TED CURSON QUARTET "URGE" (FONTANA, 1966)

TED CURSON QUARTET  "URGE"

Ted Curson, trumpet, pocket trumpet
Booker Ervin, tenor saxophone
Jimmy Woode, bass
Edgar Bateman, drums

1. Roy's Boys                    14:21
2. You Don't Know What Love Is   06:10
3. Cinq QUartre                  07:45
4. Musis Scarum                  08:15
5. The Leopard                   08:03
6. Latino                        10:36

All compositions by Ted Curson except track 2 > D.Raye/De Paul.

Recorded on May 13, 1966 in Baarn, Netherlands.

FONTANA 883 910 JCY

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STEVE LACY - BLUES FOR AIDA (EGG FARM, 1996)

Soprano Saxophone – Steve Lacy


1-1 Shuffle Boil 19:43
  1-1a Eronel
  1-1b Evidence
  1-1c Pannonica
1-2 Who Knows?  3:35
1-3 The Crust    5:11
1-4 Blues For Aida  5:32
1-5 Cette Fois 3:08
1-6 The Mantle 5:47
1-7 Prospectus 4:02

2-1 Moms 6:20
2-2 Art         6:59
2-3 The Rent         5:56
2-4 Revenue         6:13
2-5 Retreat         6:30
2-6 Deadline         7:16

  Encore
2-7 Trinkle Tinkle 4:14

Recorded live at the Egg Farm, Saitama, on 10 September 1995.

Egg Farm EF-004-1/2

KAORU ABE / YOSHISABURO TOYOZUMI DUO - LIVE AT GAYA (DIW, 1995)

Two of the greats of Japanese free improvisation. This was recorded during the same period as Overhang Party (Alm Records, still available on CD) and Overhang Party / Senzei (Qbico), unfortunately during the last year of Abe's life. Sabu is still very much with us and making some great music. This duo recording was only released as a bonus CD to Abe's solo box set. 

1. Duo Improvisation 27:23, 25 November 1977

2. Duo Improvisation 26:14, 26 March 1978

Kaoru Abe, alto saxophone

Yoshisaburo (Sabu) Toyozumi, drums


Recorded live at Gaya, Hatsudai, Tokyo.


CD rip, DIW Records, DIWS-2.

ELTON DEAN QUINTET - 1995

Hey Miloo, I hadn’t even  bothered to transfer this from cassette to disc because the piano and bass are rather on the quiet side (a bad side-effect of sitting at the front and missing out on the PA).  However, listening to it now it’s not so bad.  Paul Dunmall plays awesomely but lays out on the lovely Dean tune ‘First in the wagon’ where we can hear Elton play as beautifully as only Elton can (or could, I should say).  How sad it is that he has left us, and of course the same with the irreplaceable Tony Levin.  These people came and played for us and opened our minds and our hearts.  So here is a bit more of their legacy to enjoy.

Anyone who has not heard this group on ‘Silent Knowledge’ (Cuneiform 83) should certainly buy the cd to hear them in their full glory.  Also, Elton made a really super duo album with the stupendous Sophia Domancich called ‘Avant ‘ (Hux 063) which should not be missed.

Elton Dean, alto sax, saxello

Paul Dunmall, tenor sax

Sophia Domancich, piano

Paul Rogers, bass

Tony Levin, drums

1. Gualchos (Dean)  37:38

2. Improvisation 1 27:32

3. First in the wagon (Dean) 13:48

4. Improvisation 2 11:00

TT.  90 mins 

Vortex, London.  28th May 1995

Live cassette recording.

(Piano and bass a bit quiet)

Buy 'Silent Knowledge'(Cuneiform, Rune`83) by this group.

Photo by Andrew Putler 

ORNETTE COLEMAN TRIO - COPENHAGEN, 1966

This is the first LP from this 4 LP set with three Coleman classics. Apart from some tape wobble in the first  minute, it's a decent sounding audience recording.

A1. Lonely Woman

A2. Falling Stars

B.   Clergyman's Dreams

Ornette Coleman, alto saxophone, trumpet, violin
David Izenson, bass
Charles Moffett, drums

Live in Copenhagen, Denmark, 7 April 1966

Vinyl rip from In Concert – Lonely Woman Trio ’66 – Quartet ’74, Bat 1

STEVE LACY / MAL WALDRON – JAPAN DREAM (EGG FARM, 2004)

This duo set is from a tour with Masahiko Togashi and Jean-Jacques Avenel. It would be great to hear any recordings from the quartet dates!

 
1.   Monk's Dream 10:49
2.   I'll Keep Loving You 10:43
3.   Epistrophy 7:15
4.   Blinks 9:18
5.   Evidence 5:43
6.   Blues For Aida 7:43
7.   Snake Out 14:20
8.   Let's Call This 6:14

Mal Waldron, piano
Steve Lacy, soprano saxophone

Recorded live at Space Who, Saitama, on 1 November 1992.

Egg Farm – EF-006, released 2004.

CD Rip

Masahiko Satoh- Solo Piano Vol3, Multi Spheroid 1976

Masahiko Satoh's third Solo Lp ,from the Jan 76 sequence
Dense,  Torrential,exhilarating, with added colour and a transformative layer via EMS synthesiser!
still out of print and as far as i know, never reissued.
Enjoy!!


Multi-Spheroid
SATOH Masahiko
Denon Jazz/Nippon Columbia YX-7556-ND (LP)
January 14, 1976;
Live at Nichi-Futsu Kaikan, Tokyo
SATOH Masahiko (p, syn, ring modulater, comp, producer)

Satoh's Discography
Satohs Label

ps-Zippy Share Links added 10-2-

ELTON DEAN - 2 Quartets: London 1992 + 1997

It took me a while, but finally here are two amazing cassette recordings courtesy of Andy, posted previously in Contributions section. Earlier one from 1992 can be seen as alternative version of Elton Dean / Howard Riley Quartet, a regular team of 90's, also posted here in the meantime by Andy himself. Riley & Dean photo comes from the booklet of their duo album "One To One" (Slam Productions 1999) and was taken by George Haslam.

ELTON DEAN - alto sax & saxello
HOWARD RiLEY - piano
PAUL ROGERS - bass
TONY LEViN - drums

1. improvisation  - 55:50 + appl.

Rumours, London, 28 February 1992  (Riley on a very ropy old piano)

Second and more 'feverish' piece from 1997 is by one-off grouping - a rare opportunity to hear Elton with Veryan Weston, and suprisingly (as I found when adding tags) also first IS post including this prodigious British pianist and improviser. Thank you for being there and being here, Andy!

ELTON DEAN - saxello
VERYAN WESTON - piano
MARCiO MATTOS - cello
TONY LEViN - drums

1. improvisation  - 17:50 + appl.

Vortex, London, 23 February, 1997

THE POPPOO

I missed the start to this radio broadcast of the Finnish band The Poppoo but I often come back to this recording as it has a real feel-good factor.  I was at a low point in my life at the time and maybe its cheering me up has left a fondness for it.  Anyway that's from my personal perspective, but I hope if you bother that some cheeriness will rub off on you too.

Jukka Perko,  sax
Severi Pyysalo,  vibes, keyboards
Ville Huolman,  bass
Teppo Makynen,  drums

1.  Unknown title
2.  Ain't no sunshine
3.  Tango catastrophique
4.  Dancing Queen

BBC Radio 3.  Jazz on 3.  1999

Burton Greene-Alan Silva-Sunny Murray-Firmanence 1979

Here's another superb piano trio, the beautiful Firmanence , on the Elusive, Fore (Rare tone,Music library) label , an independent Italian label , that briefly flourished    between 1980 and 1982, with a handful of releases ranging from Bill Dixon's Considerations , posted here a few years ago , to Scelsi string quartets, and a couple of albums by Alvin Curran.

A reunion of old friends , all Had previously played and performed together in the mid to late 60's,
its a subtle, restrained largely spacious , session consisting of one free improvisation, 3 tunes by Greene ,and one by Silva..
 All in all , a spirited generous record by three venerable free jazz,21st Century Masters!
still out of print , and sadly unlikely to be reissued , who knows ?one can only hope for a deluxe complete edition!


Firmanence- 
Fore (2), (Rare Tone Music library) published 1980, recorded 1979
A1 Introduction-Encounter 
 Composed By – Silva*, Greene*, Murray*  
A2 Firmanence 
 Composed By – Greene*  
A3 Sunny Monk 
 Composed By – Greene*
B1 Any Resemblance Between A Double Aquarian Mother And Planet Earth Is Purely Coincidental 
 Composed By – Silva*
B2 Mints Are Fo(u)r Moon People 
 Composed By – Greene*


Burton Greene -Piano, Piano ,Prepared, Percussion, Voice 
Alan Silva -Bass, Vibraphone, Percussion, Voice  
Sunny Murray -Drums, Percussion 


BTW , all three  are still vigorously productive , and have numerous Cds and Lp's currently In print
some recommendations , here , here, and here
please support them!

ENJOY!

MASAYOSHI URABE – URKLANG (TILIQUA RECORDS, 2002)

Masayoshi Urabe, alto and soprano saxophone


1. Alto Saxophone Solo 52:35
 
2. Soprano Saxophone Solo 17:03

 

Track 1, recorded on May 20, 2001 at Swan Niigata, Japan.

 Track 2, recorded on May 18, 2001 at Kaeigura, Aizuwakamatsu, Japan.


Released by Tiliqua Records – Tiliqua 01, 2002


CD Rip

AKi TAKASE & JANA KOUBKOVÁ - Jazzperanto (Supraphon 1988)

This one-time collaboration of German-based Japanese pianist with Czech singer and improviser Jana Koubková was recorded during one of numerous visits of Aki Takase in the Czech Republic. Like many other international jazz meetings which was held in Prague during the 70's and 80's, it still remains unreleased on CD.


Jana Koubková & Aki Takase - Jazzperanto (Supraphon 1988)

01. Donna Lee (Charlie Parker) (4:45)
02. Dream Of The Long-legged Uncle (Aki Takase) (7:00)
03. Return Of Swallows To Enshu Country (Kazumi Watanabe, Aki Takase) (4:25)
04. Jazzperanto (Jana Koubková) (6:30)
05. Pig-head / Amanojaku (Aki Takase) (4:12)
06. Perdido (Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington) (3:50)
07. Dance For Two Fingers (Jana Koubková) (4:55)
08. Down Dance (Ichiko Hashimoto) (5:40)

Aki Takase : piano, vocals
Jana Koubková : vocals
Alan Vitouš : drums & percussion (3 & 8 only)

Recorded at the Supraphon studio Hrnčíře, April 6-10, 1987

Supraphon 11 0067-1 (LP) / 1988

NIGHT AND DAY - PLAYS THEM ALL - SET 2 (ATELIER GRAZ, 2003)

A little more of twelve sets played over three successive nights on 27-29 May 1992 at the Badenscher Hof, Berlin.

Rüdiger Carl, tenor saxophone, clarinet

Alexander von Schlippenbach, piano

Jay Oliver, bass

Sven-Åke Johansson, drums

1-9. Caravan 2:22

1-10. All The Things You Are 5:36

1-11. Five O'Clock Whistle 3:45

1-12. The Song Is You 4:13

1-13. Body And Soul 5:00

1-14. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise 4:45

1-15. Deep Purple 4:46

1-16. Love Me Or Leave Me 4:33

1-17. But Not For Me 3:42

Edition Atelier Graz 2003

JiŘí STIVíN & PIERRE FAVRE "VYLETY / EXCURSIONS" (SUPRAPHON, 1979)

 

Finally I came up with Milo's request. 

Not exactly Jazz yet a singular creative achievement in music.

JIRI STIVIN & PIERRE FAVRE  "VYLETY / EXCURSIONS"

Jiří Stivín, flute, alto flute, recorders, crumhorns, renaissance ranket, transverse folk pipe, fuyara, ocarina, syrinx, alto saxophone, bass clarinet, voice, the Bressan baroque recorder
Pierre Favre, drums, gongs, crotals, bells, beans, water tom-toms
Pavel Kühn, vocals


Tajemný Výlet I / Mysterious Excursion I

A1. Promena První / Metamorphosis One                     06:51    
A2. Skalní Kone / Cliff Horses                             02:56
A3. Starý Pramen / Ancient Wellspring                     00:55    
A4. Zvuk Rosy / Sound Of Dew                             02:53    
A5. Kamínek / Pebble                                     00:44    
A6. Koreny / Roots                                     02:14    
A7. Sladké Drívko / Sweet Stick                     02:45    
A8. Znamení / Sign                                     00:31    
A9. Barvy Temnot / Colours Of Darkness                     02:38
    
Tajemný Výlet II / Mysterious Excursion II

B1. Myší Pohádka / The Mouse Tale                     00:45    
B2. Tanec Pod Zvonem / Dance Under The Bell             04:39    
B3. Nocní Lety / Nightly Flights                     02:04    
B4. Bludicka / Will-O'-The-Wisp                     02:31    
B5. Hadi A Štíri / Snakes And Scorpions                     01:18    
B6. Dech A Jeho Stíny / The Breath And Its Shadows      04:18    
B7. Promena Druhá / Metamorphosis Two                     08:12
    
Výlet Za Svetlem / Excursion In Search Of Light

C1. Jeskyne / The Cave                                     07:27    
C2. Závoj Hmoty / Veil Of Matter                     03:58    
C3. Vyjasnení / Enlightment                             10:35
    
Výlet Mezi Lidi / Excursion Among People

D1. Lidove / In Folk Style                             04:22    
D2. Povídal, Že Jim Hrál / So What, Said He And Played     06:43    
D3. Dosti Radosti / The Joys Are Over                     05:38    
D4. Skorápky Vodních Dutin / Water Cavity Shells     03:34    
D5. Promena Tretí / Metamorphosis Three             01:02    


Recorded November 1979 at concerts in the Theatre of Music, Reduta Hall and the Domovina Studio, Prague.

SUPRAPHON 1115 3381-82

MUJICIAN TRIO. Rare Music Club 14 Aug 1992

Well, it's certainly good to be giving these old recordings an airing.  When bassist Paul Rogers moved to France, Mujician played several gigs as a trio at Keith Tippett's Rare Music Club held at the Malaap Club in Bristol.  Here is a particularly fine session with Paul Dunmall playing C-melody and baritone saxophones.
Great spontaneous music with awesomeness and real beauty.

Keith Tippett,  piano
Tony Levin,  drums
Paul Dunmall,  C-melody and baritone saxophones

Track 1.  30:56
Track 2.  40:59

Rare Music Club at the Malaap Club, Bristol.  14 August 1992

Live cassette recording.

Enjoy.

Mal Waldron Trio-Set me Free 1969

Here's Another Waldron Treat , a Lost BYG album that wasn't issued until the early 80's ... from his most outstandingly original creative period !!
Affording us the opportunity of hearing a different side of Barre Phillips , in jet propelled Wilbur Ware mode....
not exactly rare , but un reissued on CD except in Japan .... this rip is from the Uk Affinity Lp

Very Beautiful
Enjoy!!!



Mal Waldron Trio – Set Me Free , 1969
Label:
Affinity ?– AFF 116

 1984
Tracklist
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A1 Set Me Free ~ You Were Always There
A2 Yeah 9:03
B1 Jamaica Libre
B2 Desillusion
B3 Attila The Hun

Waldron-pno
B.Phillips-db
'Philly'Joe Jones-dr



PS, not certain how long these links will last , since it appears that today (for me at least) Zippyshares Login functionality is impaired!

LAWRENCE "BUTCH" MORRIS - FEBRUARY 10, 1947 - JANUARY 29,2013

A premature and sad loss.

I love his cornet playing with David Murray and Frank Lowe  (The Other Side), although he has worked in many settings, including theatre, dance, TV and visual arts, and will probably be best remembered for developing his conduction of improvised music.

Here are two early recordings on Jef Gilson's Palm label, together with a later double LP with AR Penck; both great supporters.  


JEAN-CHARLES CAPON / PHILIPPE MATÉ / BUTCH MORRIS / SERGE RAHOERSON – UNTITLED (PALM, 1977)

A1.  Spanish Cake Walk
A2.  Blues For Guy
A3.  Orly - Ivato
B1.  Complainte
B2.  Mode De Fa - Salegy Drums Solo

Jean-Charles Capon, cello
Serge Rahoerson, drums
Philippe Maté, tenor saxophone
Butch Morris, trumpet

Recorded by Jef Gilson at Studio Palm, Paris, November 1976.
Palm Records – PALM 26, 1977
Vinyl Rip

L. "BUTCH" MORRIS / J.L. CHAUTEMPS / F. JEANNEAU / A. JAUME / PH. MATÉ / A. HATOT / M. RICHARD / J.C. CAPON / J. GILSON / P.Y. SORIN / G. BROWN ‎– EUROPAMERICA (PALM, 1977)

A1. The Other Side
A2. Mode De Fa
A3. Chromobachism

B1. The Line
B2. Chromatisme
B3. Con Alma


Pierre-Yves Sorin, bass guitar
Jean-Charles Capon, cello
Lawrence "Butch" Morris, cornet
George Brown, drums
Jef Gilson, piano, conductor
François Jeanneau, soprano saxophone
Philippe Maté, tenor saxophone
Alain Hatot, tenor saxophone
Jean-Louis Chautemps, tenor saxophone
Marc Richard, tenor saxophone
André Jaume, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet


Recorded 23 December 1976 in concert for Radio France.
Released on Palm Records, PALM 28, 1977.
Re-issued on Disques Vendémiaire – VDE / PAL 080.
Vinyl Rip

TTT – BUTCH IN HACKNEY (PRIVATE LABEL, 1983)

A1.  Can I Ask You A Question?

A2.  Unknown Fractals

B1.  Spring Dog In Hackney

B2.  Subconscious Remembrance

C.   Together And Against Each Other

D1.  Cold Red

D2.  Old Party At Night

A.R. Penck, bass, drums, flute, vocals

Frank Wollny, bass, guitar, drums

Heinz Wollny, bass, guitar

Butch Morris, cornet, drums

Recorded live, unknown date.

Vinyl Rip

MAL WALDRON – MAL: LIVE 4 TO 1 (PHILIPS, 1971)

Here is some more Mal Waldron from 1971. This time, recorded, as well as released in Japan. Two nights live in quartet, trio, duo and solo performances with Kohsuke Mine, Isao Suzuki, Yoshiyuki Nakamura and Masabumi Kikuchi.


A1.  Left Alone
A2.  Straight No Chaser

Mal Waldron Quartet
Kohsuke Mine, alto saxophone
Isao Suzuki, bass
Yoshiyuki Nakamura, drums

B1.  Right On
B2.  Thoughts

Mal Waldron Trio
Isao Suzuki, bass
Yoshiyuki Nakamura, drums

C1.  Little Abi
C2.  Blood And Guts

Mal Waldron - Masabumi Kikuchi Piano Duo

D1.  Willow Weep For Me
D2.  You Don't Know What Love Is
D3.  Don't Explain
D4.  Yesterdays
D5.  All Alone

Mal Waldron Solo

Recorded live at the Swing Journal Jazz Workshop – 13, at Yamaha Hall, Tokyo, on 2 and 3 March 1971.

Philips – FX 8513/4, 1971

Vinyl Rip

JOHN RUSSELL, ROGER TURNER, TOSHINORI KONDO - ARTLESS SKY (CAW RECORDS, 1979)

Here is a request for FW.


Roger Turner, drums, percussion

John Russell, plectrum guitar

Toshinori Kondo, trumpet, alto horn, mutes


A1 Artless Sky


B1 Dear Listeners

B2 When Crime Becomes An Option

B3 Pies

B4 Mounting On The Wind

B5 Marcel Waves


Recorded live in Luton, 19 October 1979.

Caw Records - CAW 001.

Vinyl Rip

Noah Howard Quartet live at Columbia University, NY, 1973

I noticed that our blogger chums at 9 Grey Chairs posted recently a recording of Noah Howard at the Village Vanguard in 1972, so I thought I should follow it up with this live recording from Columbia University the year after. I suppose this was taped off radio, most likely the student radio at Columbia, WKCR. I am also willing to wager that WKCR is pretty much unequaled when it comes to jazz broadcasting.

This is diiferent group from the one at Village Vanguard. Earl Freeman is on this one as well, but new to the quartet is the guitarist and drummer, about whom I know next to nothing. This is a bit of an oddity. It doesn't really sound much like what Howard did before and after. But it may be in some ways attuned to what was happening in NY at the time, what with the introduction here of guitars and liberal doses of fuzz pedals. Not too sure about how well that comes off, but perhaps it's indicative of certain musical developments at that moment in time. Think of Blood Ulmer, Ornette Coleman's Prime Time and what was to be known as harmolodics, even though that concept is somewhat hard to define. In any case, a curious addition to the Noah Howard discography, but an unreleased one.

Noah Howard Quartet 

Wollman Auditorium, Columbia University 

1973-07-05

Source: Radio

Sound: A

Noah Howard- as, perc, v,

Earl Freeman- b,

Glenn Dong- g,

Jean-Louis Mechali- perc.

Time 48:16

01. Living Space 35:40

02. Duet for Alto & Bass 12:36

HÜSEYIN ERTUNC TRIO "MÛSIKÎ" (INTEX, 1970)

Here we have a contribution by Can. He already provided us with the 1999's No Music Festival Box - here.

The best place for finding informations about the musicians involved in this extraordinary music you'll find at Clifford Allen's blog Ni Kantu.

Please say thanks to Can -





HÜSEYIN ERTUNC TRIO  "MÛSIKÎ"


Michael Cosmic, alto & sopranino saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, piccolo, organ, percussion
Phil Musra, tenor & soprano saxophone, flute, zurna, clarinet, percussion
Hüseyin Ertunç, drums

1. Creator Spaces                             08:45    
2. More Beautiful Vibrations From The Creator     12:45    
3. Space On Space                             20:45


Recorded in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1970.


INTEX Records (1974)

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MASAHIKO SATO / WOLFGANG DAUNER - PIANOLOGY (EXPRESS - 1971)

Masahiko Sato, piano, electric harpsichord, ring modulator

Wolfgang Dauner, piano, electric piano, ring modulator

A1.  Everything   8:01      

A2.  They Got Rhythm, Too       5:12      

A3.  For Chinatsu And Regina     7:12      

B1.  Thousand Summers  8:09      

B2.  Jin-Juppo-Kai        12:23    

Recorded March 1, 1971, Tokyo.

Express ‎– ETP-9030

Vinyl Rip

MAL WALDRON ‎– SPANISH BITCH (GLOBE 1971)

A1.  Spanish Bitch                            

A2.  Eleanor Rigby                           

B1.  Black Chant                               

B2.  All That Funk                             

The album was produced by Manfred Eicher and originally destined for the ECM label, hence the artwork. However, it was picked up in Japan by Victor for their Globe sub-label and, in the end, was never released on ECM or on CD.

Mal Waldron, piano

Isla Eckinger, bass

Fred Braceful, drums

Recorded in Ludwigsburg, West Germany, September 18, 1970.

Released on Globe ‎– SMJX – 10113; distributed by Victor Musical Industries.

Vinyl Rip

THEO LOEVENDIE - THE DUTCH JAZZ SCENE (1969) AND DUTCH JAZZ SCENE REVISITED (1977)

Here are a few morsels of Theo Loevendie from transcription recordings made for Radio Nederland. The 1969 recordings include his trio and consort and the 1977 recording is of the consort. I have not separated the latter line-ups, since the details are not clear. Let me know if you have better information!

The Loevendie Trio - 1969

Theo Loevendie, piano
Maarten van Regteren Altena, double bass
Martin Van Duinhoven, drums

The Theo Loevendie Consort - 1969 and 1977

Theo Loevendie, alto and soprano saxophone, piano
Arjen Gorter, double bass
Bernard Hunnekink, trombone
Bob Driessen, alto saxophone
Boy Raaymakers, trumpet
Han Bennink, drums, xylophone, steel drums
Hans Dulfer, tenor saxophone
Jim Van Der Valk-Bouman, trombone
Joop Mastenbroek , baritone saxophone
Leo van Oostrom, baritone saxophone
Maarten van Regteren Altena, double bass
Martin Van Duinhoven, drums
Nedley Elstak, trumpet
Willem Van Manen, trombone

1. Wet Feet - Trio
2. Mr Brook - 1969
3. Zero - 1969

4. Julian - 1977
5. Monday - 1977
6. The Library - 1977

The Dutch Jazz Scene - Radio Nederland – 109 917/923, 1969
The Dutch Jazz Scene Revisited - Radio Nederland – 6808.653/659, 1977

Vinyl Rip

Appeal for Julian Priester, (who needs a kidney Transplant)

We here at IS , are not in the habit of soliciting donations , or asking for money for ourselves, (what we do ,we do for love of Music and the joy of sharing)....on rare, occasions we make an exception ... this is one of those.

Many among our readers i'm sure are familiar with the music of Trombonist,Composer, improviser Julian Priester , a  man who though he recorded infrequently under his own name , created some enduring treasured ,very much loved albums , and also played with Sun Ra, Sam Rivers ( hear,the Magnificent Summit Conference, by Reggie Workman, also Featuring Andrew Hill,& Pheeroan Aklaff ), Jimmy Heath ,Bobby Hutcherson,Herbie Hancock's great Mwandishi Band... and a host of others, known and less known.

Its been brought to our attention that Priester, has been beset with serious health problems,and that also given the Paucity of decent Health Care in the US , he and his family have racked up huge almost insurmountable debt , and are in danger of losing their home and hearth...

a Fundaising effort is well under way (with only ten days to go) anyone interested in helping out by making a donation , can read the facts here  

so far they have raised , 19,000 dollars , but according to American friends that is barely enough to cover a few weeks in Hospital!
thank you!! (for reading this)

BERND ALOIS ZIMMERMANN "REQUIEM FÜR EINEN JUNGEN DICHTER" (LINGUAL 1967-1969)

Although a good portion of the texts are in german it is an overhwelming listening experience (IMHO) also for non-german speakers. Sometimes the words are not clearly audible - wether german or in another language. But it doesn't diminish the impact of the score - au contraire
Since I discovered B.A. Zimmermann (about ten years ago) seriously, he has become one of my favourite composers. A friend of mine made me aware about the LP I post here - it was released not by a label but through the association of the german industries - or better its cultural society.

I was lucky enough to find it several days ago - and what a find...still the music is resonating.

Enjoy!




BERND ALOIS ZIMMERMANN  (20 March 1918 - 10 August 1970)
 "REQUIEM FÜR EINEN JUNGEN DICHTER" (LINGUAL 1967-1969)

Lingual für Sprecher, Sopran- und Baritonsolo, drei Chöre, Orchester, Jazz-Combo und elektronische Klänge nach Worten verschiedener Dichter, Berichte und Reportagen.
(Lingual for speaker, soprano- and baritone-solo, three choirs, orchestra, jazz-combo, organ and electronic sounds, with texts from various writers, narrations and reports.)
Ad Honorem St.Hermani-Josephi


Dorothy Dorow, soprano
Günther Reich, baritone
Theo Loevendie Quartet
Manfred Schoof, trumpet
Matthias Fuchs, speaker
Hans Franzen, speaker
RIAS Chamber Choir, Erich Brockhaus, leader
Austrian Broadcast Choir, Prof. Gottfried Preinfalk, leader
The Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and the Great Broadcast Choir of the N.O.S. Hilversum
Michaell Gielen, director



Side A: (29:10)

- Prolog
- Requiem I
- Requiem II


Side B: (35:02)

Requiem II (continued)
- Ricercar
- Rappresentazione
- Elegia
- Tratto
- Lamento
- Dona Nobis Pacem


Recorded by the Nederlandse Omroep Stichting Hilversum at the Holland-Festival in 1971.

Published by the Kulturkreis im Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie - Stereo 2891 182 (LP)


Note: Words are by Wladimir Majakowski, Sergej Jessenin, Conrad Beyer, Ezra Pound, H.H.Jahnn, Mao, Dubcek, Goebbels, Joyce, Camus, Weöres, Augustine, Hitler, Imre Nagy, Papandreou, Chamberlain, Aeschylus, Wittgenstein, Beatles [Hey Jude] and others...(languages - greek, russian, english, french, hungarian, czech, latin, german...)

Hajo Weber & Ulrich Ingenbold - Winterreise (1982)

Hajo Weber & Ulrich Ingenbold - Winterreise (ECM 1982)

01. Der wundersame Weg    [0:04:52.46]
02. Karusell    [0:07:29.14]
03. Winterreise    [0:04:21.59]
04. Zweifel    [0:04:17.04]
05. Sommerregen    [0:05:52.34]
06. Drehung in der Luft    [0:06:01.68]
07. Filmmusik    [0:04:39.07]
08. Son's Song    [0:04:39.58]

HAJO WEBER - guitar
ULRICH INGENBOLD - guitars, flutes

Recorded March 1982 at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg
Produced by Manfred Eicher

ECM 1235 (vinyl rip)

On winter theme. This is not much free or avant jazz, but gentle, soothing and relaxing music, performed mostly on two acoustic guitars. Following excerpts are from review, published about year ago at between sound and space website:

"I know nothing of Hajo Weber and Ulrich Ingenbold beyond the incandescent duets these two guitarists buried in the snowy recesses of Winterreise (Winter Journey), one of ECM’s greatest forgotten treasures. The title, of course, evokes Schubert, and the comparison may not be so arbitrary, for like the famous song cycle it speaks with hushed clairvoyance. Weber and Ingenbold bring distinct flavor to this session, dividing themselves at four compositions apiece.
...
Winterreise is a poetic diary that deserves only poetry in return, and ranks alongside Bill Connors’s Theme To The Guardian and Ralph Towner’s Solo Concert as one of ECM’s most evocative guitar dates. As long as a reissue seems unlikely, make this your first vinyl rediscovery."

ORNETTE COLEMAN QUARTET - VALENZA 1974 (PRIVATE LABEL)

This tour with James Blood Ulmer is from a transitional period between the acoustic groups and the electrified bands of Tales Of Captain Black and Prime Time.

There are videos from the Rome concert on Youtube.

An LP release from the Padua concert on the tour suffered from the guitar being poorly audible.

A concert recording from Keystone Corner, San Francisco in September 1974, has also been circulating, with David Williams replacing Sirone and playing both acoustic and electric bass.

However, this is my favourite from the year. 


Ornette Coleman, alto saxophone, trumpet, violin

Sirone, double bass

Billy Higgins, drums

James Blood Ulmer, guitar


C1 Unknown Title     10:10    
C2 Tutti     14:05    
D Lonely Woman     17:40    
E1 Something To Listen To     8:40    
E2 Bells And Chimes     9:00    
F  Comme Il Faut     19:40    
G What Reason Could I Give?     15:00    
H  Love Call     10:40    

Recorded live in Valenza, Italy 1974. Compiled with a 1966 trio live recording as part of a 4LP release.

Label: BAT 2-4

Vinyl Rip

JOHN SURMAN - ELVIN JONES QUARTET "LONDON, MARCH 1986"

JOHN SURMAN - ELVIN JONES QUARTET "LONDON, MARCH 1986"










John Surman, baritone & soprano saxophone, bass clarinet
Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone
Dave Holland, bass
Elvin Jones, drums


CD 1
01. Homecoming (Holland)     12:59
02. Hot Hut (Mangelsdorff)   17:33
03. Vedana (Holland)         06:46
04. Revised Edition (Surman) 09:57 [cut]
05. Revised Edition (Surman) 03:42 [continued?]

CD 2
06. Prelude To A Kiss (Ellington)   09:25
07. Raving Raven (Mangelsdorff)     18:38
08. Going For A Burton (Surman)     16:01
09. E. J. Blues (Jones)             13:19
10. Radio Speaker                   00:32

Recorded March 21 (or 18) 1986, Shaw Theatre, London;
originally broadcast on BBC Radio London series
"All That Jazz", 16th  December 1986

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MALACHi FAVORS MAGHOSTUT - Natural & The Spiritual (1978)

A requested one - great late Art Ensemble Of Chicago bassist and his only solo effort.


Malachi Favors Maghoustut - Natural And The Spiritual (AECO Records 1978)

1. The Procession 3:29
2. Natural And The Spiritual (Working On The Buildings) 8:35
3. Peace Be Unto You 10:33
4. Natural And The Spiritual 7:08
5. Black Man Tripover / Womens Takeover 4:00
6. If' Fin You No's De Way-Sho Us 10:53
7. Keep on keepin on 5:18
8. Gone 0:28

solo bass and assorted little instruments

Recorded on April 23, 1977, live at The University of Chicago.
Bass is unamplified.

(cd version 1992 – NECO-003-CD)

KANG TAE HWAN "CLEARNESS" (PSYCHO DISC, 1999)

My appreciation for Kang Tae Hwan should be clear to all who followed my posts since I was invited in September 2010.
Kazuhisha Uchihashi has played with a lot of musicians from Europe (Bailey, Brötzmann, Roger Turner) but also with Leo Smith, Barre Phillips, Otomo Yoshihide and Elliott Sharp.
You'll find a good profile here.
Ichiraku Yoshimitsu isn't as popular as Uchihashi (in the western hemisphere) - but his CV is as impressive as Uchihashi's > George Lewis,  Otomo Yoshihide, Sachiko M and Korean trumpet-player Choi Sun Bae a.o.
Take a look for his profile there.

This post is a request by Nick which I happily oblige!

IMPORTANT _ Please give me some feedback wether the links are available again! (16.01.2013)


KANG TAE HWAN  "CLEARNESS"


Kang Tae Hwan, alto saxophone
Ichiraku Yoshimitsu, Drums, percussion, electronics (CD 1)
Kazuhisa Uchihashi, guitar, effects (CD 2)

CD 1
1-1         Untitled     16:23    
1-2         Untitled     19:32    
1-3         Untitled     09:34    
1-4         Untitled     09:06

CD 2   
2-1         Untitled     04:15    
2-2         Untitled     06:11    
2-3         Untitled     05:57    
2-4         Untitled     05:37    
2-5         Untitled     03:38    
2-6         Untitled     03:57    
2-7         Untitled     04:43    
2-8         Untitled     06:42    
2-9         Untitled     05:35    
2-10         Untitled     06:55


Disk 1 recorded live at Indoyo, Hofu on November 23, 1999.
Disk 2 recorded live at Big Apple, Kobe on November 25, 1999 and at Otis, Hiroshima on November 24, 1999.

PSYCHO DISC psycho-0103-4 (cd-r)

Limited, numbered edition of 300. Packaged in a DVD box.

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JAYNE CORTEZ AND THE FIRESPITTERS – MAINTAIN CONTROL (BOLA PRESS, 1986)

I was preparing this post for a request from May 2012, when I found,sadly, that Jayne Cortez died on 28 December 2012. A powerful poet, both in writing and performance, and a civil rights activist, Jayne released numerous books and albums. Her first album as leader was with Richard Davis on bass (Celebrations and Solitudes, Strata-East). Many later albums were written with her band, The Firespitters, produced with her son, Denardo Coleman, and featured leading free jazz and African musicians.

Obituary

Rest in peace

Jayne Cortez, poetry
Al MacDowell, bass
Bern Nix, guitar
Denardo Coleman, percussion
Charles Moffett Jr, tenor saxophone

Ornette Coleman, alto saxophone (A4)
Abdul Wadud, cello (B4)

A1. Maintain Control     3:40    
A2. Economic Love Song     2:03    
A3. Tell Me     5:13    
A4. No Simple Explanations     6:59    
A5. Briefing     5:21    

B1. Kai Kai (For The Poets)     4:42    
B2. Deadly Radiation Blues     4:30    
B3. Chocolate     4:50    
B4. Commitment     4:07    
B5. Everything Is Wonderful     1:48    

Bola Press – BP-8601

Vinyl Rip

GILSON - MALAGASY (LUMEN, PALM RECORDS, 1972) AND GILSON - MALAGASY AT NEWPORT-PARIS (PALM RECORDS, 1973)

-23 °C + wind chill for the walk to work today.

This time of year, I wish I was in Madagascar

Alain Rahoerson, drums
Alain Razafinohatra, alto saxophone
Arnaud Razafy, bass clarinet, guitar
Georges Rahoerson, tenor saxophone
Jean-Charles Capon, bass
Jean-Claude Pourtier, drums, percussion, organ
Jef Gilson, piano, electric piano, xylophone, percussion
Joel Rakotomamonjy, tenor saxophone
Jojo, percussion
Pierre Moret, percussion
Roland De Comarmond, flute, baritone saxophone
Sam, bass
Serge Rahoerson, drums, tenor saxophone

A1. A Tana    5:20

A2. Avaradoha     6:25

A3. Available on The Best Of Jef Gilson Jazzman compilation

A4. Sodina    6:35

B1. Available on The Best Of Jef Gilson Jazzman compilation

B2. Malagasy     7:10


Lumen - LD 33 908, Palm Records - PALM 1

Recorded 1969-71

Vinyl Rip

Jef Gilson, Fender-Rhodes piano, ondioline
Frank Raholison, drums
Del Rabenja, tenor saxophone, valiha (http://dutchinmadagascar.blogspot.ca/2012/04/ha-jazz.html)
Sylvain Marc, percussion, guitar, Fender bass
Gerard Rakotoarivony, Fender bass
Ange "Zizi" Japhet, percussion, Fender bass

A1. Newport Bounce  5:46

A2. Salegy Jef     6:11

A3. Solo Frank     6:03

A4. Buddah's Vision  6:00

B1. Veloma Lava 5:42

B2. Valiha Del  3:50

B3. Requiem Pour Django  7:28

B4. Dizzy 48  5:20

B5. "1973"  1:58


Palm Records - PALM 5

Recorded 14 March 1973

Vinyl Rip