F.M.T. (FREE MUSIC TRIO) “TANGO” (ALAGOAS, 1997)

 

F.M.T. (FREE MUSIC TRIO)  “TANGO”

Keiki Midorikawa, cello
Sabu Toyozumi, drums
Yoshiaki Fujikawa, saxophone

1. Gravity Always Wins
2. Tango
3. All Things Flow
4. Nana's Dance
5. Anohi
6. Xanthochroi
7. Unfortunately I Won't Invite You
8. Yin & Yan

Recorded in Tokyo, 17 and 18 December 1997.

ALAGOAS Disk – ALADI 001

...this one is a contribution from Nick...

Otomo Yoshihide Trio (+Itaru Oki)- Maison de la culture du Japon a Paris Sep 27th 2008

Taking on board certain points raised in email exchanges/ critiques ,
that we are too focused on the old, somewhat anally fixated on excavating the obscure past ,through endlessly fetishizing vinyl objects which are the ever present talismen of socially retarded middle class white males,and their attendant painfully self conscious intellectual pretensions....(to the detriment and exclusion of the here and now , the fresh , new vibrant and important)

in that spirit here is a concert, i like very much by the Otomo Yoshide trio, a stripped down version of his phenomenal  new Jazz quartet/quintet , (with Veteran trumpteter Itaru Oki as special guest on one piece only)..


(original taper/seeders notes)

Otomo Yoshihide Trio
Maison de la culture du Japon a Paris
Sep 27th 2008

Otomo Yoshihide g
Mizutani Hiroaki b
Yoshigaki Yasuhiro dms
guest Oki Itaru fl,tpt on set 2 track 03 (encore)

Audience MD recording :
Sony ECM-MS907 > Sony MZ-N707 >
HDD > Creative wave studio >
Nero noise reduction > FLAC

Set 1
01 31'21 (starts with "Song for Che" by Charlie Haden)
02 12'39

Set 2
01 17'
02 19'24 ("Lonely Woman" by Ornette Coleman)
03 14'40

PS
I first became aware of Yoshihide through the uniquely eclectic,post Modern Noise rock of 'Ground Zero' in the early 90's, and have been a fan ever since..
Yoshihide has gone on to numerous projects , many such as Filament the unique electro acoustic improv group, with sachiko M and Yoshimitsu Ichiraku, have abandoned known formal,structural and instrumental conventions, using sine wave generators, empty samplers and no input mixing boards
to create light subtly nuanced complex pulsating interlocking drones
...
Yoshihide is also a/(THE)contemporary monster Free Jazz guitarist , surpassing in ferocity and frenetically inventive energy such obvious role models as Masayuki Takayanagi and Sonny Sharrock ..

a note to anyone who likes this, there are many available releases of Yoshihide's  currently available
this is a great place to check out items and to buy from

Other great examples of Yoshihide playing shit hot Guitar in a 'free jazz',idiom are the collaborations with the Thing (Shinjuku Crawl is killer!!!) ,on smalltown supersound, and the Amazing, O.Y,New jazz Quartet Live in Lisbon on Cleanfeed,
S
Enjoy!!

MASAHIKO TOGASHI "THREE MASTERS" (NEXT WAVE, 1980)

Out of the vaults of Nick - Enjoy.......



MASAHIKO TOGASHI  "THREE MASTERS"


Hozan Yamamoto, shakuhachi
Masahiko Sato, piano, electric piano
Masahiko Togashi, drums, percussion

On B3 only:
Kazutoki Umezu, bass clarinet
Yoriyuki Harada, piano
Katsuo Kuninaka, bass
Shota Koyama, drums

A1. Tohne (Distant sounds) 05:00
A2. Dry                    06:28
A3. White Autumn           06:43

B1. Minamoto               03:59
B2. Sounds                 10:41
B3. Midare                 06:18

Recorded live at Donau Hall, Donaueschingen, 18 October 1980.

NEXT WAVE/Nippon Phonogram 25PJ-1006.
Album series title : Donaueschinger Musiktage/1980, Jazz of Japan, vol.1.

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EJE THELIN “POLYGLOT” (CAPRICE, 1983)

 

Never was sure wether I like this recording or not. Since one year I listened three times to it and still the same mixed feelings.

But Nick has send me a rip yesterday - so decide for yourself...

 

EJE THELIN “POLYGLOT”

A1.    I     06:10    
A2.    II     08:15    
A3.    IV     11:00    

B1.    III     16:25    
B2.    V     04:00    
B3.    VI     01:25   

Palle Danielsson, bass, electric bass
Erik Nilsson, bass clarinet
Bertil Fernlöf, cor anglais
Leroy Lowe, drums
Ulf Andersson, flute
Bernt Rosengren, flute
Arne Löthman, guitar
Håkan Nyqvist, horn
Nils-Åke Landström, horn
Malando Gassama, percussion
Jasper Van't Hof, piano
Alan Skidmore, tenor and soprano saxophone
Eje Thelin, trombone
Jörgen Johansson, trombone
Americo Bellotto, trumpet
Gustavo Bergalli, trumpet
Tom Harrell, flugelhorn, trumpet
Mikael Lind, tuba
Alfred Pisuke, viola
Anders Dahl, violin
Margit Teimar, vocals

Recorded at Radiohuset, February to March 1981.

CAPRICE RECORDS – CAP 1291 (1983)

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Masahiko Togashi-Gary Peacock-Masahiko Satoh-Wave, 1986

A small contribution to the Celebration of Masahiko Togashi's great oeuvre
A warm reunion, Gary Peacock , hooking up again with Old Friends, Togashi &Satoh, having spent the early 70's in Japan as a student of George Ohsawa, founder of the the Macrobiotic Diet.
Peacock recorded prolifically during that sojourn including several albums with  Togashi notably the profoundly beautiful Voices (Nippon Columbia 1971) and  with Satoh(Samahdi, Far East 1971)

This Appears to be out of print at source, a thorough internet check reveals that there are but a few copies available through Amazon, at well over the Hundred Dollar mark, with only one purporting to be 'New' at 40 or so dollars , hard to know for certain ,I am open to correction on the above point..
beautiful stuff Enjoy!!

PS .. the availability of Peacock's records is Commensurate with his stature, a first choice recommendation for anyone wanting to explore his records under his own name would be 'Voice from the past' an atmospheric session Featuring Stanko and Garbarek  from 1982 on ECM

As for Masahiko Satoh , One cant recommend strongly enough,the Hugely Potent "Yatagarasu' ,a trio with Broetzmann , and Moriyama, on the NOT TWO label
And the Magnificent, 'Signature' with Joelle Leandre , and Yuji Takahashi on RED TOUCAN

AKIRA MIYAZAWA “NIJIMASU” (TAKT, 1970)

 

Really didn't know about this EP - thank you Nick!

AKIRA MIYAZAWA “NIJIMASU” (TAKT, 1970)


Akira Miyazawa,  tenor sax
Yasuo Arakawa, double bass
Masahiko Togashi, drums
Masahiko Sato, piano

A. Nijimasu (1)

B. Nijimasu (2)


TAKT “The Essence of Jazz” Series - 7” EP - YSS-10048-CT

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Clear Frame on BBC Jazz on Three 2005

Here's one of Lol Coxhill's later collaborations, Clear Frame, a quartet given to free improvisation and broadcast on BBC Radio 3's Jazz on Three. Thanks to JD for taping this concert and providing the info below.

CLEAR FRAME in session

Recorded by the BBC and broadcast on March 4, 2005

LOL COXHILL - soprano sax
HUGH HOPPER - bass
CHARLES HEYWARD - drums
ORPHY ROBINSON - percussion, vibes, steel pans, thumb piano, talking drum, shakers & bells, electronics

1. Alligator Clip
2. The Way We Weren't
3. Improv
4. Improv

Jazz on 3 presents an exclusively recorded session by British quartet Clear Frame. The group, made up of ex-Soft-Machine bassist, Hugh Hopper, Charles Hayward on drums, Orphy Robinson on percussion and steel drums, and saxophonist, Lol Coxhill, held their first major performance at the London Jazz Festival in November 2004).

 As the name suggests, Clear Frame begin each session with a blank canvas, using their considerable collective experience to work off each other and build a truly organic piece. As Orphy Robinson puts it, "expect the unexpected."

Hopper and Hayward add a fusionist element, Robinson adds colour and Coxhill adds himself. Somewhat of  a latter-day Soft Machine feel to this. Robert Wyatt was supposed to partake, playing cornet, but I can't hear any evidence of that on these pieces.

EJE THELIN "ACOUSTIC SPACE" (EMI/ODEON, 1970)

About two years ago I heard for the first time a collaboration between Joachim Kühn and Eje Thelin.
Since then I was keen to hear more from them - my appreciation goes to Nick once again for providing us with a rip!
More from Thelin & Kühn you'll find here and there

....who will release it once again?



EJE THELIN  "ACOUSTIC SPACE"


Eje Thelin, trombone
Joachim Kühn, piano, alto saxophone
Adelhard Roidinger, bass
John O'Payne, drums


A1. Piece 1  (07:13)
A2. Piece 2  (11:26)
B1. Piece 3  (07:56)
B2. Piece 4  (11:32)


Recorded at EMI Studios, Stockholm, Sweden, April 30th, 1970.

EMI – 4E 062-34180, ODEON – 4E 062-34180

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John Tchicai with Strings

This was discreetly slipped into the comments section in response to a request, but I think it deserves front page treatment. The title might hint at a string quartet or something even larger such as a symphony orchestra, but the closest you get to strings here are guitar, piano and harpsichord (and various samples). A somewhat curious and intriguing item in the Tchicai discography. Serene and sacral soundscapes; wistful; spectres of wide openness; church-like; hymns; heavenly or perhaps heaven-bounnd and a poem recited by Tchicai right at the end. A fitting epitaph of sorts. Unusual, but delightful.

Tracks:

1. Lied
2. Test-Piece 1
3. Cross Ness
4. Hymn
5. Solemn
6. Formalism
7. Test-Piece 2
8. Lullaby
9. These Pink Roses (words by Steve Dalachinsky)

Recorded in London in 2005

John Tchicai: bass clarinet, alto sax and voice
John Coxon: electric guitar, piano, harpsichord, samples, cymbals, bowls
Ashley Wales: Samples, trumpet, bass drum, steel bowls, percussion, bowed cymbal
Mark Sanders: drums and percussion on tracks 2, 4 and 5


The two chaps accompanying Tchicai made up the drum-and-bass outfit Springheel Jack before venturing into freer terrain. This one appears to be out of print, but other items on the Treader label can be found here:

http://treader.org/

Thanks to Robert for supplying this one.

DAVID S. WARE "FROM SILENCE TO MUSIC" (PALM, 1978)

This was David S. Ware's second recording - thanks to our most generous contributor N.



DAVID S. WARE featuring JEAN-CHARLES CAPON  “FROM SILENCE TO MUSIC”


A1. Blues For A Change        09:52    
A2. In Memory Of        10:44    
B1. It Could Happen To You    07:55    
B2. Deep Purple         03:55    
B3. Prelude To A Kiss        03:53    
B4. From Deep Within Part I    02:52    
B5. From Deep Within Part II    03:20    

Jean-Charles Capon, cello
David S. Ware, tenor saxophone


Recorded by Jef Gilson at Studio Palm, Paris, on September 30 and October 1, 1978.

PALM 32

DAVID S. WARE- APOGEE "BIRTH OF A BEING" (HAT HUT, 1977)

 

DAVID SPENCER WARE (November 7, 1949 – October 18, 2012)

A genius has left us - although he would have never used the term for himself...

...Humility - 

From the spirit - never for the mundane.

DAVID S. WARE - APOGEE "BIRTH OF A BEING"

APOGEE are:
David S. Ware, tenor saxophone
Gene Y. Ashton (Cooper-Moore), piano
Marc D. Edwards, drums


A1. Prayer             10:55    
A2. Thematic Womb     16:48    
B1. A Primary Piece #1     13:57    
B2. A Primary Piece #2     12:08

Recorded April 14 (#1,3,4) and 15 (#2), 1977, CIRecording Inc. New York N.Y.

HAT HUT RECORDS hat Hut W

(from the LP - never on CD)

Thanks to Clifford Allen for reminding me about the group's name - Apogee. See also his article about David S. Ware here

ZOLLER - MANGELSDORFF - MOUZON "FREIBURG, 1975"

 ZOLLER - MANGELSDORFF - MOUZON   "FREIBURG, 1975"


Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone
Attila Zoller, guitar
Alphonse Mouzon, drums



1. AM/AZ         06.41
2. AM/AZ         06.28
3. AM/AZ         08.59
4. AM/AZ         06.18
5. AM/AZ/MOUZON  13.50
6. AM/AZ/MOUZON  06.33


Recorded in September, 1975 in Freiburg, Breisgau, Germany
at an unknown location.

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ALBERT MANGELSDORFF QUINTET & GUESTS "HAMBURG, 1973"

Here we have another round with a group of Albert Mangelsdorff which made only one LP ("Birds Of Underground" on MPS). This time with three guests...



ALBERT MANGELSDORFF QUINTET & GUESTS  "HAMBURG, 1973"


Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone
Heinz Sauer, soprano & tenor saxophones, flute
Gerd Dudek, soprano & tenor saxophones, flute
Buschi Niebergall, bass
Peter Giger, drums

added on CD 2:
Tony Scott, clarinet
Perry Robinson, clarinet
Toni Marcus, violin


CD 1:
1. Birds Of Underground                47:04
2. Wobbling Notes And Fluted Crackle   32:05

CD 2:
1. Everybody, part 1                   32:57
2. Everybody, part 2                   41:16

Recorded at the Jazzhouse, Hamburg on January 12, 1973.

(The picture of Mangelsdorff is from the Heinrich Klaffs Collection 14)

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Yosuke Yamashita-Joseph Jarman, First Time 1979

"No sky

                                                                    no earth - but still
                                                                      snowflakes fall"


                                                                     Kajiwara Hashin

This one goes out to Kinabalu , thanks for the COTW love!!

YOSUKE YAMASHITA / "FIRST TIME"
label(cat#)year: FRASCO (FS-7029) 1979

 YOSUKE YAMASHITA(p)/ JOSEPH JARMAN(as,fl,sopranino)/
 MALACHI FAVORS MAGHOSTUS(b)/ FAMOUDOU DON MOYE(ds)
tracklisting:
side a:
1. FOR D
 2. FOR M
 3. FOR J
side b:
1. THUS WE MET
 2. SYMBAL BIRD

Enjoy S!!

JOHN TCHICAI QUARTET "NACHTMUSIK - KÖLN, 1972"

JOHN TCHICAI - R.I.P.

Born in Aarhus, Denmark on April 28, 1936 - died in Perpignan, France on October 7, 2012.

Ha' det godt!

...playing now some night-music...listen the rustle of spring


JOHN TCHICAI QUARTET  "KÖLN, 1972"

John Tchicai, alto & soprano saxophone, vocals
Ole Thilo, piano
Peter Warren, bass
Pierre Favre, drums

1. unknown title                 11:47
2. unknown title                 10:37
3. unknown title                 11:34
4. unknown title                 10:14
5. Frühlingsrauschen (G.Gruntz)  09:28

Recorded in Köln, Germany for the WDR, "Nachtmusik" on May 6, 1972.

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NDR JAZZ WORKSHOP NO.93 - ALBERT MANGELSDORFF QUINTET (HANNOVER, 1973)

NDR Jazz Workshop No. 93
Albert Mangelsdorff Quintet


Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone
Heinz Sauer, tenor saxophone
Gerd Dudek, tenor & soprano saxophone, flute
J.B. "Buschi" Niebergall, bass
Peter Giger, drums

1. Xenobiosis (A. Mangelsdorff) (Part 1)     14:37
2. Xenobiosis (A. Mangelsdorff) (Part 2)     10:47
3. Grive Musicienne (A. Mangelsdorff)             26:11

Recorded: October 18, 1973 at Studio 1 of the NDR Funkhaus, Hannover, Germany.

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VARA STUDIOS - HILVERSUM - BOOKER ERVIN QUARTET & VAN BERGEIJK QUARTET (1966/67)

Here are two shorter recordings from the 1960s made in the Vara Studios.
Recently I became (finally) aware that the Vara Studios in Hilversum (Netherlands) were the location for many  important recordings. I do not know anything about it - but maybe someone can shed some light on this topic. Also Gilius van Bergeijk is almost unknown to me. He was born in Den Haag on November 7, 1946. Today he is working as a composer but in the sixties and seventies he has worked as a Jazz musician. Peter Brötzmann and the glorious ICP were then stations in his development.
Booker Ervin needs no introduction...the same goes for Han Bennink.......


 BOOKER ERVIN  QUARTET  "VARA STUDIO, HILVERSUM, 1966"


Booker Ervin, tenor saxophone
Pim Jacobs, piano
Ruud Jacobs, bass
Han Bennink, drums


1. BLUESETTE (not by Thielemans!) 9.03 
2. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS   8.13    
3. DAY TO MOURN                  9.55                      



Live at VARA Studio 7, Hilversum, Netherland on February 18, 1966.

GILIUS VAN BERGEYK QUARTET "HILVERSUM, 1967"


Gilius van Bergeyk, oboe
Viktor Kaihatu, bass(arco)
Arjen Gorter, bass(pizz)
Han Bennink, drums

1. VOOR DINGES, EEN LIED                               03:57
2. KONFUSI                                             06:59
3. PARAFINERADE                                        04:25
4. BALLADE VOOR DE ARBEIDER IN DE SCHEERWOL INDUSTRIE  07:16

All compositions by Gilius van Bergeyk.

Recorded at VARA Studio, Hilversum, Netherland in March, 1967.

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TAKASHI KAZAMAKI + TAKEHISA KOSUGI "ENBAN - LIVE AT THE STRANGE FRUIT" (FOOL, 1983)

Two more albums with Takehisa Kosugi - out of Nick's vaults. See the post below and there's another one with Kazamaki to be found here




TAKASHI KAZAMAKI + TAKEHISA KOSUGI   "ENBAN -  LIVE AT THE STRANGE FRUIT"

A. Untitled

B. Untitled


Takashi Kazamaki – Percussion
Takehisa Kosugi – Violin, Vocals, Electronics

Recorded live at The Strange Fruit on 19th February 1983.

FOOL 002

RIRI SHIMADA / TAKEHISA KOSUGI "THE OTHER WORLD OF ERIC SATIE" (VAP, 1982)

RIRI SHIMADA / TAKEHISA KOSUGI "THE OTHER WORLD OF ERIC SATIE”

Riri Shimada, piano
Takehisa Kosug, violin

A1. Gnossiennes No1 - No5
A2. Gymnopédies No1 - No3
B1. Gnossiennes No1 - No5
B2. Gymnopédies No1 - No3

VAP Records – 30028-25, Japan 1982.

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HIROKAZU YAMADA “KOZAN” (TIARA COMPANY, 1985)

 

I've no informations about Hirokazu Yamada. But Motoharu Yoshizawa and Mototeru Takagi are founding-fathers of japanese Free Music. My thanks goes to Nick for this and the music from the post below (Kosugi solo).

HIROKAZU YAMADA  “KOZAN”

Hirokazu Yamada, guitar
Motoharu Yoshizawa, double bass
Mototeru Takagi, tenor saxophone



A1. Dedicated To Michio Miyagi            09:02
A2. Titan                                 08:41
A3. A Dialectic Apple In The Existence    03:51

B1. Stoic Monument                        06:44
B2. Solitary Promenade                    07:44
B3. Fin De Siecle                         03:15


Recorded on October 31, 1985.

TIARA COMPANY - Tiara 001, 1986.

TAKEHISA KOSUGI “VIOLIN SOLO” (BELLOWS, 1981)

TAKEHISA KOSUGI  “VIOLIN SOLO”

Takehisa Kosugi, Violin


A. Soundscape I   18:23

B. Soundscape II  27:15


Improvisations by Takehisa Kosugi. Each set was divided into three parts, using three different violin bows in turn. Soundscape I includes only the first two parts.

Recorded live at Soundscape, New York City, 26 February 1981.

BELLOWS 003.

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George Sams - Nomadic Winds

Following up earlier postings of the first two albums by United Front as well as Riccardo's posting of their set  at Moers in 1979, here is a solo album by George Sams, the trumpeter of the group. The title track was also featured on their second album "Ohm - Unit of Resistance" and the live set. New here is India Cooke on violin, Andre St. James on electric bass and Abdul Waahid on percussion. Anthony Brown joined UF by the time of their second album and George Sams assumes piano duties on the title track.

Perhaps not as swinging and boisterous as the United Front albums. I sense more of a subdued and wistful ambience on this record, possibly having to do with the presence of the violin. Sams engages in tortuous sounds on the track of the same name (not unlike Lester Bowie), supplies yearning piano chords on the title track and mixes trumpet in with the chamber group feel on the final track with light percussion added, hinting at worlds and continents beyond the American west coast. All in all, a beautiful listen, I thought.


George Sams – Nomadic Winds (1982)

A1  Nomadic Winds 8:25
A2  Tortuous 6:10

B1  In Search 8:10
B2  The Path With A Heart From Africa 8:10

Bass – Andre St. James
Drums – Anthony Brown
Percussion – Abdul Waahid
Trumpet, Piano, Producer – George Sams
Violin – India Cooke

Recorded May 1981 at John Altmann Recording, San Francisco

hat MUSICS – hat MUSICS 3506

Vinyl, LP

Thanks to Arcturus for supplying this fine thing. Not available on cd. Further background in the info files.

On a very, very sad note

(click on picture to enlarge) 

 I have just received the very sad news from fellow blogger Igor that our dear Riccardo Beduschi passed away last Tuesday. The cause of death was a heart attack. Igor received an email from Riccardo's friend Ilario Rozen which I'd like to quote in extenso:

 "Hi Igor,unfortunately our friend Riccardo died because of an infarct on last Tuesday. Inconstant sol is his creature too and I think he must be remembered on our blog. He is a real friend and a real jazzman. 

Unfortunately I can write just a comment, so if you could write a post on the top of the blog to give this bad news as soon as possible, it'll be a special present to honor his memory. I'm very very sad for this news, and I hope all the blog will participate to our bereavement."

Igor handed me the task as I'm one of the admins of this blog.

So, on behalf of Onxidlib, Sotise, Wallofsound and other contributors to the blog over the years, I'd like to record my deep appreciation of Riccardo's unique offerings. He made his own recordings, many dating back to the 1970s, and he was very much active right up to the last days, travelling to the Saalfelden festival and recording the Mary Halvorson Quintet which was posted here recently. He promised more in the near future, but alas, that may never come to light.

As we are based in different countries, even on different continents, I did not know Riccardo personally, so there is not much I can say. I would, however, like to express my deep condolences to Riccardo's relatives and closest and to all others who knew him.

I would also like to ask followers of the blog who have enjoyed his many contributions over the last few years to record their appreciation and to honour his memory in the best way they can. Comments are free.

May he rest in peace.

Yours

Kinabalu,

on behalf of Inconstant Sol and the music blogger community

Update: Ilario has kindly provided me with this picture which I thought was very fitting. It depicts a group of jazz fans at the Moers festival in 1979. Riccardo is on the upper right, carrying a recording device in a shoulder bag, looking serious and very focused. A man with a mission in the middle of field work. The second on the left in the bottom row is Luigi Zanon, whose photos Riccardo would occasionally use to illustrate his posts. I understand that some of the others in the picture are also no longer with us.

And as regulars may have noticed, one of Riccardo's last posts was the United Front at the Moers festival in 1979.

Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra - Live in Genoa '91

Music of melancholy beauty.

Rec. live at "Villa Imperiale", Genoa, Italy, on July 16, 1991
(mix recording)

Charlie Haden,bass
Earl Gardner,trumpet
Tom Harrell,trumpet,flugelhorn
Julian Priester,trombone
Sharon Freeman,French horn
Joe Daley,tuba
Makanda Ken McIntyre,alto sax
John Stubblefield,tenor & soprano saxes,flute
Javon Jackson,tenor sax
Amina Claudine Myers,piano
Mike Goodrick,guitar
Paul Motian,drums

1. Intro by C.Haden (02:40)
2. Nkosi Sikelel'i Afrika (ANC Anthem) [E.M.Sontonga] (20:00)
3. Dream Keeper Suite (34:30):
a) Dream Keeper Part 1 [C.Bley]
b) Feliciano Ama [Trad. from El Salvador]
c) Dream Keeper Part II [C.Bley]
d) Canto del Pilon [Trad. from Venezuela]
e) Dream Keeper Part III [C.Bley]
f) Hymn of the Anarchist Women's Movement [Trad. from Spanish Civil War]
g) Dream Keeper Part IV [C.Bley]
4. Spiritual [C.Haden] (15:25)
5. La Pasionaria [C.Haden] (19:10)
6. Sandino (encore) [C.Haden] (09:10)

Total Time 1:40:58

Spiritual (excerpt)

Don Pullen Quartet - Live in Milan '78

Milan was the final stage of a very long European tour, where, in addition to three concerts, the Quartet recorded the album "Warriors" for the Black Saint.

Rec. live at "Capolinea", Milan, Italy, on Sunday April 9, 1978
(mics recording)

Don Pullen,piano
Chico Freeman,tenor & soprano saxes,flute
Fred Hopkins,bass
Bobby Battle,drums

Sunday afternoon set:
1. Richard's Tune [D.Pullen]/Look Up [C.Freeman] (1:03:15)

Sunday evening set:
2. Double Arc Jake [D.Pullen] (1:36:21)

Total Time 2:39:36

Double Arc Jake (excerpt)

Mary Halvorson Quintet - Live in Saalfelden '12

Just a taste of the Saalfelden Festival: much more in the next future.

Rec. live at the "33rd Jazzfestival Saalfelden", Saalfelden,
Austria, on August 25, 2012 (mics recording)

Mary Halvorson,guitar
Jonathan Finlayson,trumpet
Jon Irabagon,alto sax
John Hébert,bass
Ches Smith,drums

1. Sinks When She Rounds The Bend (No. 22) [09:26]
2. Love In Eight Colors (No. 21) [13:18]
3. Hemorrhaging Smiles (No. 25) [11:38]
4. Sleep [13:40]
5. Mile High Like (No.16) [05:40]

Total Time 53:45

All compositions by M.Halvorson.

Hemorrhaging Smiles (excerpt)

BYARD LANCASTER / KENO SPELLER "EXACTEMENT" (PALM, 1974)

 BYARD LANCASTER / KENO SPELLER  "EXACTEMENT"


Byard Lancaster, flute, alto and soprano sax, octavoice, bass clarinet, piano

Keno Speller, percussion (only C2 & D1)


A1. "Sweet Evil Miss" Kisianga     10:18
A2. Virginia             08:30
B1. C. Marianne Alicia         11:57
B2. Dr. Oliver W. Lancaster     07:53
C1. Palm Sunday         10:54
C2. Prima - Mr. A. A.         08:17
D1. Keno - Exactement         08:30
D2. Providence Baptist Church    07:04


Recorded by Jef Gilson at Palm Studio, 1st February & May 18, 1974.

PALM 11/12

Thank you Nick.

BYARD LANCASTER “US” (PALM, 1973)

R.I.P.



BYARD LANCASTER  “US”


Byard Lancaster, alto and tenor saxophone, flute
Sylvain Marc, Fender bass
Steve McCall, drums

LP

A1. McCall All
B1. Flore
B2. John III


7”
A1. Us
B1. Just Test



Recorded at Palm Studio, Paris, on 24 November 1973 by Jef Gilson.

PALM 8 & 8bis

Note: The 7" (8bis) was originally released as a bonus to the LP.


....Nick

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WILLEM BREUKER ORCHESTRA/QUINTET "CONTEMPORARY JAZZ FROM HOLLAND - LITANY FOR THE 14TH OF JUNE, 1966" (RELAX)

This is Willem Breuker's first LP under his own name and also one of the earliest recordings of European Free Jazz. Already in this early stage of the socalled "European emancipation" we have not only a small combo but already compositions for a large ensemble. The achievement is quite differrent to Alex von Schlippenbach's Globe Unity (here and here) from the same year.

My thanks goes again to N for his ongoing generosity.




WILLEM BREUKER ORCHESTRA/QUINTET  "CONTEMPORARY JAZZ FROM HOLLAND - LITANY FOR THE 14TH JUNE, 1966"

On side A:

Willem Breuker, bass clarinet, baritone, alto & soprano saxophone, piano, drums
Gilius van Bergeyk, oboe
Guus Dral, bassoon
Eddie Engels, trumpet, fluegelhorn
Henk Scheffer, trombone
Carl Schulze, trombone, vibraphone
Jaap Verhaar, horn
Jan Wolff, horn
Hans Dulfer, tenor saxophone
Ab van der Molen, soprano saxphone, bass clarinet
Cornelius Hazevoet, piano
Pieter Boersma, cello
Arjen Gorter, double bass, accordion, harmonica
Dick van der Capellen, double bass
Victor Kaihatu, double bass, guitar
Pierre Courbois, drums
Rob Kattenberg, drums
Ileana Melita, voice


On side B:

Willem Breuker, bass clarinet, clarinet, baritone, tenor, alto & soprano saxophone
Misja Mengelberg, piano
Dick van der Capellen, bass (pizzicato)
Victor Kaihatu, bass (arco)
Pierre Courbois, drums



A1. Litany For The 14th Of June, 1966    (07:42)   
A2. Life Is Music Is Love Is All     (06:11)    
A3. Psalm 64                             (01:35)    
A4. Time Signals And Sound Density V     (05:59)    
B1. Implication And Piano Distance     (05:44)    
B2. Composition 19 In Silvergrey     (05:59)    
B3. Composition 30                     (05:11)    
B4. Composition 28                     (04:12)


Recorded at Musis Sacrum, Baarn, Holland.
Date: 26 and 27 October 1966 (A) and 27 October 1966 (B).

RELAX 33004
Note: A bit later re-released as WERGO Records (WER 80002), 1966.

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