untitled Tango (16:09)
5. Open Air Suit [encore] (05:56)

Total Time 1:02:42

excerpt from Midnight Sun

RUF DER HEIMAT feat CHARLES GAYLE & E.L.PETROWSKY "KÖLN, 1994"

"Ruf der Heimat" means in german something like "call of the home(-land)".
The above picture does not show earth - but the planet does exist, albeit with a different surface...






RUF DER HEIMAT feat. CHARLES GAYLE & E.L.PETROWSKY "KÖLN, 1994"


Charles Gayle, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, piano
Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky, alto saxophone, clarinet, flute, piano
Thomas Borgmann, tenor & sopranino saxophone, harmonica, ocarina
Christoph Winckel, bass
Willi Kellers, drums


1. Set One 40:40
2. Set Two 35:07


Recorded at the JazzHaus, Cologne (WDR), Germany on 3rd November, 1994.

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Detlef Schönenberg - Live in Moers '79

Another Master!

Rec. live at the 8th Moers Festival, Moers, Germany,
on June 2nd, 1979 (mics recording)

Detlef Schönenberg,percussion

1. Solo #1 (32:24)

beginning of Solo #1

Barry Altschul - Live in Pisa '79

The first in a series dedicated to the percussionists.

Rec. live in Pisa, Italy, on June 27, 1979
(mics recording)

Barry Altschul,percussion

1. Solo #1 (18:11)
2. Solo #2 (11:26)
3. Solo #3 (10:10)

Total Time 39:49

excerpt from Solo #1

EJE THELIN - JOUK MINOR - PIERRE FAVRE "CANDLES OF VISION" (CALIG, 1972)

This is the first in a series of CALIG LPs - one more treat provided by Nick.






EJE THELIN - JOUK MINOR - PIERRE FAVRE "CANDLES OF VISION"


Eje Thelin, trombone
Jouk Minor, baritone & sopranino saxophone
Pierre Favre, drums, percussion


Side A:
1. Trio 1 (04:36)
2. Trio 2 (07:24)
3. Trio 3 (05:23)

Side B:
1. Duett 1 (01:54)
2. Trio 5 (05:13)
3. Duett 2 (03:18)
4. Trio 6 (06:31)


Recorded at ORF-Studio, Steiermark, Graz, Austria on 16th June, 1972.


CALIG CAL 60609

(lp rip)

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Gruppo Immediato - Live in Lovere '79

Some of the best Italian musicians gathered in an extemporaneous
group (immediato) that hasn't left any official recording.

Rec. live in Lovere, Italy, on June 17, 1979 (mix recording)

Gianluigi Trovesi,alto sax & bass clarinet
Eugenio Colombo,alto sax & flute
Giancarlo Schiaffini,trombone
Martin Joseph,piano
Paolo Damiani,bass
Michele Iannacone/Gianni Cazzola,drums

1. Collective Improvisation + Intro (05:49)
2. P.Damiani Composition (15:03)
3. E.Colombo Composition (10:01)
4. G.Schiaffini Composition (15:35)
5. G.Trovesi Composition (11:58)

Total Time 58:29

excerpt from track #2

ALTENA / MALFATTI "KONFRONTATIONEN 1989"

ALTENA / MALFATTI "KONFRONTATIONEN 1989"



Maarten Altena, bass
Radu Malfatti, trombone
Marc Charig, trumpet
Peter Van Bergen, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
Michael Moore, alto saxophone, clarinet
Cristel Postma, violin
Michiel Scheen, piano
Paul Lovens, drums, saw



CD 1
01. achzug (?) 13:01
02. (beifall) 00:19
03. tempo-rumori-spari 05:16
04. (beifall) 00:22
05. rey 07:00
06. (beifall) 00:23
07. (ansage) 00:29
08. notes 27:22
09. (beifall) 00:31

CD 2
10. unbekannter titel 14:39
11. (beifall) 00:22
12. unbekannter titel 09:25
13. (beifall) 00:32
14. unbekannter titel 07:22
15. (beifall) 00:34

Jazzgalerie Nickelsdorf, 15 Juli, 1989.

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KESHAVAN MASLAK TRIO "MASLAK ONE THOUSAND" (WATERKAND, 1978)

... thank you Nick!



KESHAVAN MASLAK TRIO "MASLAK ONE THOUSAND"



Keshavan Maslak, alto & tenor saxophone
Mark Miller, bass
Sadiq Abdu Shahid, drums


A1. Maslak One Thousand 06:53
A2. Slowly With Feeling 05:27
A3. Buddha's Hand 05:16
A4. Turning, Turning I Begin To See 02:01
A5. Sinaasappelsap For George Coppens 05:56
B1. Two Esoteric 05:33
B2. A Frontal Lobotomy Would Not Reveal M. Miller 03:09
B3. Sadiq 05:26
B4. Family Feelings 06:36


Recorded at the Theater 't Hoogt, September 16, 1978 Utrecht, Holand.

WATERLAND WM 004

(lp rip)

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