宇江須文左衛門GROUP / KALEIDOSCOPE „DUAL COSMOS“ (LLL RECORDS, 1981/82)

Third LP of mvns's last batch of contributions. Again a quite unusual contribution.

Side A

Wes Monzaemon, alto & soprano saxophone, bells, bongos

Chien Kitahara, piano

Ikuko Sasahara, piano, synthesizer, strings

Masanori Kanda, electric bass, bells

Shinji Niiyama, drums, china gong

Side B

Shinichiro Yamazaki, tenor saxophone

Kaoru Kawasaki, piano, synthesizer

Hiroshi Handa, electric bass

Hideyuki Ishigaki, drums

A1. Dizzy 13:23

A2. I Remember Bird 8:23

B1. Empty Storm 4:15

B2. Halcion Drift 3:54

B3. Product Mix 5:43

B4. Praha Lady 5:35

Side A (Wes Side) recorded January 23, 1982 at Bea Pot Studio.

Side B (Kaleido Side) recorded December 25, 1981 at Bea Pot Studio

LLE Label - LLE-1002 (Japan, 1982)

(vinyl rip)

DAVE BURRELL - ROUND MIDNIGHT (COLUMBIA, 1979)

A1. Straight, No Chaser
A2. ‘Round Midnight
A3. Blue Monk

B1. Black Robert
B2. No Games
B3. New York

Takashi Mizuhashi, bass
Dave Burrell, piano


Recorded on April 2nd and 3rd, 1978 at Nippon Columbia’s 1st Studio, Tokyo, Japan

Columbia ‎– YX-7541ND

LP Rip

Muharram 1392 (Sagittarius A-Star 2011)

Sagittarius A-Star, SAS #17
Vinyl
Released 2011

A - Untitled    
B - Untitled    

Hartmut Geerken, Hubertus von Puttkamer, Michael Ranta, Omar el Hakim, Salah Ragab

Recorded February 17, 1972 in Heliopolis, Egypt.

this is all info on the lp, nothing else found online
cover is from discogs. I still dont know how to take a picture of a shiny black cover

DAVE BURRELL - TEARDROPS FOR JIMMY (DENON JAZZ, 1978)

A1. Love Dance
A2. Cat Food Blues
A3. Teardrops For Jimmy

B1. Hypnosis
B2. Sophisticated Lady


Dave Burrell, piano


Recorded on 27 September 1977

Denon Jazz ‎– YX-7574-ND

LP Rip

YOSHITO OSAWA "PIANO SOLO" (Private Press, 1975/80)

Yoshito Osawa, piano, toy piano
Masahiko Kono, trombone (B4)
Toshinori Kondo, trumpet (B4)
Shoji Hano, drums (B4)


A1. Tune OH-1 (1:15)   
A2. Tune SA-9 (5:18)    
A3. Tune WA-7 (5:54)   
A4. Tune YO-5 (5:06)   
A5. Tune SHI-10 (3:43)   
A6. Tune TO-1 (2:34)   
B1. Improvisation PI (11:54)   
B2. Tune A (7:00)   
B3. Tune NO (6:31)   
B4. Toy Piano (2:58)


All tracks from cassette recording: 1975, Oct. 1, at Kyoto "IMBA", except B4 recorded 1980, Jan. 14 at Kyoto University.
There are two loud thumps (sounds like someone bumped the microphone) on track B4 which was part of the recording.

Private press: YO - 8076
(vinyl rip)

DAVE BURRELL ‎– BLACK SPRING (MARGE, 1977)

A1. Black Robert
A2. Teardrops For Jimmy
A3. Lovedance

B1. Black Spring
B2. Willow Weep For Me
B3. Booking In My Dreams


Dave Burrell, piano
Hart Leroy Bibs, vocals (B1)


Recorded Studio SYSMO, Paris on 8 March 1977

Marge ‎– 06

LP Rip

DAVE BURRELL - ONLY ME (TRIO RECORDS, 1974)

A1. Margy Pargy
A2. Lush Life

B.  8th Ave. Randez-Vouz Blues


Dave Burrell, piano

Recorded: October 12, 1973

Trio Records ‎– PAP-9025

LP Rip

GRACHAN MONCUR III ‎– SHADOWS (DENON JAZZ, 1977)

A1. Down Broadway
A2. Autumn In New York

B1. Teardrops For Jimmy
B2. Misty


Marion Brown, alto saxophone
Reggie Workman, bass
Joe Chambers, drums
Roland Prince, guitar
Dave Burrell, piano
Grachan Moncur III, trombone
Andy Bey, vocals


Recorded June 19 & 20, 1977, at Long View Farm Studio, Massachussets

Denon Jazz ‎– YX-7572-ND

LP Rip

PRINCE BILLY MAHDI WRIGHT "YOU GOT DAT WRIGHT" (RAENII, 1980)

During the next few days I shall post three new high def rips by mvns. Got them yesterday and I shall waste no time.
The only musician a I recognize is Eldee Young of Ramsey Lewis Trio fame.  And Lewis name gives also the general direction the music is going on this platter with its heavy leanings into soul.



Billy Mahdi,  tenor & soprano saxophone, flute, bells, kalimba
Corky McClerkin,  piano
Eldee Young,  bass
Ruben De Andrea,  drums
Newson Otis,  trumpet
Dave Baldwin,  saxophone
Bruce Thompson,  synthesizer
Eve Garnett, Brenda Sims, Ozana Chavis,  vocals


A1. Tune Weaver 2:55
A2. You Got Dat Wright 3:08
A3. Excuse Me 4:31
B1. Summer Love (or Verano De Amor) 4:34
B2. 79th Street Blues (or Concert In Woo) 3:29
B3. Love Dream (Or Reve D'Amour) 5:53


Recorded at Omega Studio Ltd., 920 S. Michigan
Chicago, III.- August, 1980

Raenii RA 0037
(vinyl rip - 24/48)

Michael Fischer, William Parker, Denis Charles - New York 3. Give (Extraplatte 1999)

Extraplatte ‎– EX 383-2
CD, 1999

01 - Exploration NY 302     6:52
02 - Untitled         3:26
03 - Untitled         5:17
04 - Untitled         8:06
05 - Untitled         10:24
06 - Exploration NY 303     6:29
07 - Untitled         8:39
08 - Untitled         5:53
09 - Untitled         4:56
10 - Untitled         10:16
11 - Exploration NY 304     5:59


William Parker - Acoustic Bass
Denis Charles - Drums
Michael Fischer -Tenor and Soprano Sax

Music by Charles, Fischer, Parker
Recorded at Context, NYC 10/97

The Chitinous Ensemble - Chitinous - Deram 1971

01. Chitinous
- Mandible
- De Blonck
- Mushroom Dance
- Was-Eye?
02. Aldebaranian
03. Dance
04. Rønkproat’tn
- 8 Fish-Eyes
- Rockrott
- Loopild
- Stoned

-Dave Richmon, Don Honeywell:  baritone saxophone

-Brian Odgers: bass guitar

-Ray Premru: bass trombone

-Bob Efford: bassoon, bass clarinet

-Alan Dalziel, Ben Kennard, Claire Deniz, Clive Anstee, Francis Gabarra, Freddy Alexander, Paul Buckmaster, Vivian Joseph: cello

-Chris Laurence, Denis Bowden, Ron Mathewson, Tim Bell: double bass

-Barry Morgan, John Marshall: drums

-Paul Buckmaster, Peter Robinson: electric piano

-Louis Stuart: guitar

-Barry Morgan, Chris Karan, Denis Lopez, Raoul Mayora: percussions

-Diana Lewis: piano

-Brian Smith: soprano saxophone

-Bobby Lamb: trombone

-Cliff Haines, John Donerly: trumpet

-Ian Carr: trumpet flugelhorn

-Martin Fry: tuba

-Alex Taylor, Chris Wellington, John Graham, Ken Essex, Steve Shingles: viola

-Billy Miller, David Katz, George French, Harold Parfitt, Henry Datner, Jack Rothstein, Geoff Wakefield, Laurie Clay, Laurie Rossi, Les Maddox, Morris Taylor, Neil Watson, Nick Mernick, Perri McConnel, Peter Oxer, Ron Thomas, Ted Bryett, Trevor Connah: violin

Recorded on March and April 1970

ripped from the cd reissue by Vocalion CDSML 8405

RADIO JAZZ GROUP STUTTGART & BRÖTZMANN - SCHLIPPENBACH QUARTET "STUTTGART, 1973"

A rather short one....


Radio Jazz Group Stuttgart:
Ack van Rooyen, trumpet,flugelhorn
Joki Freund, tenor saxophone
Wolfgang Dauner, piano
Fred Braceful, drums

Peter Brötzmann - Alexander von Schlippenbach - Quartet:
Peter Brötzmann, tenor saxophone
Alexander von Schlippenbach, piano
Peter Kowald, bass
Paul Lovens, drums


1. Announcement (Dieter Zimmerle) 0:41
2. Bollocks (AvS) 10:31
3. Announcement (Dieter Zimmerle)  0:24

Recorded at SDR-Studio, Villa Berg, Stuttgart, Germany on March 8, 1973.

GUUS JANSSEN SEPTET ‎– 85 .... 86 (CLAXON, 1987)

A1. Duw
A2. Sbrodj
A3. Taag
A4. Indiaan 2

B1. Indiaan 1
B2. PF
B3. Moos
B4. Plint

Michael Moore, alto saxophone, bass clarinet
Raoul van der Weide, bass
Wim Janssen, drums
Maud Sauer, oboe, shanai
Guus Janssen, piano
Ab Baars, soprano, tenor saxophone, clarinet
Paul Termos, alto saxophone
Annemarie Roelofs, trombone
Maurice Horsthuis, viola
Ernst Reyseger, violincello

Recorded at Amsterdam Bimhuis, August 3, 1986 (Duw, Sbrodj, Moos, Plint), Amsterdam Stedelijk Museum, August 9, 1986 (Taag) and August 10, 1986 (Indiaan 2) and Utrecht Vredenburg, December 9, 1986 (Indiaan 2, PF)


Claxon ‎– 87.18

LP Rip

ROTHENBERG - LOVENS - HOLLINGER "NICKELSDORF, 1991"

Ned Rothenberg, alto saxophone, bass clarinet, ocarina
Paul Lovens, drums (right)
Peter Hollinger, drums (left)


1. unknown title 26:01
2. unknown title 07:21
3. unknown title 05:03
4. unknown title 05:04


Recorded at Nickelsdorf Konfrontationen, Jazzgalerie on July 21, 1991.

THE MARZETTE WATTS ENSEMBLE "THE MARZETTE WATTS ENSEMBLE" (SAVOY, 1968)

Marzette Watts, tenor saxophone
Georg Turner, cornet
Marty Cook, trombone
Frank Kipers, violin
Bobby Few, piano
Cevera Jeffries Jr., bass
Juini Booth, bass
Steve Tintweiss, bass
J.C. Moses, drums
Tom Berge, drums
Amy Sheffer, voice
Patty Waters, voice
Bill Dixon, producer, piano on A2


A1. octobersong (Dixon) 6:58
A2. Play It Straight (Coleman) 3:46
A3. F.L.O.A.R.S.S. ((Watts) 4:57
B1. Medley (Watts) 9:02
B2. Lonely Woman (Coleman) 5:49
B3. Joudpoo (Watts) 4:04

Recorded 1968 in New York. A1, B1, B2: Recorded by Stereo Sound Studios, N. Y. C.

Savoy Records MG-12193 (1969)
(vinyl rip)

UPCOMING & RECENT RELEASES XIV

 Here we are again with a pointer to some unexpexted, long awaited or simply exciting releases.

First we have seven new CDs/LPs on the Lithuanian label 'No Business Records'.

Wadada Leo Smith with Sabu Toyozumi on 'Burning Meditation' (recorded in 1994) and Marion Brown together with Dave Burrell on 'Live at the Black Musicians' Conference, 1981'.
Both available on CD.

 Then this recording from 2015 with Simon Nabatov | Barry Guy | Gerry Hemingway - 'Luminous' (CD)

But that's not all on No Business for November.
- Howard Riley - Live in the USA (from 1976 on CD)
- Bobby Bradford | Hafez Modirzadeh | Vijay Anderson | Roberto Miguel Miranda - Live at the Blue Whale (recorded last year - LP)
- JONES JONES - Larry Ochs / Mark Dresser / Vladimir Tarasov - A Jones In Time Saves Nine (LP - captured in 2016)
- Martin Küchen | Rafal Mazur - Baza (rec.2017 - LP)

 Yesterday I was quite surprised when I discovered two reissues on vinyl from a seminal FMP compilation and an LP where the music and the accompanying text is a wonderful big lie.
Responsible for outings is the label Song Cycle Records.

For 'Snapshot' the line-up does not read mouth-watering only but the music is actually very good and occasionally spectacular.

In August 1979, East German musicians were invited to perform a three-day festival in West Berlin. Billed as “Jazz Now,” this landmark meeting was recorded and initially released by Free Music Production. From stunning duos to challenging small-group performances, from large rave-ups to Mingus nods, Snap- shot” provides much more than that name suggests. It’s as complete a portrait of jazz in the GDR as you’re ever likely to find, and a moment in time that continues to reverberate — via these sounds — today

2LP - Gatefold - FMP 1980 - but beware - the very informative booklet is unfortuantely not included for the reissue!

SIDE A
Berliner Improvisations Quartett
Sieben Viertel 9:11

Gumpert-Sommer-Duo
Nachschlag – aufgewärmt 5:21
Jazz now – und später 5:48

SIDE B
Friedhelm Schönfeld Trio
Manchmal scheint’s als ob 9:31

Ulrich Gumpert Workshop Band
For C.M. 11:24
(Including: Oh Lord Please Don’t Let Drop that Atomic Bomb on Me/Mingus)

SIDE C
Studio IV
Wikope 10’42”

Gumpert-Sommer + Manfred Hering
Anophelismücke 10:23

SIDE D
Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky Quartett
Talar 6:36
Enfant 3:50

Hans Rempel Orchester
Nummer 3 (Auschnitt/A part of the piece) 13:31
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 And not at least we have Michael Snow's piece of vinyl from 1987 which contains an extraordinary collection of tracks “of rare music derived from threatened, obsolete, or now-extinct cultures from around the world” plus a text to put the recording into context.
But as mentioned above - all of this is made up of recordings (and 'anthropological insights') by Snow himself.  Great collection of aboriginal music from - well - Canada.

YOSUKE YAMASHITA TRIO, ITARU OKI TRIO, YUJI ONO TRIO, KIMIKO KASAI - TRIO BY TRIO + 1 (VICTOR WORLD GROUP, 1970)

Yosuke Yamashita Trio

1A1. Dore
1A2. Mokurin-Gugan

Yosuke Yamashita, piano
Takeo Moriyama, drums
Seichi Nakamura, soprano and tenor saxophone


Itaru Oki Trio

1B1. Flying Into The Space
1B2. Conversation With Water

Itaru Oki, trumpet
Keiki Midorikawa, bass
Hozumi Tanaka, drums


Yuji Ono Trio

2A1. Autumn Leaves
2A2. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
2A3. Get Out Of Town
2A4. Kenny's Moods


Yuji Ono, piano
Takashi Mizuhashi, bass
Kazuyoshi Okayama, drums
Kasai Kimiko, vocals (2A2-3)


Yuji Ono Trio, Itaru Oki Trio, Kimiko Kasai

2B1. Black Shadow Woman
2B2. Theme Of The Unknown People


Victor World Group - SMJX-10101~2

LP Rip

Harry Beckett - Warm Smiles & Themes For Fega - Vocalion 2006

Here is the reissue of those two classics records by Harry Beckett, That have been published by the British label Vocalion in 2006 but for a reason unknown to me, it have been totally deleted by the label and seems no more available. The reference even doesn’t appears no more on the Vocalion website.

Harry Beckett’s Warm Smiles

A1 Harambee

A2 Tender Is The Sky

A3 To Me, For Me

B1 Warm Smiles

B2 Tomorrow Morning Early

Harry Beckett: trumpet & flugelhorn

Chris Laurence: bass

Mike Osborne: alto saxophone

Frank Ricotti: vibraphone

John Taylor: piano

John Webb: drums

Recorded at Command Studios, London 1970

Thems For Fega

A1 Little One

A2 Spiral Feelings

A3 Chandeliers And Mirrors

A4 Cry Of Triumph

B1 I'm Easy

B2 Enchanted

B3 Everyone Is Me

B4 Farewell Fega

Harry Beckett: trumpet & flugelhorn

Chris Laurence: bass

Mike Osborne: alto saxophone

Frank Ricotti: vibraphone

ALAN SKIDMORE: tenor saxophone

John Taylor: piano

John Webb: drums

recorded at the ICA, London, Feb 4, 1972

Vocalion cd 2CDSML 8430

You can find a BBC session of Harry Beckett that have the same feeling, published some years ago by the label « My Only Desire Records »:

https://myonlydesirerecords.bandcamp.com/album/still-happy

DFTh + HB-W, Heinz-Erich Gödecke - Infrarot - Chef Records 1991

01 Der Schönste Platz

02 Freedom Principle A

03 B.I.P.

04 Des Roten Korsaren Letzte Fahrt

05 Bumble Beat

06 Schnarcherwalzer

07 O.T., Mischtechnik

Helmut Bieler-Wendt: violin, violekra, piano

Helmut Dinkel: soprano saxophone

Johannes Frisch: bass, sampler

Heinz-Erich Gödecke: trombone, didgeridoo

Rudolf Theilmann: drums

Recorded on 20.10.1990 at Jazzclub Karlsruhe

Chef records 9192 cd rip

Heinz-Erich Gödecke is also one of the founding members of Eisenrot, you can find the cd here:

https://www.bluepearlsmusic.com/artist.php/eisenrot

DFTh + HB-W "...BEYOND THE BLUE" (MUSIKVERLAG BURGER & MÜLLER, 1987)

Helmut Dinkel, soprano & tenor saxophone
Helmut Bieler-Wendt, violin, piano
Johannes Frisch, double bass, electric bass
Rudi Theilmann, drums


A1. Old Mc. N° 4     18:20
A2. Silent Cat     8:35
B.  One Song Long (in mem. Suzi Wong)     20:45


Recorded live on Oct. 8, 1987 at the Jazzclub Karsruhe.

Musikverlag H. Burger & M. Müller KM 010
(vinyl rip)