BERLINER IMPROVISATIONS QUARTETT ( AMIGA, 1979)

This lp opened my ears for the Free Music scene in the GDR. It's not Free Jazz or Free Improvisation. It is a category of its own. Although the lyrics are "spoken" (a reference could be "Pierrot Lunaire" by Schönberg) in German (Beaudelaire...) the music is quite outstanding.
Really independent music - for example Andreas Altenfelder's trumpet work on track 5 or Manfred Schulze's bariton sax musings which are througout insistent but never hermetic.

Manfred Schulze who was the founder of the M.S. Bläser Quintet has died 2010. From 1992 he was forced to abandon music because of a grave disease.

Hermann Keller is still active - among his activities/groups is the Berliner Improvisations Trio/Quartet with Antje Messerschmidt (violin and viola), Jürgen Kupke (clarinets) and Ulrich Weber on trumpet and fluegelhorn.


Andreas Altenfelder was playing with the Willem Breuker Kollektiev
for at least 20 years.

Of Wilfried Staufenbiel's whereabouts I have no clue.

This is the Amiga lp plus two more...


Manfred Schulze, baritone saxophone, clarinet
Hermann Keller, piano, vocals
Andreas Altenfelder, trumpet, vocals, flute
Wilfried Staufenbiel, cello, vocals

1. Nocturno 9:19
2. Die Augen Der Armen (Canon-Chaconne-Fantasie) 11:26
3. Ex Tempore IV (Thema Und Variationen) 10:35
4. Ostinato 9:28

Recorded 19./20.07.1979 at Amiga-Studios, Berli.

AMIGA  8 55 717(vinyl rip)

plus:

5. Sieben Viertel       08:59

Berlin, 12. August 1979
(from the Double-LP "SNAPSHOT/Jazz aus der DDR" - FMP) (vinyl rip)

6. Ein Abschied Für Jazzensemble  08:08

New Jazz Festival Moers 3rd June, 1979 (released 2008 - deleted)
(from the CD-Box "Musik in Deutschland - Jazz - Neue Musik im Jazz; Sony Music)

This are the complete issued recordings by this singular group/line-up.

Joelle Leandre-Les Douzes Sons LP, 1983 Nato

Heres a stunning, hugely enjoyable improv Record on the lamented Nato label.

Joelle Leandre= Godess One of the most unfailingly riveting contemporary improvisors..
if you havent heard her , this is a great place to start , the variety and level of invention through out is staggering.
and whats more its laced with droll humour typical of Nato 's house aesthetic.

The Fun ,and sheer pleasure of playing are palpable throughout , perhaps even the very essence of the record.



Joelle's Dog Miss Biscotte is featured in a hilarious trio with George Lewis.
The full line up is J.Leandre, G.Lewis, Annick Nozati, Irene Scheizer, Ernst Reyseger, and legendary bassist Barre Phillips.

wonderful stuff.. those interested in checking out more OOP Nato lps go here AND HERE

ENJOY ... AND VISIT ,Joelle Leandre's website , shes prolific , and there are lots of real gems that are worth checking out!


NOTE- Jean Rochard said

"



No lament please since the nato company is still around (I run it and am not dead yet) and celebrated last year the 30th anniversary of the label. Lsst release in April was abrand new trio with Lol Coxhill Barre Phillips and JT Bates as well as the first reissue on CD of Instant replay (1983) of Lol Coxhill (featuring Joëlle amongst many others). Les Douze Sons will be reissued on CD in september for Joëlle 60th birthday.






www.natomusic.fr
Yours
Jean Rochard (with nato since 1980)

Bernd Alois Zimmermann-the Numbered, Improvisations & Tratto (Wergo-2549-005) 1969 featuring Manfred Schoof's quintet

Here's another Wergo Lp , mentioned In the comments to Onxydlib's post of Manfred Schoofs ,wonderful 1967 debut.
This features the Compositions of Bernd Alois Zimmerman one of the most significant post war European Composers.

Zimmermann had a life long love of jazz and its spontaneity ,the forms associated with jazz and the blues are often referenced however obtusely in many of his own works.
The individuality of his unique Vision seems to be ever more clearly evident and relevant.

A postmodernist before the term was ever invented , like his contemporary Mauricio Kagel (who had in his youth been a trumpeter)
Serial ,and aleatory techniques mingle with myriad fragments of popular musics, marching bands ,swing ,the blues..baroque music and quotes from contemporaneous scores , just about anything really.
all this at times fractured and pulverised then re filtered through the seemingly conversational flow of the musical organism .

Yes i like his music alot ... and wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone who loves richly textured complex kaleidoscopic musics.
The Wergo Site is a great place to start , since they have documented the majority of his oeuvre.

His life was sadly cut short by chronic depression ,he suicided in 1970.

I bought this record whilst first exploring free jazz and improvised musics, and having stumbled across European echoes a few months before , i was somewhat bemused and disappointed at first.

Finding side A ,(on which Schoof's original quintet performs incidental music to a radio play, and improvisations on themes from Zimmermann's opera Die Soldaten) restrained , and a little bloodless
.
Now of course i love it , it is restrained ,indeed very quiet for long periods.

also note that ,Jaki Liebziet's drumming is consistently inventive throughout , negotiating every rapid fire change,and the huge dynamic range like a virtuoso, amazing given that he must have been barely out of his teens.


The second piece is an electronic subtly oscillating drone piece from 1966, sounding Perhaps a little like 3 or 4 Elaine Radigue pieces played simultaneously.


i have looked for this both on the Wergo site and elsewhere to no avail i assume therefore that it is out of print, although i have a feeling that perhaps Tratto the electronic piece has been reissued elswhere , perhaps an electro acoustic compilation of some sort...

Enjoy
and check out Both Zimmermann ,and Schoofs work if you get a chance.

FRIEDHELM SCHÖNFELD "FRIEDHELM SCHÖNFELD" AMIGA 1978 (FLAC)

Here we have a lesser known musician from the GDR. Although his first half LP "Trio-Dimensionen" (1973) one can find more than once in blogland. The group from this recording - founded already in 1966 - consisted of Günter "Baby" Sommer and Klaus Koch and F.Schönfeld.
He was with Joachim Kühn, Manfred Schulze and the musicians from Synopsis/Zentralquartet a pioneer in the development of east german Free Jazz.
His commitement allowed musicians from the "west" to perform outside Berlin (1970s) - which before wasn't approved by the authorities.
He worked for theater , maintained workshops and several other projects.
1983 he emigrated to Canada and 1985 to the western part of Berlin.
He is now a professor for saxophon and Big Band and is still playing. His recent recording is on the label Jazzwerkstatt ("Start" JW008 --> http://www.records-cd.com/product_info.php/info/p4611213_Start.html).

Aladar Pege later became famous as a virtuoso bassist - which articulates clearly on this recording.

This is a more "conventional" recording than my previous posts but by all means worth to listen to. No artwork - as I haven't found the cover in the net. > Thanks to Owombat for the high quality cover scan.

FRIEDHELM SCHÖNFELD (Quartet)

Friedhelm Schönfeld,fl,acl,ts
Aladar Pege,b
Dieter Keitel,dr,perc
Wolfgang Weber,vc (only tr.4)

Enjoy.

Link in comment.

Baden Baden Free Jazz Meeting 1971 - audio upgrade

We posted a while back a set of recordings from the above event, but only in mp3 as that was the only format available. Meanwhile, bialero has been discreetly slipping in lossless versions of these recordings in the comment section of the earlier post. These may easily be overlooked, so I thought it warranted a separate "front page". I can't say how much these posts match the earlier ones, because I haven't had a chance to listen through the full set of both.

Anyway, here's the basic info:

va - Baden Baden Free Jazz Meeting 1971
recorded in Baden-Baden, Südwestfunk Studios
(Dec 1971, bootleg)

Herbert Joos, Marc Charig, Maffay Falay - trumpet, flugehorn
Malcolm Griffiths, Nick Evans - trombone
Elton Dean - soprano sax,sss, saxello ,Alan Skidmore - soprano sax, tenor sax
Dudu Pukwana - alto sax, saxello
Karlheinz Wiberny - alto sax
Michel Pilz - bass clarinet
Terje Rypdal - guitar
Chris McGregor, Burton Greene - electric-piano, piano
Barre Phillips, Adelhard Roidinger, Roy Babbington, Ron Mathewson - bass
Stu Martin, Alan Jackson - drums ,Okay Temiz - percussion

CD 1:
1. Synode (Burton Greene with HJ, MP, KHW, OT) 11:51
2. The Serpent's KindlyEye (Chris McGregor with orchestra) 22:13
3. Your Eyes Are Full Of Tears (Terje Rypdal) 7:17
4. After Nord (Terje Rypdal with BP, HR, SM etc) 17:52

CD2:
1. F Tide part 1 (Terje Rypdal with HR, BP, SM)
2. F Tide part 2 (Terje Rypdal with HR, BP, SM)
3. Turn The Lights Off (Terje Rypdal with HR, BP, SM)
4. Marco (Marc Charig with DP, CM, RM, AJ)

CD3:
1. Just Eight (Barre Phillips with RB, AR, RM, SM, OT)
2. Peshrev Javos (Oaky Temiz/Maffay Falay with DP, RB)
3. Wiberny's Piece (Karlheinz Wiberny w. MC, MG, MP, BG, AR, SM)
4. Come On (Barre Phillips with AS, MG, TR, AR, BP, SM)
5. Hypnose (Terje Rypdal with orchestra)

CD4:
1-3. Room For Everybody (Burton Greene with orchestra)
4. One More Time (Burton Greene with orchestra)
5. The Serpent's Kindly Eye (second version, Chris McGregor with orchestra)

CD5:
1. The Serpent's Kindly Eye (concert version)
2. Encore (incomplete)

Sound quality is very good throughout with the exception of the penultimate cd, but I'm willing to sit through any version of "The Serpent's Kindly Eye" at whatever sound quality.

Thanks to bialero for invaluable service to humankind!

Wadada Leo Smith & New Dalta Ahkri - Live in Florence '79

The New Dalta Ahkri (the name of the open groups led by Wadada
during the Seventies) stands out for a music that is always balanced
between written and improvised parts : Wadada's scores contain
only a part of what you're listening to, even if the first impression
is that the musicians read nearly all.

Rec. live in Florence, Italy, on July 4, 1979
(mics recording)

Wadada Leo Smith,flute,trumpet,flugelhorn,percussion
Dwight Andrews,flute,soprano & tenor sax,bass clarinet
Bobby Naughton,vibraphone
Wes Brown,bass

1. Track #1 (16:50)
2. Track #2 (20:37)
3. Track #3 (16:44)
4. Track #4 (08:33)
5. Track #5 (14:06)
6. Track #6 (05:55)

Total Time 1:22:47

HANS KOLLER "CONTINUED TALKS" 1980 (FLAC)

Here is one of my favorite Hans Koller recordings.
On this LP he plays mostly soprano and sopranino saxophon.
Plus one really old fashioned piece - superb!




Hans Koller, soprano, tenor & sopranino saxophone
Fritz Pauer, piano, flute, percussion
Jürgen Wuchner, bass

1. Jenissai (Koller) 06:05
2. Old Fashion (Koller) 04:50
3. Fragments (Koller) 04:56
4. Jessicas Dream (Koller) 05:40
5. Continued Talks (Wuchner) 06:19
6. Sixty (Pauer) 06:58
7. 3x3 (Koller) 05:35

Recorded: August 1980 at Studio Gerhard Heinz, Vienna, Austria

SANDRA Music Productions SMP 2115

(vinyl rip)

HERBERT JOOS QUARTET "KERCHAK SUITE" (PLÄNE, 1980)

The music from Herbert Joos has clearly mellowed on this lp from 1980.
But listening closely to MJQK and FOURMENONLY it seems already primed then.
However - he has a distinct sound. The cover is again from Joos himself.



Herbert Joos, fluegelhorn
Paul Schwarz, piano
Jürgen Wuchner, bass
Joe Koinzer, drums

Hedda Rothweiler, english horn
Hans Mattels, bassoon

1. Kerchak Suite pt.1  16:58
2. Kerchak Suite pt.2  17:35

Recorded February, 1980 at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, Germany

PLÄNE 88217 (lp rip)

SYNOPSIS "SYNOPSIS" AMIGA 1974 (FLAC)

It is still Sunday.
Here is a recording from the "other" half of Germany. These musicians were among the pioneers of Free Jazz in the GDR (in german DDR).

SYNOPSIS "SYNOPSIS"

Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky,sax,fl
Conrad Bauer,tb
Ulrich Gumpert,p
Günter Sommer,dr,perc

More information if you wish later.

Link in comments.

KAZUTOKI UMEZU "SEIKATSU KOJYO IINKAI" (SKI, 1975)

It's Sunday - so I'll make an extra effort.

Kazutoki "Kappo" Umezu, alto saxophone
Yoriyuki Harada, piano, bass clarinet
Ahmed Abdullah, trumpet
William Parker, bass
Rashied Sinan, drums

1. Stravizauls (Harada)    21:29
2. Kim  (Umezu)            22:50
3. Not So Long Don (Umezu) 02:02

Recorded by Ali Abuwi at Studio WE, NYC, 11th August, 1975.

SKI No.1  (vinyl rip)

GLOBE UNITY ORCHESTRA "INTERGALACTIC BLOW" (FLAC)

I remember a request for this GUO. It fits in the "german series". The lp is almost mint - I bought it for a few bucks (still sealed) . No cleaning - I remember only one small click - however.

GLOBE UNITY ORCHESTRA "INTERGALACTIC BLOW"

Toshinori Kondo,tp
Kenny Wheeler,tp
Günter Christmann,tb
George Lewis,tb,effects
Albert Mangelsdorff,tb
Bob Stewart,tu
Gerd Dudek,fl,ss,ts
Evan Parker,ss,ts
Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky,fl,as,bs
Alexander von Schlippenbach,p
Alan Silva,b
Paul Lovens,dr

Enjoy!
Link in comments.

NEW JAZZ ENSEMBLE "BURNING FLOWERS" 1975 (FLAC)

Another deleted recording with Herbert Joos.

Herbert Joos,tp,flh,ob,perc
Michael Sell,tp,flh
Heiner Wiberny,fl,afl,as,bs,bcl
Bernd Konrad,fl,ss,bcl
Paul Schwarz,fl,p
Jacek Bednarek,b (only tr.2 & 6)
Adelhard Roidinger,b
Thomas Cremer,dr

1. Burning flowers (Joos) 06:57
2. Foggy night (Joos) 15:16
3. Soft (Sell) 08:17
4. Eine Sekunde bitte (Sell) 06:20
5. Three little pigs (Konrad) 01:32
6. Two men only (Schwarz) 06:22

Solos on:
1. Konrad:ss + bcl / Schwarz:p / Wiberny:bs
2. Wiberny:afl / Joos:muted tp / Konrad:ss / Schwarz:p
3. Wiberny:as / Joos:flh / Roidinger:b / Sell:muted tp
4. Sell:tp / Konrad:bcl / Cremer:dr
5. Konrad & Wiberny:bcl
6. Roidinger & Bednarek:b

Recorded at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, Germany, May 1975

Cover by H.Joos

BELLAPHON BLPS 19222


Enjoy!

Link in comment.

MANFRED SCHOOF SEXTET WERGO (FLAC)

Here is the next item in my german series. Early Free Jazz from Manfred Schoof and his Sextet.
By the way - I don't think that I am a specialist in this special department of music. I am interested in creative music - primarly coming from the Jazz heritage - and as I live in Germany it makes sense to me to try to discover also this tradition. But my (musical) interests are much more global . So - don't be surprised or disappointed if there will be music from other parts of our planet. Off course you won't be...

This is the original cover.
And here is the lineup for Manfred Schoof's WERGO (1967) lp:
(from the lp)
Manfred Schoof,tp,co,flh
Gerd Dudek,ss,ts,cl
Alex von Schlippenbach,p
Buschi Niebergall,b (not on tr.5)
Jacki Liebezeit,dr,perc
Sven-Ake Johansson,dr,perc
Sebastian von Schlippenbach,glockenbär (only tr.5)
Schoof, Dudek, Schlippenbach and Niebergall also play percussion at various points especially on tr.5.
Link in comments.

Anthony Braxton Quartet - Live in Milan '79

Maybe some Braxton's expert will be so patient to indicate the right
sequence of compositions in the two sets (making reference to series
40 and 69).

Rec. live at "Teatro Uomo", Milan, Italy, on April 22, 1979
(mics recording)

Anthony Braxton,reeds
Ray Anderson,trombone,trumpet
John Lindberg,bass
Thurman Barker,percussion

1. Set #1 (46:27)
2. Set #2 (49:50)
3. Encore (03:59)

Total Time 1:40:17

FOURMENONLY - VOL.1 and EIGHT SCIENCE FICTION STORIES (FLAC)

Here are the complete (almost) recordings of FOURMENONLY .
After the bassist left the the MODERN JAZZ QUINTET KARLSRUHE they continued as a quartet. On ESFS they added the trombone player Wolfgang Czelusta but still under their chosen name.
The following words are from G.F. (thank you!) a fellow at Dime:"The last concert with Fourmenonly (with bass-player Johannes Schädlich with Wilfried Eichhorn, Helmut Zimmer and Rudi Theilmanm) happened in the early 80s in Karlsruhe - without Herbert Joos, who had left Karlsruhe and the others. Wilfried Eichhorn continued playing with the Frederic Rabold Crew in the late 70s (vocalist Lauren Newton started here!), and he played mostly in a Duo with pianist Uli Bühl in the 90s. Helmut Zimmer played mostly Bop Standards afterwards and occasionally still plays that kind of stuff. Rudi Theilmann is still active, playing mostly in Duo with violinist Helmut Bieler-Wendt. He participated since 1985 in another great free-improvising group, Dinkel-Frisch-Theilmann&Bieler-Wendt, they recorded two albums in the late 80s."

Herbert Joos himself worked in his own groups and ad hoc ensembles.
Participated at a Free Jazz Meeting Baden-Baden. 1973 he made his first solo recording "The Philosophy Of The Fluegelhorn" on JAPO(ECM). On this lp he also uses multitracking to astounding effects. The music there is maybe "more" beautiful in a conventional manner. But never "sweet" - instead he shows a strong developed sense for harmonics and "Klangfarbe".
Later he joined the Vienna Art Orchestra. Still active as a pro and going strong.
I only want to add that the last track on "Vol.1" is one of my favourite pieces from this four astounding lps.

Please! Please someone reissue them!




FOURMENONLY "VOLUME ONE"



Herbert Joos,flh,perc
Wilfried Eichhorn,ts,ss,bcl
Helmuth Zimmer,p,perc
Rudi Theilmann,dr,perc


1. viridiana 09:44
2. ich und meine brüder 03:08
3. compulsion 04:38
4. count down 09:03
5. excess 07:48

Recorded at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, Germany, May 1972

Edition W.Wacker EWW 0250

and

FOURMENONLY & one "EIGHT SCIENCE FICTION STORIES"


Wilfried Eichhorn,bcl,fl,ob
Wolfgang Czelusta,tb
Herbert Joos,flh,tp,mel,perc
Helmuth Zimmer,p
Rudi Theilmann,perc

Side A: (18:21)
1. departures
2. plastic happines
3. beautiful darkness
4. space wall

Side B: (20:26)
5. dead season
6. the beauty without a face
7. lucifer is marching in
8. return ?


Recorded at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg,Germany in December 1973

FMO 002

Enjoy!


Links in comments.

FREE JAZZ GROUP WIESBADEN "FRICTIONS" & DIETER SCHERF QUARTET "INTERACTION" (FLAC)

Before posting more from Herbert Joos I'd like to share two lps from and
with Dieter Scherf.
The Free Jazz Group Wiesbaden were
a collaborative combo from Michael Sell, Scherf, König and Schlick.
Sell studied politics and chemistry and
Scherf was an engineer.
Sell and Scherf provided the thematic
material for this group which lasted from 1969 to 1972.
But especially the guitarist König provides an original voice to the proceedings. Playing virtual multifunctional with a distinct
sensibility for sound and great imagination.
FJGW disbanded 1973. Scherf continued for a while mainly in a trio with Paul Lovens and Jacek Bednarek.

(The music from this trio was reissued on Atavistic : http://www.atavistic.com/catalog.php?cs=2&at=1 . Buy it! You won't be disappointed.)

Later Scherf devoted himself more and more to his profession as engineer.
Michael Sell should become one of the more distinguished composers of european Jazz Avantgarde. Although his affinity to Jazz was questioned not only by himself. Wether this is correct we can hear by ourselves during the next weeks. (I plan to share some recordings under Sell's name as well). Today he does not play trumpet anymore.

Dieter Scherf has, to my knowledge, forsaken music. (Update 2014 - he continued to play piano albeit in a more mainstream setting) What became of König and Schlick I do not know. About the lp "Interaction" I assume that it is one of his last projects. I got it as a gift without any information.

Literature about these musicians is sparse and mostly out of print. But I would like to mention at least one book. "Europas Jazz 1960 - 80" from Ekkehard Jost (a sax player alike) is the "bible" of european Free Jazz. Sadly it is only in German.


Through this book I became aware that there is a distinct european Jazz scene.

Modern Jazz Quintet Karlsruhe - Position 2000 (FLAC)

Here is the second MJQK'HE.
The cover is from Herbert Joos (also the picture from "Trees").
He has studied graphic arts and from 1958 onwards also acoustic bass.
On brass he is self-educated, although later he took private lessons.
The MJQK started mid-sixties as a bop orientated group. Mainly through Joos they began to add freer and more personal concepts into the groups music.
All members were amateurs (not in the sense of being unable but simply they had "daily" professions). For example Helmuth Zimmer was an architect and Rudi Theilmann is a art historian.
They made two lps as MJQK. After Claus Bühler the bassist left the group during a concert two more were recorded as "Fourmenonly" (Vol.1 & Eight Science Fiction Stories). Arguments about loudness and the general direction the music went induced the split.
The compilation "Born Free" from the 12th German Jazzfestival
(these Lps were in fact a bootleg - none from the musicians were asked for permission or received any royalties) and a sampler from the NDR broadcast station (NDR Jazzworkshop '73) included each one piece by MJQK (abridged) & Fourmenonly. Apart from this I know only one bootleg with about 20 minutes music.

In contrast to some FMP artists their music was more thematic orientated and powerplay was used only sparingly to highlight formal contrasts. Their use of multitracking was unsual and led to negativ critic from musicians,journalists and listeners alike. But for achiveving more complex textures and/or backgrounds they used this method spontaneously from "Position 2000" onward. Basically Herbert Joos said that they would use such procedures to create the music they wanted without a greater assemblage of musicians which were not available or compliant.

The whereabouts of the other musicians and why Joos has left the group will be described within the next post.

If you have more or specific questions I am happy to oblige.
Hopefully my english isn't too strange or whatever.
The link is found in the comments.

Here is a link to H.Joos' website where you can see his graphics.
http://www.kind-of-blue.de/seiten/joos.html






MODERN JAZZ QUINTET KARLSRUHE "POSITION 2000"

Herbert Joos,flh,mel,indian fl,perc
Wilfried Eichhorn,ts,ss,bcl,fl
Helmuth Zimmer,p,perc
Claus Bühler,b,perc
Rudi Theilmann,dr,perc

1. Position 2000 12:22
2. Where Love Forever Shines 04:59
3. The Sun Is Coming Over 18:45

Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, Germany, May 1970

MJQK 002

MODERN JAZZ QUINTET KARLSRUHE "TREES" (Excenter, 1968)

Here is my first contribution to my favourite blog.
Thank you kinabalu and sotise for the invitation.

I wanted to share this LP from the MJQK'HE already for a long time. For me this recording exemplifies the "lost" or better the almost forgotten part of the Free Jazz continuum.

Sadly no reissue is due - at least to my knowledge.
Only one track from "Trees" was reissued on a compilation about german Free Jazz last year.But it is
deleted as well.

I don't want to make more words for the moment. (I post this with 38° celsius fever)
Download and listen. If there is interest I will share more from this group.
If someone wants more information about this group - I will provide you with what I know about this group/musicians.
Sorry for the small picture - it is scanned from a selfmade CD booklet. Also I'm really not an expert in Photoshop et.al.
Please remember it's my "first" - I hope everything will work!
Thanks





Helmuth Zimmer, piano
Herbert Joos, fluegelhorn, mellophone, piston, percussion
Wilfried Eichhorn, tenor & soprano saxophone, flute
Claus Bühler, bass
Rudi Theilmann, drums

1. Trees (Joos) 08:40
2. Schnee verbrennt (Eichhorn) 03:05
3. Lonely Time (Joos) 12:39
4. The Devil is green, blue, yellow (Joos) 09:28
5. Change of Beauty (Joos) 11:14

Recorded at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, Germany, 1968.

excenter SM 21003

Severino Gazzelloni-Bruno Canino-Il Flauto Contemporaneo 1977

He'res a recently Rediscovered re-xplored record, that although not Jazz related may be of interest.
That the greatest 20th Century Flautists name is so little known among jazz fans other than for the reference on Eric Dolphy's Out to Lunch, is a pity .
this is a Luminously,stunningly Beautiful record.

complex textures, Extended techniques, vocalised instrumental tones, and free improvisation, everything we love about the best Free jazz is present here too!
Lovers of soi-Disant Spectralism, and the Great late, 20th C italian Triumvirate ,Nono ,Berio , and Maderna (featured)owe to themselves to hear this!

Kazuo Fukushima B-1930 , who's composition is featured on Side 2, has also written for and played in Jazz ensembles.


Il Flauto Contemporaneo- Fonit cetera Itl-70007, lp

side-a-
1- Niccolo Castigliano-Gymel 1960
2- Bruno Maderna- HoneyReves-1963
3-Goffredo Petrassi-Dialogo Angelico-1948
4-Roman Vlad-il magico flauto di Severino- 1971

Side B-
1-Kazuo Fukushima-kadha karuna-1964
2-Hidenao Ito- Apocalypse-1965
3- Yori-Aki Matsudaira- Rymes for Gazzelloni-1967
4-Yoritsune Matsudaira-Somaksah-1962

Severino Gazzelloni-Flute voice
Bruno Canino-piano

Unknown Uncredited , jazz rythmn section on part of B-3, bass drums and vibes

this lp has never to my Knowledge been reissued


Ripped to 48khz-wav then Down sampled to burnable 16 bit 44kz-Then Flac
if anyone wants to post other mirrors , post mp3 links ect .. feel free

Harry Beckett Trio live in Cottbus, DDR, 1982

More Harry Beckett and there will be even more in the time to come. This is a killer set from the old German Democratic Republic, showing that they weren't entirely cloth-eared as far as jazz was concerned on the eastern side of the wall.

This is Beckett in a 70s Miles mode, but not in the funky fusion mode which is what you might have expected. Short, clipped bursts of trumpet, sparse, nothing ostentatious. Behind is the juggernaut of Harry Miller and Louis Moholo which guarantees that it's gotta be good. Of course, we've heard of the Osborne and Brötzmann trios with these two super-heros so I'm extremely happy to have found this set and to be able to share it with all of you. This is off the Dime network, but these jazzy golden nuggests tend to disappear all too soon, so I'm determined to keep it available here on this blog.

Basic facts:

Harry Beckett Trio
Cottbus (Germany)
45. Jazzwerkstatt
1982-04-24 - April 24, 1982


Harry Beckett tp, flh
Harry Miller b
Louis Moholo dr

1) 38:10

Reportedly taped off radio, so the sound quality is impeccable.

What's left to say but enjoy!

Bill Dixon-Intents and Purposes-1966-from ( Fr-RCA-lp fxl1 7331)FLAC

Dewey Redman Quartet - Live in Milan '78

Redman is, probably, remembered more for his partnership with
Coleman,Jarrett,Haden,etc than for the groups he led at his name,
nonetheless the level of his live performace and records was always
very high.
For the lenght of the concert, i'll post the two sets separately.

Rec. live at "Capolinea", Milan, Italy, on May 22, 1978
(mics recording)

Dewey Redman,tenor sax,musette,zither
Fred Simmons,piano,percussion
Mark Helias,bass
Eddie Moore,drums,percussion

1st set (1:20:04) :
1. Dewey Square [C.Parker] (28:59)
2. Unknown (24:12)
3. Unknown Tongue [D.Redman] (10:46)
4. One Beautiful Day [D.Redman] (16:06)

2nd set (1:03:12) :
5. Half Nelson [M.Davis] (30:39)
6. Unknown Tongue [D.Redman] (10:15)
7. Walls Bridge [D.Redman] (22:18)

Total Time 2:23:17

Gerry Mulligan Orchestra - Live in Milan '80

Nearly twenty years after the famous Concert Jazz Band,
Mulligan had the opportunity of refounding a new Big Band
made up of young musicians more few veterans (J.Coles,B.Johnson).
In my opinion one of the greatest Big Band of that period.

Rec. live at "Teatro Orfeo", Milan, Italy, on October 26, 1980
(mics recording)

Gerry Mulligan,baritone & soprano sax,piano(12),conductor
Laurie Frink/Glenn Drewes/Johnny Coles/Gregory Ruwulo,trumpets
Jim Daniels/Birch Johnson/Larry Farrell,trombones
Andy Fusco/Chuck Wilson/Gary Keller/Tom Boras,reeds
Harold Danko,piano
Frank Luther,bass
Richard de Rosa,drums

01. K-4 Pacific [G.Mulligan] (10:48)
02. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You [G.Bassman] (06:05)
03. 'Round Sundown [G. Mulligan] (05:15)
04. Walk On The Water [G. Mulligan] (06:31)
05. Across The Track Blues [D.Ellington] (04:03)
06. Taurus Moon [G.Mulligan] (09:39)
07. For An Unfinished Woman [G.Mulligan] (09:09)
08. Out Back Of The Barn [G.Mulligan] (05:20)
09. Song For Strayhorn [G.Mulligan] (06:38)
10. Maytag [G.Mulligan] (09:45)
11. Walkin' Shoes [G.Mulligan] (03:47)
12. Darn That Dream [E.DeLange] (06:!2)
13. Line For Lyons [G.Mulligan] (04:17)
14. Satin Doll [D.Ellington] (02:50)
15. 42nd And Broadway [G.Mulligan] (05:13)

Total Time 1:35:39

Anthony Braxton & Roscoe Mitchell - Live in Pisa '78

In the comments at the previous post (the blindfold test) the names
of A.Braxton and R.Mitchell are often recurred, so here is one of their
rare live duo performance.
You can find the "Duets Album" here.
The picture above is, obviously, from a more recent concert (Rome 2006).

Rec. live at "Giardini Scotto", Pisa, Italy, on July 12,
1978 (mics recording)

Anthony Braxton,reeds
Roscoe Mitchell,reeds,piccolo

1. Comp 40Q (10:10)
2. Unknown (20:26)
3. Unknown (09:35)
4. Unknown (07:09)
5. Unknown (05:58)

Total Time 53:19

A Blindfold Test

The question is : who are the three musicians (alto sax-bass/cello-
drums)?

Probably you don't have many chances of answering the question but,
certainly, will be able to give a more objective judgment about the music.

Ornette Coleman Quartet - Live in Genoa '10

The best concert i've listened (till now) this summer.

Rec. live at "Arena del Mare", Genoa, Italy, on July 21, 2010
(mics recording)

Ornette Coleman,alto sax,trumpet,violin
Tony Falanga,double bass
Al MacDowell,electric bass
Denardo Coleman,drums

01. Tone Dialing (07:40)
02. Song World (08:19)
03. Jordan (07:24)
04. 9/11 (05:21)
05. Call To Duty (05:33)
06. Turnaround (06:22)
07. Blues Connotation (06:20)
08. Bach Prelude (05:31)
09. Peace (06:01)
10. Taking The Cure (04:22)
11. Sleep Talking (07:03)
12. The Sphinx (04:15)
13. Theme From A Symphony [Variation A] (05:45)
14. Song X (03:26)
15. Lonely Woman [encore] (04:36)

Total Time 1:28:04

Abdullah Ibrahim Tentet - Live in Turin '74

For all South African Music lovers.

Rec. live at "Auditorium RAI", Turin, Italy, on May 4, 1974
(radio broadcast)

Abdullah Ibrahim,piano,flute
Carlos Ward,alto sax,flute
Roland Alexander/John Stubblefield,tenor sax
James Ware,baritone sax
Joe Gardner/Roy Burroughs,trumpet
Kiani Zawadi,trombone
Johnny "Mbizo" Dyani,bass
Roy Brooks,drums,musical saw

1. Air (04:20)
2. Bra Joe From Kilimajaro (23:24)
3. Jabulani-Easter Joy (17:15)
4. Tintiyana, First Part (03:55)

Total Time 48:55

David Murray Big Band featuring James Newton plays 'The Obscure Works of Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn' [re-upload]

David Murray Big Band featuring James Newton plays 'The Obscure Works of Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn'
Jazzfest ñ Haus der Kulturen der Welt, November 7th 1998.

African Flower 19:03
Such Sweet Thunder 7:53
Chelsea Bridge 7:36
Love You Madly 7:51
Bloodcount 6:18
Wig Wise 11:11
Praise God 4:21
Warm Valley 12:10
Blue Pepper (Far East Of The Blues) 6:02

Carmen Bradford (vocals)
David Murray (tenor sax, bass clarinet, conductor)
Ricky Ford (tenor sax)
James Newton (flute, conductor)
James Spaulding (alto sax, flute)
John Purcell (saxello, clarinet)
Pablo Calogero (baritone sax)
Craig Harris (trombone)
Frank Lacy (trombone)
Gary Valente (trombone)
Ravi Best (trumpet)
Hugh Ragin (trumpet)
DD Jackson (piano)
Jeff Chambers (bass)
Andrew Cyrille (drums)
Klod Kiavue (percussion)

This is a re-upload of a post I originally made in January 2009. It was requested by oui. Very sorry it has taken so long, but I have only just looked through the requests section in quite some time. Better late than never, as we say in the UK.

I actually posted an MP3 version of this concert, but this is a flac copy provided by LYM. I hope he is happy for me to provide my own Rapidshare links of his original share.

World Sax Quartet meets M'BOOM - Live in Serravalle Scrivia '10

"Nearly three decades have passed since that glorious 1981 evening,
when an audience of three thousand gathered in the cathedral of St.
John the Divine to hear what Max Roach called a “Grand Collaboration”:
a concert by M’Boom and the World Saxophone Quartet."

Two evening ago i've recorded this "new collaboration" : it's a pleasure
to see these two ensembles fuse together!

Rec. live in Serravalle Scrivia (AL), Italy, on August 15, 2010
(mics recording)

World Sax Quartet:
Hamiet Bluiett,bariton sax
David Murray,tenor sax,bass clarinet
Oliver Lake,alto sax
James Carter,alto & soprano sax

M'Boom Re Percussion:
Eli Fountain/Ray Mantilla/Steve Berrios/
Warren Smith,percussions

1. Hattie Wall [H.Bluiett] (22:47)
2. Yes, We Can! [D.Murray] (07:52)
3. Barbecue Sushi [H.Bluiett] (21:08)
4. Real [O.Lake] (12:24)
5. Couchette [W.Smith] (06:49)

Total Time 1:11:02

Air - Live in Lovere '79

For all Air lovers.

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

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

1. Through A Keyhole Darkly/Dance Of The Beast/G.v.E./
Keep Right On Playng Thru The Mirror Over The Water (47:23)
2. Midnight Sun [encore] (06:10)

Total Time 53:34

Clusone Trio - Live in Clusone '05

A special reunion for the 25 edition of the Clusone Festival :
the final concert by this great Trio.

Rec. live at "Corte Sant'Anna", Clusone, Italy, on July 22,
2005 (radio broadcast)

Michael Moore,alto sax,clarinets,melodica
Ernst Reijseger,cello
Han Bennink,drums

1. Dewey's Tune [D.Redman] (16:03)
2. Love Henry [Traditional] (10:43)
3. O Pato [A.C.Jobim] (13:45)
4. I Never Had A Chance [I.Berlin] (05:59)
5. Le Cygne [C.Saint-Seans] (08:50)
6. The Song Is Ended [I.Berlin] (06:54)

Total Time 1:02:17

Enrico Rava Quartet - Live in Rome '80

Dear old Rava...

Rec. live in Rome, Italy, on March 16, 1980
(mix recording)

Enrico Rava,trumpet
Franco D'Andrea,piano
Giovanni Tommaso,bass
Bruce Ditmas,drums

1. Lulu/At The Movies/Rose Selavy/Round About Midnight/
Small Talk (46:24)
2. The Fearless Five/Outsider/Ah/Lost And Found (54:10)

Total Time 1:40:34

Jim Hall Quartet - Live in S.Margherita Ligure '05

Simply one of the greatest guitarist of all the jazz history.

Rec. live in S.Margherita Ligure (Ge), Italy, on July 13, 2005
(mix recording)

Jim Hall,guitar
Geoffrey Keezer,piano (-5,6)
Steve La Spina,bass (-4,5)
Terry Clarke,drums (-4,6)

1. Band Blues [J.Hall] (12:59)
2. All The Things You Are [J.Kern] (11:08)
3. Ouagadoudou [J.Hall] (12:34)
4. Pong Reader [G.Keezer] (06:54)
5. Why Not Dance? [J.Hall] (04:46)
6. Cold Spring [J.Hall] (07:35)
7. Hide And Seek [J.Hall] (10:59)

Total Time 1:06:58

Mike Westbrook Brass Band - Live in Willisau '77

"Whether he is writing for a trio or a 20 piece orchestra, Westbrook's
style is unmistakable. He combines instruments in unique ways,
twists conventional jazz forms into surprising new shapes and seasons
it all with delicate touches of humour and irony."

Rec. live in Willisau, Switzerland, on August 28, 1977
(mics recording)

Mike Westbrook,piano,euphonioum,conductor
Phil Minton,trumpet,vocals
Paul Rutherford,trombone,euphonioum,vocals
Dave Chambers,tenor & soprano sax,vocals
Kate Barnard,tenor horn,piccolo,vocals
Trevor Tomkins,percussions

01. Band Intro (00:43)
02. Unknown (01:34)
03. Unknown (02:20)
04. Wheel Of Fortune (12:54)
05. Kanonen Song (04:47)
06. Unknown (05:37)
07. God Bless The Child (03:15)
08. Mood Indigo (07:52)
09. Unknown (03:23)
10. Naima (06:18)
11. Unknown (09:49)
12. Let The Slave (09:47)
13. Unknown (05:08)
14. Sunrise (07:21)
15. Unknown (10:15)
16. Lady Howerd (07:40)
17. Alabama Song (12:30)
18. Unknown (05:11)
19. Band Exit (01:08)

Total Time 1:57:44

The Swallow Quartet - Live in Milan '09

Only an excerpt but, better than nothing...

Rec. live at"Teatro Ventaglio Smeraldo", Milan, Italy,
on September 20, 2009 (radio broadcast)

Steve Swallow,electric bass
Carla Bley,Hammond B3
Chris Cheek,tenor sax
Steve Cardenas,guitar

1. Track #1 (18:54)
2. Track #2 (05:11)
3. Track #3 (07:02)

Total Time 31:08

Karin Krog - Break of Day in Molde

Following Riccardo's veeery looong post, I thought it was time for a short one. The Molde international jazz festival just completed its 50th festival yesterday. Started in 1961, it was been running every year since then and despite the 50th anniversary strictly speaking being next year, this year's festival marked the actual anniversary. Early yesterday, a Break of Day in Molde concert at 7 in the morning had Artist in Residence Nils Petter Molvær waking up the crowd with electronic composer Geir Jenssen, also known as Biosphere, joining him on stage.

A fixture over the year has been Karin Krog. She appeared at the very first one back in 1961 and was of course back at this year's festival to perform the above song among many others. The inspiration for the tune was the very early morning mood after a long after hours jam session in a mountain cabin above town. The tune, Carla Bley's "Ida Lupino", has words added by Karin Krog to describe the fresh early morning vibe. The B-side is a straight blues, "Blues Eyes", with the presence of Ted Curson on trumpet in the near-all Scandinavian crew.

Above is the front and back of the single out on the Sonet label back in 1969. For many years it was only available in this format, though the recent re-release of "Joy" has these two tracks added to the original set. As a little bonus, I've added the Paul Bley version of "Ida Lupino" off his "Closer" album which has Steve Swallow and Barry Altschul on bass and drums, respectively.

Line-up:

Karin Krog, vocals
Ted Curson, trumpet
Elisabeth Sønstevold, harp
Bernt Egerbladh, organ
Arild Andersen, bass
Jon Christensen, drums

The Cooler Sessions - Live in NYC '97

This will be a very long post : more than five hours of music!
Taped by a dear friend of mine this is the complete recording of
two nights at "The Cooler" club in NYC with Cecil Taylor and
Thurston Moore.
Seen the dimensions, the post will be divided in four parts.

Rec. live at "The Cooler", NYC, on October 3 & 4, 1997
(mics recording)

October 3 :

1. First Set (32:10)
Thurston Moore,electric guitar
Tom Surgal,drums,percussion

2. Second Set (1:02:26)
Cecil Taylor,piano,vocal
Dominic Duval,bass
Jackson Krall,drums

3. Third Set (43:14)
Thurston Moore,electric guitar
Dominic Duval,bass
Jackson Krall/Tom Surgal,drums
+ unknown tenor saxophonist

4. Fourth Set (32:41)
Cecil Taylor,piano,vocal
Dominic Duval,bass
Jackson Krall,drums

October 4 :

5. First Set (1:00:56)
Thurston Moore,electric guitar
Dominic Duval,bass
Jackson Krall/Tom Surgal,drums
Cecil Taylor,piano

6. Second Set (1:11:43)
Cecil Taylor,piano,vocal
Dominic Duval,bass
Jackson Krall,drums

Total Time 5:03:10

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New Link for.
set 1-Thurston Moore-Tom Surgal
SET 2
CT TRIO
both in one file
sorry, but its all i have!
(30-3-2014)

Johnny Griffin Quartet - Live in Milan '80

In this recording i made some time ago, "The Little Giant" is just
in fine form and wonderfully supported by the rhythmic section.

Rec. live at "Capolinea", Milan, Italy, on February 24, 1980
(mics recording)

Johnny Griffin,tenor sax
Ronnie Mathews,piano
Ray Drummond,bass
Kenny Washington,drums

1. Yours Is My Heart Alone [L.Herzer/F.Lehàr/B.F.Lohener] (15:51)
2. Fifty-Six [J.Griffin] (13:55)
3. Soft And Furry [J.Griffin] (24:00)
4. Unknown (18:33)
5. Susanita [R.Drummond] (15:41)

Total Time 1:28:02

Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath with Archie Shepp en concert a Banlieues Bleues

What with the World Cup in football finale a day away, I thought it was about time to sneak in some South African music here. Another good reason is that this one was requested on a jazz-related mailing list. So therefore ...

This was the final installment of the Brotherhood of Breath, recorded at the Banlieues Bleues festival in France in 1989. The previous year had seen the release of "Country Cooking", a studio recording with many of the players on this live concert. By the late 80s, the only remaining from the original BoB was Harry Beckett, apart from McGregor, of course. A couple of tunes from that record was carried over to this cd, the title track the most obvious one.

An added delight was the appearance of Archie Shepp who contributed a couple of his own tunes and can be heard on tenor throughout the whole concert. A worthy replacement for Dudu Pukwana, one might say, though BoB without Dudu was not quite the same. The South African influence is quite strong on the first four tracks, while the latter three veers into more standard jazz territory and the penultimate one with the added treat of some Sheppian vocals culminating in a jouyous and swinging concert through and through. The first and fourth tracks features the vocals of Sonti Mndebélé, a fresh member adding a touch of sisterhood. Finally, the album features a piano very much out of tune. A pianist's curse, I suppose.

1. Sangena (Chris McGregor/Sonti Mndebélé)
2. Mayebuye (Chris McGregor)
3. Country Cooking (Chris McGregor)
4. Jikele (Traditional)
5. Presentation
6. Steam (Archie Shepp)
7. Sweet as Honey (Chris McGregor)
8. Bessie Smith's Blues (Archie Shepp)

The full line-up can be found in the scans with the attached files.

Here are a couple of photos from Maxine McGregor's book: