surman, phillips,martin 'the trio' 1970

hi all heres a marvelous 2 lp set by famed and revered early 70's freejazz legends the trio. in the late sixties master american bassist barre phillips relocated to europe settling on britain initially(he now lives in france) phillips had made a name in free jazz circles playing with the likes of archie shepp(he appears on the shepp double lp, further fire music),and the maverick composer,clarinetist jimmy guiffre's 1965-66 trio .

phillips was the 1st bassist to record an entirely solo album in 1968,at around that time he also

played and recorded with the spontaneous music ensemble, barry guy's jazz composers orchestra and many others he continues to record sporadicaly.

john surman the best known of these 3 has an extensive catalog of recordings to his credit including many on the ecm lable.

stu martin was a friend (and american compatriot)of phillips who died quite young.

to my knowledge he played with paul bley, and appears on other recordings by barre phillips.

he'd grown up in the bronx and been a close friend of barry altschul's, another fine drummer.

to my knowledge this masterpiece has only been sporadically available.

there was a reissue on cd in the early 90's , but thats gone.

THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY 'BOROMIR 'A FRIEND OF THIS BLOG

thanks for this rip boromir.

PLEASE BUY CD'S BY THESE ARTISTS,

heres a postscript in the form of an email exerpt

Hi

I've uploaded the two Surman discs. Here are the links:- Disk 1 - http://rapidshare.com/files/21480178/Trio1.rar.html-Scans are attached. Rapidshare ground to a halt when I was trying to upload the second disk. If you think they ought both to be on the same host, let me know and I'll try again. The records have no inter-track gaps, one tune runs into another so I've not attempted to split them, so it's one mp3 file per album side.I'm happy for you you to post them to your blog. I am not particularly looking for credit, you can mention my moniker or not, as you wish. I'm just happy that someone else has the opportunity to enjoy otherwise forgotten music.

Incidentally, we lost the cricket (to NZ) and lost at rugby to Wales today ! Not a good day.

NB) THANKS TO 'CURVED AIR ' FOR NOTIFYING US OF THE EXPIRY OF THE LINK TO PART 2) HERE IS THE NEW LINK- http://www.divshare.com/download/292318-b1f

mongoose 'at penguin house' 1999

heres a nice example of japanese minimal improv before its philosophical and process orientations forced a reductive tabularasa.

this is an organic soundmass comprised of tiny gestures held together by long silences and only dimmly perceptible washes that could almost be ambient noise from outside the musical environment.

this cd is out of print,im not even sure the slub lable still exists.

heres some info taken from the japanese improvised music pages.

Improvised Music from Japan / Mongoose
Profile
Mongoose was formed by Tetuzi Akiyama (guitar, electronics), Utah Kawasaki (analog synthesizer) and Taku Sugimoto (guitar) in 1998. Their music is "minimal noise music": free improvisation constructed from extremely quiet sound fragments generated by the three members. Thus, at the small venues where they usually have gigs, it often seems as if other sound elements--a telephone ringing, a door slamming, a chair squeaking, etc.--are part of their music (whether or not this is their intention).
Mongoose's first CD, At Penguin House, recorded live in February 1999, was released in September of that year. In October 2000, the group toured France and Belgium. This was the first time they played outside Japan.

heres the link, 320kbsmp3 http://rapidshare.com/files/21105357/mngoo.zip

enjoy

cheers

evan parker-live at the finger palace 1978

hi all
heres a link to evan parkers great solo recital from 1978 'live at the finger palace' on the now defunct beak doctor lable.
this record is from a concert in sanfrancisco 1978
this file is in FLAC format .
and has kindly been provided by Pierre c. a future collaborator (we hope).
thanks pierre!!
file
http://www.sendspace.com/file/cxy1ji

PLEASE BUY EVAN PARKERS CDS
also for those wantin to inform themselves of e.p's projects both past and present click on the link to the european free improv pages.
cheers.

MARION BROWN "LE TEMPS FOU" (POLYDOR, 1968)

hi all
heres an ultra rare marion brown soundtrack(To marcel camus, un ete sauvage") on french poydor.
this is the only other marion brown rarity in my possesion at the moment.
its sadly unlikely that this will ever see the light of day again ,as a cd reissue.
one can only hope.
this is much more varied in scope than many jazz soundtracks,it encompasses everything from modal extensions of a simple folk song, afro cosmic groove , slightly modish rock flavoured pieces, to all out free improv.
its a stunning line up too.
Marion Brown (as, bells)Gunter Hampel (vibes, bass cl, tree bells)Ambrose Jackson (tp, cow bells, tambour)Barre Phillips (b, castanetes, whistle)Steve McCall (dr, triangle, tambour)Alain Corneau (claves, cow bells).the film about which i know

very little came out in 1970,and was apparently released on video in the early 90's
if any one has any of marion browns unsissued

enjoy cheers

anthony braxton townhall 1972

hi all
heres one that goes out, to maclintic sphere, see
church#9 blospot ,for a fine thread of anthony braxton's as yet unavailable arista recordings

this one too has been unavailable for some time
this is taken from the japanese tokuma lables early 90's reissue.
a great concert, featuring 3 long tracks ,2 of which are the usual medleys of braxton tunes the other being all the thins you are.

collective personnel for this concert though not for every track is braxton, jeanne lee, dave holland, phillip wilson,john stubblefield and barry altschul.

enjoy this stunning live concert.
PLEASE BUY ANTHONY BRAXTON CDS!!
you'll find braxtons discog (a link to it)at the saturn web jazz discogs site check the links section on this blog.

enjoy
cheers
http://rapidshare.com/files/20285248/brax_townhll.rar

NB/ it has
been pointed out to me by centrifuge (refer to comments)that i mislabled the tracks during the ripping process.
track 1,is in fact track 3 and 3 ,1 sorry about that,mild dislexia kicks in again!
cheers

william parker 'testimony' 1995 (solo bass)

hi all heres,william parkers now long gone 'testimony'

a solo double bass record to rival peter kowald,and barre phillips magnificent efforts.

heres a bagatellen review.

Pressed on the tiny and now extinct Zero In imprint out of Austin, TX (an apartment address on the tray card is always a telltale sign of shoe-string finances), Parker’s second solo recording represents the good, the bad and the ugly of his monologue style on bull fiddle. I first caught him in person in just such a setting, summer of 97’ while doing an internship at Smithsonian/Folkways. His was the second concert presented by the then fledgling Transparent Productions -- a cadre of volunteer "promoters" who would go on to curate over a hundred performances under the aegis of awarding players one hundred percent of each event’s proceeds. Against the odds, they’re still going strong. The recital took place at Kaffa House, a tiny corner pub (much like the Knit where Testimony was taped) and WP pulled out all the stops, at one point cantilevering a separate bow against each of his four strings to create a floating grid of tentacled harmonics. Similar tactics deploy on disc. The five tracks represent full two sets, tugging at the maximum capacity of the medium. Parker punishes and massages his bass in equal measure, falling prey to his tendency to cleave and burrow away mercilessly at his strings to the point of near tedium. The fidelity, rendered by a single stage side engineer, is coarse-grained and muddy. These are the major minuses, but the music still ends up transcending them. Parker’s massive technique, his canny ability to coax, in his own parlance, tonal rainbows is frequently in full, sweeping effect. Streaks and splatters lift from his fingerboard like arcs of paint flung from an action painter’s brush. There’s so much incandescent and percussive bowing, that a place of prominence for his mighty pizzicato capabilities is hardly missed. Parker has recorded at least one more solo album since this one, ‘97’s Lifting the Sanctions, but my preference goes to its predecessor as the more engrossing and electrifying excursion. Today marks his fifty-third birthday; hopefully his celebrated fecundity will continue for many years to come.
~ Derek Taylor

unfortunately william parkers website seems to be either experiencing major difficulties or be defunct all together a pity as it contains his massive discog.

parker is by now one of the most influential,free jazz musicians in as braxton might say this present time continuum.

hes played with many people including to my knowledge- cecil taylor,roscoe mitchell,joe morris

butch morris,roy campbell, charles gayle, ivo perelman -the list goes on and on

this is quite a tough listen ,lots of wild arco,comparable perhaps in its gritty abstraction with his duet with joe morris on the no more records lable.

im planning more uploads of zero in albums since unfortunately they no longer exist,

this is truly greatand intense improv at its best. do yourself a favour and grab it.

PLEASE BUY LOTS OF WILLIAM PARKERS MUSIC(THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT AFFLUENT,THEY ARE BARELY SCRAPING BY!!)

i will post a link to wp's website when its back on track.

heres a link to AUM ,a great freejazz lable where you can buy lots of w.parkers discs

http://www.aumfidelity.com/home.htm

heres the link to testimony - http://rapidshare.com/files/20271734/wptest.zip

enjoy

cheers

mike cooper with-' micro megas '(aka galapagus fuck)

hi all

heres a private tape of the legendary british improvising/folk blues guitarist- mike cooper, playing with the almost unknown shortlived australian improv/drone rock collective 'micro megas' (aka galapagous fuck ,in honour of their formative influence).

this is a privately pressed cdr 10 copies or so only. recorded in the blue mountains n.s.w in 2004

all the tracks are untitled.

mike cooper-hawaian steel guitar, radio ,voice,track 1

only(its the longest track 40 minutes)

martin kirkwood- electric guitar,tapes,objects chris lines-double bass

john prendergast-cello,synth, perc. and queen mongo (slve to the slrc)- wind instruments ,objects, implements ,larynx.

for those who prefer their improv raw and unrefined,this very noisy session is for you.

it will surprise those who thought they knew mike's elegant national steel guitar style.

yes this is the mike cooper- of recedents fame

why he should have chosen to play with such a bunch of ecstato/primitive unknowns nobody knows.

nb )this recording is very grainy, and a little low- fi

heres a link to mike coopers homepage http://www.cooparia.org.uk/

PLEASE BUY MIKE COOPER CDS,

(i highly recommend live at cineclub detour an improv trio with richard nunns,and the italian instrument maker/improviser-elio martusciello)

link- http://rapidshare.com/files/20113466/mm_mc.rar

collage,untitled mixed media by dipshitkingmongoloid

MUTANT SOUNDS: Colette Magny-Transit(Free Jazz Workshop),LP,1975,France,NWW list

those interested in free jazz, or simply the melting pot that was the french music scene from the late 60's on for about 10 years. should check this album out over at mutant sounds see the links section , this will reward anyone whos interested on the influence of free jazz on french pop, rock and musical culture generaly.
the mutant has many interesting obscurities ,that are surely of interest to lovers of free jazz,improv, and avant rock.
do yourself a favour down this a.s.a.p MUTANT SOUNDS: Colette Magny-Transit(Free Jazz Workshop),LP,1975,France,NWW list

art ensemble of chicao-live in holland 7 august 1974

hi all
heres a fantastic dutch radio broadcast of the aec with muhal richard abrahms ,recorded on the 7th august 1974,this purports to have been recorded in utrecht.

there are many broadcasts as well as bootleg lp's from this period which was a great one though not too heavily documented officially until now .in fact this is from the same tour as the official release 'kabalaba' on aec records,which can be bought here http://www.artensembleofchicago.com/recordings.html
PLEASE BUY AEC CD'S the above photo is from the aec homepage.

in the meantime stamp out bootlegging by sharing live material that is not officially available ,FOR FREE.
enjoy this very decent sounding concert ,ripped to 190kbsmp3
cheers.
link- http://rapidshare.com/files/19797092/art_ens74.rar

MAL WALDRON & STEVE LACY "JOURNEY WITHOUT END (VICTOR, 1971)

Mal Waldron & Steve Lacy - Journey Without End
This is rare Mal Waldron & Steve Lacy Japan only LP, recorded in Studios Europa Sonor, Paris , November 30, 1971.
With Steve Lacy (ss) Mal Waldron (p) Kent Carter (b) Noel McGhie (d).
Victor SMJX 10134 , original 1st press in 1972.

hi all

here is another in our continuing series of severely neglected steve lacy lp's and free jazz generally.

this record's the perfect companion to

mal waldron with the steve lacy quintet on america which has been reissued unfortunately in a limited edition digipak on verves cynicalLy titled 'free america' series.

this is perhaps even better ,certainly better recorded when one compares the original lps.

TRACK LIST
1)the fire now
2)journey without end
3)i feel a draft
4)bone
5)mar

enjoy..cheers

leo smith the budding of a rose(live at the moers festival 1979)

Leo Smith: Budding of a Rose {}Moers Music MoMu 02026 (LP) 1979 WGERJune 5, 1979 / Palm Studio, Paris, France
Harmonium (Smith) [17:04]
Mutumishi (Smith) [05:35]
Budding of a Rose (Smith) [21:17] Roscoe Mitchell, Wallace McMillan (alto sax)Anthony Braxton (alto sax, contrabass clarinet, flute, clarinet)Douglas Ewart (clarinet, alto clarinet, flute)Dwight Andrews (clarinet, tenor sax, flute)Marty Ehrlich (clarinet, bass clarinet, baritone sax)Leo Smith, Kenny Wheeler, Hugh Ragin, Rob Howard, Mike Mossmann (trumpet) ["Michael Philip Mossman" on MoMu 02026]George Lewis, Ray Anderson, Alfred Patterson (trombone)Pinguin Moschner (tuba)Marilyn Crispell (piano)Bobby Naughton (vibes)Wes Brown (bass)Pheeroan ak Laff (drums, percussion)

hi all
here's an album thats been unavailable for many years.
surprising really that smiths only large scale big band record should remain unreleased.
this album was recorded the same day and with identical line up as roscoe mitchell's sketches from bamboo.
both were recorded at the moers festival 1979,unfortunately i couldnt find an image of the cover
for more information on leo smith please go to his home page at-http://music.calarts.edu/~wls/index.html
if anyone has the cover or any other out of print leo smith albums theyd like to upload please contact me at-dipmong@hotmail.com

PLEASE BUY LEO SMITHS RECORDINGS,YOU WONT BE DISSAPOINTED THEY ARE FANTASTIC!
this is a vinyl rip to 190kbsmp3 or there abouts(note side 1 =1 track,side 2 = track 2

link- http://rapidshare.com/files/19677276/budd.rar

Bobby Naughton said.....
I play vibraphone on this record. It was not recorded at '79 Moers Festival but rather a few days later at Palm Studio, Paris/France. The Leo Smith Creative Orchestra and The Roscoe Mitchell Creative Orchestra were indeed recorded at the Moers Festival by WDR but never released.(I have a private tape)I used my vibraphone at Moers but when we tuned up in the Paris studio I gave my A as pianist Marilyn Crispell sounded her A. Ouch! The tuning in Paris was A442 versus my vibes A440. The session was delayed about an hour until an A442 vibraphone was borrowed or leased.

see comments to this entry

dial-'infraction' released 1996 (no wave, avant rock)

heres a mysterious cd ive had for a while,a friend claimed he once read a review,that suggested this was an all female trio with some connections to the

little recorded late 70's newyork nowave band ut.

i have no idea if theres any connection. i cant find a

single referance to this anywhere that provides any more info than is on the cover.

all i can say is its a stunningly powerful album of very free rock with tunes that are minimaly composed a couple of the tracks are free improvs.

truly one of the best things in this vein ive ever heard.its ecstatic allright in its own numbed out way.sounds like it could even have been recorded in the late 70's or at any time between then and now.

if any body knows anything about the people on this disc please leave a comment. anyone liking classic mars, teenage jesus,early sonic youth

harry pussy,or even the nz free rock scene a la corpus hermeticum won't be disapointed.

BUY OTHER MUSIC BY DIAL,(AND IF YOU FIND ANY LEAVE A COMMENT WITH FULL DETAILS,I WANT MORE)the info which is included in the file lists these people as

j.ham-guitar,vocals r.smith-guitar,drum machine, d.weeks-bass

ripped to 192 vbr mp3

link= http://rapidshare.com/files/19640581/dial.rar

cheers

dipmong

William Hooker-is eternal life 1977 (Incomplete)

This New York-based drummer has played a large part in forging a bond between the city's free-jazz and downtown rock scenes while — and this is the tricky part — refusing to compromise the purity of essence that's pervaded his music for nearly two decades. Hooker plays with enough power to steer combos suffused with post-punk guitar scree, while maintaining a terpsichorean grace (reminiscent of Rashied Ali, a John Coltrane sideman who has had ephemeral involvement with the avant-rock scene as well) that effortlessly demonstrates the limits of most "rock" percussion.Hooker's work is steeped in new age philosophy —
...Is Eternal Life resounds with intricate patterns that bring to mind aural recreations of Druid stone circles — but the burning intensity of something like the side-long duet with reedman David Murray would no doubt provoke convulsions among Windham Hill devotees who claimed the term as accepted nomenclature for their brand of holiday inn jazz.
the above is a trouser press review-by david sprague.

this album was first issued by reality unit concepts in 1977 ,though the material was recorded
in 1974-6 as far as i know(i may be wrong, does anyone know?) this is a very fine album,a must for hooker fans especially those whoprefer hooker in a setting approximating a classic free jazz situation.
whatever the context hooker's pulsating percussive waves seem irrevocably timeless ,another great drummerwho seems to me to have been influenced by Cecil Taylors pulsating , incandescent
rythymns.

this album features david murray,david s ware, mark miller(borbetomagus?),and two players i dont readily recognise les goodson,and hassan dawkins.
artwork and tracklist included.

PLEASE BUY WILLIAM HOOKER'S CD'S, MANY ARE AVAILABLE ON KNITTING FACTORY, ATAVISTIC AND OTHER LABLES.


enjoy!!

jazz composers orchestra -communications 1964-65

hi all here's the classic communications from,1964 on fontana.its been unavailable for many years and only available on cd in japan in the early 90's

it is now out of print.

last year i saw a copy on ebay(the cd,that is )going for the ridiculous price of us $100.

unfortunately i cant find a review, but its a fine compliment to,the 1968 record on jcoa which is available on watt(distributed by ecm).

personnel- paul bley-pno, steve lacy-soprano, jimmy lyons-alto, roswell rudd-trb mike mantler-trpt ,composer(tracks ,2 3)archie shepp-tenor, john tchicai-alto, fred pirtle-winds, willie ruff -french horn, ken mcintyre-reeds, robyn kenyatta-reeds, bob carducci-reeds,fl, kent carter and steve swallow-db, milford graves and barry altschul-drums, carla bley-composer track#1

this was ripped to 192kbsmp3 (rapidshare)

link= http://rs8.rapidshare.com/files/19524059/jazz_composers_orch.rar

enjoy!!

steve lacy the wire 1975

068 - THE WIRE: Steve Lacy Sextet 1/ The Twain (Lacy) 6:31 2/ Esteem (Lacy) 8:40 3/ The Owl (Lacy) 4:17 4/ The Wire (Lacy) 4:58 5/ Cloudy (Lacy) 6:12 6/ Dead Line (Lacy) 8:06 Recorded at Nippon Columbia's 1st Studio, Tokyo, June 18, 1975 Steve Lacy: soprano; Masahiko Satoh: piano; Masahiko Togashi: percussion; Keiki Midorikawa: cello, bass; Yoshio Ikeda: bass; Motoharu Yoshizawa: bass. 1977 - Denon Jazz (Japan), YX 7553 (LP) Note: (3) is a duo with Steve Lacy and Masahiko Togashi.

heres another ultra rare unreissued steve lacy album from 1975,on nippon columbia this ,is one of my favorites from this period ,and may well be one of the most challenging records he ever made.for those who like their lacy fairly free and exploratory. i will in the next month or so be upping,stalks,threads, follies,and many more.

DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR AND BUY SOME STEVE LACY RECORDS.
check the links section for lacy's discog.
ripped to 190KBSMP3, ITSA RAPIDSHARELINK,(IM HAVING PROBLEMS UPLOADING TO FILE HO!)
heres the link-http://rapidshare.com/files/19280414/wir.rar

posting comments here is easy

hi
its been brought to my attention that, some people have been wanting to leave comments but either couldnt figure out how or felt that i had disabled this function.
to leave comments. just click on to a particular posts title ,each post has a 'backlink'which opens up and reveals a comments box.
clicking on to the posts title will take you there.
my account with the file host has revealed that the sunny murray and marion brown have both already been down loaded many times.
thanks to mr lucky for initially bringing this to my attention.(mr lucky posts at both cineville and border music,as well as here hopefully,if you leave him a comment.

untitled digtal image by dipshitkingmongoloid

sunny murray/ khan jamal-change of the century 1987 re up

here at last
re up of master modern percussionist sunny murray.
ive always suspected this cd was unauthorized to begin with. its co credited to khan jamal and 'romulus' who is listed as conductor.anyone have any info on romulus? perhaps its butch morris who seemed to be ubiquitous ,at that stage in his career.
PLEASE BUY ANY SUNNY MURRAY CD'S YOU CAN FIND.THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT RICH
THEY ARE BARELY MAKING A LIVING.
besides which theres no free medical treatment in the US so if youre on welfare,(foodstamps,rental assistance) and you fall seriously ill unless others can offer assistance, basically youre well and truly S.C.R.E.W.E.D.

james over at nothing is, has posted other great sunny murray albums including unit cores, and the essential 'big chief' for the details scroll down to the scan of the full image which includes the back cover.
please once youve clicked on dont use the PTP option it has been disabled!!

LINK TROLLED!

marion brown,a unique and true original.

hi all

the great marion brown has always been one of my very favourite jazz musicians.

a true original with a unique tone, please BUY AS MANY MARION BROWN CDS AS YOU CAN FIND!!! jubalee is one of my personal favourites it follows on from his first esp session which is also very highly recommended,and shares with that release a lot of the personnel and many structural affinities.one thing that distinguishes brown from the run of the mill esp crowd,for me is the notable structural integrity of his compositions ,

they are always interesting and run a huge gamut from modal and completely free , as well as complex highly chromatic bebop /hardbop extensions. JUBALEE' has been criminally unavailable for many many years.i could not even find a decent review.

the personnel is as follows.marion brown, grachan moncur-trb,reggie maupin-tenor,bscl, alan shorter-flug h,trpt dave burrell-pno,reggie johnson-db,beaver harris-dr

please note i will be posting more marion brown that is unavailable soon.

i also have a few requests

live in esslingen germany,1969

geechee recollections impulse 1973?

vista-1975 if any one hs any of these contct me through comments leaving an e mail adress(preferably not your home adress)and ill invite you to post them on this blog,or we will make some other arrangement. OTHER MARION BROWNcds CAN BE FOUND AT THE NOTHING IS BLOG(THEY TOO HAVE NOT BEEN REISSUED)check the links section , go there download

those and ask JAMES to come back from his vacation.

track listing is 1)512e12 ,2)the visitor 3)jubalee 4)idutus all by m.brown save for idutus by a shorter(i think)

PLEASE NOTE DO NOT USE THE PTPOPTION ITS BEEN DISABLED USE THE SLOW OPTION

thanks all comments would be appreciated,your thoughts on mb the album whatever

dipmong

LINKS WERE TROLLED

google sensors itself for profits in china

Google censors itself for China

Leading internet company Google has said it will censor its search services in China in order to gain greater access to China's fast-growing market.
Google has offered a Chinese-language version of its search engine for years but users have been frustrated by government blocks on the site.
The company is setting up a new site - Google.cn - which it will censor itself to satisfy the authorities in Beijing.
Google argued it would be more damaging to pull out of China altogether.
While removing search results is inconsistent with Google's mission, providing no information... is more inconsistent with our mission
Google statement
Critics warn the new version could restrict access to thousands of sensitive terms and web sites. Such topics are likely to include independence for Taiwan and the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
The Chinese government keeps a tight rein on the internet and what users can access. The BBC news site is inaccessible, while a search on Google.cn for the banned Falun Gong spiritual movement directs users to a string of condemnatory articles.
Google's move in China comes less than a week after it resisted efforts by the US Department of Justice to make it disclose data on what people were searching for.
this originaly appeared january last year.
on the bbc online news site

yet here we all are as appraised as we can be of the facts in western so called democracies where media blackouts are an everyday occurance,willingly signing up to jump through the hoops when it requires us to do so.
are we complicit in censorship.
when will google censor us?
dipmong