Simply Lacy at his best...
Rec. live at the "Teatro Lirico", Milan,
Italy, on June 4th, 1977 (mix recording)
Steve Lacy,soprano saxophone
Kent Carter,bass
Andrea Centazzo,percussions
1. Stamps (05:17)
2. The Crust (14:55)
3. Outline (08:51)
4. Underline (06:20)
5. Coastline (12:07)
6. Deadline (14:03)
7. Ducks (09:15)
Total Time 1:10:50
Another request - from regular commentator Paul (the others will be coming, Paul) - this time an item which I believe to be OOP, it's not listed in the Ogun catalogue - the Dedication Orchestra's first cd (another was to follow two years later).
The Dedication Orchestra was/is committed to preserving the music of the Blue Notes and the Brotherhood of Breath and their individual members. At the time of this release - 1992 - the only surviving member of the Blue Notes was Louis Moholo and he's on this recording. The remaining big band consists of players who had been in the Brotherhood of Breath or who had played with Blue Notes members or who in various way were part of the UK scene and were familiar with the music and the musicians.
Organised by Steve Beresford, the Orchestra is, one might say, a sort of Brotherhood commemoration project, and listening to these arrangements, they come across as more polished than what the originals sounded like, particularly when they were performed live, often veering into cacophonous collective improvisation and being brought back on track by the rock-solid rhythm section of McGregor, Miller and Moholo, but at all times, beautiful cacophony.
Those familar with the BoB will know what to expect and relive the memories from the old records, but hopefully, there may be some out there who may be introduced to the BoB by these faithful recreations.
The basic facts:
Ogun OGCD 101 Spirits rejoice
The Dedication Orchestra
Phil Minton, voice; Maggie Nicols, voice; Julie Tippetts, voice; Guy Barker, trumpet; Harry Beckett, trumpet; Claude Deppa, trumpet, voice; Jim Dvorak, trumpet, penny-whistle; Kenny Wheeler, trumpet; Django Bates, E-flat peckhorn; Dave Amis, trombone; Malcolm Grifiths, trombone; Radu Malfatti, trombone; Paul Rutherford, trombone; Dave Powell, tuba; Neil Metcalfe, flute; Lol Coxhill, soprano sax, tenor; Ray Warleigh, alto sax, flute; Elton Dean, alto sax; Evan Parker, tenor sax; Alan Skidmore, tenor sax; Chris Biscoe, baritone sax; Keith Tippett, piano; Paul Rogers, bass; Louis Moholo, drums, voice.
Traumatic experience [arranged by Keith Tippett] (04:15), Ithi gqi [arranged by Radu Malfatti] (11:18), B my dear [arranged by Kenny Wheeler] (07:44), Dancing damon [arranged by Keith Tippett] (04:09), Hug pine [arranged by Django Bates] (08:17), Andromeda [arranged by John Warren] (09:17), Manje [arranged by Mike Westbrook] (05:02), Sonja [arranged by Jim Dvorak] (07:41), Introduction to You ain't gonna know me (03:55), You ain't gonna know me 'cause you think you know me [arranged by Eddie Parker] (06:13), Woza (05:37).
Recorded at Gateway Studios, London, January 2 and 3, 1992.
Line producer Steve Beresford; post production Evan Parker and Steve Beresford.
Front cover painting (reproduced above) by Louis Maqhubela.
Dig in and dig it!
This one as to be considered a gem. At least that's my opinion. Quartet Circle was a brief quartet with four astounding players: Chick Corea, Anthony Braxton, Dave Holland and Barry Altschul. As far as i know, this group recorded and edited 4 double Lps to United Artists, end of 60's beginning 70's. Nobody knows why but the luminaries at UA never considered reissue those albuns on CD, so they remained forgotten, which is incredible due to the high quality of the music.
Quartet Circle features Chick Corea as you never heard him before and after (at least for those who don't know this group). Partners Braxton, Holland and Altschul are in high avant-garde shape with ideas and playing far from being conventional. The interplay between the quartet is amazingly top quality avant garde free music. One might expect that due to subsequent Corea's career this couldn't be possible, but it was.
About "Circulus":
double gatefold LP
United Artists, 1978
side one: "Drone" (track 1)
(trio without Braxton, recorded April 8, 1970, New York)
side two: "Quartet Piece No. 1" (track 2)
(quartet, recorded August 21, 1970, New York)
side three: "Quartet Piece No. 2" (track 3)
(quartet, recorded August 21, 1970, New York)
side four: "Quartet Piece No. 3" (track 4)
"Percussion Piece" (track 5)
(quartet, recorded August 21, 1970, New York)
Chick Corea: piano, prepared piano, vibes, percussion, bass marimba
Anthony Braxton: alto sax, soprano sax, clarinet, contrabass clarinet
Dave Holland: bass, guitar, percussion
Barry Altschul: drums, percussion, bass marimba
About the transfer:
recorded directly from the vinyl to DAT record to audio CD through CD recording (not PC).
From CD to lossless Flac files. Crisp and clean as you can hear on the deepness and colourful music. On last flac file you'll find high quality scans of outer and inner sleeves from the gatefold LP. Hope you enjoy it.
Certainly Gil Evans wasn't the best keyboardist/
pianist with whom Lee Konitz has never played,
in spite of this, the duo maintains a certain
interest for lovers of both players.
Rec. Live in Rome, Italy, on March 8th, 1980
(mix recording)
Gil Evans,keyboards
Lee Konitz,alto & soprano saxophones
01. All The Things You Are (06:07)
02. Orange Was The Colour Of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk (08:17)
03. How Insensitive (05:08)
04. Lover Man (05:40)
05. Reincarnation Of A Lovebird (06:52)
06. Summertime (03:17)
07. What Am I Here For (04:12)
08. Prince Of Darkness (03:58)
09. Prelude No. 20 In C Minor, Op. 28 (10:14)
10. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You (04:45)
11. The Moon Struck One [uncompleted] (03:26)
Total Time 1:02:00
One of my favourite italian pianist, here just at the
beginning of his activity as soloist.
It's still clear the influence of Cecil Taylor (among
others), but even his distinctive approach, intensely
physical, to the piano.
Rec. live in Florence, Italy, on July 4th, 1979
(mics recording)
Antonello Salis,piano
1. Improvisation (45:57)
2. Encore (11:45)
Total Time 57:43
This set was the second part of an evening with
the George Lewis Ensemble "dismantled" : in the
first part the George Lewis/Richard Teitelbaum
duo. I think that both A.Davis and D.Ewart deserve
to be remembered here on IS.
Rec. live at Sala della Guardia, Verona, Italy, on April 28th, 1979 (mics recording)
Anthony Davis,piano
Douglas Ewart,reeds,flutes,percussions
1. Five Moods From An English Garden [Davis solo] (12:52)
2. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes [Davis solo] (05:06)
3. Improvisation #1 [Ewart solo] (20:35)
4. Improvisation #2 [Davis/Ewart duo] (36:06)
Total Time 1:14:40
Jonathan Lomax / Nicholas Wrigley Land Of Ham [Oro Neese, 1998]
1. Great Golden
2. Panchanka Sleep
3. In Valley of Firefly
4. For Le Sony r Ra
Forgive the visual pun, but I don't have any art work for this one.
I thought you'd like to give this a try. I love it. Jonathan Lomax and Nicholas Wrigley are an improvising and enterprising duo from the UK. Lomax plays acoustic or electric piano, or harmonium depending upon the recording, and Wrigley percussion.
It's hard to find much on these interesting players, but they seem to have produced four self-released records.
Suns [Oro Neese, 1998]
Land Of Ham [Oro Neese, 1998]
Lord Of An Unerring Bow [Oro Neese, 2000]
Piiiiii Piiiiii [Oro Neese, 2000]
I've managed to track down the first three, but Piiiiii Piiiiii remains illusive. You can find shares of Suns and Lord Of An Unerring Bow at ile oxumare, where I first discovered them. Some kind soul shared this recording with me, and was happy that I shared it with you. Many thanks to this anonymous sharer.
I've been in a melancholic state for quite some time, and these record just fit with that. It's music that just lives in the moment, almost in suspension. The few online references suggest a likeness to Sun Ra, or Alice Coltrane. It's not a bad reference point, and the title of the forth track on this short LP suggests an influence at work, but Lomax and Wrigley have carved out something pretty unique here. There's no showing off, or technique for technique's sake, and I think the sound is far more European that African American in its texture and temperature. Highly recommended.
I'd welcome more details of the duo, and information on where their recordings can be found for sale.
i've taped this set a week after the Willisau concert
(September 1st, 1979) published by hatArt (Zaki).
The music is rather different, more varied, well
representing Lake's eclecticism.
Rec. live in Alassio, Italy, on September 8th, 1979
(mics recording)
Oliver Lake,alto saxophone,flute
Michael Gregory Jackson,electric guitar,vocals
Pheeroan ak Laff,percussions
1. Clicker (17:09)
2. Unknown (08:19)
3. Unknown (09:26)
4. Unknown (04:34)
5. Shine (13:04)
6. Unknown (10:47)
7. unknown (09:32)
Total Time 1:12:53
During summer 1977, Shepp was on tour with his wonderful quartet (Waldron/Brown/Persip) when this jam (dedicated to John Coltrane) was organized at the Juan-les-Pins Jazz Festival : here are two pieces broadcasted at that time by Radio France.
A special mention for Charli Persip : great and underrated drummer.
Rec. live in Antibes, France, on July 21th, 1977
(radio broadcast)
Archie Shepp/George Adams/David Schnitter,tenor saxophones
Albert Mangelsdorff,trombone
Mal Waldron,piano
Cameron Brown,bass
Charlie Persip,drums
1. Straight No Chaser (26:09)
2. Mr. PC (23:50)
Total Time 49:59
Empathy, is the first word that comes to
the mind listening to these Masters of
the european creative music : the most
radical and rigorous duo of all Seventies.
Rec. live at "Giardini Scotto", Pisa, Italy, on
July 21th, 1977 (mics recording)
Derek Bailey,guitar
Evan Parker,tenor & soprano saxophones
1. Improvisation #1 (24:09)
2. Improvisation #2 (10:02)
3. Improvisation #3 (09:36)
4. Improvisation #4 (09:24)
Total Time 53:12
When this concert was held, the Andrew Cyrille's
Quartet had just recorded the fine "Metamusicians'
Stomp" for Black Saint.
Here, unfortunately, David S.Ware (who completed
the quartet) isn't present, so you have "to be
pleased" with the simple trio.
Rec. live at "Il Capolinea", Milan, Italy,
on October 1st, 1978 (mics recording)
Andrew Cyrille,drums,african percussions
Ted Daniel,trumpet
Nick DiGeronimo,bass
1. African Percussions (15:28)
2. Gipsy Folk Tales (21:00)
3. Shell (20:35)
4. Prelude To A Kiss (12:29)
5. Unknown (27:04)
Total Time 1:36:39
Only one official record exists by this great duo :
"Some Jive Ass Boer: Live At Jazz Unité '81", so i
think that this recording could be an helpful
addition for both Waldron's and Dyani's lovers.
Rec. live at "Centro Jazz St. Louis", Rome, Italy, on
October 27th, 1979 (mics recording)
Mal Waldron,piano
Johnny Dyani,bass
1. Track #1 (39:30)
2. Track #2 (05:53)
3. Track #3 (43:27)
Total Time 1:28:52
Probably the most curious group ever led by Blythe,
able to create a fascinating sound, perfect for his
own compositions.
Rec. live in Milan, Italy, on November 1st, 1982
(mics recording)
Arthur Blythe,alto saxophone
Kelvyn Bell,guitar
Bob Stewart,tuba
Abdul Wadud,cello
Bobby Battle,drums
1. Miss Nancy (16:29)
2. Faceless Woman (13:42)
3. Bush Baby (36:22)
4. Illusions/Break Tune #2 (17:37)
Total Time 1:24:12
vinyl rip, 320 mp3, Uniteledis
Max Roach - drums
Archie Shepp - ts
France 1976
Sweet Mao - La Preparation
Sweet Mao - Le Marche
Sweet Mao - Commencement
Suid Afrika 76
http://rapidshare.com/files/223791879/Force.rar
Number 10 from I Forgot Clifford. This was one of the first posts on the blog and is still rare vinyl.
This is a vinyl rip 320 mp3 from the classic Savoy LP featuring Bill Dixon on trumpet and Archie Shepp on tenor sax. This has a mainstream feel for both artists and yet has a 60s pulse as they drive through originals and Leonard Bernstein. Bass and drums by Reggie Workman, Don Moore (b) and Paul Cohen, Howard McGhee (dr) October 1962.
1. Trio
2. Quartet
3. Somewhere
4. Peace
http://rapidshare.com/files/192574076/Side1b.mp3
http://rapidshare.com/files/192579017/side2b.mp3
Number 9 from I Forgot Clifford. I had 3 Cecil Taylor posts and all 3 had many downloads. This was the most rare of the 3 posted. Cecil Taylor Quartet on 2 dates in Stuttgart.
This stuff comes from Blue Mark Music produced by Zooey Records.
A soundboard recording from October 16, 1966
1. Conquistador Second
2. Amplitude Words
Cecil Taylor - piano, Jimmy Lyons - alto sax, Alan Silva - double bass, Andrew Cyrille - drums
And from November 10, 1969
3. Fragments of a dedication to Duke Ellington
Cecil Taylor - piano, Jimmy Lyons - alto sax, Sam Rivers - tenor sax, Andrew Cyrille - drums
vinyl rip, 320 mp3, Emanem
Number 8 from I Forgot Clifford. You can't have a top ten jazz blog without some Steve Lacy. This one appeals on many counts, rare, Derek Bailey and John Stevens.
This was another classic Lacy session from the DJ archives. When I look back on the benefits of blogging it was to meet some new music pals like DJ and exchange music, ideas, opinions.
Steve Lacy - ss
Steve Potts - as
Derek Bailey - guitar
Kent Carter - bass
John Stevens - drums
The Crust
38
The Owl
A bit of the Dumps
Flakes
Revolutionary Suicide
100 Club, London, July 30, 1973
http://rapidshare.com/files/219092764/crust.rar
My own music group below was very influenced by Lacy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdv6KFQqotw
vinyl rip, 320 mp3, Arista Freedom
Number 7 on I Forgot Clifford. I took the advice of a comment and added The Hard Blues from Coon' Bid'ness to this post.
Julius Hemphill - as, fl
Baikida Carroll - tpt
Abdul Wadud - cello
Philip Wilson - drums
Hamiet Bluiett - baritone sax*
St Louis 1972
Dogon A.D.
Rites
The Painter
The Hard Blues*
http://rapidshare.com/files/225412902/dogon2.rar
Mary Halvorson Trio
Live at WFMU on The Long Rally 12/10/2008
Recorded december 9th 2008
Engineer Trent Wolbe
Mary Halvorson guitar
John Hebert bass
Ches Smith drums
01. Too Many Ties (No. 6)
02. Momentary Lapse (No. 1)
03. Dragon's Head (No. 9)
04. No. 11
(Mary Halvorson interview?)
To mark the release of her new recording, Dragon's Head, on Firehouse 12, Mary Halvorson brought her trio down to the WFMU studios to throw down a fire breathing live set for The Long Rally. The band features Ches Smith on drums (Xiu Xiu, Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog), John Hebert on bass (Uri Caine, the late Andrew Hill, his own band, Byzantine Monkey), and Mary Halvorson on guitar (People, Anthony Braxton, duo with Jessica Pavone). They tore through four of Mary's craggy tunes (three songs from the album plus a ballad called, "No. 11") and left all in attendence speechless. -Scott McDowell via Beware of the Blog
http://www.maryhalvorson.com
cd rip, 320 mp3, Royal Jazz
Number 6 from I Forgot Clifford. When I started the Clifford blog, I thought there would be more head bangers than toe tappers and was surprised later to find Sonny Rollins and Max Roach in the top ten! This is another rare find in France, great rhythm section.
Sonny Rollins - ts
Henry Grimes - bass
Kenny Clarke - drums
Woody n you
But not for me
Lady Bird
March 11, 1959, Aix en Provence, France
http://rapidshare.com/files/207115455/aix.rar
Seeing last Pablo's post (F.Anderson - Another Place;
rec. at the '78 Moers Festival) i've remembered that the year
after i taped the F.Anderson Quartet at the same festival :
here's the recording.
Let me add that, Mr. Anderson too, has celebrated his eightieth
birthday few weaks ago.
Rec. live at the 8th Moers Jazz Festival, Moers, Germany,
on Friday, June 1st, 1979 (mics recording)
Fred Anderson,tenor saxophone
Billy Brimfield,trumpet
Steve Palmore,bass
Hamid Drake,percussions
1. Three On Two/Trumpet & Bass Duet/Bombay (51:33)
2. Black Woman (18:23)
3. Like Sonny (13:50)
Total Time 1:23:47
Ezio Minetti- Caresses
| Anthony Braxton | reeds |
| Taylor Ho Bynum | brass
|
| Jessica Pavone | violin, viola |
| Jay Rozen | tuba |
| Carl Testa | bass |
| Aaron Siegel | drums |
february 19 2007
Metastasio Jazz, Teatro Metastasio, Prato, Italy
february 17 2007
Piacenza Jazz Festival, Teatro President, Piacenza, Italy
february 14 & 15 2007
Porgy & Bess,
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November 4, 2005
Music @ International House
Philadelphia, PA
August 28, 2005
@ Sant' Anna Aressi Jazz Festival, Italy
Sardinia www.santannarresijazz.it
July 20, 2005
Molde Jazz Festival Molde, Norway
May 22, 2005
Victoriaville Festival, Canada
April 9 2005
April 8 2005
Banlieues Bleues Festival -
April 7 2005
April 6 2005
Bimhuis -
It's my aim going on little contributin' to the Anthony Braxton gigography, and to the Henry Threadgill discography. In the next times I will add to this post all the infos I will found about this group and the DCW trio (both with Taylor Ho Bynum) and post here some more Henry Threadgill unofficial (broadcast and private recordings) date.
If someone here is interested in this two projects every effort will be wellcome.
In particular about the Threadgill discography project [http://discography.backstrom.se/threadgill/] I've found till now at least more than 100 audio documented dates and tens of non documented. I've just began to listen to some date to attribute correct titling and personnel infos but it is a very hard and long work.
On the other hand the Braxton discography and gigography, marvellously mantained by Jason Guthartz and otthers, constitute in my opinion a reference project. Here You can easily find every useful link [http://www.akamu.net/braxton/discography.htm]
vinyl rip, 320 mp3, Paddewheel
Number 4 from I Forgot Clifford. I think this one scored mostly on rarity and I would not have predicted top 10. There is a curiosity factor here to see how DP would interpret some of Monk's most loved tunes. Pullen has a very solid following based on many strong discs with Mingus, Adams/Pullen 4tet and other solo discs. He is a great example of one of the defining ideals for a musician, you know it is him playing almost immediately.
Don Pullen - solo piano
1. Well You Needn't (Monk) 5:18
2. Round Midnight (Monk) 8:09
3. Monkin' Around (Pullen) 9:41
4. Trinkle Tinkle (Monk) 6:13
5. Gratitude (Pullen) 5:39
6. In Walked Bud (Monk) 5:51
NYC 1984
http://rapidshare.com/files/205056797/pmonk.rar
For my first "official" post on IS i've chosen this recording,
even for paying tribute to the Great Master who, few weaks
ago, has celebrated his eightieth birthday.
The music, a six parts suite, reminds closely the Basel concert
(November 16, 1981) recorded and published by Hat Hut
(particularly the 2nd CD : Garden pt. 2).
The encore is missing : end of the cassette...
Cecil Taylor, piano solo
Recorded live in Pisa, Italy, on July 24th, 1982
1. Part 1 (28:46)
2. Part 2 (15:47)
3. Part 3 (13:22)
4. Part 4 (10:58)
5. Part 5 (11:42)
6. Part 6 (06:40)
Total Time 1:27:17
cd rip, 320 mp3, Columbia (France)
Number 2 from I Forgot Clifford. Who would have guessed that Ran would out pace Cecil Taylor, Paul Bley, Don Pullen ? A traditionalist with avant roots, he continues to present solo records with harmonic deconstructions of standards and older tunes. His discs with Braxton, Jeanne Lee and on Hatology brought him into the free zone. Many loved the Newest Sound
Around disc with this pairing. I think the reason there were so many downloads on this one was because for many bloggers this was a new discovery. I found it in France.... Enjoy and predict the next in the top ten.
Ran Blake - piano
Jeanne Lee - vocals
Ticket to Ride
Kind a sweet
Corocovado
Let's go
Ja-da
Bombastica
Lydiana
Crystal Trip
A Taste of Honey
Night and Day
I Can Tell
Take the A train
Living up to life
A Hard Day's Night
The Girl from Ipanema
Vanguard
Glaziation
You Stepped out of a dream
I can tell more
Desafinado
One note samba
Stars fell on Alabama
Just Friends
Free Standards
I'll remember April
Honeysuckle Rose
Stockholm 1966
cdr rip, 320 mp3, Horo
Pablo's back ! I had announced plans to shut down I Forgot Clifford which generated all kinds of comments from all planets. I was graciously invited to be able to post and administer at Inconstant Sol. I thought I would transfer my top ten downloads from Clifford to this site before closing down Clifford. This was the number one download. I believe it was because Horo has been been hard to find and everyone wants to here John Gilmore in a quartet with the Ra. There is a second cd in this series, Other Blues. I had it on a car cassette and remember preferring this one.
Sun Ra - keyboards
John Gilmore - ts
Michael Ray - tpt
Luqman Ali - drums
My Favorite Things
Moon People
Sun Steps
Exactly like you
Friend and friendship
Rome at twilight
When there is no sun
The Horo
January 1978
http://rapidshare.com/files/194099423/newstep1.rar
Here's another 70s trio, perhaps the ultimate one with Dave Holland and Barry Altschul. This was recorded live at the "New Foxhole Café", Philadelphia, on April 19th, 1976 (2nd set).
Sam Rivers,tenor & soprano saxophones,piano,flute
Dave Holland,bass
Barry Altschul,drums
1. Improvisation (1:08:12)
This is another scorcher with Altschul very much to the fore in the mix. As indicated above, only one piece slightly over one hour, similar to the Foggia set posted here before. This is a format that suits Rivers very much, so no complaint this time about being cut short, due to the limitations of the album format. As on the Foggia date, he starts out on tenor, switches to soprano at the 20+ minute mark and rounds off with two briefer interludes on piano and flute after the 50+ minute mark. New to this date is the piano section which in my view is the weaker part, but others may disagree. Top interaction throughout and it is particularly facinating to hear Altschul and compare with Steve Ellington on the other date. Altschul comes off as more forceful and intense and with Holland on board, this set rocks and sizzles from beginning to end.
This gem was supplied by riccardo in our contributions section, so a tip of the hat for that one. I thought it warranted a proper post as it dovetailed nicely with the recent Rivers postings here. Readers are advised to dig in for more gems from riccardo and others.
Anthony Braxton Sextet
Colisee Des Bois-Francs
Victoriaville, QC
May 22, 2005
Anthony Braxton, Taylor Ho Bynum, Jay Rozen, Jessica Pavone, Chris Dahlgren, Aaron Siegel
Following the previous John Stevens posting, here is a live set recorded at the Plough, Stockwell, London. The actual date is not entirely certain. The available info indicates it was recorded on 9 December, but it is uncertain whether it was 1977 or 1979. The pic is from the backside of another Stevens album which was recorded there in February 1978, so circumstantial evidence might point to 1977.
This is a quartet recording with the following line-up:
John Stevens Drums
Allan Holdsworth Guitar
John Taylor Piano
Jeff Clyne Bass
Two long pieces, nominally in the jazz fusion bag, but with much more fire and liveliness than what may be expected from that genre. Stevens himself is on overdrive through the entire set, overpowering the other three in the louder passages. I can't discern any specific tunes here, so the whole thing does sound like a fairly loose jam, but with some inspired playing from all concerned. Taylor is on electric piano, Clyne on acoustic bass and Holdsworth on electric guitar, of course. Listening to the entire set, it is a demonstration of the mastery of Stevens' drumming, ear very much attuned to what's going on and another proof that he was not in any way confined to the chamber intimacy of the SME.
Sound quality is fair to middle, so I've taken the liberty of scaling it down to a high-quality mp3, but not much is lost in the process, at least not to these battered ears. Seeded by "kinebee", so thanks for making this fine nugget available for the Stevens aficionadas.
There was a request for some more Holdsworth from Fent99 in the comments section to a previous post, so here is a set recorded for BBC. Basic info:
ALLAN HOLDSWORTH, I.O.U.
" Jazz In Britain "
London, UK
October 20, 1981
6. Announcer Intro
7. White Line
8. Shallow Sea ( Excerpt )
9. Where Is One ?
10. Prayer / Drifting Into The Attack
11. Letters Of Marque
12. Announcer Closing Comments
Allan Holdsworth - Guitar
Paul Carmichael - Bass
Gary Husband - Drums & Piano
This is a more subdued set, which is not surprising considering the absence of Stevens, and a more structured one as well with a small series of Holdworth compositions. Listeners may argue what is the best set of the two. I think Holdsworth would go for the second, though I am inclined to go for the first, but that's just me. This was seeded by "dabrooks" so thanks for this little relic from the past.
More Stevens coming up later, so stay tuned ...
Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet
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Recorded 10th June 2008 at 13th Annual Vision Festival
Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center, New York City
Broadcasted 10th Nov 2008
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Taylor Ho Bynum cornet
Mary Halvorson guitar
Evan O'Reilly guitar
Jessica Pavone violin and bass guitar
Matt Bauder tenor saxophone and bass clarinet
Thomas Fujiwara drums
Tracks
01 Radio Intro & Taylor Ho Bynum interview 06.49
02 JP & the
03 Woods 20.14
04 whYeXpliCitieS 13.02
In my opinion one of the most intriguing proposal of the last years: new open composing technique, wide open ears and great interplay. This is a possible way of playin contemporary jazz with freshness and good ideas.
In the Taylor Ho Bynum website You can also find some images, a discography and other useful informations. In the website of the Firehouse12 Music Audio Bar, in Brooklin , the Ho Bynum own discographycal label, other interesting infos and a preview of an almost new and possible way of living in the music business today without givin' up to the artistical and intellectual belief.
http://taylorhobynum.com/index.htm
http://firehouse12.com/index.asp.
ENJOY THE MUSIC!
It's time to do some more requests. In fact, I should actually spend more time doing requests, because it makes the whole selection process so much easier. This came from Olie who wanted a specific Ray Warleigh album which I unfortunately don't have. So, settling for the second best, here are two concerts recorded for the BBC with Ray Warleigh as a sideman.
Warleigh hasn't released much under his own name. His debut album was out in 1968, with sporadic releases throughout the 70s and then nothing up to this year's Rue Victor Massé, a duo recording with drummer Tony Marsh. The above pic is from an August 2008 concert with Marsh, courtesy of Sean Kelly at Flickr.
Most of his output has been as a sideman and the two concerts on offer here are no exceptions, the first led by Pat Smythe and the second by Alan Holdsworth.
Pat Smythe Quintet (with Allan Holdsworth)
BBC Broadcast
London 1980
presented by Peter Clayton
Pat Smythe - p
Ray Warleigh - as, fl
Allan Holdsworth - g
Chris Laurence - b
John Marshall - d
1. Letters of Marque 8.07
2. Announcer (Peter Clayton) 0.33
3. Reflection 5.56
3. Announcer 0.13
5. Out from Under 6.13
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ALLAN HOLDSWORTH & CO.
" Jazz In Britain "
London, UK
January 8, 1980
presented by Charles Fox
1. Announcer Intro
2. The Things You See When You Haven't Got Your Gun
3. Every Little Breeze
4. Sunday
5. Announcer Closing Comments
Allan Holdsworth - Guitar
Gordon Beck - Piano
John O'Whey - Bass
Ray Warleigh - Alto & Soprano Saxophone
John Marshall - Drums
As for the line-up, a fairly well-known cast of characters with Warleigh, Holdsworth and Marshall the common denominators, regulars on the scene Pat Smythe and Gordon Beck on the piano chair and Chris Laurence and John O'Wey (less known to me) holding down the deep end.
Holdsworth has got a huge name in fusion, but on these dates, I don't sense any showoffy-ness typical of the genre, but two fine cohesive outfits where the individual contributions fit the whole. Composition duties are shared between Smythe and Holdsworth in the first set while all compositions are by Holdsworth for his own combo in the second set.
Fairly good sound on both sets, considering the time, but a bit of hiss on the second. It's always a delight to hear again the eminent jazz presenters Peter Clayton and Charles Fox, whose erudition never ceases to amaze.
I've got one Ray Warleigh as sideman in the offing, but have to do some vinyl transfer first, so stay tuned. It'll be slightly different from these two, but no less interesting for that.
As these are fairly short sets, they're both in lossless, but anyone is free to post mp3s in the comments section, should one so desire.
Following "The Quest", here's some more Sam Rivers, partly from records, partly from unreleased concert recordings. Three sets up this time, which have one thing in common - they're all trios (as was "The Quest"). It seems that Rivers often worked in the trio format, though his older Blue Note records employed larger groups and he did also work on and off with even larger constellations.
The first one up is "Hues", a series of different trios recorded over a period of several years.
The basic facts:
Sam Rivers - Hues
Impulse IMPL 8007, (ASD 9302)
01 - Amber
02 - Turquoise
03 - Rose
04 - Chartreuse
05 - Mauve
06 - Indigo
07+08 - Onyx+Topaz
09 - Ivory Black
10 - Violet
Tracks 7 & 8 run into each other.
Sessions:
A. - tracks 1, 2, 3 - Recorded in performance at The Jazz Workshop, Boston, 13 Feb 1971.
Sam Rivers - tenor sax, flute
Cecil McBee - bass
Norman Connors - drums & percussion
B. - track 4 - Recorded in performance at The Jazz Workshop, Boston, 14 Feb 1971.
Sam Rivers - soprano sax
Cecil McBee - bass
Norman Connors - drums & percussion
C. - tracks 5, 6 - Recorded in performance at Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, 27 Oct 1972.
Sam Rivers - tenor sax
Richard Davis - bass
Warren Smith - drums & percussion
D. - tracks 7, 8 - Recorded in performance at Molde Jazz Festival, Norway, 3 Aug 1973.
Sam Rivers - soprano sax, flute
Avild Andersen - bass
Barry Altschul - drums & percussion
E. - tracks 9, 10 - Recorded in performance at Battel Chapel, Yale University, US, 10 Nov 1973.
Sam Rivers - soprano sax, flute
Cecil McBee - bass
Barry Altschul - drums & percussion
My basic criticism of this record is not the music itself, but the limitations of the medium. As the average piece clocks in at about 4 - 5 minutes, you don't get more than snippets and snapshots of what I presume to be much longer sessions. Rivers is a musician that needs space to stretch out, but the snips do give a flavour or perhaps different hues of his multi-instrumental talents. I guess it's Rivers on piano on track 3, though not credited as such in the info I have.
The second set, from Foggia, Italy, is a sizzler, scorcher, killer; it fries, burns, cooks for well over an hour. No info on this one, but listening to it, it sounded very much like Dave Holland, though I was less sure that the drummer was Barry Altschul. In fact, one has to wait until the brief announcements towards the end to find out that it was Steve Ellington, with whom Rivers worked in his 60s Blue Note period. Rivers is obviously having a ball, ripping into a bit of scat singing at the end; Holland is playing his fingers off and Ellington is right on the dot. Rivers switches between tenor, soprano and flute and as mentioned, a bit of vocalising. You can sense that these guys know it each other by the ultra-tight interaction throughout. It reminds me a bit of the Buschi Niebergall trio I posted a while back in its sheer intensity and telepathic communication. This set is definitely among the best of the stuff I've posted here and one to come back to again and again.
The final set is from Warsaw:
The Sam Rivers Trio
Sam Rivers
Anthony Cole
Doug Mathews
recorded 6-24-00 at
The Warsaw summer Jazz Days
Coming off the Rivers/Holland/Ellington trio, this sounds bland to these ears; having nothing of the drive and intensity of the Foggia set. Both Cole and Mathews play a multitude of instruments in addition to bass and drums, but it doesn't match the 70s/80s concerts on offer here. Anyway, that's the first impression; with repeated listenings I may hear differently.
Dig in and enjoy!
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Stefano Maltese
Biography by Francesco Martinelli
Since the '70s, Sicilian composer and multi-instrumentalist Stefano Maltese has worked in a variety of situations ranging from solo to large ensembles including strings and unusual instruments like harmonica and glockenspiel. He has actively explored the interaction between writing and improvising, and followed his own personal path inspired by music, literature, and other arts, independently arriving at results similar to those reached by musicians of other post-jazz environments, such as
In 1987, Maltese set up the first orchestra that grouped avant-garde musicians from different areas of
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