8 February 2018

DETAIL PLUS "NESS" (IMPETUS, 1986)




Johnny Dyani, bass, stones
Frode Gjerstad, tenor saxophone
John Stevens, drums

On side C + D only:
Bobby Bradford, cornet
Harry Beckett, trumpet (Tracks 1 + 4)
Courtney Pine, tenor saxophone, flute, bass clarinet (Tracks 1 + 4)


Sides 1/2
1. Ness - part one 27:33
2. Ness - part two 24:21

Sides 3/4
1. ED 15:39
2. Post Rambling 08:59
3. Preambling 06:06
4. Harmo'nica 15:20

LP 1:
Recorded at the Hennie-Onstad Art Centre, Oslo on 2 March 1986.
LP 2:
Recorded at the Mannod Studio/Community Music, London on 1 July 1986.

IMPETUS IMP 28509  (vinyl rip)

6 February 2018

ABDELHAÏ BENNANI TRIO "YALLAH" (JaZt TAPES, 2009)



Abdelhaï Bennani, tenor saxophone
Alan Silva, double bass, orchestral synthesizer
Edward Perraud, drums, percussion


1. Going On / Coming Truth     41:04
2. Funds                     08:03


Recorde live at "Espace Kiron", Paris, on January 25, 2009.

Artist´s promotion demo 2014.

JaZt Tapes CD-046

4 February 2018

DUNMALL / ROGERS / GIBBS / LEVIN - THANKYOU DOROTHY (DLE046)
























PAUL DUNMALL - soprano saxophone
PAUL ROGERS - A.L.L. bass
PHILIP GIBBS - guitars
TONY LEVIN - drums

1. Thankyou Dorothy   39:36

Recorded at Victoria Rooms, Bristol. 13th June 2005
Recorded, mixed, mastered by Jonathan Scott.

That's the lot.

DUNMALL / METCALFE / ROGERS / GIBBS - NOT A BIT LIKE COCO (DLE037)
























PAUL DUNMALL - soprano saxophone, Northumbrian bagpipes
NEIL METCALFE - flute
PAUL ROGERS - 7 string A.L.L. bass
PHILIP GIBBS - guitars

1. Bunting for Hugs   9:54
2. Egg, Chips and Beings   11:51
3. I Think Therefore I Don't Know   12:00
4. Coco the Clown   15:33
5. Thripps   2:03

Recorded at Victoria Roooms, Bistol.  18th May 2004
Engineered, mixed, mastered by Jonathan Scott

DUNMALL / ROGERS / GIBBS / METCALFE - IT'S ABIT NOCTURNAL (DLE029)
























PAUL DUNMALL - soprano saxophone, bagpipes
NEIL METCALFE - flute
PHILIP GIBBS - guitars
PAUL ROGERS - bass

1. It's Abit Nocturnal   44:56
2. Dragons and Yetties   11:49

Recorded at Victoria Rooms, Bristol 31st March 2003
Engineered, mixed, mastered by Jonathan Scott

DUNMALL / WELLS / ALEXANDER - LIVE IN LONDON (DLE015)

























PAUL DUNMALL - C melody* and tenor saxophone
TIM WELLS - bass
DAVE ALEXANDER - drums

1. What Rumours*   37:45
2. These Rumours   40:09

Track 1 recorded by Andy Isham at Rumours Club, London
8th May 1992
Track 2 recorded by Andy Isham at Rumours Club, London
4th September 1992
Transfer and mastering by Chris Trent

NB This music is also included in The Complete Rumours Sessions

3 February 2018

DUNMALL / GIBBS / ROGERS / LEVIN - SIMPLE SKELETONS (DLE014)
























PAUL DUNMALL - soprano and tenor saxophone
PHILIP GIBBS - guitars
PAUL ROGERS - bass
TONY LEVIN - drums

1. Simple Skeletons  5:17
2. Logers Rocked Out   35:25
3. Salt Licks   17:14

Recorded by Jonathan Scott at Victoria Rooms, Bristol. 7 May 2001

PAUL DUNMALL / PAUL ROGERS - ALIEN ART (DLE008)

























PAUL DUNMALL - soprano saxophone, bagpipes
PAUL ROGERS - double bass

1. One Noise AWay   25:17
2. Alien Art   16:23
3. Big Knows   19:37

Recorded, mixed, mastered by Jonathan Scott
16 February 2001, Victoria Rooms, Bristol

There were a handful of the DUNS Limited Edition catalogue which didn't make it to Inconstant Sol with all the others back in 2014.   This is the first of them - others will follow.  Enjoy.

2 February 2018

Detail Plus - Way It Goes/Dance Of The Soul, 1986

side a: way it goes.dance of the soul I
side b: way it goes.dance of the soul II

Frode Gjerstad: tenor saxophone
Bobby Bradford: cornet
Johnny Dyani: double bass
John Stevens: drums

Recorded at Kite Studios, Cambridge, Wednesday 2nd July 1986

Impetus Records imp 18611 lp rip

1 February 2018

ABDELHAÏ BENNANI TRIO "ENCOUNTERS" (JaZt TAPES, 2000)




Abdelhaï Bennani, tenor saxophone
William Parker, double bass
Alan Silva, piano, orchestral synthesizer


1. Encounters #1, #2, #3  (48:48)


Recorded live at The Sunside, Paris, Oct. 16th, 2000. First set.

Artist promotion release 2013

JaZt Tapes CD-037

28 January 2018

Henry Threadgill & Make A Move - Live In Warsaw -June 27, 1999

At the start of the century, Henry Threadgill’s compositions have reached a very high level. Two bands were the vehicles for those great compositions: Zooid who was exploring the acoustic and sometimes chamber side of jazz; Make a Move who was more in the electric and « rokish » mood.
This live show comes from the tour that Threadgill and crew did between the two albums the band made: « where’s your cup » and « everybodys mouth’s a book », the first one for columbia, the second for pi recordings. But the band on this set is the one who will record for pi recs except the drummer.

Brandon Roos: acoustic & electric guitar
Henry Threadgill: alto saxophone, flute & compositions
J T Lewis: drums
Stomu Takeishi: 5 strings fretless bass
Bryan Carrott: vibraphone

Live In Warsaw June 27, 1999

I have identified 2 of the 6 tracks of the program, so if some of you can add the others tracks… They may comes from the columbia album that I don’t own.

Records of Henry Threadgill available here:
https://pirecordings.com/artists/henry-threadgill/

DREAMTIME - Live at the Red Rose, 2001

























GARY CURSON - alto saxophone
JIM DVORAK - trumpet and flutes
NICK EVANS - trombone
ROBERTO BELLATALLA - bass
JIM LE BAIGUE - drums
KEITH TIPPETT - piano

1. 7:54
2. 9:04
3. 6:37
4. 6:50
5. 6:25
6. 4:48
7. 16:40

Recorded at the Red Rose, London.  April 2001

BBC radio b'cast

Knock yourself out Milos!  Great gig.

25 January 2018

MICHAEL SELL ENSEMBLE "DER HEILIG'N LANDMUSIK" (MISP, 1984)



Michael Sell, trumpet, prepared trumpet
Sören Fischer, trombone
Theo Jörgensmann, clarinet, bassett horn
Bernd Konrad, clarinet, contrabass clarinet, alto & bass saxophone
Friedeman Graef, clarinet, soprano & bass saxophone
Wollie Kaiser, bass clarinet, soprano & tenor saxophone
Manfred Niehaus, viola
Mathhhias Frey, piano, prepared piano
Dieter Manderscheid, contrabass
Frank Köllges, percussion


A1. Der Heilig'n Landmusik     19:53
B1. Der Heilig'n Landmusik (Fortsetzung)     10:32
B2. Tentettvariations On     12:19

Soloists on A + B1: Jörgensmann (cl), Kaiser (ts) and Konrad (cbcl).


Recorded live February 11, 1984 at the Alte Oper Frankfurt / Main, Germany.

MISP 509 (vinyl rip)

24 January 2018

ABDELHAÏ BENNANI TRIO "THE CRAWLING SNAKE" (JaZt TAPES, 2001)



Some background on Abdelhaï Bennani you'll find here.




Abdelhaï Bennani, tenor saxophone
Alan Silva, orchestral synthesizer, piano
Makoto Sato, drums

1.  The Crawling Snake       50:54
                         

Recorded live on March 16, 2001,
at American Center, Rennes, France.
Recorded by Catherine Silva. Mastered by Benjamin Duboc.
All music by Abdelhaï Bennani (SACEM) and Alan Silva (SACEM).
Cover Photo, “Snow Worm”, by Jan Ström.
Artist´s promotion demo 2015.

JaZt  TAPES CD - 053


21 January 2018

MICHAEL SELL BRASS ENSEMBLE "5 STÜCKE FÜR INSTRUMENTALISTEN ODER INSTRUMENTALISTINNEN" (MISP, 1979)



Michael Sell, trumpet, flugelhorn
Frederic Rabold, trumpet, flugelhorn
Theo Jörgensmann, clarinet
Bernd Konrad,  bass clarinet, soprano & tenor saxophone
Willem van Manen, trombone
Paul Rutherford, trombone
Thomas Wiedermann, trombone
Namek Aclan, tuba
Bernd Moschner, tuba
Reinhard Glöder, bass
Frank Köllges, drums


A1. Fußwork    07:03
A2. Beinwork   12:27
B1. Worüber Man Nicht Spricht Work   10:03
B2. Rumpfwork  02:59
B3. Kopfwork   09:30

Recorded live on April 24/25, 1979 in Wilhelmsbad / Hessen, Germany.

MISP 505 (vinyl rip)

flac rip by Owombat march 2011


19 January 2018

Kutteldaddeldu - Live In Lausanne - Plainisphare 1990

Since I discovered Swiss saxophonist Urs Blöchlinger I’ve been immediately interested by his music. His ability in improvisation and his knowledge and mastery of several styles of music including contemporary but also European tradition and his way to integrate those elements in his music is simply amazing. So no surprise that after this discovery of a true genius I wanted to get more of his discography as a leader but also as a side man. This album is one of those that I picked up during my trip in his too short career. On this record Blöchlinger share the stage with Jacques Demierre and Olivier Magnenat. Demierre have an important discography and have played with musicians like Barry Guy, Isabelle Duthoit, Urs Leimgruber to name a few. Swiss bassist Olivier Magnenat have unfortunately a smaller discography and mostly recorded with Swiss musicians like François Chevrolet or Peter Schärli.
This is a live recording based on elaborate compositions where ostinatos are mixed with introspectives and more fiery moments.

The only recommandation that I can give you is to search in this blog where you can find almost all of Blöchlinger’s discography recently updated by Mew23. All of his records available here are superbes. Beside his interest in jazz, contemporary music and European tradition, Blöchlinger was also interested in rock. He shared the stage and the studio with « No Secret In The Family » and few month before his death he was member of an incredible band called « Heilige Bimbam » that mixed, free, funk and rock in a complete unique style, others members of « heilige Bimbam » included musicians of « No Secret In The Family » but also Urs Voerkel, another musician who left us too fast.

1 Les Vieux Chapeaux
2 L’Amour – Die Mauer
3 Kännsch Höngg?
4 Who Is Afraid Of Alain Monnier?

Urs Blöchlinger: alto saxophone, composition
Jacques Demierre: piano
Olivier Magnenat: bass

Recorded live in Lausanne, Switzerland on January 1990

Plainisphare PL 1267-61 CD

18 January 2018

DREAMTiME - Bunny Up (Affinity 1984)


DREAMTiME - Bunny Up (Affinity 1984)

SiDE A - The Boys Did It / Careful Driver / Lend An Ear, Part 1
SiDE B - And So Tibet / Lend An Ear, Part 2 / Bunny Up



vinyl rip + scans

17 January 2018

Gato Barbieri & Dollar Brand - Confluence

This recording have been published under various names and various labels, Confluence seems to be the original title.

1The Aloe And The Wildrose
2 Hamba Khale!
3 To Elsa
4 Eighty First Street


Dollar Brand: Piano, Cello
Gato Barbieri: Tenor Saxophone

Recorded at Fonorama Studio, Milan, Italy, on March 16, 1968


Freedom tkcb 70338 serie freedom collection No 29 Japan Edition

16 January 2018

MICHAEL SELL DOPPELQUINTETT "EMANATIONEN" (MISP, 1983)



Theo Jörgensmann, clarinet
Bernd Konrad, baritone & soprano saxophone
Michael Sell, trumpet
Melvyn Poore, tuba
Paul Schwarz, piano (left channel)
John Fischer, piano (right channel)
Kai Kanthak, bass (left channel)
Buschi Niebergall, bass (right channel)
Diony Kube, drums (left channel)
Frank Köllges, drums (right channel)


A.  Emanationen I 14:34
B.  Emanationen I (Fortsetzung) 18:11
C1. Prolog Zu Emanationen II 5:13
C2. Emanationen II 9:51
D.  Emanationen II (Fortsetzung) 18:17



Recorded January 5 to 7, 1983 at Cornett-Studio, Cologne.

MISP 508 (vinyl rip)  (my rip)

14 January 2018

DON HECKMAN - ED SUMMERLIN IMPROVISATIONAL WORKSHOP "JAX OR BETTOR" (JAZZWORKSHOP, 1965/66]


The leaders of this album were completely unknown to me before I discovered this LP.
Of course the musicians in the rhythm-section are not totally unknown...
Interesting to see the trombonist Bob Norden playing on this mid-sixties recording.
Norden also plays a.o. on Bobby Bradford's and John Stevens' collaboration which was released by Chuck Nessa in 1980.



Don Heckman, alto saxophone
Ed Summerlin, tenor saxophone
Lew Gluckin, trumpet
Bob Norden, trombone
Steve Kuhn, piano
Ron Carter, bass (A1 to B1)
Steve Swallow, bass (B2)
Joe Hunt, drums (A1 to B1)
Joe Cocuzzo, drums (B2)
Lisa Zanda, voice (B2)



A1. Jax or Bettor (Heckman) 10:03
A2. Leisure No. 5 (Summerlin) 6:43
B1. Dialogue (Summerlin) 9:35
B2. Five Haikus (Heckman) 6:36


Tracks A1 to B1: Recorded March, 31 1966 in New York City
Track B2: Recorded September 3, 1965 in New York City


Jazzworkshop JLP 7009 (UK, 1968 - mono)
Originally released in 1967 on Ictus Records (not Andrea Centazzo's label!) Ictus 101 (US - mono)