Cecil Taylor - Live in Genoa '83

Dreaming of the real Master...

Rec. live at "Villa Imperiale", Genoa, Italy, on July 27, 1983
(mix recording)

Cecil Taylor,piano

1. Improvisation (37:54)
2. Three Encores (07:53)

Total Time 45:48

2nd Encore

Tim Berne Quintet - Live in Genoa '88

After a post dedicated to followers of Tim Berne, here we go back to the eighties with one of the best groups put together by Tim in that period.

Rec. live at "Villa Imperiale", Genoa, Italy, on July 4, 1988 (mix recording)

Tim Berne,alto sax
Herb Robertson,trumpet,cornet,laryngeal crowbar
Hank Roberts,cello,electric cello,vocals
Mark Dresser,bass,giffus,bungy
Joey Baron,drums,CX-101,shacktronics

1. The Telex Blues (12:26)
2. Lightnin' Bug Boute (18:30)
3. Evolution Of A Pearl (19:24)
4. Hong Kong Sad Song/More Coffee (12:42)
5. SEP (12:58)

Total Time 1:16:01

All compositions by Tim Berne.

SEP (excerpt)

Endangered Blood - Live in Venice '11

One of the most interesting band among those born in recent years.

Rec. live at "Teatro Fondamenta Nuove", Venice, Italy, on November
24, 2011 (radio broadcast)

Chris Speed,tenor sax & clarinet
Oscar Noriega,alto sax & bass clarinet
Trevor Dunn,bass
Jim Black,drums

1. Plunge (10:02)
2. Rare (09:37)
3. Uri Bird (07:30)
4. Valya/Tacos At Oscars (17:53)
5. Nice Stray Bash (06:57)
6. Elvin Lisbon (07:05)

Total Time 59:06

All compositions by Chris Speed except (5) by Oscar Noriega

Rare (excerpt)

United Front - Live in Moers '79

As promised, here is my recording of the United Front in Moers '79.
Note that in the Festival program, this group was listed as "Lewis Jordan Quartet".

Rec. live at the 8th Moers Jazz Festival, Moers, Germany, on Sunday,
June 3, 1979 (mics recording)

Lewis Jordan,alto sax
George Sams,trumpet & flugelhorn
Mark Izu,bass
Carl Hoffman,percussion

1. Intro by Burkhard Hennen (0:37)
2. Nothing Is More Precious Than Independence And Freedom (09:54)
3. Nomadic Winds (12:43)
4. Unknown (08:12)
5. Unknown (13:21)
6. Unknown (09:57)
7. Unknown (06:41)
8. Unknown [encore] (04:03)

Total Time 1:05:32

Nomadic Winds (excerpt)

Trio Music - Live in Genoa '83

This is the whole concert from which it was taken the song of the
blindfold test.

Rec. live at "Villa Imperiale", Genoa, Italy, on July 25, 1983
(mix recording)

Armando "Chick" Corea,piano
Miroslav Vitous,bass
Roy Haynes,drums

01. Eiderdown (12:40)
02. Someday My Prince Will Come (07:58)
03. Chick talks #1 (0:47)
04. Mirovisions (16:36)
05. Autumn Leaves (09:05)
06. Chick talks #2/'Round Midnight (10:38)
07. Hackensack (05:50)
08. Prelude No.2 [A.Skrjabin] (06:15)
09. Duet Improvisation [C.Corea/M.Vitous] (03:40)
10. Solo [M.Vitous] (04:48)
11. Solo [R.Haynes] (07:28)
12. Slippery When Wet/Matrix (08:33)

Total Time 1:34:25

United Front - Ohm: Unit of Resistance

United Front - Ohm: Unit of Resistance

RPM Records RPM 2 (1981)

Here is the second album from United Front, following up the posting of their first below. One notable change in the meantime; Anthony Brown has replaced Carl Hoffmann on drums/percussion and Jason Michaels has been added on piano on a couple of tracks. Otherwise, I don't hear any major changes from their first. One difference is that this album appears more coherent and consolidated. It's very well composed and arranged. The Art Ensemble of Chicago touch is still there, I feel; witness the poetry and musical theatre on "Nothing is More Precious than Independence and Freedom", the serenity of "Ichi Ni San" (meaning one two three in Japanese) and the confident swagger of "What I Heard Once".

I was gratified to learn in a comment to the earlier post that several members are active in the San Francisco area. Shall we hope for a united front again? In any case, these early records have made me curious to explore what these fellows have done later on.

Side 1

1. Nomadic Winds (G. Sams)
2. Nothing is More Precious than Independence and Freedom (L. Jordan)
Words by Frederick Douglas

Side 2

1. I Will Be Free (M. Izu)
2. Ichi Ni San (L. Jordan)
3. What I Heard Once (G. Sams)

Produced by United Front

Anthony Brown - multiple percussion
Mark Izu - bass
Lewis Jordan - alto, voice
Jason Michaels - piano on a1 and b1.

Recorded May 5 and 7, 1981 at John Altmann's Studio, San Francisco
Recording and mixing engineer - John Altmann

Jan Garbarek - Til Vigdis

Jan Garbarek trio & quartet - Til Vigdis
Norsk Jazzforbund NJFLP-1 1967

This is a key record in what were the formative years of Norwegian free jazz. We have documented in the past similar key records and events in German, Dutch and French jazz and in British jazz as well, in particular the innovations of Joe Harriott and the scene around the Spontaneous Music Ensemble and the South African expats in London centred on the Blue Notes. And a bit of Scandinavian jazz, too, both in Denmark and Sweden. Not so much in Norway, though, so about time, then.

Garbarek was twenty when he made this and at the time very much inspired by the new thing over in the US; Coltrane, Shepp, Ayler and Sanders are all strong sources of inspiration, even naming the opening track after Mr. J.C. himself, an adaptation of Coltrane's "Mr. P.C" for Paul Chambers. This piece exists in several versions, usually from recorded live dates in Europe or at Birdland in NYC. "Freedom jazz dance" also exists in many versions, one of which can be found on the "Miles Smiles" album with the classic quartet and of course on Eddie Harris' "The In Sound" from 1965. It shows that Garbarek was quite au courant with what was going on the wider jazz world at the time. This album is quite different from what Garbarek does these days; here he is much more intense, less preoccupied with silence and space in the music (what was to be known as the Nordic Sound on ECM releases), instead cramming in as much as can be played within the time given. Not so all the way through, the title track is a more languid piece, possibly inspired by jazz excursions into eastern sounds and vibes. Jon Christensen is on fire, particularly on the swinging "Freedom Jazz Dance".

I don't know anything about Frank Phipps, briefly described as a Californian, who is on the second side and in the picture below. Personal and kind liner notes by Karin Krog, the grand lady of Norwegian jazz, not averse to experimenting and innovating herself, as we have documented in the past (and will do in the future).

I realise that this is a record that many have heard of, but few  have actually seen or heard, including myself until very recently. So what else to say but dig in and enjoy!

The quartet in full flight at Sogn Jazz Club in 1967
Note the original Edvard Munch painting on the wall!

Side 1

Mr. J.C. (J. Coltrane)

Jan Garbarek - tenor sax
Per Løberg - bass
Jon Christensen - drums

Recorded live at "Abeidsbrakka" Asker, 1. April 1967

Side 2

Freedom Jazz Dance (Eddie Harris)
Til Vigdis (Jan Garbarek)

Jan Garbarek - tenor sax
Frank Phipps _ valve trombone
Arild Andersen - bass
Jon Christensen - drums

Recorded live at Studentbyens Jazz Klubb, Oslo, 24. September 1967

Pic courtesy of Arthur Sand/Norwegian Jazz Archive.

A Midsummer Blindfold Test (3rd Edition)

An easy test for this year: who plays this fine version of "Someday My Prince Will Come"?

Someday My Prince Will Come

KENJI MORI / HIDEO ICHIKAWA TRIO "SOLO & TRIO" (THREE BLIND MICE, 1974)

I got to know Kenji Mori through his collaboration with Masayuki Takayanagi. I'm longing for some profound informations about the japanese Free Jazz scene from the sixties onward. The book from Teruto Soejima "Nihon furī jazu-shi : The history of Japanese free jazz" is not yet translated into english......

My appreciation goes to Nick!

KENJI MORI / HIDEO ICHIKAWA TRIO "SOLO & TRIO"
-Live in "5 Days In Jazz 1974"-


Kenji Mori, alto saxophone

A1. Alto Form I        (16:45)


Hideo Ichikawa, piano
Tamio Kawabata, bass
Arihide Kurata, drums

B1. Early Summer       (08:12)
B2. Dance Of Caravan   (15:18)


Recorded: March 26 (side A) & March 22 (side B), 1974, at Toshi Center Hall, Tokyo.

THREE BLIND MICE TBM 27

United Front - Path with a heart

West Coast jazz has not been getting the attention it deserves and has by and large been overshadowed by the latest on the East Coast. So to rectify that unfortunate situation, we'll be posting a few left coast records largely centered on this quartet. This was the first record out on RPM, a San Francisco-based label which remained active up to the end of the 80s, succeeded by Asian Improv records.

Not easy to find much info on this disc, also noted in a Downbeat review by resident vinyl freak John Corbett which can be found here:

http://www.downbeat.com/digitaledition/2009/DB1109/_art/DB0911.pdf

In the review, he drew an interesting parallel with the Art Ensemble of Chicago and with the Black Artists Group in the use of little instruments, notably at the beginning of the A-side, and also with Anthony Braxtion in the odd march tune starting up the B-side. There is something of the genre-breaking habitus of the AACM crowd here, also heard on Izu's "Forgotten Spirits", calling forth the link between the US west coast and the East Asian continent which was eventually to be known as Asian Improv.

As Corbett concudes: "This release remains incredibly rare, so much so that a Google search barely yields anything. If that is the measure of things that are truly obscure nowadays, this album does not deserve to be hidden from view". Sound like the right thing to post, then.

Thanks to "Arcturus" for making me aware of this very fine band. More to come!


Basic info:

United Front - Path with a heart
RPM Rpm-1 (1980)

Tracks:

a1_Feel free (C. Hoffman)
a2_Don't lose your soul (M. Izu)
a3_And so it goes (L. Jordan)

b1_march in ostinato (G. Sams - dedicated to Lawrence Carroll and Norman Saunders)
b2_Forgotten spirits (M. Izu)
b3_Jazz piece
a. Now and then (L. Jordan)
b. Here and there (L. Jordan)
c. In an hour or two days (R. Wood, L. Jordan)

Carl Hoffman - percussion
Mark Izu - bass, sheng
Lewis Jordan - alto saxophone
George Sams - trumpet, miscellaneous instruments

Recorded July 28 and August 1 at John Altmann's stdio, San Francisco
Recording and mixing engineer - John Altmann

Produced by United Front

Trombone Workshop - Live in Moers '77

A Dream Team.

Rec. live at the 6th Moers Jazz Festival, Moers, Germany,
on Friday, May 27, 1977 (mics recording)

Albert Mangelsdorff,trombone
Günter Christmann,trombone
George Lewis,trombone
Paul Rutherford,trombone

1. Track #1 (18:50)
2. Track #2 (14:19)
3. Track #3 (16:35)
4. Track #4 (11:11)

Total Time 1:00:56

Track #1 (excerpt)

Østerdalsmusikk

As promised in the last point, here is a very Norwegian record and a continuation of the interface between folk music and jazz that I've been exploring for a while. Followers may recall the six records posted by Francois Tusques and the Intercommunal Free Dance Music Orchestra and the two records by Ken Hyder's Talisker. There were also clear folkish strands in the Welfare State/Lol Coxhill record posted below. 

Østerdalen is in the Eastern interior of Norway, close to the border with Sweden, and this record draws upon dance and song traditions of that eastern valley (which is what the name means). This was made in the mid-70s and released on a record label which was very much a front for the Maoist party of Norway, not dissimilar to Tusques' sympathies with les Gauchistes and the Chinese Cultural Revolution at the time. As such, it reflects the cultural politics of that party and movement, consciously drawing on national folk traditions and adapting it to the modern idiom of jazz. This record assembles a top crew of jazzers in the mid-70s, not the least Jan Garbarek, who had acquired an international reputation through many releases on ECM.

These pieces are played fairly straight, but leaving some room for jazz improvisation and the final track actually sees the crew in a collective blow out. The online magazine Ballade asked critcs and musicians to nominate their all-time fave Norwegian jazz records and this made it to no. 20, not too bad considering that this is a very untypical jazz record as far as jazz goes. The magazine also noted that this was the only one among the top 20 which had not made to cd. In other words, perfect for this blog! For those who want to explore further, one cannot fail by getting the magnificent "Musik genom fyra sekler" by Jan Johansson that came out in 1968, shortly before his death. And there was Merit Hemmingson as well, updating Swedish folk on the Hammond B3 in the early 70s. Sign of the times!

As Torgrim Sollid says on the back sleeve: "We have recorded this record because we think it is right to cultivate our musical roots. We think it is a pity that no one has heard all this fine music for so very long". Posting it here may carry it even further, I hope.

Tracks:

a01_Bruremarsj (etter Martinius Helgesen)
a02_Pols (etter Martinius Helgesen)
a03_Halling (etter Martinius Helgesen)
a04_Bånsull (etter Gudlaug Bjøraanesset)
a05_Pols (etter Martinius Helgesen)
a06_Gukko (etter Martinius Helgesen)
a07_Bukkehornlåt (etter Ole Eggen)
a08_Kulokk (etter Ole Haugen)
a09_Bånsull (etter Peder Gjermundsen Lien)
a10_Salmetone (etter Marit Holmen)
b01_Bruremarsj (etter Martinius Helgesen)
b02_Halling (etter Martinius Helgesen)
b03_Bånsull (etter Martinius Amundsen)
b04_Kulokk (etter Hanna Moren)
b05_Halling (etter Martinius Amundsen)
b06_Kulokk fra Tolga (etter Petronille Hulbækdal)
b07_Halling (etter Johan Elgsbøen)
b08_Pols (etter Martinius Helgesen)
b09_Vår Gukko
b10_Gukko fra Åsbygda

Players:

Lars Martin Thommesen: trumpet, fluegelhorn
Torgrim Sollid: trumpet, fluegelhorn
Jan Garbarek: soprano sax, tenorsax, bass sax
Knut Riisnæs: Flute, tenor sax
Alf Erling Kjellmann: tenor sax
Erling Aksdal jr.: piano
Bjørn Alterhaug: bass and vocals
Ole Jacob Hanssen: drums of various kinds

 "Etter" means "after" - the original composer.

John Surman - Live in Genoa '96

A solo concert by Surman is a rare and unique event, highly suggestive and magic, a bit like the solo concerts by Lacy.
(great dat recording)

Rec. live at "Teatro ai Parchi di Nervi", Genoa, Italy,
on August 1, 1996 (mix recording)

John Surman,soprano & baritone saxes,bass clarinet,electronics

1. Mevagissey/Sweet Georgia Brown (21:01)
2. Improvisation (05:29)
3. Unknown (04:51)
4. The Potato Song (09:49)
5. Unknown (06:07)
6. A Blues (05:36)
7. Piperspool (24:23)

Total Time 1:17:19

The Potato Song (excerpt)

Steve Lacy - Live in Florence '78

I'm very happy to have recovered, thanks to my old friend Lino, this recording for years disappeared from my archive.
And along with this, the whole collection of Lino's recordings, that i'll have to digitalize. Stay tuned!

Rec. live at "Teatro Tenda", Florence, Italy, on July 9, 1978
(mix recording)

Steve Lacy,soprano sax

1. The Crust (08:37)
2. Follies (08:13)
3. Unknown (06:35)
4. Italian Duck (07:47)
5. Coastline (07:31)
6. Deadline/The Dumps/Deadline (reprise) (11:07)
7. Bone (06:42)

Total Time 56:35

Deadline (excerpt)

Welfare State/Lol Coxhill

This is something of an oddity in the Lol Coxhill discography, but a delightful record all the same. Coxhill was the musical director for this travelling troupe from 1973 to 1975. This is functional music, adapted to the multi-dimensional performances of Welfare State, Welfare State was a nomadic consortium of artists, makers, musicians and performers. As said by John Fox in the liner notes, the WS envisaged themselves as Civic Magicians and Engineers of the Imagination, devising rituals and constructing images for particular times, places and seasons. They travelled throughout Europe with a mobile village of lorries and caravans, creating and animating outdoor events with sculptures, theatre pieces, celebrations, dances and processions. Consisting of 16 adults and 7 children, WS would stop for shorter or longer residences, whenever the opportunity arose to "make poetry concrete".

The record captures the functionality and the ceremoniality of the music, though listening to it one inevitably misses the other sensory elements needed to make it a full spectacular experience, but one might conjure up suitable visual images from the sounds captured on this album, not the.least the front cover pic which reminds me of the cult film "The Wicker Man".  Obvious referneces here to medieval ceremonies and rituals and old-age mythology. It might bear some resemblances to what in the UK has become known as the Travellers movement, dating back to the festivals of the 70s and ideas of alternative life styles, ironically at a certain distance from the welfare state, one might think.

As said above, this is altogether lovely. Lots of tracks here which made track-splitting into an ordeal, but perseverance shall be rewarded, they say. Among the troupe, there is a certain vocalist extraordinaire by the name of Phil Minton. Hard to pick out favourites here, but there is a duet of blackbird (?) and soprano saxophone, a splendid piece of pastoral idyll.

The info is a mite too extensive to put here, but there is an info file attached and scans of the back cover for those who want to engage in details. I keep thinking this is a very British record (more so as the liner notes even go to the point of emphasizing that the Ayler tune "Ghosts" has a BRITISH arrangement). So after this one, there will be a very Norwegian record, also rooted in folk music traditions. We'll get to that in a little while.

Louis Moholo-Moholo Unit - Live in Milan '12

Once again: if someone gives help to title the unknown tracks is welcome.

Rec. live at "Teatro Manzoni", Milan, Italy, on March 4, 2012
(mics recording)

Louis Tebugo Moholo-Moholo,drums,vocals
Francine Luce,vocals
Henry Lowther,trumpet
Alan Tomlinson,trombone
Jason Yarde,alto & soprano saxes
Ntshuks Bonga,alto sax
Alexander Hawkins,piano
John Edwards,bass

01. Wedding Hymn [T.Matshikiza] (03:57)
02. Lost Opportunities [H.Miller] (07:00)
03. For The Blue Notes [L.Moholo] (03:40)
04. Ismite Is Might [C.McGregor] (07:18)
05. Un Ti Son Ba [F.Luce]/Dikeledi Tsa Phelo [P.Pheto] (11:44)
06. Thank U 4 2 Day [J.Yarde] (06:26)
07. Wish You Sunshine [J.Dyani] (06:21)
08. B My Dear [D.Pukwana] (08:42)
09. Sonke [P.Pheto] (08:13)
10. Zanele [P.Pheto] (09:10)
11. You Ain't Gonna Know Me [M.Feza]/Ithi Gqi [J.Dyani] (03:40)
12. The Tag [J.Yarde] (03:55)

Total Time 1:22:11

Dikeledi Tsa Phelo

EUGENE CHADBOURNE & TOSHINORI KONDO “POSSIBILITIES OF THE COLOR PLASTIC” (BELLOWS, 1979)

Collaboration is fun! And Mr. Chadbourne and Mr. Kondo obviously had fun making the music you'll able to hear through the collaboration of  Nick (rip + scans) and "myself".

Another Bellows LP you can see here - Kondo solo...



 EUGENE CHADBOURNE & TOSHINORI KONDO  “POSSIBILITIES OF THE COLOR PLASTIC”


Eugene Chadbourne, electric guitar, dobro, vocals
Toshinori Kondo, trumpet, alto-horn, mutes, percussion


A. More Than Just The Music  21:40
B. How To Kill The Mind      19:30



Track A : recorded live at The Laurel Theater, Knoxville, Tennessee on July 7, 1979.
Track B : recorded live at The Last Hurrah, Washington D.C. on July 15, 1979.
Remixed at the Dick Charles Studio, New York, N.Y.

BELLOWS  002

The United Jazz + Rock Ensemble - Live in Ivrea '79

I'm not a big fan of UJRE, but probably, someone will not think like me!

Rec. live at "Teatro Giacosa", Ivrea (TO), Italy, on April 7, 1979
(mics recording)

Barbara Thompson,flute,soprano & tenor sax
Charlie Mariano,nagaswaran,soprano & alto sax
Ack van Rooyen,trumpet & flugelhorn
Ian Carr,trumpet
Kenny Wheeler,trumpet & flugelhorn
Albert Mangeldsorff,trombone
Volker Kriegel,guitar
Wolfgang Dauner,keyboards
Eberhard Weber,bass
Jon Hiseman,drums

1. Stumbling Henry's Divorce March [V.Kriegel] (08:53)
2. Sidewalk [I.Carr] (14:40)
3. One Sin A While [K.Wheeler] (10:52)
4. Amber [C.Mariano] (07:34)
5. Boorcet [W.Dauner] (10:05)
6. Song With No Name [B.Thompson] (12:27)

Total Time 1:04:34

Sidewalk (excerpt)

Abdullah Ibrahim - Live in Como '79

If someone wants to help in finding the numerous titles of the medley: is welcome.

Rec. live in Como, Italy, on June 19, 1979
(mics recording)

Abdullah Ibrahim,piano & vocal

1. Medley (44:00)

Ibrahim (excerpt)

Tony Malaby's Apparitions - Live in Pantin '11

Well worth listening...

Rec. live at "La Dynamo", Pantin, France, on March 23, 2011
(radio broadcast)

Tony Malaby,tenor sax
Drew Gress,bass
Tom Rainey,drums
John Hollenbeck,drums,glockenspiel,vibraphone,marimba & melodica

1. Suite (1:18:38)

Malaby (excerpt)

Muhal Richard Abrams - Live in Alassio '78

A "little" lesson on the history of jazz piano.

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

Muhal Richard Abrams,piano

1. Improvisation (47:10)

Muhal (excerpt)

LOL COXHILL + PAT THOMAS "ONE NIGHT IN GLASGOW" (SCATTER, 1994)

A consummate musician with no stylistic boundaries. I've discovered him on the "Dunois Solos" which was also my first exposure to improvised solo musics.
He is in a line along soprano saxophone players as Sidney Bechet, Steve Lacy or Evan Parker.
Thank you Mr. Coxhill for your music and your impish humour.

An anecdote: "...used record dealer here told...that he met Lol on the
street one day when he was in the city for a jazz festival. Said hi and
invited him for a drink in a nearby cafe. Lol was happy to oblige and
sat for a chat. After a while, he took out his sax and a piece of paper.
He folded the paper in half, printed Lol Coxhill on it, put it on the
table in front of him. Then he played a tune. On finishing, he put his
sax and the piece of paper back in his case".



LOL COXHILL + PAT THOMAS  "ONE NIGHT IN GLASGOW"



Lol Coxhill, soprano saxophone
Pat Thomas, piano, electronics


1. Wait & See             25:20    
2. Glasgow Before Dark     06:04    
3. Shake Well             03:20    
4. Tea Dance             04:28    
5. Lucky's Dream     01:29    
6. Forty Questions     03:13    
7. Where Is Johnny?     20:14    
8. Baker's Choice     02:49


Recorded on 2nd July 1994 at the Ramshorn Kirk as part of the Glasgow Jazz Festival.

SCATTER 03

A contribution by Nick!

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Stan Getz Quintet - Live in La Spezia '79

Dedicated to Trane.

Rec. live at "Stadio A.Picco", La Spezia, Italy, on July 7, 1979
(mics recording)

Stan Getz,tenor sax
Andy Laverne,piano
Chuck Loebe,guitar
John Burr,bass
Victor Jones,drums

1. Unknown (10:13)
2. Unknown (06:13)
3. Lester Left Town [W.Shorter](11:17)
4. Lush Life [B.Strayhorn](05:42)
5. Unknown (10:30)
6. Unknown (14:46)
7. Stan's Blues [S.Getz/G.Gryce](07:42)

Total Time 1:06:25

Lush Life #2

Steve Miller Trio feat. Lol Coxhill - Miller's Tale

Steve Miller Trio feat. Lol Coxhill - Miller's Tale

Matchless Recordings MR9 1986

I'm sure that followers of this blog cannot have failed to register the passing away of Lol Coxhill last week. Regular followers would also know that we have posted Coxhill many times in the past. So, to commemorate his passing, here is a live set from 1985 with the Steve Miller Trio. Miller and Coxhill have collaborated in the past, most notably on two lps out on the Virgin subsidiary Caroline from 1973 and 1974, respectively. These have been compiled on a double cd on the Cuneiform label, with lots of extra material from what I read. Might be well worth picking up for those who did not get the original albums. Miller and Coxhill were part of the whole Canterbury prog jazz rock scene which spawned a bunch of outfits, among others Delivery, with which both were associated, and Kevin Ayers and the Whole World which made a memorable album called "Shooting at the Moon", featuring Coxhill. Happily, some BBC sessions have recently trickled out on cd and those with long memories may recall we posted a set from Holland a while back.

While the earlier collaborations were fragmented and ad-hoc-ish, this set here is one contiguous performance spread over four sides where Miller and Coxhill are joined by Tony Moore on bass and Eddie Prevost, of AMM provenance, on drums. The Matchless label is very much alive as an outlet for AMM projects and other specimens of British improv. 

An intensely concentrated set, this one, freely improvised, no steady rhythmic backbone to discern here, Coxhill floating and gliding over the piano-led trio. Not as obviously whimsical as other Coxhill projects, but somewhat chamber-like with the type of close listening among the players one associates with the Spontaneous Music Ensemble and similar British improv combos. Not the stuff to grab you by the throat, but to gradually insinuate itself with you. A pleasant listening experience, whose rewards are acquired cumulatively. On top of it all, Coxhill's slippery soprano.

This is for blogger chum Marc down under who might not have this one (and who is a Lol aficionado, of course).

The facts:

Steve Miller Trio meets Lol Coxhill - Miller's Tale

Matchless Recordings MR9 1986

Steve Miller - piano

Tony Moore - double bass

Eddie Prevost - drums

Lol Coxhill - soprano saxophone

Side A - Nigh-and-Sly

Side B - Nether Eye

Side C - A Largeish Quart

Side D - Nowell's Flood

Recorded at a concert given at the Bull and Gate, Kentish Town, London on 11th November 1985 which was financially assisted by the Musicians' Union.

As the liner notes say; "You can hear witty barbs, serious debates, elbowing jokes, biting comments, affectionate banter, sarcastic asides and moments of repose".

More Coxhill coming up in the time to come!

JEAN-LUC PONTY & MASAHIKO SATO "ASTRORAMA" (FAR EAST, 1970)

Many Thanks to Mew23 for his excellent contribution!
And I want to say thank you to Bernhard and to G (I haven't forgot YOU!). First G than Berhard offered a mp3 version of  the fourth LP of this series (see here - go to comments for a list). I shall wait some more time before I resort to it. Maybe someone is willing to share a version in flac.
But before this might happen enjoy this:



JEAN-LUC PONTY & MASAHIKO SATO "ASTRORAMA"

Jean-Luc Ponty, violin
Masahiko Sato, electric and acoustic piano
Yoshiaki Masuo, guitar
Nils-Henning Ørsted Pedersen , bass
Motohiko Hino, drums

A1. Golden Green [13:08]
A2. And So On [07:49]
B1. Astrorama / Nuggis [24:37]

'Golden Green' and 'Astrorama' composed by Jean-Luc Ponty,
'And So On' by Masahiko Sato, 'Nuggis' by Wolfgang Dauner
Produced by Joachim Ernst Berendt
Recorded August 29, 1970 at Toshiba Studios, Tokyo, Japan.

Liberty/Toshiba LPC-8039 & FAR EAST ETJ-65016 (source for rip)
(lp rip)

EUROPEAN JAZZ ALL STARS "C'EST TOUT" (FAR EAST, 1970)

Four LPs by the Europe(an) All Stars were cut during their August 1970 tour in Japan. This is the first one the fourth and last one you'll find here
The list of all four LPs you will find in the comments of the fourth LP - courtesy of bunsen_lamp.
His listing sparked my desire to hear the others...does anyone has the other two: "Our Kind Of Sabi" and "Astrorama"?
Enjoy.




EUROPEAN JAZZ ALL STARS  "C'EST TOUT"


John Surman, baritone saxophone
Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone
Jean-Luc Ponty, violin
Francy Boland, piano
Eddy Louis, organ
Niels Henning Ørsted-Pedersen, bass
Daniel Humair, drums
Karin Krog, vocals


A1. Queens Of Lufthansa (John Surman)  10:38
A2. Round About Midnight (Th. Monk)    05:42
A3. Maiden Voyage (Wayne Shorter)        04:59
B1. C'est Tout (Jimmy Woode)           10:43
B2. Triple Play (Francy Boland)        10:21
B3. Our Kind Of Sabi (Eddy Louis)


Recorded live at EXPO Theater, Osaka, Japan on 18th & 19th August, 1970.

FAR EAST ETJ-65010

(lp rip)

Note: "Triple Play" & "Our Kind Of Sabi" are a continous performance - time given is for both pieces (10:21).

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EAST BIONIC SYMPHONIA "RECORDED LIVE" (ALM, 1976)

I have never seen nor heard this album - but Nick has helped to fill this gap - Thanks!

 

  EAST BIONIC SYMPHONIA  "RECORDED LIVE"
 

Kazuo Imai, guitar, viola da gamba (upright descant viola), electronics, snake charmer
Kaoru Okabe, found object
Yasushi Ozawa, bass
Tomonao Koshikawa, piano, potentiometers
Hiroshi Shii, wand, water stick
Masami Tada, sound performance, natural materials used as thrown percussion, FX
Tatuo Hattori, FX, electronics
Kazuaki Hamada – percussion, FX
Masaharu Minegishi, whistles, sound performance
Chie Mukai, kokyu (chinese upright fiddle)




A. Part 1 (7.30 P.M. ~ 7.47 P.M.)     19:23   
B. Part 2 (8.15 P.M. ~ 8.43 P.M.)     28:26

Recorded July 13, 1976 live at Bigakko in Jimbocho, Kanda, Tokyo.

ALM Records – AL-3001

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NEW JAZZ SYNDICATE "DON'T PLAY THAT SENTIMENTAL BALLAD" (NEW JAZZ, 1977)

....my appreciation goes to Nick for his ongoing contributions.

Jiro Shoda, pocket trumpet & trombone
Kazuo Komiya, trumpet
Kouji Mikuriya, fluegelhorn
Kamata Yuichi, soprano saxophone
Clive Bell, flute
Yasuo Yoda, flute
Kunio Kaneko, flute & alto saxophone
Ryuichi Inaba, clarinet & alto saxophone
Keizo Inoue, oboe & alto saxophone
Yasuo Ueda, bass clarinet & alto saxophone
Hiroshi Shimizu, tenor saxophone
Yasuhiko Morizono, tenor saxophone
Shoji Ukaji, baritone saxophone
Ryo Hara, piano
Hiraku Amemiya, piano & trombone
Shin-Ichiro Iijima, bass
Hiroaki Satoh, bass
Toshiro Miyauchi, drums
Mikiharu Takagi, drums
Yoshisaburo Toyozumi, drums



A1. Winter Ballad                      07:21
A2. Earth, Water, Fire, Wind And Air   15:53

B1. Forest And Moon                    06:31
B2. Long Moment                        08:12
B3. The "L" On IOU's                   10:34


Recorded at Hosei University Student Hall, Tokyo on December 10 and 13, 1977.

Released: 1978 

NEW JAZZ SYNDICATE 2 OT-0057

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The Cookers - Live in Milan '12

Having re-uploaded an "old concert" by Billy Harper, is natural to post a more recent one.
"The Cookers is an all-star ensemble made up primarily of veteran bandleaders and star soloists, including tenor saxophonist Billy Harper, trumpeters Eddie Henderson and David Weiss, alto saxophonist Craig Handy, pianist George Cables, bassist Cecil McBee, and drummer Billy Hart."

Rec. live at "Teatro Manzoni", Milan, Italy, on February 19, 2012 (mics recording)

Eddie Henderson/David Weiss,trumpets
Craig Handy,alto sax & flute
Billy Harper,tenor sax
George Cables,piano
Cecil McBee,bass
Billy Hart,drums

1. Capra Black [B.Harper] (11:13)
2. Peacemaker [C.McBee] (19:34)
3. Croquet Ballet [B.Harper] (16:53)
4. Sweet Rita Suite, Pt.2: Her Soul [G.Cables] (13:15)
5. The Cure [F.Hubbard] (27:30)
6. Priestess (encore) [B.Harper] (13:00)

Total Time 1:41:27

Croquet Ballet (excerpt)

2. INTERNATIONALES NEW JAZZ MEETING AUF BURG ALTENA 1971

Rare performances by: Peter Brötzmann Trio, Alan Skidmore Quintet and Michael Osborne, Tomasz Stanko Quintet,  New Jazz Ensemble and Karin Krog, Albert Mangelsdorff Quartet & The Trio (Surman, Phillips, Martin).
Although the sound is not the best - like a bootleg - to my knowledge it is a bootleg - this double LP offers a glimpse into an otherwise insufficiently recorded phase of European Free Jazz .

My appreciation goes to J. for ripping his LPs for me and now then for you - please say thanks to him.

A1.  "Just For Altena"                  25:58
PETER BRÖTZMANN TRIO
Peter Brötzmann, tenor saxophone
Fred Van Hove, piano
Han Bennink, drums   
 
B1.  "KLM"  (Surman)    (~ 14:06)          25:27
ALAN SKIDMORE QUINTET & MIKE OSBORNE
Mike Osborne, alto saxophone
Alan Skidmore, tenor sxophone
Malcolm Griffiths, trombone
John Taylor, piano
Chris Laurence, bass
Tony Levin, drums
Norma Winstone, vocals


B2.  "And Think Again"  (John Taylor)   (~11:35)
ALAN SKIDMORE QUINTET & MIKE OSBORNE
Mike Osborne, alto saxophone
Alan Skidmore, tenor sxophone
Malcolm Griffiths, trombone
John Taylor, piano
Chris Laurence, bass
Tony Levin, drums
Norma Winstone, vocals


C1.  "No Name Piece"   (Seifert)                   08:19
TOMASZ STANKO QUINTET
Tomasz Stanko, trumpet
Janusz Muniak, tenor saxophone
Zbigniew Seifert, violin
Bronislaw Suchanek, bass
Janusz Stefanski, drums

  

C2  Introduction                                   01:04  

C3. "Free Spirits"    (Schoof)                     18:13
NEW JAZZ ENSEMBLLE ’71 with KARIN KROG
Manfred Schoof, fluegelhorn
Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone
Gerd Dudek, soprano saxophone
Peter Trunk, bass
Cess See, drums
Karin Krog, vocals



D1. "Timelife Revisiting" (Surman)                 19:10
ALBERT MANGELSDORFF QUARTET & THE TRIO
Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone
Heinz Sauer, tenor saxophone
John Surman, baritone & soprano saxophone
Barre Phillips, bass
Günter Lenz, bass
Ralf Hübner, drums
Stu Martin, drums



Recorded at the 2nd International New Jazz Meeting Burg Altena, Germany - June 27, 1971.

JG-Records – JG 027/028


Note: Side B is a continous performance.

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There was a problem with an oron link - so scroll down and you'll find them at comment 14.

MAX ROACH "SOLOS" (BAYSTATE, 1977)

This is for all fans of Max Roach or simply for connaisseurs of masterful drumming/music.


MAX ROACH  "SOLOS"


Max Roach, drums

A1. Big Sid           06:17
A2. Jas-Me            05:17
A3. J.C. Mose-J's     05:07
B1. Five For Paul     06:10
B2. Mr. Hi-Hat        04:36
B3. South Africa '76  07:38


Recorded August 30, 1977 at Long View Farm Studio, Mass., U.S.A.

BAYSTATE RVJ-6021

(lp rip)

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JURE PUKL QUARTET "JAZZ GALLERY - NEW YORK, 2011"

Most of you won't know Jure Pukl. But after you've heard this live recording by his new quartet you will recognise a great new talent!

This post is approved by Jure Pukl himself - my thanks goes to him and Igor.






A CD with this quartet is available at  Storyville and here.







From Jure Pukl official website
"Pukl is one of the most profilic and creative saxophonists of the
younger Slovene jazz generation, Pukl obtained university education
abroad. He studied classical saxophone at the Vienna Music Academy,
and jazz saxophone in Vienna as well as at the Haag Conservatory of
Music. Jure then won a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music,
where he pursued his studies with masters such as Joe Lovano and
George Garzone. He completed his masters degree in music at the Graz
Academy of Music. Throughout his studies Pukl performed and recorded
extensively, being engaged in his own projects, as well as working
with a number of European and foreign jazzmen, such as Maceo Parker,
Esperanza Spalding, Vijay Iyer, Damion Reid, Joe Sanders, Aaron
Goldberg, Marcus Gilmore, Jeremy Pelt, Jamire Williams, Howard Curtis,
Johnatan Blake, Renato Chicco, Bosko Petrovic, Francisco Mela, Miles
Griffith, Aruan Ortiz, Jason Palmer, Mike Janisch and orchestras like
Big Band RTV Slovenia, European Jazz Orchestra, European Movement Jazz
Orchestra, Vienna Saxophone Quartet, Nouvele Cousine and many others.
He has been touring extensively throughout USA, Asia and Europe
performing in venues such as Blue Note, The Jazz Gallery, Ronnie
Scotts, The Vortex, Pizza Express, Porgy & Bess, Stadtgarten and
festivals like Moers Jazz Festival, Vienna Jazz Festival, Muenster
Jazz Festival, Berlin Jazz Festival, Jazz a Vienne to name a few. His
music has won him many awards; among others the 2005 first Jury Prize
and Best Composition Audience Award at the Jazzon International Music
Workshop and Festival in Novo mesto, Slovenia. In his auctorial
projects, such as the Virus quintet (receive rave reviews, among
others on the influential AllAboutjazz Web portal) Pukl dedicates
himself to modern interpretations of jazz. What he creates is a unique
type of modern jazz, avantgarde, free jazz and impressionistic
contemporary music performed with a great deal of knowledge and love,
giving prominence to the interplay between band members. He already
published 6 CD’s under his own name. The last one called Abstract
Society was recorded in New York with some of the finest musicians and
got rave reviews all over the globe and features Vijay Iyer, Damion
Reid and Joe Sanders.It has been released by the oldest european
indenpendet jazz record label Storyville Records from Denmark."



JURE PUKL QUARTET "JAZZ GALLERY - NEW YORK, 2011"

Jure Pukl, tenor & soprano saxophone
Vijay Iyer, piano
Matt Brewer, bass
Damion Reid, drums

Set 1:

1. Circle Mind            09:34
2. Abstract Society       17:33
3. Trio Joy               11:46
4. Waterfalls             09:01

Set 2:

1. Waterfalls             09:26
2. Random Logic           09:12
3. The Force              26:53


Recorded live at the Jazz Gallery, New York, on May 10, 2011.
(mics recording > mp3)

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THE THEO LOEVENDIE THREE "STAIRS"! (ARTONE, 1967)

This rare recording was quite a surprise for me when it arrived - and I believe that Nick managed to surprise you as well - [ :-o]




THE THEO LOEVENDIE THREE  "STAIRS!"


Theo Loevendie, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, piano
Maarten van Regteren Altena, bass
John Engels, drums


A1. Midas             08:29    
A2. Darn That Dream     05:05    
A3. Lady Penelope     05:51    
B1. Esma             04:52    
B2. Stairs             11:21

Recorded 19-20 March 1967, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

ARTONE MDS S-3044

ERICH KLEINSCHUSTER SEXTET & JOHN SURMAN "WIEN, JUNE 1969"

Erich Kleinschuster maybe isn't well know outside Austria and Germany but he's a musician who's played with many better known musicians.

From 1968 up to 1971/72 he made several studio recordings. Most of them were never released. And the two double CDs which were issued in 2005/07 in Austria only dissapeared soon after the release.

Among the featured guests were Dusko Goykovich, Clifford Jordan, Joe Henderson, Karin Krog, Charles Tolliver, Phil Woods, Slide Hampton, Art Farmer, Carmell Jones, Carl Drewo and John Surman...




Robert Politzer, trumpet, flugelhorn
Erich Kleinschuster, trombone
Hans Salomon, alto sax, tenor sax, bass clarinet
John Surman, soprano sax, baritone sax
Fritz Pauer, piano
Jimmy Woode, bass
Erich Bachträgl, drums


1. Imaginary Mirror (Kleinschuster)  09:14
2. Flash Point (Surman)              10:05
3. Waltz for G (Kleinschuster)       08:59
4. Mrs. Smith (Surman)               05:24
5. Beginning (Surman)                08:15
6. Blue Note (Surman)                07:44

Recorded June 13, 1969 at Austrophon Studio, Vienna (unreleased studio session).

NOTE: Most collectors list this as June 13 1968, with Rudolf Hansen on bass.
However, the correct details from a copy of the original session log in the possession of a collector,  gives the correct date and personnel as above.

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EVAN PARKER "ZANZOU" (jazz & NOW, 1982)

Here's included Evan Parker's first recording on solo tenor saxophone. His next attempt was thirteen years later on an  Okka Disk  release.
Enjoy.



EVAN PARKER  "ZANZOU"

Evan Parker, soprano saxophone (1,3), tenor saxophone (2)

1. Live in Sendai     23:47
2. Live in Hadano     13:14
3. Live in Yokohama   09:46

Track 1 recorded 30th November 1982 at the Jazz & NOW, Sendai.
Track 2 recorded 10th December 1982 at the Strange Fruits, Hadano.
Track 3 recorded 7th December 1982 at the Ousanbashi Hall, Yokohama.


jazz & NOW 1


(lp rip)

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ISAO SUZUKI "APPROACH" (ART UNION, 1986)

Isao Suzuki is a virtuoso bassist in a more traditional way - that doesn't mean that the music - contributed by Nick - is "only" mainstream.
...or what'ya think...



ISAO SUZUKI  "APPROACH"


Akira Shiomoto, guitar (only tr. A1 + A3)
Hideo Ichikawa, piano, solina
Isao Suzuki, bass
Masahiko Togashi, drums, percussion

A1. Make Trip (Suzuki)    09:31
A2. Otari (Ichikawa)      07:01
A3. Mysterious (Suzuki)   04:24
B1. Tornado (Suzuki)      08:48
B2. East Words (Togashi)  11:19

Recorded on July 24-25, 1986 at Victor 901 Studio, Tokyo.

ART UNION KEN-1005

(lp copy)

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TOSHIYUKI MIYAMA AND HIS NEW HERD ORCHESTRA "ETERNITY? ? EPOS" (POLYDOR JAPAN, 1971)

Some weeks ago Nick has provided us with a bunch of new rips - this is the first one.
More to come...




TOSHIYUKI MIYAMA AND HIS NEW HERD ORCHESTRA  "ETERNITY? ? EPOS"

Compositions For Percussion And Orchestra By 4 Channel Stereo


Masahiko Sato, piano
Masahiko Togashi, drums, percussion
Joe Mizuki, drums, percussion
Hozumi Tanaka, drums, percussion
Isamu Harada, drums, percussion

New Herd Orchestra

Toshiyuki Miyama, conductor

Koji Hatori, trumpet, fluegelhorn       
Bunji Murata, trumpet, fluegelhorn
Kenichi Sano, trumpet
Kunio Fujisaki, trumpet
Teruhiko Kataoka, trombone   
Masamichi Uetaka, trombone
Seiichi Tokura, trombone
Takeshi Aoki, bass trombone
Hidefumi Toki, alto saxophone, clarinet
Shinji Nakayama, alto saxophone, clarinet, flute
Kiyoshi Saito, alto saxophone, clarinet, flute
Shoji Maeda, tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
Shunzo Sunahara, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
Yoshinobu Imashiro, piano
Kozaburo Yamaki, guitar
Masao Kunisada, bass


Side A – Eternity?             (Composed & arranged by M. Togashi)

A1. Eternity? Part I (6:24)

A2. Eternity? Part II (5:04)

A3. Eternity? Part III (6:34)


Side B – Epos Part I-IV (17:55)     (Composed & arranged by M. Sato)

No individual track lengths


Recorded at Polydor Studio, Tokyo, September 26, 29, October 8, 1971.

POLYDOR GR-1001

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Max Roach & Archie Shepp - Live in Nervi '78

More Roach/Shepp here and here.

Rec. live in Nervi, Italy, on July 23, 1978 (mics recording)

Max Roach,drums
Archie Shepp,tenor sax

1. The Drums Also Waltzes/Sweet Mao (La Marche)/Suid Afrika 76 (36:38)
2. Body & Soul (05:46)
3. Papa Jo (02:30)
4. It's Time (08:25)
5. Sweet Mao (Le Commencement) (08:12)

Total Time 1:01:34

Papa Jo

Anthony Braxton - The Complete Braxton 1971

I think there was a request for this album some time ago.

Anthony Braxton - The Complete Braxton 1971

1 Up Thing 4:35 (a)
2 Quartet Ballad 16:35 (b)
3 March 5:15 (b)
4 Four Sopranos 15:00
5 Be Bop (b) 9:47
6 Five Tubas (c) 8:01
7 Soprano Ballad (a) 14:32
8 Contra Basse 6:18

Anthony Braxton - soprano, alto saxophones, clarinet, contrabass clarinet, flute
(a) Chick Corea - piano
(b) Kenny Wheeler - trumpet, flugelhorn; David Holland - bass, cello; Barry Altschul - drums
(c) The London Tuba Ensemble: Geoffrey Adams, James Anderson, John Fletcher, Michael Barnes - e flat tubas, Paul Lawrence - c tuba

Tokuma Japan Communications / Freedom 32JDF-185 (CD 1988)