LEO SMITH CREATIVE ORCHESTRA "BUDDING OF A ROSE" (MOERS MUSIC, 1979)

LEO SMITH CREATIVE ORCHESTRA "BUDDING OF A ROSE"


Roscoe Mitchell, altosax
Anthony Braxton, reeds
Douglas Ewart, reeds
Wallace McMillian, reeds
Dwight Andrews, reeds
Marty Ehrlich, reeds
Leo Smith, trumpet
Kenny Wheeler, trumpet
Hugh Ragin, trumpet
Mike Mossmann, trumpet
Rob Howard, trumpet
George Lewis, trombone
Ray Anderson, trombone
Alfred Patterson, trombone
Pinguin Moschner, tuba
Wes Brown, bass
Pheeroan ak Laff, drums, percussion
Marilyn Crispell, piano
Bobby Naughton, vibes

1. Harmonium 17:18
2. Mutumishi 05:43
3. Budding of a Rose 21:42

Recorded at Palm Studio, Paris, France - June 1979.
Produced by Jef Gilson.

MOERS MUSIC 02026

Lionel Marchetti-Jerome Noetinger-Mathieu Werchowski- (Hermes 034)-2000

Something Special (for me at least) , one of the many great things on the too little known, and much lamented Corpus Hermeticum Lable, from N.Z, once owned and operated by the estimable skronk meister Bruce Russell of Dead-C &A Handful of Dust ,fame.


a timely introduction to the work of French Electro acoustic improvisors and masterly Musique Concrete composers/Soundscapists , Jerome Noetinger , and Lionel Marchetti..

The alternately subtle,nuanced and at times ferociously pugnacious free violin of mathieu Werchowski is wonderous too &and reminds me at times of Malcom Goldstein at his free wheeling improvising  best.

Free Jazz it ain't ...nor is it an easy listen , at least the first time round .... none the less its as  seamlessly inventive and compelling a disc as this unique genre has ever produced...

Recommended to fans of the earlier ,much more abrasive sounds of late 60's AMM,MEV ..and those wonderful directed Electro acoustic improvisations that make up Stockhausen's cylcle "Aus den Seiben Tagen"

Although Corpus Hermeticum no longer exists as a label , Internet searches reveal that their are plenty of corpus releases floating around Amazon,Ebay and various other online record shops , Bruce Russell himself may still have items for Sale.

Noetinger also runs the great Metamkine Label specialising in Electro acoustic music and Free Improv, much of his and Marchettis available work can be found there

a short bio of Lionel Marchetti.. Here
Corpus Hermeticum- (a History, and Catalog of releases)

Marchetti-Noetinger -Werchowski- CoRpus Hermeticum -Hermes 034-cd
Track 1- improv- Recorded in Lille Nov-13-1998
Track 2-improv- recorded in Turin Nov 25-1998
Jerome Noetinger- electro acoustic devices
Lionel Marchetti-electro acoustic devices
Mathieu Werchowski-violin

enjoy!

PHILLIP WILSON TRIO "FRUITS" (CIRCLE, 1979)

Just to add to the mini Phillip Wilson fest!
Heres an upgrade of another great lp, which has been around the web as mp3's..

this is ripped from a friends Vinyl.. downsampled from 48HZ-24 bit.


Unusual,to hear Dyani with an amped up industrial strength tone... he often occupies the foreground on this one.
the jacket photos were sourced from an upload a few years ago.

-Fruits- : Phillip Wilson Trio : 
Leo Smith (tp,pocket-tp) Johnny Dyani (b) Phillip Wilson (d) 
 Live, "Northsea Jazz Festival", The Hague, July 14, 1978
(Du)RK14778/10
 
Electricity Circle
Leo's tune -
F & L -
Death ain't supposed to be negative -

Enjoy!

Sam Rivers Trio - Live in Lovere '77

Is more than a year that we don't share a recording of Sam Rivers
here at IS: it's time!
The sequence (on the long improvisation) is:
tenor-piano-soprano-flute.

Rec. live in Lovere, Italy, on June 13, 1977
(mics recording)

Sam Rivers,tenor & soprano saxes,piano,flute
Dave Holland,bass
Bobby Battle,drums

1. Improvisation (48:08)
2. Encore (11:42)

Total Time 59:51


2. Encore

Francois Tusques - Sonneurs Traditionnels - Intercommunal Free Dance Music Ochestra - Après la marée noire. Vers une musique bretonne nouvelle

I mnetioned in my last post that there is a fifth Intercommunal record and this is it. This one is different from the others in that it is geographically concentrated to Bretagne in France which is not unrelated to the fact that Tusques grew up there. The idea is to take the traditional Kan Ha Diskan folk music of the Scrignac-Carhaix region of Bretagne, normally sung in a call and response manner and designed to fit with folk dances. Here it is played on the bombarde, a woodwind instrument which can be likened to an oboe, and the binou kozh which translates as an ancient bagipe. The normal procedure is for the bombarde to call and the binou kozh to respond. Players are known as soners (in Breton) and sonneurs (in French). The sonneurs set the basic rhythmic and melodic parameters, and the Intercommunal Free Dance Music Orchestra weaves jazzy-improvisational patterns over and above, drawing on the variegated experience of the Mediterranean countries and the African continent. What comes out of it is hybridisation of folk and jazz, putting the "nouvelle" into tradition, both musically and lyrically. Behind the music, there is as always a political intent which can be gleaned from the lyrics printed inside the cover, reproduced in Catalan, Breton and French.

Basic facts:

Francois Tusques - Sonneurs Traditionnels - Intercommunal Free Dance Music Orchestra - Après La Marée Noire. Vers une Musique Bretonne Nouvelle

(Le Chant du Monde LDX 74703) 1979

01_La rencontre
02_Biniou koz free blues valse
03_Blues gavotte
04_Les racines de la montagne
05_La marèe noire
06_Le cheval
07_Marche des pollués

Jean-Louis Le Vallegant - bombarde
Gaby Kerdoncuff - bombarde
Philippe Lestrat - bombarde and biniou koz
Tanguy Ledoré - electric bass
Ramadolf - trombone
Michel Marre - trumpet, alto sax
Samuel Ateba - congas and bongos
Carlos Andreou - vocals
Jo Maka - soprano sax
Kilikus - darbuka

Recorded at Studio Resonances
Music by Francois Tusques except "Le cheval", coauthored with Carlos Andreou.

I'm going to stick to the folky jazz/jazzy folk-theme for a little while, so stay tuned!

MTUME UMOJA ENSEMBLE "LAND OF THE BLACKS" (STRATA-EAST, 1971)

I know it was posted in blog-land already twice but for my money this recording deserves a "flac".
The cover has an already worn out look though the LPs were in fine condition.
Enjoy.



"Live At The East":


Mtume, congas, tonette horn
Carlos Garnett, tenor saxophone & flute
Gary Bartz, alto & soprano saxophone
Leroy Jenkins, violin
Stanley Cowell, piano
Buster Williams, bass
Ndugu, drums
Bily Hart, drums
Andy Bey, vocals
Joe Lee Wilson, vocals
Eddie Micheaux, vocals
Yusef Iman, poetry
Weusi Kuumba, poetry

LP1
1. Invocation [by Mtume] 04:17
2. Baba Hengates 17:54
3. Utamu 10:09
4. Saud 10:47

LP2
1. Alkebu-Lan 16:36
2. No Words 08:46
3. Seperate Not Equal 07:22
4. Sifa (The Prayer) 14:56
5. (no reference) 01:26

Recorded: August 21st, 1971 at The East, Brooklyn, NY

STRATA-EAST SES-1972-4


(Note: On track 5 (LP2) James Mtume is introducing the band members to the audience)

Lester Bowie & Phillip Wilson Duo - Live in Alassio '78

In comments to the previous P.Wilson post, this duo has been
mentioned several times : this is the only recording i've done
of the same duo.

Rec. live at "Belvedere Santa Croce", Alassio, Italy,
on September 9, 1978 (mics recording)

Lester Bowie,trumpet
Phillip Wilson,drums

1. Track #1 (15:18)
2. Track #2 (23:36)

Total Time 38:55

1. Track #1

Paul Bley - Live in Genoa '03

Pictured above the beautiful chandelier of the theater Gustavo Modena.

Rec. live at "Teatro Gustavo Modena", Genoa, Italy,
on March 8, 2003 (mix recording)

Paul Bley,piano

1. Unknown (08:44)
2. Confirmation (03:46)
3. Ida Lupino (07:46)
4. Unknown (11:24)
5. Into The Night (05:07)
6. All The Things You Are (10:02)
7. Porgy (06:46)

Total Time 53:37

5. Into The Night

Phillip Wilson Trio plus Guests - Live in Rome '79

Just following the previous onxidlib's post, here Luther Thomas is
involved in a jam with the P.Wilson Trio and other two members
of the Human Arts Ensemble (J.Bowie and D.Mixon), in Rome in
those days.

Rec. live at "Centro Jazz St.Louis", Rome, Italy, on March 25, 1979
(mix recording)

Phillip Wilson,drums
Olu Dara,trumpet
Donald Smith,piano,flute,vocal
+
Joseph Bowie,trombone (3-5)
Darrell Mixon,bass (3-5)
Luther Thomas,alto sax (4-5)

1. Track #1 (14:17)
2. Track #2 (05:43)
3. Track #3 (13:40)
4. Track #4 (17:08)
5. Track #5 (13:46)

Total Time 1:04:37

2. Track #2

LUTHER THOMAS "11th STREET FIRE SUITE" (CREATIVE CONSCIOUSNESS REC.,1978)

This one is dedicated to Riccardo!



LUTHER THOMAS "11th STREET FIRE SUITE"



Luther Thomas, alto saxophone, small instruments, recitation
Luther C. Petty, flute, small instruments


Side One (22:18)
1st Movement - Since I Lost My Baby (I almost lost my mind)
2nd Movement - 11th Street Fire
3rd Movement - Charge And Discharge

Side Two (15:52)
4th Movement - Dormin (Methapyrilene Hydrochloride)
5th Movement - The Fire Just Kept On Burning



Recorded September 2nd, 1978 at Studio K., New York, N.Y.

CREATIVE CONSCIOUSNESS RECORDS CC1002T

Bill Dixon 1982 (Edizioni Ferrari BD1 - LP, Italy, 1982)

From Ilario's collection.

"This LP was issued in limited numbers (probably 450) at the occasion
of an exhibition of Dixon's paintings at the Ferrari Gallery in Verona,Italy.
The LP was accompanied by a serigraph of Dixon and a copy of the
exhibition catalog. Two series were issued:
1. cover: signed, some with a photo of Dixon attached; unsigned serigraph
2. cover: unsigned; signed and numbered serigraph (series of 400)
The "Relay" pieces stem from a work done in collaboration with dancer/
choreographer Judith Dunn that was performed in its entirety at
Bennington College. The instrumentation was el-b, alto-fl, b-cl, 2 tp, plus
spoken word and dancers.
Dixon selected some of the solo pieces to be released on this LP.
Tracks 1 to 3 also available on "Odyssey".

Rec. 1970 (4-6), 1973 (1-3)

Bill Dixon,trumpet,piano

1. Solo #6 (trumpet) 8'40"
2. Solo #7 (trumpet) 2'36"
3. Solo #8 (trumpet) 11'34"
4. Relay: Dance #1 (trumpet + trumpet) 9'39"
5. Relay: Dance #5 (piano + trumpet) 3'19"
6. Relay: Dance #7 (piano + trumpet) 6'19"

Total Time 42'09"

5. Relay: Dance #5 (piano + trumpet)

ABBEY RADER - MARC LEVIN "SONGS OF STREET AND SPIRIT" (SWEET DRAGON REC.,1982)

Here's another discovery (for me) with Marc Levin. A fine duo recording with humour and heart.




ABBEY RADER - MARC LEVIN "SONGS OF STREET AND SPIRIT"


Marc Levin,co,flh,fl,voice
Abbey Rader,dr,voice

01. Sunrise For Charlotte 03:17
02. For Ilse 03:50
03. You, Me, Let's Try Gunnar 02:22
04. Cat Anderson's Cat 03:54
05. Hipness 03:58
06. Hally's Dance 06:18
07. Post Card To Mongezi Feza 02:01
08. The Dog Story 02:04
09. Pantomime Of Fear 04:23
10. Sweetest Of The Colors - For Albert Ayler 03:13
11. God was On TV Last Night 01:27
12. The Tactical Police Force 02:57
13. For Bodhi: Our Legacy, Our Heritage, Our Love 04:16
14. Prayer 00:21


Recorded Live At Herning Hojskole, Denmark, March 26,27,28, 1982.

SWEET DRAGON RECORDS ML4

Julius Hemphill - Live in Lovere '77 [New Links]

Two short performances by the late Julius Hemphill at the
1977 Lovere Festival : the first is a soundboard recording,
the second an audience recording.

Rec. live in Lovere, Italy, on June 12 & 13, 1977
(mix & mics recording)

Julius Hemphill,alto sax,flute + pre-recorded
instruments

1. June, 12th (35:13)
2. June, 13th (18:00)

Total Time 53:13

2. June, 13th

If I Knew Who the Enemy Was ... Roy Bailey, Leon Rosselson Fuse Records CF284 (LP, UK, 1979) (needledrop)

Arranged by Martin Carthy and Leon Rosselson;
Produced by Martin Carthy;
Recorded by Antony David at Riverside Studios, London, May 1979;
Sleeve design by Jeff Perks

Musicians

Roy Bailey, vocals;
Leon Rosselson, vocals, guitar;
Martin Carthy, vocals, guitar, Jew's Harp, synthesiser;
Sue Harris, vocals, hammered dulcimer, oboe;
John Kirkpatrick, button accordion, melodeon;
Firoz Shapur, piano, French horn

Tracks

Side 1

Side 2

Barney's Epic Homer Roy Bailey, vocals; Leon Rosselson, vocals, guitar; Martin Carthy, backing vocals, Jew's harp; Sue Harris, hammered dulcimer; John Kirkpatrick, button accordion The Ugly Ones Roy Bailey, vocals; Martin Carthy, guitar The Testimony of Patience Kershaw Roy Bailey, vocals Song of the Moderate Man Leon Rosselson, vocals, guitar; Martin Carthy, synthesiser, John Kirkpatrick, concertina Across the Hills Roy Bailey, vocals; Leon Rosselson, vocals, guitar; Martin Carthy, synthesiser

Whoever Invented the Fishfinger? Leon Rosselson, vocals; Sue Harris, oboe; Firoz Shapur, piano, French horn The World's Police Roy Bailey, Leon Rosselson, vocals; Firoz Shapur, piano, French horn On Her Silver Jubilee Leon Rosselson, vocals, guitar; John Kirkpatrick, button accordion See It Come Down Roy Bailey, vocals; Martin Carthy, guitar The Diggers' Song Roy Bailey, Leon Rosselson, Sue Harris, vocals; Martin Carthy, guitar

All songs by Leon Rosselson except
Track 3 Frank Higgins;
Track 9 John Pole;
Track 10 Gerrard Winstanley, Leon Rosselson

MASAHIKO SATO - TOSHIYUKI MIYAMA & HIS NEW HERD "YAMATAIFU" (EXPRESS, early 70's)

MASAHIKO SATO - TOSHIYUKI MIYAMA & HIS NEW HERD "YAMATAIFU"


Masahiko Sato, electric piano
Toshiyuki Miyama, conductor
Bunji Murata, Kenichi Sano, Koji Hadori, Kunio Fujisaki, trumpet
Masamichi Uetaka, Seiichi Tokura, Takeshi Aoki, Teruhiko Kataoka, trombone
Kazumi Oguro, Shinji Nakayama, alto saxophone
Kiyoshi Saito, Shoji Maeda, tenor saxophone
Miki Matsui, baritone saxophone
Kozaburo Yamamoto, guitar
Yoshinobu Imashiro, piano
Masao Kunisada, bass
Masaru Hiromi, drums

1. ICHI 19:36
2. NI 12:24
3. SAN 04:57

Recorded in Tokyo, Japan (1972?)

TOSHIBA TJ-9004 (first edition,LP)
EXPRESS ETJ-65019 (second edition,LP)

MARC LEVIN "SOCIAL SKETCHES" (ENJA, 1975)

Here is Marc Levin's comment to his album "Social Sketches".
(See also this post > http://inconstantsol.blogspot.com/2009/01/mark-levin-dragon-suitesavoy-new-jazz.html)


Regarding the album Social Sketches, recorded for Enja in the 70's, .... it was made one of several wonderful tours to Finland. The musicians, and what they play are:

Carita Holmström, voice
Seppo Paakkunainen, reeds and flute
Teppo Auta-Aho, contrabass
Reino Laine, drums

These musicians were wonderful. As I remember they were all graduates of the Sibelius Conservatory in Helsinki, (Seppo also studied at Berkley in Boston but their influences from, and knowledge of where the music was from was astounding. They had the elegance and diversity of the American roots, and the fire of the gypsies, well supported by finesse and chops of the classical world.

The record is worth a listen....me too!! The very best, Marc Levin, www.marclevin.net



MARC LEVIN "SOCIAL SKETCHES"


Marc Levin, co, flh, mel, fl, indian fl, perc, melodica, voice
Carita Holmström, voc
Seppo Paakkunainen, as, bs, fl, viol, perc
Teppo Auta-Aho, b
Reino Laine, dr


A1. Nylon Coverin', Body Smotherin' 07:23
A2. Student Days, New York, 1965 07:40
A3. Wings Of Icarus 06:37
B1. Brothers In War 11:11
B2. Letter To President Nixon
Re: The Chile Affair 09:07


Recorded:
Microvox Studio in Lahti, Finland on January 29, 1975.


ENJA 2058

(lp rip)

WILLEM VAN MANEN "Willem van Manen" (BvHaast, 1979)

WILLEM VAN MANEN "Willem van Manen"


Willem van Manen, trombone
Misha Mengelberg, piano (track 3, 7)
Harry Miller, bass (track 1, 5, 9)
Martin van Duynhoven, drums (track 1, 5, 9)

1. Dice 04:41
2. Stukko straight plus 04:28
3. Pannonica 04:10
4. Velvet 03:26
5. Tussen neus en lippen 05:18
6. Wah-wah 04:37
7. 's Avonds kouder als buiten 05:50
8. Plunger 04:13
9. For Jimmy K. 07:23

Solo's recorded May 19, 1979 at Brakke Grond, Amsterdam.
Duo's recorded July 3, 1979 at Bim-huis, Amsterdam.
Trio's recorded July 4, 1979 at de Kroeg, Amsterdam.

BVHAAST 027

Lester Bowie Quintet - Live in Padua '78

One of the best groups led by Lester playing some Gospels, some
Spirituals, some Rhythm & Blues and some Free-Jazz : from the
Ancient to the Future!

Rec. live at "Teatro Tenda", Padua, Italy, on April 4, 1978
(mics recording)

Lester Bowie,trumpet
Arthur Blythe,alto sax
Amina Claudine Myers,piano
Malachi Favors Maghostut,bass
Phillip Wilson,drums

1. Track #1 (31:30)
2. Track #2 (39:00)
3. Encore (03:25)

Total Time 1:13:56

MICHAEL SMITH "LA MUSIQUE BLANCHE" (LE CHANT DU MONDE, 1975)

Ten years after "Man Running" from the duo of Scianni and Izenzon the musical possibilities have become "shoreless" and one of the fruits of this re-/evolution you can hear on "La Musique Blanche".
Au contraire to the titel the music is colourful and is offering a range of moods and emotions.

It was Sotise who made me aware of Michael J. Smith - this post is especially for you.

The LP I got was in a very poor condition. I tried - carefully - to remove the scratches.




MICHAEL SMITH "LA MUSIQUE BLANCHE"


Michael Smith, piano
Kent Carter, cello, percussion


1. Megalomania (Geomusic 3208) 04:14
2. Ectomy (Geomusic 3203) 04:49
3. Otomy (Geomusic 3204) 04:48
4. Interception (Geomusic 3205) 02:35 (For Lonlon & Tanja)
5. La Musique Blanche (Geomusic 3207) 07:23
6. Sanction (Geomusic 3206) 04:33
7. Preparation For A Descent Into Hell 14:55
(For Doris Lessing)



Recorded in Neuilly, France on 12th March, 1975.

LE CHANT DU MONDE LDX 74601

JOSEPH SCIANNI with David Izenzon "MAN RUNNING" (Savoy, 1965)

Joseph Scianni is still active today! His recent recordings are available on "CIMP" and "Cadence".
> http://www.cadencebuilding.com/

"Man Running" is one of a few "modernistic" releases from Savoy Records. As far as I know them they are all worth hearing - at least.

Enjoy this fine duo!



JOSEPH SCIANNI with David Izenzon "MAN RUNNING"

Joseph Scianni, piano
David Izenzon, bass


1. Daniel's Den 03:34
2. Junk Age 07:01
3. A Monday Idea 05:12
4. Little Pink Missile 03:55
5. Man Running 04:02
6. Soul Talk 04:33
7. Memphis Ramble 03:41
8. See Saw 03:56


Recorded on 18th March, 1965.

SAVOY MG-12185

Gaetano Liguori Idea Quintet - Live in Milan '79

Massimo Urbani : the greatest talent ever produced by
the Italian Jazz. Max lives!

Rec. live at "Palazzina Liberty", Milan, Italy, on
March 22, 1979 (mics recording)

Gaetano Liguori,piano
Massimo Urbani,alto sax
Danilo Terenzi,trombone
Roberto Del Piano,Fender bass
Filippo Monico,drums

1. Peppina (14:44)
2. 3/4 Per Danilo (12:52)
3. Il Tango (13:38)
4. Ballata Per Un Vicolo (07:40)
5. Corale Per Albert Ayler (11:30)
6. Suite Del Terzo Mondo (36:09)
7. Geronimo Boogie (04:33)
8. Unidentified Song by R.Rudd (07:55)

Total Time 1:49:03

All compositions by G.Liguori except (8) by R.Rudd.

SEI MIGUEL "PORTUGUESE MAN OF WAR" (PJ3.01, 1993)

As Dan Warburton wrote in a review in The Wire : "Portuguese New Music's best kept secret".

This is an earlier recording from Sei Miguel along Fala Mariam who is his constant partner.
But it is really a group music although fed by the strong and singular vision of Sei Miguel.

A kind of beauty never heard before - more to the fore on his last albums (precious ones) - but already here it has blossomed. It is like a tender alien from the midst of ourselves.

Hopefully this will help to reveal the "secret".

Check out his website >
http://rt2.planetaclix.pt/seimiguel/enter.html ---
and his last two releases >
http://www.creativesourcesrec.com/catalog/catalog_067.html ("Tone Gardens" - indeed) and his newest achievement on Clean Feed Records "Esfingico".
http://www.cleanfeed-records.com/disco2US.asp?intID=305

Two more releases can be found and purchased here:
http://headlightsrecordings.blogspot.com/ (only 12,.Euro in Europe or 15,- in other countries - shipping is included).

Buy his CDs!!!



SEI MIGUEL "PORTUGUESE MAN OF WAR"


Sei Miguel, pocket trumpet (straight muted)
Fala Mariam, trombone (straight muted)
Pedro "chuva" Bretes, basses
José Oliveira, tenor drum
Menina do Tambor, talking drum


01. How Could You ? 03:02
02. Bodyguard 02:31
03. Stone Circus At Saint Clair 03:12
04. Pedro's Tune 02:11
05. The Moon Inside 04:09
06. Craft City 01:23
07. Road 02:57
08. Natural Kingdom Cool 03:05
09. Road Two 02:46
10. C.A.R.E. (A Blues Light) 01:48
11. Much More Vision 01:34
12. Advice & Monk 01:53
13. Chant 03:24
14. The Portuguese Man Of War 05:00
15. The Cloud Piece 01:24

40:37 of Pure Jazz

PJ3.01 (1993)

THE CREATIVE IMPROVISORS ORCHESTRA "THE SKY CRIES THE BLUES" (CMIF, 1981)

THE CREATIVE IMPROVISORS ORCHESTRA "THE SKY CRIES THE BLUES"


Leo Smith,tp,flh
George Alford,tp,flh
Genghis Nor,tp,flh
Bill Lowe,tb,tu
Oliver Lake,ss,as,fl
Marty Ehrlich,as,cl,bcl,fl
Phil Buettner,bs,cl,bcl,fl
Cliff White,ts,bs,fl
Bobby Naughton,vib
Robert de Sesa,vib,perc
Allan Jaffe,g (only tr.3)
Wes Brown,b
Mario Pavone,b
Joe Fonda,b
Gerry Hemingway,dr
Yohura Ralph Williams,perc
Harryson Buster,perc,voc

1. Black Fire in Mother-land My Soul 05:09
2. Return to my Native Land II 14:38
3. The Interstices of a Dream (for Henry Miller) 10:44
4. Picric Wobble 07:41


Recorded: January 12, 1981 at RBY Studios, Southbury,CT.

Front Cover Collage by Yohura Ralph Williams.

CMIF 1

Francois Tusques - L'Intercommunal Free Dance Music Orchestra vol.3

Continuing with the series of L'Intercommunal records, we have now come to vol.3, the remaining one of the four records under that moniker. There is actually a fifth, but we will get to that in due course. This is possibly the most diverse of the four and strongly influenced by the contributions of Spanish vocalist Carlos Andreou. As usual, the emphasis is on urgent political issues of the day, and several of the tracks address political developments in Latin America and on the Iberian peninsula. The crew is more or less the same as on the other L'Intercommunal records; all pieces are recorded live in various locations in France. The music is rough and ready, no studio polish or retakes; this is decidedly not disco or designed for meditative listening on high-graded stereo equipment, but field recordings of gigs in provincial France, far away from the capital. Very much determined by the aspirations of getting closer to les travailleurs and small-town people. Voila!

Francois Tusques - L'Intercommunal Free Music Dance orchestra vol.3
(Vendémiaire VDES 036-6)

Side 1

Blues pour Miguel Enriques/Chant pour L'Amerique Latine (F.Tusques, C. Andreou) J. Maka (alto sax), M. Marre (tp), A. Winkler (tb), S.Ateba & Kiliokus (perc), F. Tusques (piano), C. Andreou (vocals). "Les Marins" (1977)

Piano Dazibao (F. Tusques) piano solo, Pradès de lez "Le Moulin (1976)

Vet Aqui Que Tenen Por/Abrisme Galanica (C.Andreou). F. Tusques (piano), C.Andrreou (vocals), M. Marre and J. Mereu (tp), C. Marre (tuba), T. Ledore (electric bass), Philippe (biniou boz), Jean-Louis (bombarde), Kilikus & S.Ateba (percussion). Le Havre in June 1978

Side 2

L'Heure est la Lutte (F. Tusques) F. Tusques (piano), J. Maka (alto sax), A. Winkler (tb), M. Marre and J. Mereu (tp), Kilikus, A.Mako, C. Marre and Francine (percussion). Le Moulin de Prades le lez 1976

Mar Jo Cantar No Fabia (C. Andreou) Mazir (F. Tusques). F. Tusques (piano), M. Marre (tp), C. Andreou (vocals), Kilikus & S. Ateba (darbuka + congas), T.Ledore (electric bass). La Maison de la Culture du Havre in 1978.

Some beautiful expressive trumpet playing by Michel Marre on the penultimate track!

More L'Intercommunal coming up!

Wallace McMillan - Live in Florence '79

LaRoy Roosevelt "Wallace" McMillan, is a name that probably few
people remember today, but during the seventies he was a regular
contributor to the likes of M.R.Abrams, W.L.Smirh, A.Braxton, H.
Threadgill, R.Mitchell and many others. Is sufficient to recall his
presennce in the R.Mitchell's masterpiece "Nonaah".
So forgotten that it is impossible to find a picture of him on the Web...

Rec. live in Florence, Italy, on July 3, 1979
(mics recording)

Wallace McMillan,alto & soprano saxes,flute,percussion

1. Improvisation (55:49)
2. Encore (10:11)

Total Time 1:06:11

RAYMOND BONI & CLAUDE BERNARD "POT-POURRI POUR PARCE QUE" (HAT HUT, 1977)

Music that is funny, cheerful and a bit bold.




RAYMOND BONI & CLAUDE BERNARD "POT-POURRI POUR PARCE QUE"


Claude Bernard, altosax, tuyau d'arrosage, petit tuyau gris
Raymond Boni, guitar


Band 1 [18:54]
- Pleine Lune Pour Le Criquet Somnambule
- Petit Solo Introduisant
- Le Grostuyau
- Le Loup Garou En Pantoufle Cloutée
- Cerisiers Roses Et Pommiers Blancs
- Tenderly (Lawrence/Gross)
- Il Est L'heure Pour La Virgule Terrorisée
- La Danse Des Fèves

Band 2 [05:29]
- Le Saxophone Rouge-Gorge

Band 3 [07:03]
- La Pêche Aux Souvenirs Interdits
- Java En L'isle

Band 4 [13:41]
- Migration
- Quand Les Fourmis Auront Le Temps
- Galoubet Blues
- Mamadou Au Mali
- Mistinguette


Band 2 recorded live at the Riverbop, Paris on April 16th, 1977.
All other titles recorded live at "La Vielle Grille", Paris on April 17th, 1977.


HAT HUT Records G

("tuyau" is a hose or tube > "tuyau d'arrosage" is a garden or water hose and the other one is small and grey")

B3B (Fred Van Hove + Bruno Chevillon + Barry Guy) - Mulhouse,Météo Festival 2009

B3B (Fred Van Hove + Bruno Chevillon + Barry Guy)


Fred Van Hove: piano, accordion
Bruno Chevillon: doublebass
Barry Guy: doublebass



01. Improvisation 22:19
02. Improvisation 22:16
03. Improvisation 08:45
04. Encore 03:48


Mulhouse 25th August, 2009
Météo Festival
Noumatrouff

Harry Tavitian - East-West Creativ Combinations

Harry Tavitian - East-West Creativ Combinations

Harry Tavitian ... p,perc,fl,voice
Corneliu Stroe ... dr,perc,fl,voice
Reinhart Hammerschmidt ... b
Hans Kumpf ... cl

1) side A 16:13
2) side B/1 06:20
3) side B/2 13:40

total disc 36:15

live rec. at 1988 Costinesti Jazz Festival
(exact date needs research)

Leader Jazz Records ST 7001 (LP, Romania)
I got this LP from Harry personally, at the Budapest intl. Jazz Festival 1990 (14.07.90)

Following his words, this rare musical document is the first, if not the only independently produced LP of contemporary jazz in Romania, produced by Harry himself.
side A quotes "summertime" several times, on a quite detuned piano, but the music has magic spirit and oscillates effortlessly between experimental jazz, romanian folk, free improv... you name it.

flac > enjoy!
Owombat

Alexander von Schlippenbach - Live in Nürnberg '76

The shortest post in the history of IS.

Rec. live at "Ost-West Festival", Nürnberg, Germany,
on May 15, 1976 (mics recording)

Alexander von Schlippenbach,piano

1. Track #1 (07:19)
2. Track #2 (02:36)

Total Time 09:55

DEREK BAILEY "DUO & TRIO IMPROVISATION" (KITTY, 1978)

Here is an extension to Riccardo's Company post. Off course this is also Company - in Japan.

This version has almost thirty minutes more music than the original LP.



DEREK BAILEY "DUO & TRIO IMPROVISATION"


Derek Bailey, electric & acoustic guitar (except 5 & 6)
Toshinori Kondo, trumpet, alto horn (2,5,6,9)
Kaoru Abe, alto saxophone, harmonica (3,8)
Mototeru Takagi, tenor, alto & soprano saxophone (3,5,6,8)
Motoharu Yoshizawa, double bass (1,7)
Toshi Tsuchitori, drums, percussion (1,4,7)


01. Improvisation 21 (09:28)
02. Improvisation 22 (02:36)
03. Improvisation 23 (12:13)
04. Improvisation 24 (08:03)
05. Improvisation 25 (02:02)
06. Improvisation 26 (05:47)
07. Improvisation 27 (06:27)

08. Improvisation 28 (03:36)
09. Improvisation 29 (05:50)
10. Collective Improvisation 1 (07:07)
11. Collective Improvisation 2 (13:11)


Recorded in Tokyo on April 19, 1978.

KITTY MKF 1034 (LP) 1978
DIW 358 (CD) 1992
Universal UCCU 9021 (CD) 2003

AMM --- BBC Maida Vale Studios Jan 1988?

Keith Rowe - tabletop guitar, radios and electronics
Rohan de Saram - cello
John Tilbury - piano
Eddie Prevost - percussion

Source: BBC FM broadcast > Aiwa 640 record > Aiwa 880 replay > Yamaha 1300 HD recorder
Transfer AMQR CDR > EAC > Flac Frontend (level 6)
Editing: None
Quality: A++, with relatively little hiss for this vintage

PW: jdiuh7

Company - Live in London '79 vol.1

"For me, Company is still the best way for me to work. It has always
meant that, "in company" as opposed to solo, just with other people,
really. The only thing I could say about Company is that it is not solo.
I always thought the name was anonymous enough not to mean
anything." D.Bailey

Rec. live at "Conway Hall", London, on March 3, 1979
(mics recording)

Steve Lacy,soprano saxophone (1/4)
Han Bennink,drums,viola,bass clarinet,trumpet,etc (1/3)
Wadada Leo Smith,trumpet (2)
Evan Parker,tenor and soprano saxophones (2/4)
Tristan Honsinger,cello (2)
Derek Bailey,electric and acoustic guitars (3)
Maarten van Regteren Altena,bass (4)

1. SL/HB (07:46)
2. WLS/EP/TH (24:54)
3. DB/HB (20:05)
4. SL/EP/MA (19:05)

Total Time 1:11:52

JOE MCPHEE "BLACK MAGIC MAN" (HAT HUT, 1970)

This is Joe McPhee's third recording - never reissued.
Enjoy!


JOE MCPHEE "BLACK MAGIC MAN"


Joe McPhee, tenor & soprano saxophone
Mike Kull, piano
Tyrone Crabb, double & electric bass
Ernest Bostic, percussion
Bruce Thompson, percussion


1. Black Magic Man 09:31
2. Song For Laureen 09:33
3. Hymn Of The Dragon Kings 17:18


Recorded:
Concert at Vassar College, Poughkeepie, N.Y. on December 12, 1970.

HAT HUT Records A

GUSH & SVEN-ÅKE JOHANSSON "TJO OCH TJIM" (DRAGON, 1989)

A meeting of Gush with the idiosyncratic singing (plus accordion) of Sven-Åke Johansson - in swedish and german.




GUSH & SVEN-ÅKE JOHANSSON "TJO OCH TJIM"


Mats Gustafsson,sops,ss,ts,flutophone
Sten Sandell,p,sampler
Raymond Strid,perc,g,banjo
Sven-Åke Johansson,voc,acc


01. Tjo Och Tjim 02:54
02. Quartet VII 04:09
03. Ajax 02:00
04. Quartet IX 03:08
05. Platt År Lusens Huvud 03:11
06. Duo II 02:16
07. Transmissionsförbundets Remmar 03:22
08. Duo IV 03:05
09. Räven Kastar Loss 02:28
10. Quartet VII 04:13
11. Myrslokens Besök 03:17

Recorded at Fylkingen, Stockholm, August 1989.

DRAGON DRLP 192

BERNT ROSENGREN "NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND" (HARVEST,1973)

More from Bernt Rosengren and his friends. Also a couple of pieces which could be from the Sevda session posted by Owombat some days ago.
Here's again this irresistible "swing" which makes me smile...



BERNT ROSENGREN "NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND"


Maffy Falay,tp,darbuka(1/3)
Bernt Rosengren,ts,p(1/2 + 2/8),fl(2/2),taragot(2/3)
Tommy Koverhult,ts,fl(1/2),ss(1/4)
Bobo Stenson,p (1/1,4,5,7 + 2/1,4,5,7,9)
Torbjörn Hultcrantz,b,perc(2/2)
Leif Wennerström,dr,perc(2/2)
Okay Temiz,perc (1/1,2,4,5 + 2/1,3,4,5,7,9)
Bengt Berger,mridagam(1/1),tabla(1/4,5,7 + 2/1,4)
Salih Baysal,voc,v (1/3 + 2/3)
Bertil Strandberg,tb (1/4,5,7 + 2/1,4,5,7,9)
Gunnar Bergsten,bs (1/4,5,7 + 2/1,4,5,7,9)
Björn Alke,b (1/4,7 + 2/1,4,5,7,9)

LP 1
1.Theme from piano concerto no.2 in c-minor, op.18 (Rachmaninov) [07:04]
2.In The Ocean (Rosengren) [03:16]
3.Meyhane (Trad. from Turkey/arr.Baysal) [03:13]
4.Gerda (Wennerström) [07:27]
5.Fly Me To The Sun (Rosengren) [05:14]
6.Gluck (Rosengren) [06:16]
7.Some Changes I (Rosengren) [08:59]

LP 2
1.Some Changes II (Rosengren) [09:22]
2.Iana Has Been Suprised In The Night (Trad. from Bulgaria/arr.Rosengren) [03:17]
3.Hakim Hanim (Trad. from Turkey/arr.Baysal + Rosengren) [03:06]
4.Some Changes V (Rosengren) [05:49]
5.Markitta Blues (Rosengren) [03:44]
6.Splash (Rosengren) [08:14]
7.Psalm (Rosengren) [02:49]
8.Markitta Blues (Rosengren) [00:55]
9.Some Changes VI (Rosengren) [05:11]


Recorded between 17th and 25th September 1973

HARVEST E154-34958/9

THE TOO MUCH TOO SOON ORCHESTRA "SAW" (RADIUM, 1988)

Here's another early Dror Feiler recording. Once again with Sören Runolf on cello and with the then 24 years old Mats Gustafsson for the first time. This is Mats Gustafsson's second recording!?
Again there is an "Industrial" feeling within the music.
But it's not only an onslaught as one is tempted to believe given the machines which are used.
Rather a "poésie machine" is prevailing - albeight without "mercy".




THE TOO MUCH TOO SOON ORCHESTRA "SAW"

Music for Instruments and Machines


Dror Feiler,tenor sax, b flat clarinet, contrabass clarinet, grinding machine
Mats Gustafsson, tenor sax, drilling machine
Sören Runolf, electric violoncello, synthesizer
Raimond Strid, drums, percussion, circle saw machine
Petter Hellsing, planing machine


Side 1
Saw Opening (19:54)
Side 2
Saw Closing (18:58)


Musical idea and concept by Dror Feiler.

Recorded at Fylkingen, Stockholm, September 14th, 1988 by Paul Pignon.

RADIUM RA 046



This one is for you - Owombat.

Leroy Jenkins Trio - Live in Florence '79

A wonderful concert : strongly recommended!

Rec. live in Florence, Italy, on July 3, 1979
(mix recording)

Leroy Jenkins,violin
Anthony Davis,piano
Andrew Cyrille,drums

1. Track #1 (12:52)
2. Track #2 (25:08)
3. Track #3 (12:35)
4. Track #4 (09:53)
5. Track #5 (08:56)
6. Track #6 (05:41)
7. Track #7 (11:50)

Total Time 1:26:58

Maffy Falay with Okay Temiz, Bernt Rosengren etc. / SEVDA - Stockholm 1972

Maffy Falay / Sevda - Jazz I Sverige '72
Label: Caprice Records
Catalog#: RIKS LP 31
Format: Vinyl, LP, Gatefold

Country: Sweden
Released: 1972
Recorded: TV-2, Swedish Radio, Stockholm March 15th, 1972
Genre: Folk, World, & Country, Jazz
Style: Jazz-Funk, Free Improvisation

Musicians:
Maffy Falay: tp, flh, p, indian fl
Bernt Rosengren: ts, silver fl
Gunnar Bergsten: bars, chin.fl
Salih Baysal: v
Ove Gustavsson: b
Okay Temiz: dr, darbuka
Akay Temiz: darbuka


Tracklist: [ total 48:35]
A1 Taksim 2:39
A2 Hicaz Dolap 2:48
A3 Tamzara 11:45
A4 Batum 5:21
B1 Karadeniz 5:23
B2 Makadonya 8:31
B3 Çifte Telli 8:05
B4 Karsilama 3:59


Sevda is a unique fusion of Turkish music and Swedish jazz, which grooves naturally in exotic time signatures (like 7/8 and 9/4), blending textures, rhythms and swinging improvisations into an exciting whole. It was recorded live at a TV studio, and at the time nobody had any idea it would be issued as a record. On drums is the great Okay Temiz, who also played with Don Cherry for some time (as well as did Maffy Falay).

CECIL TAYLOR JAZZ UNIT "THE EARLY UNIT 1962" (INGO , 1962)

A recording from a seminal phase in Cecil Taylor's career.
The sound is really not the best - it's a bootleg!
But who I am to complain - in fact it is one of three known recordings from this excellent group - here in a rare early setting with a bassist.


CECIL TAYLOR JAZZ UNIT "THE EARLY UNIT 1962"

Cecil Taylor, piano
Jimmy Lyons, alto saxophone
Kurt Lindgren, double bass
Sunny Murray, drums

1. Spontaneous Improvisation (C.T.) 14:20
2. Flamingo (Gruoya-Anderson) 14:09

Recorded at the Gyllene Cirkeln, Stockholm, Sweden on October 14, 1962.


INGO sixteen

(lp-rip)

JULIUS HEMPHILL & ABDUL K. WADUD "LIVE IN NEW YORK" (RED RECORD,1976)

JULIUS HEMPHILL & ABDUL K. WADUD "LIVE IN NEW YORK"

Julius Hemphill, alto saxophone
Abdul K. Wadud, cello

1. In Space 07:05
2. Pensive 08:25
3. Echo 1 (Morning) 07:54
4. Echo 2 (Evening) 23:22

Recorded at "La Mama Workshop", N.Y.C. - May 28, 1976.


RED RECORD VPA 138

Wadada Leo Smith - Live in Pisa '79 [New links]

A short one.

Rec. live in Pisa, Italy, on June 30, 1979
(mics recording)

Wadada Leo Smith,trumpet,flugelhorn,flute

1. Solo #1 (10:10)
2. Solo #2 (06:40)
3. Solo #3 (10:44)

Total Time 27:35

BERNT ROSENGREN "FLY ME TO THE SUN" (GAZELL, 1971)

Bernt Rosengren started to play Jazz in 1956. He became one of the leading musicians in sweden during the sixties. Through Don Cherry's influence he moved from hard bop into freer regions of sound.
He played among others with George Russell > http://follyfortoseewhat.blogspot.com/2009/10/george-russell-sextet.html < , Krzysztof Komeda, Okay Temiz, Maffy Falay, Tomasz Stanko and the Baden-Baden Free Jazz Orchestra.

This quartet was blowing off the roofs in the 1970´s in Sweden.

.......for me simply uplifting......


BERNT ROSENGREN "FLY ME TO THE SUN"

Bernt Rosengren,ts,as,fl,p
Tommy Koverhult,ts,fl
Torbjörn Hultcrantz,b
Leif Wennerström,dr,p


1. Fly Me To The Sun 14:22
2. Gerda 08:55
3. Samba-Biten 02:47
4. No Air 11:06
5. Tempo 03:38
6. Free 02:10
7. Claodätt 03:11


Recorded: September 14th 1971 by Göran Freese, Ljudatergivning, Stockholm.


GAZELL GMG-1226


(flac as always & cover)

Okay Temiz + Johnny Dyani – Witchdoctor’s Son (Istanbul, 1976)

Okay Temiz + Johnny Dyani – Witchdoctor’s Son (1976)
Release: 1976
Label: Yonca Plak (YCSLP 5013)

The Players:
* Okay Temiz - drums, percussion
* Johnny Dyani - bass, piano, vocals
* Saffet Gundeger - clarinet, violin
* Gunnar Bergsten - baritone sax
* Oguz - electric bass

Recorded 1976 in Istambul. Exact date unknown.


Tracklist:
(A1) Gece [The Night] (Okay Temiz) [03:46]
(A2) Yesil Fener [I'm a Green Lamp] (Turkish Trad. arr by O. Temiz) [05:46]
(A3) Sark Gezintileri [Orient Trip] (Turkish Trad. arr by O. Temiz) [04:16]
(A4) Karadeniz Dalgari [Black Sea Waves] (Turkish Trad. arr by O. Temiz) [02:10]
(A5) Doktur [Play for me] (Turkish Trad. arr by O. Temiz) [04:57]

(B1) Elhamdulillah Marimba [Marimba] (Don Cherry arr. by Johnny Dyani) [06:16]
(B2) Hepimiz Icin [It's for you all] (Johnny Dyani) [03:57]
(B3) Ben Muslumanim [I'm Muslim Man] (Johnny Dyani) [04:46]
(B4) Moriva [Moriva] (By the Children of South Africa) [07:33]

total time [43:33]

I got this LP in the sales-bin of a tiny record shop in Copenhagen. Never seen it again afterwards. A great musical bridge between cultures, and a very spontaneous, inspired set.

pressing could be better, i did my best to remove noises - have fun!

cheers
O

World Sax Quartet & Max Roach - Live in Rome '81

Recorded about four months after the "historic" meeting :
M’Boom and World Saxophone Quartet at The Cathedral
of St. John the Divine, N.Y.C., June 26, 1981.

Rec. live at "Teatro dell'Opera", Rome, Italy, on October 28,
1981 (mics recording)

Hamiet Bluiett,baritone sax,clarinet (-09)
Julius Hemphill,alto & soprano sax (-09)
Oliver Lake,alto sax (-09)
David Murray,tenor sax,bass clarinet (-09)
+
Max Roach,drums (09-14)

01. Sundance [H.Bluiett] (01:39)
02. Plainsong [J.Hemphill] (06:42)
03. Revue [J.Hemphill] (14:13)
04. Bordertown [J.Hemphill] (08:07)
05. My First Winter [J.Hemphill] (08:31)
06. Hymn For The Old Year [O.Lake] (07:22)
07. Stick [J.Hemphill] (10:20)
08. Ming [D.Murray] (07:43)
09. Max Solo [M.Roach] (20:14)
10. Hattie Wall [H.Bluiett] (03:55)
11. Funny Paper [J.Hemphill] (04:16)
12. Touchic [J.Hemphill] (05:08)
13. I Heard That [H.Bluiett] (04:35)
14. Fast Life [D.Murray] (03:44)

Total Time 1:46:34

Urs Bloechlinger - Neurotica

Urs BLÖCHLINGER Tettet
Neurotica

HatArt 2008
Swiss pressing 1984
2 record set in special cardboard sleeve
Cover grafic design by Ruedi Wyss


Urs Blöchlinger alto
Ruedi Häusermann flute, alto
Hans Koch tenor
Glen Ferris tromb
Jürg Ammann p
Thomas Dürst b
Dieter Ulrich dr

side 1:
King Arthur meets Hans Eisler in Hollywood - 12:48
Peggy's Blue Skylight - 5:44
Quick motion picture with a break shoe - 5:35

side 2:
Oh, soviel Vieh, Sophie - 3:36
Where is my funny Ballantines? - 9:32
Combinations - 11:29

side 3:
Kungusisches Arbeitslied - Niemand weiss hinten, wie er vorn dran ist - 14:16
The psychology of steeple chase - 8:01

side 4:
Neurotica - 12:17
Adrenallini - 4:43
Baghwan business - 1:35

total ca. 90 min

LP-rip to .flac - 2011-01-04
cover and inside reproduced in .zip
extended liner notes (german)

my 1st contribution here - enjoy!
O.