25 February 2018

UPCOMING + RECENT RELEASES VIII




 Here's a new edition of R+UR
I would like to point the headlights on two new LPs which were released these days.
The first is a reissue from David Toop's Quartz Publications. Originally issued in 1980 and brought back by the Australian label Black Truffle. http://www.blacktrufflerecords.com/
(We've posted it here some time ago but I've deleted the links some month ago when I got news about this welcome re-edition)

 The second LP contains previously unreleased music from Toop and his long-time partner Paul Burwell. Here the Belgian label Sub Rosa along with Logos Foundation is in charge.
Take a look > Sub Rosa
http://logosfoundation.org/






The third release I would like to alert you is due in March on Dave Holland's label Dare2 Records.

It will be a CD with Holland himself along Evan Parker, Craig Taborn and Ches Smith.
Exciting news for me.
Got the info from here.


And last but not least there's a scheduled CD on Relative Pitch Records.
No definite date yet but I'm looking forward to this recording especially for it includes one of my favourite drummer/musician: Tony Oxley. IMO he's certainly underrepresented on LP/CD/MC.


Arthur Jarvinen – glockenspiel, chromatic harmonica, analogue electronics
Sylvie Courvoisier – piano, prepared piano
Tony Oxley – percussion
Pat Thomas – cassette player, electronics, electric keyboard
Miroslav Tadic´ – guitars
Walter Quintus – real time processing, conducting
Bill Laswell – bass, field recordings, electronics
Mark Nauseef – percussion, electronics

To add to Ernst's post - there are two Sabu Toyozumi CD releases



Mui Shizen, recordings from John's 2013 Japan tour with Sabu, on Vivid Sound Corporation.

and


As If Once More, recorded live with Claudia Cervenca at Schnittpunkte der Musik - Limmitationes Festival, Heiligenkreuz im Lafnitztal, Austria, in 2015, available direct from Klopotec

23 February 2018

Alexander von Schlippenbach Quartet :: High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA July 16, 1998















Published 7. 8. 2014
 

Alexander von Schlippenbach Quartet (Alex von Schlippenbach: piano, Evan Parker: saxophones, Reggie Workman: bass, Paul Lytton: drums) Recorded live at the Hill Auditorium at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA July 16, 1998. This concert was presented by The National Black Arts Festival as part of the (Re)soundings series, and was curated by Dwight Andrews and Brad Kendrick. Quite sure there were others involved at a high level, but it's been too long for me to remember.



~~pasted from YT



Pharoah Sanders - Pharoah - India Navigation 1976

the recent update of Muñoz's post reminded me of a Pharoah Sanders record that I had forgotten but that the speculators of the second-hand market obviously know very well.

1. Harvest Time, 2. Love Will Find A Way, 3. Memories of Edith Johnson

-Steve Neil: Bass
-Greg Bandy: Drums on track 2 & 3
-Tisziji Muñoz: guitar
-Jiggs Chase: Organ on track 2 & 3
-Lawrence Killian: Percussions
-Pharoah Sanders: Tenor Sax, Percussions, Vocal
-Bedria Sanders: Harmonium

Recorded on August & September 1976

cd rip from the US edition India Navigation IN 1027 - 1996
Four different editions exist on lp and one more on cd published in Japan by Bomba Records.

19 February 2018

Don Cherry Multikulti Live 1990 + The New York Contemporary Five Live 1963


Don Cherry Multi Kulti 

01. Medley
02. Until The Rain Comes

-Don Cherry: pocket trumpet, flute, melodica, doussn'goni, piano, Yamaha DX-7
-Peter Apfelbaum: piano, flute, sax, percussion
-Bo Freeman: bass
-Hamid Drake: drums, tabla, percussion

recorded live in Crowley - England, on September 2, 1990

The New York Contemporary Five

01. Emotions
02. Monk’s Mood
03. Consequences

-Archie Shepp: Tenor Sax
-Don Cherry: Cornet
-John Tchicai: Alto Sax
-Don Moore: Bass
-J.C. Moses: Drums

October 27, 1963
Copenhagen, Denmark Radiohusets Konsertsal

This radio broadcast is part of the tour during wich the two volumes published on Sonet have also been recorded.

15 February 2018

JON HASSELL "VERNAL EQUINOX" (LOVELY MUSIC, 1976/77)




Jon Hassell, trumpet, fender rhodes (1, 3)
Naná Vasconcelos, congas (1, 5, 6), shakers (1, 3), bells (2), talking drum (2)
William Winant, kanjira and rattles (3)
Miguel Frasconi, bells and claves (3)
Nicolas Kilbourn, mbira and talking drum (3)
David Rosenboom, mbira (2), rattles (3), tabla & dumbek (5)

Andy Jerison, [Arp Synthesizer Alteration] (3)
David Rosenboom, [Buchla Synthesizer Alteration] (1, 3)
Larry Polansky, [Special Rhodes Tuning] (1, 3)

Additional sounds:
Ocean (1)
Tropical birds (2)
Drone: Serge synthesizer (4, 5)
Drone: Motorola scalatron (256Hz pitch standard) (5)
Night creatures of Altamira, Distant barking by Perrasita (6)

Fender Rhodes is specially tuned and altered by Buchla and Arp Synthesizers



1. Toucan Ocean (3:53)
2. Viva Shona     (7:08)
3. Hex     (6:29)
4. Blues Nile     (9:59)
5. Vernal Equinox (22:03)
6. Caracas Night September 11, 1975  (2:14)


Recorded at the York University Electronic Media Studios (Toronto, Ontario), October/November 1976.
Mixdown and additional recording: Mastertone Recording Studios (New York), September/October 1977.


Lovely Music LCD 1021 (1990)

Originally released on LP in 1977 (Lovely Music LML 1021)


14 February 2018

A painter named Marion Brown

One of the most subtle saxophonists of his generation, Marion Brown was also a painter, but that is less well known. There is almost no information on this subject or even representation of his paintings. Recently for a radio program devoted to jazz and visual art, I met the lucky owner of a painting by Marion Brown, here is the reproduction.


12 February 2018

PAUL DUNMALL / TONYBIANCO - BREAD AND WINE (DLE 025)

























Paul Dunmall  - tenor saxophone
Tony Bianco - drums

1. Bread and Wine  61:44

Recorded at The Steam Rooms, Poplar, London.  28 March 2002
by Jon Wilkinson
Painting by Paul Dunmall

9 February 2018

Paul Bley With Masahiko Togashi - Echo - 1999

It’s a logical meeting, the meeting between two masters of contemplation.

01. Offhand
02. Noteworthy
03. Highstrung
04. Mispoke
05. Construct
06. Symmetry
07. Light
08. Primitivo
09. Osmosis
10. Indolence
11. Spirits
12. Desolet
13. Makeover
14. Exposures
15. Background
16. Snaps

Masahiko Togashi: Percussions
Paul Bley: Piano 

Recorded June 10 & 11, 1999 at "Minato-Mirai Hall", Yokohama, Japan

Sme Records sacd SRGS 4526

Masahiko Sato & Yosuke Yamashita - Piano Duo 1973

Piano Duo Part 1& 2

Masahiko Sato: Piano Right Channel
Yosuke Yamashita: Piano Left Channel

Recorded live at Asahi Seimei Hall, Tokyo on  December 25, 1973

Super Fuji Discs cd fjsp36
Originally released in 1974 by Nippon Columbia lp YP-7033-N

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)

13 January 2018

ABDELHAÏ BENNANI QUARTET "DOUBLE DOUBLE" (JaZt TAPES, 1999)




Abdelhaï Bennani, tenor saxophone
Itaru Oki, trumpets, bugle, flutes
Alan Silva, double bass
Makoto Sato, drums

1. In Fanz                                19:38
2. The Spell                              11:52
3. Once Upon a Time (Please, Baby, Don't Cry)  08:18 
4. Hear my Trane Comin'        13:02
5. Trance                                  07:12
     
 
Recorded live on November 24, 1999, at "Les Instants  Chavirés", Montreuil, France.
Recorded by Bahaï. Mastered by Benjamin Duboc.
All Music by Abdelhaï Bennani (SACEM).
Cover Photo, “Mirrored Lady”, by Jan Ström.
Artist´s promotion demo 2015.

JaZt TAPES CD-054

MICHAEL SELL QUARTETT "JUGOSLAWISCHE QUARTETTE" (MISP, 1981)



Michael Sell, trumpet
Bernd Konrad, bass clarinet & soprano saxophone
Buschi Niebergall, double bass
Frank Köllges, drums


A1. Heute, Gestern, Morgen     9:20
A2. Früher Oder Später     6:35
Drei Kleine Nachspiele Zu "Früher Oder Später"     3:50
A3a. Nr. 1     1:17
A3b. Nr. 2     1:19
A3c. Nr. 3     1:14
    -
B1. Unterwegs     14:53
B2. Bestimmt Doch Unbestimmt     8:48

Track B1: Double Quartet


Recorded December 28/29, 1981 at Zuckerfabrik Stuttgart.

MISP 507 (vinyl rip)

EVERYMAN BAND (ECM 1982)



Here is first recording published by Maestro David Torn. Unlike second Everyman Band album "Without Warning", it was never released as CD nor digitally yet for whatever reason. The debut of this American quartet is much wilder than second album, but Torn's atmospheric guitar explorations are already there. He went on to record further ECM albums under his own name, "Best Laid Plans" (1985, duo with percussionist Geoffrey Gordon) and crimsonish "Cloud About Mercury" (1987, with Mark Isham on trumpet, Tony Levin on bass and stick and Bill Bruford on drums), and as a member of Jan Garbarek Group (It's OK To Listen To The Gray Voice, 1985). Torn returned to ECM in 2oo7 with his fantastic band Prezens. All Fogel, Yaw and Suchorsky were members of Lou Reed band.
I am sharing this album as clean vinyl rip, each side of the LP is one track. Cover scans are included.

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EVERYMAN BAND (ECM 1234)

MARTiN FOGEL - saxophones
DAViD TORN - guitar
BRUCE YAW - bass
MiCHAEL SUCHORSKY - drums

Recorded March 1982 at Talent Studio Oslo by Jan Erik, produced by Manfred.

SiDE I: Morals in the Mud / Japan Smiles / Lonely Streets / On the Spot
SiDE II: The Mummy Club / Nuclear Suite / Fatt Blatt

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UPDATE :: New stereo rip was uploaded and mystery with audacity solved - at least for me. To get 1oo% stereo record, i have to start recording in stereo mode just for a while. Then stop and start again what I want to get recorded as a new stereo track of the same project.

& 2 be correct -- anybody want my ST 33 copy of this album? 350 CZK / 15 EUR including postage costs :)

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All a musician can do is to get closer to the sources of nature, and so feel that he is in communion with the natural laws.

10 January 2018

Tete Mbambisa - Did You Tell Your Mother - 1979

Here is one record by one of the most unknown hero of the south African jazz. Tete Mbambisa has been considered as a major reference by musicians like Johnny Dyani or Dudu Pukwana. But Mbambisa have recorded only few records, less than ten for a man who is more than 80 years old. Here we have some very beautiful cape jazz, relaxed music with positive vibrations. Some of the musicians on this session can also be found on some records by Dollar Brand recorded and published by the same label like « Cape Town Fringe » or « Mannenberg Is Where It’s Happening ».

  • Trane Ride - Past Time - Winter time - Irene

Bass: Zulu Bidi
Drums: Monty Weber
Piano/composition: Tete Mbambisa
Tenor Sax/Flute: Basil Coetzee

The Sun ml4258 published in 1979

Recently the label Matsuli Music have reissued the first session by Mbambisa under the name « The Soul Jazzmen »

In 2012 independent producer Jonhattan Eato have recorded and published a superbe solo piano by Tete Mbambisa that can be found here
or

Last but not least: a recent recording by Tete with British musicians have been published in south Africa in the end of 2017 in a very limited quantity, it will probably be issued in the world very soon. In preparation is also the first time issue of an unreleased session from 1978.

8 January 2018

Juhani Aaltonen Quartet - Tampere Jazz Festival 2010

Juhani Aaltonen: ténor saxophone, flute - Ulf Krokfors: bass - Reino Laine: drums - Iro Haarla: piano, harp

-Blessing
-Agape
-Ronda
-Good Old Times
-Shimmer Of Fallen Stars

Tampere jazz festival November 6, 2010

1 January 2018

SOPHIA DOMANCICH - Bath. 1995

























SOPHIA DOMANCICH - piano
PAUL ROGERS - bass
TONY LEVIN - drums

PAUL DUNMALL - soprano saxophone

1. 16:13                                          Domancich/Rogers/Levin
2. Parrots  15:30                             Domancich/Rogers/Levin
3. Three for Louis (trio)*  9:14         Dunmall/Rogers/Domancich
4. Three for Louis (qt)  10:56          Domancich/Rogers/Levin/Dunmall

Bath International Music Festival.  Bath. 29 May 1995  *30 May 1995

BBC Radio 3 'Impressions' broadcast.

Especially for Mauro (and Milos too).  All the best guys.  Enjoy.

HOWARD RILEY - solo. Bath 1995

























HOWARD RILEY - solo piano

1. 4:11
2. 11:54
3. 9:13

Bath International Music Festival. Bath. 30 May 1995

BBC Radio3. 'Impressions' broadcast

30 December 2017

HERBERT JOOS QUARTET "STUTTGART 1979/80"



Herbert Joos, fluegelhorn, euphonium, flute
Paul Schwarz, piano
Jürgen Wuchner, double bass
Thomas Cremer, drums



01. unknown title   12:31
02. Continued News   4:45
03. Symphonie In E  19:05
04. Melancholie  10:51
05. How Old May He Be ?  19:02

 (Compositions by H. Joos except tr.1 by P. Schwarz)


Tracks 1 + 2 recorded 1979 in Stuttgart, SWF Jazz Session
Tracks 3 to 5 recorded 1980 in Stuttgart.

28 December 2017

YUKIHIRO ISSO "IT'S SO ISSO" (RAIJIN, 1990)



No Free Jazz but some improvised music. No Jazz but it's so Isso...?


Yukihiro Isso, nohkan (2,5,7) & shinobue (1,3,4,5,6)
Natsuki Kido, guitar (1,2,3,5,6,7)
Masahiro Uemura, percussion (1,2,3,5,6,7)
Kiyoshi Yoshitani, shimedaiko (japanese drum) (2,5,7)

guests :

Yosuke Yamashita, piano (2)
Akira Sakata, alto saxophone (7)
Kazumi Watanabe, guitar (1)
Kiyohiko Semba, percussion (1,2,5,7)


1. Toh Hyo Hyo     8:44
2. Bi-Byohnn     7:39
3. Scarecrow And The Red Dragonfly     9:44
4. The Fable Of The Elementary School For Minnows     5:26
5. Just For Fantasia     6:48
6. The Pastoral Village     4:15
7. Soku-Ryu-Teki-Ha (Life Is So Hard)     10:50


Recorded: December 6, 10, 15, 21, 1990 at King Records Studio.


Raijin - KICP 101  (1991)

24 December 2017

DAVE ALEXANDER TRIO. London. 1989


















PAUL DUNMALL, tenor sax
PAUL ROGERS, bass
DAVE ALEXANDER, drums
SIMON PICARD, tenor sax (Track 2)

1. 17:38
2. 32:19

Duke of Wellington, North London.  29th July 1989.

Happy Christmas guys.

20 December 2017

SERMiLÄ / ViKLiCKÝ / ŠVAMBERK / POSEJPAL - NEURO (1998)


SERMiLÄ / ViKLiCKÝ / ŠVAMBERK / POSEJPAL - NEURO (1998)

01. Another Dawn    [03:06]
02. Barbarian (K)nights    [05:23]
03. Can Picker    [02:09]
04. Crazy Waltz    [03:38]
05. Delta Psycho    [03:21]
06. Lament    [01:45]
07. Petit Mal    [02:32]
08. Scary Moments    [01:44]
09. Autumn In Jazz Cafe    [03:11]
10. Neuro    [04:17]
11. Hypomnesia    [03:43]
12. Borderline Cases    [05:07]
13. November Song    [01:39]
14. Lovers' Talk    [00:49]
15. Quietly    [01:42]
16. Pop Tones    [04:44]

JARMO SERMiLÄ - trumpet
EMiL ViKLiCKÝ - piano
ALEX ŠVAMBERK - metals, editing
MiROSLAV POSEJPAL - cello

Recorded live at Viola Theatre, Prague, in April and December 1997, except track 5, recorded at Delta Club, Prague, December 1997.

(c) Gallup Music 1998 (CD)

Improvisational project of Finnish trumpeter Sermilä and Czech jazz pianist Viklický, with fellow Czech improvisers Švamberk and Posejpal and their sole release on now defunct Czech label. Reduced version without Viklický continued playing as Paraneuro and in 2014, collection of their studio recordings from 1998-2012 was released as Paraneurologic album on Polí5 label.



17 December 2017

Idris Ackamoor And Cultural Odyssey - The Beginning Of The Second Earth (Sagittarius A-Star 2012)




Idris Ackamoor - Alto and Tenor Saxophone, Mbira [Thumb Piano], Balafon, Percussion, Poetry
Rasul Siddik - Trumpet, Percussion, Bamboo Flutes
Joe McKinley - Bass
Abdul Waahid - Congas, Percussions
John Baker - Drums

The Beginning Of The Second Earth Suite    
A1- Part I The Beginning Of The Second Earth    
A2 - Part II Ascent Of The Nether Creatures    
B1 - Look Into Yourself    
B2 - The Temple Garden    
B3 - Another Carnival

Composed By Idris Ackamoor (tracks: A1 to B2)
B3 composed by Wallace Wilson

Live at SOMARTS Cultural Center, San Francisco, 1980

Sagittarius A-Star 25, LP
limited edition 200 copies

WALLY SHOUP ‎– ALTO SAX IMPROVISATIONS (TRANS MUSEQ, 1984)






A. Solo Alto Sax

B. Lower-Case-Hyper-Space


Wally Shoup, alto saxophone, electronics, voice, home-made instruments

Recorded on 16 November 1984 (A) and 15 May 1984 (B).

Transmuseq

Cassette Rip