Archie Shepp Quintet - Live in Rome '81

Heterogeneous line-up led by Shepp (the French pianist
A.Jean-Marie replaces the announced M.Waldron while
L.Parsons member of the Kalaparusha group is on trumpet)
for a concert of good/medium level.

Rec. live at "Teatro Olimpico", Rome, Italy, on February 3,
1981 (mix recording)

Archie Shepp,tenor & soprano saxes,piano,flute
Longineu Parsons,trumpet
Alain Jean-Marie,piano
Santi Wilson Debriano,bass
John Betsch,drums

1. U-Jamaa [A.Shepp] (10:46)
2. You Don't Know What Love Is [G. de Paul] (16:59)
3. There Is No Greater Love [I.Jones] (12:01)
4. Piano Solo (02:54)
5. Unknown (09:37)
6. Lush Life [B.Strayhorn] (14:07)
7. Well You Needn't [T.Monk] (14:10)
8. 'Round Midnight [T.Monk] (15:08)
9. Giant Steps [J.Coltrane] (13:54)

Total Time 1:49:41

No Greater Love

Journal Violone II - John Surman - saxes, clarinets Barre Phillips - bass (synths?) Aina Kemanis - voice Unknown venue - June 13, 1979 (track 1)/ March 16, 1980 (tracks 2-4)

T1 Journal Violone II (B. Phillips) (Parts 1-3)    27:04
T2 Journal Violone II (B. Phillips) (Part 1) 7:17
T3 Journal Violone II (B. Phillips) (Part 2) 8:33
T4 Journal Violone II (B. Phillips) (Parts 3-6) 21:27

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fm > cassette (unknown gen) > wav > flac level 6 > eac (secure) > flac level 8 > dime
a litle hissy > A/A-
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Yesterday I announced I had a Mountainscape set.  However, I had made this statement without having my notes ready and in the evening, trying to retrace that CD, I found I couldn't locate it.  I even began to doubt my memory: 'Had I really recorded any Mountainscapes or was I just imagining this?'  'Had I just misalaid or lent it and never bothered to get it back?'
What I did come up with, is this set (a double set, actually) which was - I think - originally seeded by Peter Losin, about a year back.
Journal Violone was - at first - a solo project by Barre which started out in 1968 as literally a kind of bass diary.  Journal Violone II was a trio effort, recorded by ECM and released in 1979. It somehow bridges the earlier trio-work (never on ECM) and the experimental work of Mountainscapes/Three Day Moon and the more vocal-oriented work on 'Music by Barre Phillips' (sadly never released on CD).
This seed is culled from two radio performances which are definitely not complete, but this is how it was originally seeded. The first session is interrupted rather abruptly during the applause but one can hear Barre tuning his bass and ready to go into another part.  Maybe more of this will be unnearthed one day?

PETER BRÖTZMANN - ULRICH GUMPERT - GÜNTER SOMMER "live at 'Ludwig Beck'" (Munich, 1990)

Here's an audience recording made in the building (right in the center of Munich) you can see above.

The picture (by Thomas Strobel) is from the now renovated facade. This exclusive departement store presented from the mid-eighties up to the nineties some concerts with Free Jazz!

Archie Shepp, Han Bennink, ROVA, Hal Russell's NRG Ensemble were among the musicians which played in this series.






PETER BRÖTZMANN - ULRICH GUMPERT - GÜNTER SOMMER


Peter Brötzmann, reeds
Ulrich Gumpert, piano
Günter Sommer, drums, percussion

CD 1

1. unknown title 20:08
2. unknown title 14:01
3. unknown title 12:30

CD 2

1. unknown title 38:31
2. unknown title 04:00


Recorded at 'Kulturforum', Ludwig Beck, Marienplatz 11, Munich, Germany.
Date : 25th April, 1990.

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Cecil Taylor photos?

I've got an email from Phil Freeman:

Hello -

I'm the editor and publisher of the small magazine Burning Ambulance [http://burningambulance.com]. In our next issue, we're featuring a lengthy article on the Cecil Taylor Unit of 1978 (Taylor, Jimmy Lyons,Raphe Malik, Ramsey Ameen, Sirone and Ronald Shannon Jackson). Photos of this group are hard to come by, though, and I'm hoping maybe someone who reads your blog or someone you know might have some. If so, please point them my way. Thanks!

Phil Freeman
pdfreeman@gmail.com

This message is self-explanatory, so if anyone in our readership can help, I'm sure Phil would be grateful. I have in my collection "3 Phasis" made by this version of the Unit. There was also another called "Cecil Taylor Unit", both of which released by New World Records. Please also note that I have posted an unreleased live concert from Köln with this line-up and it can be found here.

Amina Claudine Myers & Rrata Christine Jones - Live in Rome '79

"I try to portray the feeling of what the song is about. I try to put
that feeling across. I try to paint pictures, make it visual."
A.C.Myers

Rec. live at the "1st Women Jazz Festival" in Villa Borghese, Rome, Italy, on July 5th, 1979 (mics recording)

Amina Claudine Myers,piano,vocals
Rrata Christine Jones,dance

1. Amina solo/Rrata solo (12:35)
2. Bessie Smith Medley : Jailhouse Blues/Dirty No Gooder's Blues/Unknown/Wasted Life Blues/It Makes My Love Come Down/Unknown/Unknown/Unknown/Jailhouse Blues (reprise)
3. Divine Fire [?] ((18:16)

Total Time 43:20

Jailhouse Blues

Paul Bley/Lee Konitz/Jimmy Giuffre/Bill Connors - Live in Como '77

By this quartet only exist 37 minutes of officially recorded music
(IAI Festival) by Bley's "Improvising Artists" label. I hope this
recording is a welcome addition.

Rec. live at "Teatro Sociale", Como, Italy, on June 16, 1977
(mics recording)

Paul Bley,piano (1-4,9,11-13,16)
Lee Konitz,alto sax (8-15)
Jimmy Giuffre,soprano sax,clarinet & bass flute (5-7,9-15)
Bill Connors,acoustic & electric guitars (10,13,16)

01. Music Matador [PB] (06:22)
02. Ojos De Gato [PB] (07:25)
03. Unknown [PB] (07:04)
04. Mister Joy [PB] (06:19)
05. Unknown [JG] (03:43)
06. Gregorian Chant [JG] (02:42)
07. The Train And The River [JG] (03:19)
08. Unknown [LK] (08:30)
09. Unknown [PB/LK/JG] (09:36)
10. Unknown [LK/JG/BC] (08:13)
11. Unknown [PB/LK/JG] (07:56)
12. Lover Man [[PB/LK/JG] (06:27)
13. Sweet Georgia Brown [PB/LK/JG/BC] (04:16)
14. Sad Times [LK/JG] (03:53)
15. Blues In The Closet [LK/JG] (06:34)
16. Ida Lupino [PB/BC] (08:16)

Total Time 1:40:42

Sweet Georgia Brown

Sakada Askatuta-(Prevost,Mattin,Erkizia)-RHCD-14,2004

Chewy slice of Electro Acoustic Improv.. lyrical in its Craggy way... featuring Basque activist /Improviser Bricoleur Mattin , with .. a few friends , one being AMM co founder , composer ,improviser ,Jazz drummer-Eddie Prevost.

Xavier Erkizia a like minded Spanish Improviser/sound Artist...

those who like Free floating Noise, dirty Sculpted Ambient Feedback ..and AMM, should enjoy this...cdr on the Australian Rhizome Label.

Sakada Askatuta
Eddie Prevost- Percussion
Mattin, Laptop feedback
Xavier Erkizia- Accordion, computer


Recorded 22nd of August-2003, at Arteleku Donosti
RHCD-14 The rhizomelabel, Australia
Anyone interested in Mattin's work can find more downloads completely Gratis , in Flac and Ogg.. on Mattin's own website.. here
here's a link to some Rhizomelabel, product via Mimaroglu music sales.

ENJOY!

Evan Parker Trio - Live in Rome '79

A "sequel" to this post. Unfortunately, the speaker intervenes
several times, partly spoiling the recording.
Well worth listening in any case.

Rec. live at "Murales", Rome, Italy, on March 24, 1979
(radio broadcast)

Evan Parker,tenor & soprano sax
Peter Kowald,bass
Paul Lytton,percussion

1. Monoceros [E.P.]/Jazzy [P.L.]/M.G. [P.K.] (32:47)

EPT excerpt

Steve Lacy Quintet-Jazzbühne, East-Berlin, GDR-9-Apr 1977

Another great Steve Lacy snipet, plenty of radio static at certain points ... great music though and certainly worth a listen...

Here are the original Dime Seeders notes , (thanks to the Taper&; Seeders, of this wonderful snapshot)

STEVE LACY QUINTET,9-Apr 1977 (1977-04-09)
Jazzbühne, East-Berlin, GDR


source: "phase corrected transfer from radio broadcast recording"
Steve Lacy: ss,Steve Potts. as,ss


Irene Aebi: cello, voc, violin
Kent Carter: b,Oliver Johnson: dr
1. radio comment 00:33
2. The Crust 10:54
3. Papa's Midnight Hop 07:49
4. The New Duck 08:36
5. Revolutionary Suicide 09:18
notes:
In 1977, the Steve Lacy Quintet was invited to West-Berlin to take part in the Workshop Freie Musik, lasting from 7.4.77 to 11.4.77. So for this concert in East-Berlin, the band apparently made a little excursion when having a day off from the Workshop.

It was during this festival, more precisely on the last day, that they recorded the beautiful "Follies"-LP for FMP/SAJ. There's also a short radio broadcast recording from 8.4.1977 circulating (sounding seriously lo-fi!).

BOB DEGEN TRIO "CELEBRATIONS" (CALIG, 1968)

Throwing some light (see the cover ;) on the pre-history of ECM - Manfred Eicher was not content with the recording/music.

Obviously Paul Bley is an influence - hear for yourself...



BOB DEGEN TRIO "CELEBRATIONS"


Bob Degen, piano
Manfred Eicher, bass
Fred Braceful, drums


1. For A Better Tomorrow 10:26
2. Little Garden 05:49
3. Celebrations 08:15
4. Petal 03:52
5. Gem 07:05


Recorded on May 25th, 1968 at Tonstudio Villingen/Schwarzwald, Germany.

CALIG CAL 30 602

(lp rip)

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Amjad Ali Khan- King of Ragas Raga of Kings,EMI (Gramaphone co of India)- ECSD2824-1979

A magical performance by Amajad Ali Khan , one of the eminent masters of Hindustani classical instrumental music.. in one of his finest performances as yet unreissued to my knowledge... i ripped this for a few other friends , and may as well share it here ,it is so good.

A-1-Alap) Jor,Jhala A-2-Gat) Madhiyalaya Tritaal
 B-1-Gat)Ektaal B-2-Gat)Tritaal
Amjad Ali Khan-Sarod
Sabir Khan-tabla

very decent rip , record VG+, minimal cleaning or processing Downsampled from wavs @48-24, to 44-16 Encoded @FLAC level 6 Enjoy!!!

go here for an mp3 rip of a cassette version of this same record

Phillip Wilson Trio - Live in Rome '79

A "prequel" to this post.

Rec. live at "Centro Jazz St.Louis", Rome, Italy, on March 24, 1979
(mix recording)

Phillip Wilson,drums
Olu Dara,trumpet,harmonica,vocals
Donald Smith,piano,flute,vocals

1. 1st Set (40:44)
2. 2nd Set (50:05)

Total Time 1:30:50

Lush Life

Solal - Konitz - Scofield- Ørsted-Pedersen – Four Keys (1979-MPS,1A 064-63157)

Here's another to me rather Special lp on MPS, Lee Konitz ,and Martial Solal ,two masters with a long shared performance and recording History.

I've always felt that they played down some of their most adventurous music together..

this one is outrageously good, they run the gamut from straight Bop compositions based on standards to free improvisations ,the title track is a piece played in four Different keys,simultaneously..

N.H.O.P , and a young J.Scofield are equal participants and round off one of the great ones in the Solal /Konitz shared discography.
still out of print to my knowledge , and very worthwhile

the mp3's for those who prefer those are available from "Magic Purple Sunshine"

Lee Konitz has apparently not been well lately , having been hospitalised just before a sheduled appearance at the Melbourne jazz Festival in June this year.

I have no idea whether he has fully recovered , perhaps a reader who is more au courant can fill us in .

we wish him all the best.



Martial Solal, piano
Lee Konitz, alto saxophone
John Scofield, guitar
Niels-Henning Ørsted-Pedersen, bass

1. Brain Stream     6:43    
2. Not Scheduled     7:27    
3. Grapes             6:26    
4. Retro Active     6:03    
5. Energy             4:42    
6. Satar             4:35    
7. Four Keys             3:15

Recorded May, 1979 in Villingen at MPS-Studio.

MPS 0068.241

KAREN BORCA - IRÈNE SCHWEIZER QUARTET (BASEL, 1989)

A very rare occaison to hear Karen Borca as a leader - Enjoy!!!!



KAREN BORCA - IRÈNE SCHWEIZER QUARTET


Karen Borca, bassoon
Irène Schweizer, piano
William Parker, bass
Andrew Cyrille, drums

01. unknown title 48:20
02. unknown title 08:10


Recorded at 'Kaserne', Basel, Switzerland on April 16, 1989.

Source/Lineage/Quality: Sony ECM155 - Sony TC D5M - Denon DR 1000 – flac – dime – B+
(thanks to the original uploader and to J., from whom I got this rare treasure!)
[picture (here only partially) by Frank Rubolino]

In Cahoots Bürgerhaus, Bremen, Germany 20 May 1986 Radio Bremen FM broadcast

1. Second Sight
2. Truly Yours/Double Talk
3. Eastern Region
4. Kandoo/Band Introduction
Lineup:
Phil Miller, Hugh Hopper, Pip Pyle, Peter Lemer, Elton Dean
Note:
Parts of this show were used for the official "Live 86-89" CD.
Those tracks are not included here.
FM > MC > ? > CDR > EAC > WAV > FLAV (L7)

Misha Mengelberg - Live in Berlin '75

"I’m nothing as a pianist. I’m not a pianist at all, but I play the piano.
It’s my vehicle to play. I’m absolutely unfit to play a horn, or anything
else. I play what I think is needed there, to play. So it can be exotic or
exuberant, or it can be harsh, minimizing the material. It depends."
M.Mengelberg

Rec. live during "Workshop Freie Musik No.7", 27 to 31 March 1975, at Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Germany (radio broadcast)

Misha Mengelberg,piano

1. Berlin '75 (18:33)

excerpt from Berlin '75

STEVE LACY QUARTET "MOERS 1974"

STEVE LACY QUARTET "MOERS 1974"


Steve Lacy, soprano saxophone
Michael Smith, piano
Kent Carter, bass
Kenneth Tyler, drums


1. Scraps/Weal (continuous)                 18:13
2. Flakes                                   12:04
3. The Schoals (Memory Of Duke Ellington)   11:52
4. Moms/Crops/Esteem (applause between)     25:54
5. The Rush/Announcement(Steve Lacy)        04:58


Note: the following is the info file I got with the cdr - the above is what I have...yet they play at least 'The Schoals (Memory Of Duke Ellington).
Maybe anyone can help?

... Thanks to marten512 and hloess for the track titles!


1. Scraps 10:12
2. Weal 07:00
3. Flakes 02:04
4. The Schoals (Memory Of Duke Ellington) 11:46
5. Moms 11:00
6. Crops 08:00
7. Esteem 07:00
8. The Rush 04:00
9. Announcement Steve Lacy 01:00


Recorded at Moers, 3.New Jazz Festival on 1st June 1974.

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Eliane Radigue - Adnos I - III

Here is a spectacular item from the late and lamented Table of the Elements record label. It is getting increasingly hard to come by and hence more and more expensive, unfortunately. There are some rips of Adnos floating around on the web, but as far as I have seen, only in the mp3 format. I believe that a lossy format does this record a great disservice because the sonic richness of these three pieces really needs to be heard across the entire frequency range. I was able to locate it on a torrent site and in flac, so even if the files are much larger, I believe it's worth the extra time it takes to download them.

What to say about these three pieces? They are drone-based with obvious references to the US minimalist scene in the 60s and later around figures like La Monte Young, but to these ears, they never become monotonous. There are subtle changes going on all the time throughout these 70 minutes pieces, but it takes an attentive ear attuned to the nature of slowness to fully discover them. As such, they are meditative and in a certain way buddhist in design and execution. Radigue later got immersed in Mahayana Buddhism and these pieces provide an explanation.

Radigue likens her music metaphorically to the movement of water, to the changes of sound waves whereby the ear filters, selects and emphasizes some areas of hearing or by by looking at shimmering water, always in motion, yet remaining the same.

These are better heard on a good stereo than on an computer or a portable listening device. The acoustic ambience of the room within which these pieces are heard is part of the performance, and you may find that sound generates sound, set off by the vibrations of sound waves.

Enjoy!

To move stones around in the bed of a river does not affect its course, but can only change the play of the waves on the surface.

John Tchicai Group Montmartre, Copenhagen May 29, 1981 FM

John Tchicai - as, fl, perc
Peter Oye - g, perc
Hugo Rasmusen - b
?? Trangaard - dr

FM->Cassette->??->CDR->EAC->FLAC

Fred Frith/Christian Marclay The Kitchen NYC February 12 1987 AUD

From DIME, original notes. Thanks to the original uploader.

Aud>Sony Stereo Condenser>Marantz PMD340>cass(1 generation)>Peak>Waves L1>Xact>flac
Fred Frith- Guitars on the table, violin, voice, percussion etc
Christian Marclay - Turntables
You want noise, you got it here ;-)
Other than some minor mic knocking this is a very good document of a rare meeting between these two master improvisors

JOACHIM KÜHN "THIS WAY OUT" (MPS, 1973)

JOACHIM KÜHN "THIS WAY OUT"


Joachim Kühn, piano, alto saxophone
Peter Warren, bass, cello
Daniel Humair, drums, percussion
Gerd Dudek, tenor & soprano saxophone, flute


LP 1

01. Brother Rolf 01:55
02. Byg Bridge 06:03
03. Amok 05:59
04. She's A Beauty 04:42
05. Spaced In 04:24
06. Body And Soul 05:20
07. Phallic Danse 06:09
08. Juxtaposition 03:55
09. All The Things You Are 03:55
10. Paris '72 01:00

LP 2

01. This Way Out 05:02
02. Do Dat Dudek 05:31
03. Sound Color One 02:05
04. Sound Color Two 01:17
05. Other Way Out 03:51
06. Unison Union 20:13


Recorded January 1973 at MPS-Studio in Villingen, Germany.
Gerd Dudek plays only on LP 2.

MPS 29 21752-3

(lp rip)

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Brotherhood of Breath live at Siegendorff 1975

This is a one-hour excerpt from a BoB concert in Siegendorff in Austria on 11 July 1975. The final track in this set is unfortunately faded out before the end and I've no idea whether there were more tunes, but I have a hunch there might have been.

The line-up is not entirely certain, but quite possibly similar to the BoB line-up at the Willisau concert the same year. I've added Harry Beckett as he was playing on both 1975 gigs featured on the "Bremen to Bridgwater" cd released by Cuneiform, so there is a likelihood that he is on this gig as well though one cannot be entirely sure (unless one can pick him out from the audio). New to BoB is Bruce Grant on baritone sax, stepping in for John Surman, one might say. He also appeared on the "French" version of BoB on "Yes Please" which we have posted here earlier.

There was no set list given when this was posted on the Dime network, so I've had to reconstruct the list by listening to the tunes and crosschecking with other BoB albums. Interestingly, many of the tunes here were never released in a studio version, might not even have been recorded, but were regulars in the BoB live repertoire. From what I've been able to find out, these are the tunes:


01. warming up + Ismite is Might (Chris McGregor) (16:10)
02. The Serpent's Kindly Eye (Chris McGregor) (10:48)
03. Untitled original (Mike Osborne) (8:10)
04. Tunji's Song (Tunji Oyelana) (6:18)
05. Mra (Dudu Pukwana) (12:24)
06. Kongi's Theme (Chris McGregor) (cut off) (4:55)

The third tune was never given a title, but according to information from the "Bremen to Bridgwater" double cd, was written by Mike Osborne and appears as the final track on cd1, recorded at Bridgwater earlier that year. Nice to hear the anthem-like "Ismite is Might", appearing at roughly at the 11-minute mark on the first track here, after a false start of "Mra".

Line-up:

Chris McGregor - piano
Dudu Pukwana - reeds
Mike Osborne - reeds
Evan Parker - reeds
Elton Dean - reeds
Bruce Grant - reeds
Mongezi Feza - trumpet
Marc Charig - trumpet
Harry Beckett - trumpet
Nick Evans - trombone
Radu Malfatti - trombone
Harry Miller - bass
Louis Moholo - drums

This is an audience recording. The sound is fairly good, and the BoB is at their shambolic best, as always.

Steve Lacy Quintet - Live in Cremona '78

A concert of surreal beauty (like much music by Lacy) with a wonderful
(and very long) version of "Existence" from the Tao Suite.

Rec. live at "Teatro Ponchielli", Cremona, Italy,
on May 2, 1978 (mics recording)

Steve Lacy,soprano sax
Steve Potts,alto & soprano sax
Irene Aebi,vocal,cello & violin
Kent Carter,bass
Oliver Johnson,drums

1. Stamps (06:55)
2. Follies (14:34)
3. Troubles (09:39)
4. Lesson (13:39)
5. Ducks (16:58)
6. Tao Suite : Existence/The Way/Bone/Name/The Breath/Life On Its Way (56:05)
7. The Dumps [encore] (05:32)

Total Time 2:03:25

excerpt from Existence

Donald Rafael Garrett Ensemble - Live in Milan '78

A brief document from the time when Garrett was living in Italy.

Rec. live at "Cineteatro Ciak", Milan, Italy, on January 28,
1978 (mics recording)

Donald Rafael Garrett,bass,clarinet,flutes
Daniele Cavallanti,tenor & soprano sax,clarinet
Roberto della Grotta,cello
Filippo Monico,drums

1. Improvisation (30:04)

excerpt

PARKER/RUTHERFORD/GUY/STEVENS "4,4,4," (KONNEX, 1979/92)

Virtuosic and swift - four leading members of european Free Improvised Music.
Paired on this OOP CD with a bit more than twenty minutes music of an underrecorded ensemble - the late S.M.E.

Enjoy!





PARKER/RUTHERFORD/GUY/STEVENS "4,4,4,"

Evan Parker, soprano saxophone
Paul Rutherford, trombone, euphonium
Barry Guy, bass, electronics
John Stevens, percussion, voice

1. 1,4,4, (04:33)
2. 2,4,4, (11:05)
3. 3,4,4, (07:45)
4. 4,4,4, (18:25)
5. 5,4,4, (01:42)

Recorded in London, October 4, 1979, at Riverside Studios.
Originally as VIEW VS 0011
Note: date given by Evan Parker; on Cover as August 1979.

S.M.E.

Nigel Coombes, violin
Roger Smith, acoustic guitar
John Stevens, drums, mini-trumpet

6. Surfaces (23:10)

Recorded in London, August 18, 1992 at Watershed Studios.

KONNEX KCD 5049

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DAVE DOUGLAS NEW JAZZ MEETING November 20, 1998 Tollhaus Karlsruhe, Germany

Track List (1:04:11):
1. Introductions - 3:04
2. Lewinsky March - 9:04
3. Song Introduction - 1:04
4. Episode for Taslima Nasrin - 8:09
5. One More News - 17:39
6. Woman at Point Zero - 12:54
7. Mamuse, Ma Muse? - 12:14

Musicians:
Dave Douglas - trumpet
Louis Sclavis - clarinet, saxophones
Rabih Abou-Khalil - oud
Michel Godard - tuba, serpent
Vincent Courtois - cello
Mark Feldman - violin
Nabil Khaiat - frame drum
Jim Black - drums

Source:
SWR digital radio broadcast

Lineage:
DRB >DAT at 48 kHz >DAT clone >.wav via S/PDIF and M-Dio 2448 digital soundcard >CoolEdit Pro 2.0 >CD Wave >CDR >EAC (secure) >FLAC Frontend (level 6, SBE OK)

Notes:
Received from source, who made the recording to DAT, labelled as "part one." I have never come across a part two.

Although also given as digital broadcast, the frequency analysis shows no dip in the high frequencies, so although the bitrate was not given it is surely exceptionally high and demonstrates a lossless source.

FRANK WRIGHT & JERRY GRIFFIN "SAALFELDEN, AUSTRIA, NOVEMBER 1979"

This concert was intented as a quartet (or quintet) but the others members of the group
were stranded somewhere on their way from the Netherlands to Austria.

Wether Frank Wright plays a Selmer saxophone during this concert is unknown...





FRANK WRIGHT - JERRY GRIFFIN "SAALFELDEN, AUSTRIA, NOVEMBER 1979"


Frank Wright, tenor saxophone
Jerry Griffin, drums


1.unknown titel 21:57
2.unknown titel 13:57
3.unknown titel 10:33
4.unknown titel 15:50
5.unknown titel 11:36

Recorded at "Jazz im Stall", Saalfelden, Austria, November 30, 1979.

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Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy Music Is An Open Sky Festival Sweet Basil NYC USA Februay 7 1985 FM

Lester Bowie Trumpet
Stanton Davis Trumpet
Malachi Thompson Trumpet
Bruce Purse Trumpet
Craig Harris Trombone
Steve Turre Trombone
Bob Stewart Tuba
Phillip Wilson Drums

original text file:
here's an early Brass Fantasy show, as broadcasted by WKCR-FM in NYC.
They open with Great Pretender, but the I have no titles for the rest.....please help out if you can.
FM>MasterCass>Peak>Xact>Flac

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Note: I don't care what the tune names are, feel free to name them if you want to.

Homage To Albert, Fred And Bill - Live in Sant'Anna Arresi '10

A concert (part of the XXV edition of "Ai Confini Tra Sardegna E Jazz")
in memory of the great Albert Ayler, whose dedication, sadly, has had
to extend at the memory of two other great died in the weeks
preceding: Fred Anderson and Bill Dixon.

Rec live at "Piazza del Nuraghe", Sant'Anna Arresi, Italy,
on August 27, 2010 (radio broadcast)

Evan Parker,tenor sax
Peter Brötzmann,alto & tenor sax,tárogató
Harrison Bankhead,bass
Hamid Drake,drums

1. Five Improvisations (1:06:20)

excerpt

GRUBENKLANGORCHESTER "BERGMANNSLEBEN" (CMP, 1982)

Translations of the titles later...





GRUBENKLANGORCHESTER "BERGMANNSLEBEN"


Horst Grabosch, trumpet
Willem van Manen, trombone
Stefan Beckers, tuba
Theo Jörgensmann, clarinet, alto clarinet
Eckard Koltermann, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
Harald Dau, tenor & soprano saxophone
Ingo Marmulla, guitar
Georg Gräwe, piano
Hans Schneider, bass
Achim Krämer, drums


1. Intrada: Das Bergwerk woll'n wir preisen 02:52
2. Kohle, schwarze Kohle 04:10
3. Despair (Sorge, Gram und Eigenwille) 05:11
4. Bergmannsleben 07:52
5. Ländlerminiaturen 04:24
6. Auf jeden Fall...Ich bin ein Bergmann, wohlgemuth 07:12
7. Flöz 04:27
8. Nachtschicht (Ruhe weht vom Himmelszelt) 01:35


All tunes comosed and arranged by Georg Gräwe.


Recorded May 1982 at Cornet Studios, Cologne, Germany.

CMP RECORDS CMP 18 ST

(lp rip)

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Bennie Wallace Trio - Live in Moers '80

The best concert at the 9th Moers Jazz Festival with a fantastic E.Gomez.

Rec. live at "The 9th Moers Festival", Moers, Germany,
on May 25, 1980 (mics recording)

Bennie Wallace,tenor sax
Eddie Gomez,bass
Alvin Queen,drums

1. The Free Will (17:38)
2. Unknown (07:18)
3. Unknown (11:04)
4. 'Round About Midnight (13:28)
5. Unknown (07:45)
6. Head (15:49)
7. Broadside [encore] (09:16)

Total Time 1:22:21

Broadside

ELVIN JONES TRIO "PUTTIN' IT TOGETHER" (BLUE NOTE, 1968)

ELVIN JONES TRIO "PUTTIN' IT TOGETHER"


Joe Farrell, tenor & soprano saxophone, flute, piccolo(3)
Jimmy Garrison, bass
Elvin Jones, drums

1. Reza 07:12
2. Sweet Little Maia 07:47
3. Keiko's Birthday March 06:50
4. Village Greene 05:09
5. Jay-Ree 03:48
6. For Heaven's Sake 05:04
7. Ginger Bread Boy 05:11

Recorded on April 8, 1968 at Englewood Cliffs, N.J.

BLUE NOTE BLP 4282(mono) & BST 84282(stereo)
(This version TOCJ-6598)

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STEVE LACY DISCOGRAPHY

Hi to anyone here! And a great THANKS for Your invaluable work!!! As I've mentioned some times ago I think this has been, and still remain, one of the best music blogs in the net, and I've been proud to give a little contribution. KEEP GOIN' ON THIS WAY

Only a brief note:
HERE http://home.arcor.de/nyds-exp-discogs/lacy.htm You can find a link to the latest version of the (bad) Steve Lacy discography

Unluckily this is the only "complete discography" (?) of Steve Lacy. Actually, apart from the completeness, this has become a list of recording informations without any logical (or illogical) rule.
I think Mr. Steve Lacy deserves much more care.


Have a nice and long trip.

SEE YOU LYM

Art Pepper Quartet - Live in Genoa '81

Although Art wasn't in perfect physical conditions, visibly tired,
the emotion of seeing him live was however great.

Rec . live at "Villa Imperiale", Genoa, Italy, on July 6, 1981
(mics recording)

Art Pepper,alto sax
George Cables,piano
David Williams,bass
Carl Burnett,drums

1. Blues For Blanche (15:18)
2. The Trip (12:49)
3. For Freddie (13:05)
4. Over The Rainbow (14:12)
5. Landscape (19:04)

Total Time 1:14:30

All songs by A.Pepper except "Over The Rainbow" (H.Arlen)

The Trip

MODERN JAZZ QUINTET KARLSRUHE "LIVE IN FRANKFURT, 1970"

Here is the promised MJQK from the 12th German Jazzfestival in Frankfurt, Germany.
Fo more information you can go to ...
http://inconstantsol.blogspot.com/2010/09/moder-jazz-quintet-karlsruhe-trees.html (this was my first post on IS, almost one year ago...).

The title "Position 2001" is a live version of "Position 2000" from the second and last album of this fascinating group.
http://inconstantsol.blogspot.com/2010/09/modern-jazz-quintet-karlsruhe-position.html

The links to both albums are still working - only rapdishare.

The sound of this recording is quite good: A-

Enjoy!





MODERN JAZZ QUINTET KARLSRUHE


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

1. Announcement (00:45)
2. The Sun Is Coming Over (13:11)
3. Position 2001 (12:55)


Recorded at the 12th German Jazzfestival, Frankfurt, Germany on 22nd March, 1970.

Note: an excerpt of "Position 2001" is included in "Born Free" (3 LPs), SCOUT ScS 11.

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BORN FREE (SCOUT, 1970 - a partial compilation)

Here's my third compilation - made from parts of this 3 LP release.
At least one track was reissued (completely) on CD: Peter Brötzmann's "Fuck de Boere".

The track from the Modern Jazz Quintet Karlsruhe is also an excerpt - I shall post a longer version of it's title and more here on IS.

The track from the European Free Jazz Orchestra & AACM (broadcast) was posted in blogland some time ago.

For a complete rip (mp3-128) you can go to > http://schnickschnackmixmax.blogspot.com/2011/03/born-free-jazz-festival-frankfurt-marz.html

The quality of the LP's sound is not the best - like a good bootleg - as far as I know it IS a bootleg.
Released without the permission/knowledge of the musicians.

All in all a really interesting LP with some rare recordings - for example an early example of Günter Christmann - before his groundbreaking duo with Detlev Schönenberg.

I removed some heavy clicks and pops - that's all.

Enjoy!





BORN FREE (Compilation)

CD 1

1. Free Jazz Group Wiesbaden
Michael Sell, trumpet;
Dieter Scherf, alto, soprano saxophones, piano
Gerhard König, guitar, flute
Wolfgang Schlick, drums
"Frictions" [excerpt] (08.32)

2. Frankfurter Trio für improvisation
Christian Möllers, clarinet
Wolf Burbat, flute
Klaus-Henning Usadel, bass
"Invention 2" (03.19)

3. Limbus 4
Odysseus Artner, Bernd Henninger,
Matthias Knieper, Gerd Klaus, percussion and diverse instruments
"Kundalini" [excerpt] (04.38)

4. Frédéric Rabold Crew
Frédéric Rabold, trumpet, altohorn
Ulrich Schwarz, soprano & tenor saxophone, flute
Helmut Wilberg, alto & baritone saxophone
Walter Hüber, baritone & bass saxophones
Jochen Nitsche, electric bass
Holger Mayer, bass
Martin Bues, drums
"Tangente" (06.40)

5. Jazzworkers
Axel Hennies, tenor saxophone, flute
Michael Thielepape, alto & soprano saxophone
Ulrich Maske, guitar
Günter Christmann, bass, trombone
Rainer Grimm, drums
"Action Playing" [excerpt] (07:44).

6. Just Music
Dieter Herrmann, trombone
Alfred Harth, tenor saxophone, clarinet
Johannes Krämer, guitar
Thomas Stövsand, cello
Franz Volhard, cello
Peter Stock, bass
Thomas Cremer, drums, clarinet
"März 1970" [excerpt] (09:43)

7. New Jazz Trio
Manfred Schoof, trumpet, fluegelhorn
Peter Trunk, bass
Cees See, drums
"Satz 3" (05:43)

8. Pierre Favre Group
Juerg Grau, trumpet, guitar
Trevor Watts, alto & soprano saxophone
Irene Schweizer, piano
Pierre Favre, drums
"Siddharta" [excerpt] (06:07)

9. Joachim Kühn Group
Joachim Kühn, piano, alto saxophone
J.F. Jenny-Clarke, bass
Jacques Thollot, drums
Rolf Kühn, clarinet
"Rue de la Boule Rouge" [excerpt] (6:08)

10. Gunter Hampel Group
Jeanne Lee, voice
Gunter Hampel, flute, bass clarinet, vibraphone, piano
Willem Breuker, saxophones
Willem van Manem, trombone
Maxine Gregg, cello
Jack Gregg, bass
Arjen Gorter, bass
"Centering" (14:14)

11. Albert Mangelsdorff Quartett
Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone
Heinz Sauer, tenor saxophone
Günter Lenz, bass
Ralf Hübner, drums
"Blues Booth" (06:21)

CD 2


1. Festival Big Band
Conny Jackel, Manfred Schoof, Frédéric Rabold, Ferencz Aszodi, trumpets
Albert Mangelsdorff, Rudi Fuessers, Egon (Günter?) Christmann, Peter Herbolzheimer, trombones
Emil Mangelsdorff, Jaki Freund, Heinz Sauer, Günter Kronberg, Gerd Dudek, saxophones
Fritz Hartschuh, vibraphone
Volker Kriegel, guitar
Günter Lenz, bass
Ralf Hübner, Kurt Bong, drums
"Noisy Silence, Gentle Noise" (06:27)

2. Dave Pike Set
Dave Pike, vibraphone
Volker Kriegel, guitar
Hans Rettenbacher, bass
Peter Baumeister, drums
"Turn Around Mrs Lot" (13:15)


Recorded on 21 and 22 March 1970 at the 12 German Jazz Festival, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Cover has number Scout ScS 11; the three LPs are numbered Scout ScS 12 - 14.

Note: [excerpt] > as on the LPs!

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Anachronic Jazz Band - Live in Turin '78

In my memory, this group is part (even if minimal) of the Sound of
the Seventies. Unfortunately not the complete concert.

Rec. live at "Parco Sempione", Turin, Italy, on July 10, 1978
(mix recording)

Patrick Artero,trumpet
Claude Gousset,trombone
Marc Richard,alto sax & clarinet,vocal
Dominique Vernhes,alto sax & clarinet
André Villéger,tenor sax
Philippe Baudoin,piano
Lionel Benhamou,banjo
Gérard Gervois,tuba
Dominique Obadia,drums

1. Anachronic Stomp [M.Richard] (01:27)
2. Move [D.Best] (06:11)
3. Ask Me Now [T.Monk] (04:26)
4. My Pet [M.Ager] (06:09)
5. Anachronic Blues [M.Richard] (06:10)
6. 'Round Midnight [T.Monk] (08:15)
7. I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music [D.Franklin] (08:41)
8. Yardbird Suite [C.Parker] (04:29)

Total Time 45:51

A Midsummer Blindfold Test

The question is: who is playing this crazy version of "Round Midnight"?

Remember that it's only a joke, so don't shoot the piano player!


'Round Midnight

Abdullah Ibrahim and Carlos Ward live in Kalisz, Poland

Here's an item that has been lying around for ages, displaced and retrieved, so apologies to "amnesia" for not getting to this much earlier. And it dovetails nicely with some earlier postings of Ibrahim.

Here's an introduction from "amnesia" on the background of this record:

The duo of pianist Abdullah Ibrahim and saxophonist/flautist Carlos Ward captured in a rare lp only release from the Polish label Poljazz (PSJ149). Recorded in Kalisz, Poland in December 1984 fourteen months after their Ekapa (not Ekaya!) label recording made at Sweet Basil, New York. Although footage of the concert is available on youtube the Poljazz recording has had limited availability. Unfortunately, the recording and pressing leave something to be desired - Abdullah Ibrahim seems to express his frustration with an audience member or possibly a cameraman around 6 minutes. The sleeve note erroneously attributes Carlos Ward with playing tenor rather than alto. The track listing as given for the continuous performance spread over two sides is reproduced below but I am unsure about its accuracy. Despite these quibbles, an important addition to the Abdullah Ibrahim catalogue which hopefully will intrigue and please his many admirers.

Side A

Thabu Bosiu
The Wedding
For Monk

Side B

Chelsea Bridge
A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing
In A Sentimental Mood
Sotmo Blue
Thaba Bosiu

Apparently, Ibrahim never gave permission to release the LP of this concert but rather to press a few items to be given as gifts to the members of the Polish jazz society. He got very angry when he found out that it was distributed outside of Poland. So in his eyes this LP was (and still is) a bootleg. (source: interview in the early 90s).

Be that as it may, but to these ears, the quality of the music on display here is good enough to warrant a proper release. Lyrical, tasteful and with beautiful interventions from Ward throughout.

"Amnesia", keep them coming and I promise to be quicker next time!

John Carter All Stars - Live in Middleheim '79

The same line-up and the same program of the Roman concert,
even the same date! (What will be the right one?).

Rec. live at "Middelheim Jazz", Antwerpen, Belgium, on August 16, 1979
(mics recording)

John Carter,clarinet
James Newton,flute
Bobby Bradford,trumpet
Bob Stewart,tuba
Phillip Wilson,drums

1. B.L.'s Delight (24:58)
2. Petals (10:01)
3. Woodman's Hall Blues (16:24)
4. Abstractions For Three Lovers (12:54)
5. Circle (14:46)
6. Encounter [encore] (07:32)

Total Time 1:26:38

All compositions by J.Carter.

Encounter

Michel Portal & Bojan Z. + FLY Trio - Live in Bolzano '11

A multi-ethnic and multi-cultural line-up led by a very vital
(seventy-five years old) M. Portal.

Rec. live at "Museion", Bolzano, Italy, on July 2, 2011
(mics recording)

Michel Portal,bass clarinet,soprano sax
Mark Turner,tenor sax
Bojan Zulfikarpasic,piano,fender rhodes
Larry Grenadier,bass
Jeff Ballard,drums

1. Dolce [M.Portal] (15:09)
2. Bailador [M.Portal] (12:39)
3. Lady B [J.Ballard] (15:08)
4. Citrus Juice [E.Louiss] (13:40)
5. Sky & Country [J.Ballard] (13:13)
6. Cuba Si, Cuba No [M.Portal] (15:00)

Total Time 1:24:52

Citrus Juice

YOSUKE YAMASHITA TRIO with Brass 12 "GUGAN" (EMI, 1971)

YOSUKE YAMASHITA TRIO with Brass 12 "GUGAN"
(Introducing Takeo Moriyama)


Seiichi Nakamura, tenor & soprano saxophone
Yosuke Yamashita, piano
Takeo Moriyama, drums
Hisahide Katoh, tenor saxophone
Mabumi Yamaguchi, alto saxophone
Kunio Fukisaki, Susumi Kazuhara, Toru Ogoshi, Kenji Yoshida, trumpet
Masao Suzuki, baritone horn
Naoki Takahashi, Hisashi Nishimura, Hisashi Imai, trombone
Kyosuke Aikawa, tuba

1. Hachi (T.Moriyama) 11:10
2. Ballad for Y.Y. (T.Moriyama) 09:04
3. Take One (T.Moriyama) 10:24
4. Gugan (Y.Yamashita) 07:18

Recorded on September 25, 1971 at Toshiba EMI Studio.

EMI ETJ-9091 (first release)
EXPRESS FAR EAST Jazz Series ETJ-60005 (this version)

(lp rip)

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MUJICIAN TRIO "Live in Bristol, 1992"

I used the bass player (above) because on this rare recording of Mujician Paul Rogers is absent.
Andy you asked me wether I know Paul Dunmall - yes I do and I'm glad you shared your treasures with us.






MUJICIAN TRIO "Live in Bristol, 1992"


Keith Tippett, piano
Paul Dunmall, reeds
Tony Levin, drums

1. Set 2 (39:12)


Recorded on 23rd October, 1992 at Rare Music Club, Bristol, UK.

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GÜNTER CHRISTMANN & BARRY GUY "Live in Leicester, 1992"

Here is the first post I do on behalf of Andy , who has sent me some recordings he has made in 1992/93.
Two of them I have listened so far. The sound is excellent and the music as well.

Enjoy!





GÜNTER CHRISTMANN & BARRY GUY "Live in Leicester, 1992"


Günter Christmann, trombone
Barry Guy, double bass


1. -duo- 10:53
2. -bass solo- 06:13
3. -trombone solo- 05:36
4. -duo- 10:14
5. -bass solo- 05:57
6. -trombone solo- 04:26
7. -bass solo- 08:42
8. -duo- 08:34
9. -duo- 05:56


Recorded: November 4, 1992 at the City Gallery, Leicester, UK.
Dear Andy - thank you for your gift!

Betty Carter Quartet - Live in Monterey '77 [New links]

Another great concert from the 20th Monterey Jazz Festival.

Rec. live at "The 20th Monterey Jazz Festival", Monterey, CA,
on September 18, 1977 (radio broadcast)

Betty Carter,vocal
John Hicks,piano
Calvin Hill,bass
Clifford Barbaro,drums

1. Trio Intro (06:18)
2. I Was Telling Him About You [D.George] (05:46)
3. Caribbean Sun [C.Garnett] (03:22)
4. Timeless [B.Carter] (03:13)
5. I Can't Help It [B.Carter] (02:00)
6. Most Gentlemen Don't Like Love [C.Porter] (03:36)
7. Medley : If I Should Lose You [R.Raiger]/Just Friends [J.Klenner]/
All The Things You Are [J.Kern]/I Didn't Know What Time It Was [R.Rodgers]/Star Eyes [D.Raye] (09:35)
8. My Favorite Things [R.Rodgers] (01:57)
9. But Beautiful [J.Burke]/By the Bend In the River (inc.) [C.Edwards] (12:59)

Total Time 48:51

Timeless

DOLLAR BRAND "THE JOURNEY" (CHIAROSCURO, 1977)

Our journey so far...thanks for being a part of it.

To all brothers and sisters (hello - are there any sisters?)!

Enjoy.








DOLLAR BRAND (Abdullah Ibrahim) "THE JOURNEY"


Hamiet Bluiett, baritone saxophone, clarinet
Don Cherry, trumpet
Talib Rhynie, alto saxophone, oboe
Carlos Ward, alto saxophone
Johnny Akhir Dyani, bass
Claude Jones, conga drums
John Betsch, percussion
Roy Brooks, percussion
Abdullah Ibrahim, piano, soprano saxophone


1. Sister Rosie 04:43
2. Jabulani (Joy) 17:49
3. Hajj (The Journey) 21:10


Recorded September 1977 at Downtown Sound, NY.


CHIAROSCURO CR 187

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Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet - Live in Saalfelden '10

"One of the most indispensable ensembles in contemporary jazz."
Great stuff!

The picture above is by Claudio Casonovo.

Rec. live at "The Saalfelden Jazz Festival", Saalfelden, Austria,
on August 29, 2010 (radio broadcast)

Taylor Ho Bynum,cornet
Bill Lowe,trombone
Jim Hobbs,alto sax
Mary Halvorson,guitar
Ken Filiano,bass
Tomas Fujiwara,drums

1. Apparent Distance (45:34)
2. A Blues (17:31)

Total Time 1:03:06

The beginning of the Blues

RON PITTNER "OUT FROM THE EDGE" ( ANGELUS RECORDS, 1974)

This quite rare, yet very interesting LP rip is again a gift from a friend.

Never heard about this LP before - and Ron Pittner was almost unknown to me - except for two recordings with him. One is to be found here >
http://inconstantsol.blogspot.com/2011/02/alan-silva-celestrial-communication.html

...the other one is called "Jazz A Maison De Japon, Paris" with the same line-up as the present post.
(more from my friends treasure box will follow)

Maybe it's interesting to know that Angelus Records was a 'catholic' label (I was told) - the same is true for the german label 'Calig' (I know for sure) which issued for example Peter Brötzmann's "Nipples".

...I'm almost tempted to say - Enjoy! for god's sake...what a complex world.





RON PITTNER "OUT FROM THE EDGE"


Ron Pittner, drums & percussion
Kent Carter, bass & cello
Mototeru Takagi, tenor & soprano saxophone
Takashi Kako, acoustic & electric piano



1. Off - Duet for Piano and Percussion (03:54)
2. Stretch Street (Estado) - Quartett (12:25)
3. Out From The Edge - Quartett (20:06)



Recorded in concert March 2, 1974 Maison de Radio, Paris, France.


ANGELUS RECORDS WR-5142

(lp rip)

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Ted Curson Quintet - Live in Monterey '77

"The main thing I picked up from Mingus was to 'do your own shit, straight ahead no matter what."

Rec. live at "The 20th Monterey Jazz Festival", Monterey, CA,
on September 16, 1977 (radio broadcast)

Ted Curson,trumpet
Nick Brignola,baritone & soprano sax
Jim McNeely,piano
David Friesen,bass
Ron Steen,drums

1. Jimmy Lyons Intro (0:13)
2. Children Of The Kingdom (D.Friesen solo) [D.Friesen] (04:44)
3. Reava's Waltz [T.Curson] (09:45)
4. Graft And Corruption [T.Curson] (15:01)
5. My Old Flame [A.Johnston] (08:53)
6. Unidentified (03:42)

Total Time 42:20

Reava's Waltz