Cecil Taylor Unit - Berlin 1969

Here's a great one - a digital radio capture of Cecil Taylor's 1969 set at the Berlin. And opposed to what was long thought, it seems to be the full set, too! (Read the message from Lukas Lindenmaier below - you'll need to save that from here if you want it, it's not included in the DL!)
Most likely, this is the finest quality show we'll ever hear from Taylor's 1969 tour with Sam Rivers!



Cecil Taylor Unit
Berliner Jazztage
Berlin (Germany), Philharmonie
November 6, 1969

Jimmy Lyons - alto sax
Sam Rivers - tenor sax, flute
Cecil Taylor - piano
Andrew Cyrille - drums

1. Announcements by Dietrich Schulz-Köhn (1:50)
2. Fragments Of A Dedication to Duke Ellington (63:30)

TT: 64:47

Sound: A/A-
Source: RBB Kulturradio, June 19, 2009
Lineage: DVB-C (48 khz/ 256 kbps) > Nokia d-box 2 > harddisk
Edits were made with the mp3DirectCut software
Conversion: BeSweet/BeLight > TLH > FLAC (8,asb)

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http://www.webmutations.com/ceciltaylor/1969.html

"...the 45:++ from radio broadcast is - most probably - the closing section of the performance. There is another radio broadcast 15:45 with something like the first section, and there seems to be a missing link between these broadcasted parts -some say the gap is but a few minutes, others say it might be more, up to 25:00 - I don't know, I only have the two broadcast fragments, and it seems most likely no private audience tape of this concert exists." --H. Lukas Lindenmaier 05.01.03

{Primary Source: Rick Lopez's Sam Rivers Online Discography, Tape, also documented by Ed Hazell in his unpublished C. T. discography (he has date as 69.11.10 and time length as 48')

:: note by Lukas Lindenmaier (2009-12-14) - not included in the DL! ::

Hi,
after listening to the 1969-1106 recording again, I do believe the 63:30 version we have from the 2009-0619 broadcast (RBB Kulturradio) is the complete performance recorded. There is not cut/editing audible - not in my ears, at least - except for cutting short the final applause. Also, this version is of the best audio quality so far.
Longer versions of recordings from this same date result from - m.h.o - clumsy efforts combining (editing/pasting) fragments from earlier incomplete broadcasts (aired 1969, 1970, and later, by various German radio stations. All these pastiche versions (69 min, 75 min., some even longer) suffer from low audio quality, also harsh cuts and/or inexplicable fades, cross-fades, and overlappings. There is no private audience recording from this performance, as far as I know, documenting „a much longer performance“ as rumourously reported by few eye-/ear-witnesses.
(sidebar): reading from contemporary (1969) festival reviews, 1969-1106 was the opening night of Berliner Jazztage. Performing on this „Piano For Duke“ night were 1) Joe Turner solo or trio?, 2) Steve Kuhn solo?, 3) Joachim Kühn w. Barre Phillips, Stu Martin, Jacques Thollot, 4) Thelonious Monk solo, (then w. J.Turner, Hans Rettenbacher, S.Martin sitting in for the last tune, 5) Cecil Taylor Unit (Lyons, Rivers, Taylor, Cyrille). Not having heard recordings from the first 3 sets, but the complete Monk set, which runs for some 30 min. incl. applause, I guess the CT Unit started at about 2 and 1/2 hours after the beginning of the program - and I don‘t think they played more than the 63:30 on the recording, when „... three quarter parts of the audience derserted ... (quote from Hans Harzheim‘s review in: Jazz Magazine (France) #175 (Feb. 1970) p.11).

Best wishes,
H.Lukas Lindenmaier

Michel Camilo - Bern 2007

And finally, something more bread and butter... a piano trio!

Michel Camilo is a virtuoso piano player that has mostly lost me... I heard a solo set of his in the mid 90s that I enjoyed, but then all I heard sounded rather boring to my ears. I keep checking out some of his shows on dime though, and this one sounded pretty exciting, so I felt like offering it here, too!

If you enjoy some exuberant, playful and happy piano music, this will be right for you! And on this darkish wet and snowy day, it will help enlighten my place, that's for sure!

Again, this needed some work, but of course again, many thanks to the seeder on dime!



Michel Camilo Trio
32nd International Jazzfestival Bern
Bern (CH), Marians Jazzroom
April 13, 2007

Michel Camilo - piano
Charles Flores - bass
Dafnis Prieto - drums

Set 1
1. applause & warm-up (0:45)
2. Coco Walk (Michel Camilo) 8:56
3. Announcement MC (1:19)
4. Two of a Kind (Michel Camilo) 7:20
5. Perdido (Juan Tizol) 8:31
6. unknown (9:58)
7. Tequila (7:14)

Set 2
8. unknown (3:09) [cuts in, beginning of broadcast]
9. Afro Blue (Mongo Santamaria) 11:17 [cuts in, 16 sec missing]
10. unknown (9:26)
11. unnown (8:45)

TT: 75:46

Sound: A/A- (hum at beginning of Set 1, disappears in #2)
Source: DRS 2 "Jazz Live" / 2007-04-13
Lineage: FM -> MD -> CD-R -> flac -> dime

SEEDER'S NOTES:

This show has been directly emitted by Radio DRS 2 (Switzerland).
I changed the order of songs, because the radio emission started at 22.35 o' clock during the 2nd set. When the concert was over the 1st set has been aired.

This upload - and a piano solo concert of Stefano Bollani that will follow having seeded 100% - is dedicated to unclewolfi. What about Martial SOlal?

:: ubu edits ::
separated #1 from beginning of #2
fixed all marks
deleted applause and first 16 seconds of #9 because of dropouts (1:01 min in total)
added fade-out at end of #8
added fade-out at end of #11
Additional lineage: FLAC > WAV > CoolEditPro > FLAC (8,asb,verify)

Michel Godard - Offenburg 2004

And one more for the lovers of the tuba - a very fine AUD capture of Michel Godard's band "Cousins Germains" with the saxophones of Wolfgang Puschnig (Austrian of course) and Christof Lauer, Herbert Joos on trumpet, the devilish looks and guitars of Marc Ducret, and drummer Wolfgang Reisinger. A mighty fine band, that also has a CD out.

Godard has done many interesting projects, as I mentioned in the previous post. Among the finest are his own Castel del Monte discs, released on Enja. Medieval touches can be heard in this set as well, thanks to Godard's use of the serpent, a very old predecessor of the tuba.

This came as a crappily tracked 2CD set, I shortened it a bit here and there, retracked the whole show, and not the music can be enjoyed in all it's greatness!
Thanks a lot to the original seeder on dime, and thanks even more for dedicating this set to me, back then!



Michel Godard - Cousins Germains
Festival "Jazz d'or"
Offenburg (DE), Reithalle im Kulturforum
November 13, 2004

Herbert Joos - trumpet, flugelhorn
Michel Godard - tuba, serpent
Christof Lauer - soprano & tenor saxophone
Wolfgang Puschnig - alto saxophone, flute
Marc Ducret - guitar
Wolfgang Reisinger - drums

1. unknown (12:41)
2. unknown (12:04)
3. unknown (Lauer) > Ann MG (12:16)
4. unknown (Joos) > Ann (15:27)
5. La chanson des vieux amants (Jacques Brel) > Ann/Band Intros MG (6:52)
6. unknown (Puschnig) 17:19
7. unknown (4:04)

TT: 79:47

Sound: A-/B+
Lineage: cdr in trade--eac--flac level 8 --dime..

This is for UBU.

Here's a fantastic performance by the Maestro Godard in such a great company!
Ducret as good as always....Lauer in very fine form..
A great aud/recording...A quality IMHO..

I thanks in advance for any help with the setlist or artwork ...
More Ducret.....more Godard "tuba-tuba" performances !!!

:: ubu edits ::
to make this shorter than 80:00 min:
- deleted 28 seconds of silence & gap at end of #1
- deleted 5 seconds of silence & gap at end of #2
- deleted 3 seconds of silence & gap at end of #3
- deleted 2 seconds of silence at beginning of #4
- deleted 3 seconds of silence & gap at end of #4
- moved Ann/Band Intros from beginning of #6 (which opened disc 2)
to end of #5, spliced applause (@ 5:51), deleted faded duplications
- deleted 2 second gap at end of #6
- deleted 4 seconds of silence at beginning of #7

Michel Godard & Dave Bargeron - Köln 2001

Tuba anyone? Two big horns for two big men... Dave Bargeron and Michel Godard are among the finest tuba players in today's jazz scene. Bargeron has been around for a while and has frequently turned up on the bass trombone chair of bigger bands, Godard has done all kinds of things, including a long stint in the fine band of oud player Rabih Abou-Khalil.

Here they are together, doing the flight of the bumble bee and other crazy stuff. An there's a squeezebox as well... but don't be scared, this is actually a very musical set, too! Kenwood Dennard keeps the beat funky in this all 'round fine show!

They also released a CD that can be found at amazon.com, for instance:



Godard Michel/Dave Bargeron - Tuba Tuba
Nachtmusik im WDR
Köln (DE), WDR Funkhaus, Klaus von Bismarck-Saal
April 7, 2001

Michel Godard - tuba
Dave Bargeron - tuba
Joe Barbato - accordion
Kenwood Dennard - drums

1. Stage Intro by Ulrich Kurth (1:45)
2. To Be Tuba Or Not To Be Tuba (Bargeron?) 5:35
3. Announcement DB (0:45)
4. Valencia (Bargeron) 7:24
5. Announcement MG (1:08)
6. Poligny Montrachet (Godard) 4:34
7. Announcement DB (0:31)
8. Soji (Bargeron) 9:06
9. Announcement MG (1:13)
10. Giant Steps (John Coltrane) 3:55
11. Announcement DB (0:42)
12. The Night Is Still Young (Bargeron) 4:40 [omit acc/d]
13. Announcement DB (0:3)
14. What I See In Your Eyes (Bargeron) 6:09 [some dropouts]
15. Announcement DB (1:14)
16. Bass Bees (Godard) 2:18 [skips]
17. Announcement by Ulrich Kurth (1:41)
18. Announcement DB (0:33)
19. Tuba Tuba (Bargeron) 4:55
20. Announcement DB (1:46)
21. Indiana / Donna Lee (Charlie Parker) 7:25

TT: 67:39

Sound: A
Source: WDR broadcast (Nachtmusik im WDR)
Lineage: cdr in trade--eac--flac level 6--dime.

:: ubu edits ::
#13 was (0:42) but full of skips - I kept the two ok segments that happily make some kind of sense, too...
#17 was (2:07) but full of skips - I kept what was ok, omitting some talk by Kurth after the announcement of MG

Additional lineage: FLAC > WAV > Cool Edit Pro > FLAC (8,asb,verify)

Tackhead - Willisau 2004

As I'm at it already, and as I'm stretching borders... here's one more, the great group Tackhead with Adrian Sherwood at the mixing desk!

Pump it up and enjoy!



Tackhead w/Adrian Sherwood
Willisau (CH), Jazzfestival 2004
August 27, 2004

Bernard Fowler - vocals
Skip McDonald - guitar
Doug Wimbish - electric bass
Keith Le Blanc - drums
Adrian Sherwood - sound/mixing

1. Stormy Weather > Rapper's Delight (Good Times) > White Lines (14:14)
2. Terrorism (5:46)
3. No Release, No Surrender (5:25)
4. (Don't You Mind) People Grinning in Your Face > Hammerhead > d-solo (12:48)
5. Air Born Ranger (5:44) [tape-flip @ 1:54]

TT: 43:59

Sound: A/A-
Source: DRS 2 "Jazz Live" / 2004 or 2005
Lineage: FM > tape > minidisc > analogue to HD > GoldWave > FLAC (8,asb,verify)
Taped, transferred & seeded by ubu

Note: this is from the second half of a long concert - to my knowledge, this is all that has been broadcast, alas.

Roscoe Mitchell / Anthony Braxton / Richard Teitelbaum / ROVA Sax Quartet - Nickelsdorf 1984

And finally one for the (even) more adventurous listeners... a compilation of partial sets from the 1984 edition of the Konfrontationen festival in Nickelsdorf, Austria.

This features a large orchestra co-led by Roscoe Mitchell and Anthony Braxton, a special project by Mitchell including a string quartet, the duo of Braxton and synths player Richard Teitelbaum, as well as Braxton sitting in with the ROVA Saxophone Quartet.

I hope you're in for a ride!



Roscoe Mitchell / Anthony Braxton / Richard Teitelbaum / ROVA
Konfrontationen '84
Nickelsdorf (Austria), Jazzgalerie, Restaurant Falb (outside in the court yard)

*** June 30, 1984 ***

Roscoe Mitchell / Anthony Braxton Creative Orchestra

Roscoe Mitchell - reeds, co-leader
Anthony Braxton - reeds, co-leader
Anthony Holland - reeds
Faruq Z. Bey - reeds
Michael Mossmann - trumpet
Heinz Becker - trumpet
Conny Bauer - trombone
Johannes Bauer - trombone
Penguin Moschner - tuba
Spencer Barefield - guiter
Richard Teitelbaum - piano, synthesizer
Jaribu Shahid - bass
Tani Tabal - drums
Ponda O'Bryan - percussion

1. (9:00)
2. (12:31)


*** July 1, 1984 ***

Roscoe Mitchell Special Project

Roscoe Mitchell - reeds
Michael Mossmann - trumpet
Ponda O'Bryan - percussion
MHSK Stringquartet

3. (13:14)

Anthony Braxton / Richard Teitelbaum

Anthony Braxton - reeds
Richard Teitelbaum - moog synthesizer

4. (7:35)

Rova Saxophone Quartet with Anthony Braxton

John Raskin - baritone, alto & soprano sax, clarinet
Larry Ochs - tenor, soprano & alto sax
Andrew Voight - alto & soprano sax, flute
Bruce Ackley - soprano sax, clarinet
Anthony Braxton - alto sax

5. (6:06)
6. (2:12)
7. (4:13)


TT: 54:52

Sound: A-
Source/Lineage: FM > Cassette > HD > CD-R > WAV > FLAC

Max Nagl - Mainz 1999

Max Nagl is one of the more interesting characters around on the European jazz and music scene of the past years, composing for stage plays, dance and more.

Nagl, born 1960, has released a string of intriguing albums, the latest of them mostly on Hat Hut, including his fine project "Big Four" (with Steven Bernstein). Nagl has collaborated with novelist Franzobel, with Noel Akchoté (who's also a member of Big Four), Lol Coxhill, Austrian accordion derwish Otto Lechner, singer Julie Tippetts, and has dedicated albums to the music of Eric Dolphy and Ornette Coleman, as well as Robert Wyatt.

This post features his quartet with Josef Novotny at the piano, Anne Harvey on violin, and Patrice Héral on drums and percussion.



Max Nagl
11th Annual Akut Festival
Mainz (Germany)
January 23, 1999

Max Nagl - alto & baritone sax
Josef Novotny - piano
Anne Harvey - violin
Patrice Heral - drums, vocals

1. [Pommdeurs Falt?] > Melange à Trois > Ann MN (6:44)
2. Pot-Pourri (7:23)
3. Tranquillo > Ann MN (4:59)
4. Lump > Ann MN (6:44)
5. Nosferatu > Meantime > Ann MN (12:44)
6. Kirtag > Ann MN (5:36)
7. }Nachtblende > Ann MN (4:29)
8. Bonsoir (6:40)
9. band intros (1:09)
10. 96er > [Push Punnyend?] > Kur > Ann MN (9:28)
11. 's Vaserl (4:55) [encore]

All compositions by Max Nagl

TT: 70:57

Sound: A
Lineage: sbd > ? > cdr > eac (secure) > flac (level 6 w/ sector align)

:: ubu edits ::
re-tracked
Additional lineage: FLAC > WAV > Cool Edit Pro > FLAC (8,asb,verify)

The Unthanks - BBC 2010

The Unthanks and their album "Here's the Tender Coming" were one of my discoveries of the past few months. Beautiful voices, haunting tunes, great instrumental arrangements... how glad was I to see this short BBC recording on dime a few days ago!



The Unthanks - BBC World Routes
London (UK), Maida Vale Studio
January 23, 2010

Rachel Unthank - vocals
Becky Unthank - vocals, feet
Niopha Keegan - vocals, second violin
Adrian McNally - piano, autoharp
Chris Price - electric bass, drums, ukelele, chord organ
Dean Ravera - drums, double bass
Lizzie Jones - vocals, trumpet
Hannah Peel - first violin, trombone
Becca Spencer - viola
Jo Silverstein - cello, accordion

1. Intro (0:31)
2. The Testimony Of Patience Kershaw (4:01)
3. Interview 1 (0:40)
4. Interview 2 (1:11)
5. Nobody Knew She Was There (6:32)
6. Interview 3 (4:39)
7. Sad February (4:31)
8. Interview 4 (3:54)
9. Felton Lonnin (5:21)

TT: 31:23

Sound: A
Source: BBC Radio 3 FM World Routes / 2010-01-23
Lineage: AKAI MT M11L > SOUNDCARD > CDWAVE > TRADERS LITTLE HELPER AMP > FLAC8

Cedar Walton (with Eddie Harris) - Ancona 1984

Here's another one... Pianist Cedar Walton and his fine trio with David Williams and Idris Muhammad, playing with the late great Eddie Harris!

They were both born in 1934 - Eddie left this place far too early! He's one of the big unsung greats, not taken nearly as serious as a bad-ass jazz artist than he should have been. But that's too late now!

This needed quite some work, and it's far from perfect, but it's great hearing Eddie in such a fine band!



Cedar Walton Quartet
Ancona (Italy), Strabacco Jazz Club
May 25, 1984

Eddie Harris - tenor sax
Cedar Walton - piano
David Williams - bass
Idris Muhammad - drums

CD1/73:48
1. Stage Intro > Cedar's Blues (8:49)
2. Close Enough for Love (10:38)
3. Satin Doll (9:25)
4. Another Star (8:23)
5. On the Trail (14:46)
6. Freedom Jazz Dance (9:22)
7. Bolivia (12:25)

CD2/48:24
1. Everything Happens to Me (5:38)
2. Blue Monk / Rhythm-A-Ning / Over the Rainbow (21:22)
3. St. Thomas (7:22)
4. Holy Land (11:24)
5. Theme for Red (2:38)

TT: 122:12

Sound: A-/B+
Source/Lineage: Aud recording-> ? -> CD-r-> wav-> Flac 6
Additional: FLAC > WAV > Cool Edit Pro > FLAC (8,asb,verify)

:: ubu's edits ::
gap removal in EAC wouldn't work as there were tiny bits of the next track at the end (after the gaps!) of the tracks, hence I removed them manually with Cool Edit
I also fixed a couple of rough spots (most notably a glitch at the opening of "Bolivia" - there are others later on which I didn't think I could handle properly - small portions are duplicated, it seems)
Finally, the track marks were corrected

John Zorn / Tim Berne - Frankfurt 1988

Here's a set by John Zorn and Tim Berne, doing some Ornette tunes with the twin drums of Joey Baron and Michael Vatcher, and Mark Dresser on bass. This is the "Spy vs. Spy" band a few months before recording that album. Not sure why it was dubbed "W.R.U." at the concert, of if I mixed anything up... anyway, the music is great!



John Zorn / Tim Berne - W.R.U.
Deutsches Jazz Festival
Frankfurt (Germany)
March 11, 1988

John Zorn - alto sax
Tim Berne - alto sax
Mark Dresser - bass
Michael Vatcher - drums
Joey Baron - drums

1. Stage Intro (0:53)
2. Peace Warriors (3:25)
3. C & D (5:03)
4. Beauty Is a Rare Thing (7:32)
5. Space Church (6:51)
6. The Disguise (6:13)
7. Blues Connotation (9:49)
8. W.R.U. (4:12) [inc]

All Compositions by Ornette Coleman

TT: 44:04

Sound: A
Lineage: cdr in trade--eac flac level 6--dime.


:: ubu edits ::

centred files
fixed track marks
merged applause/band intros with end of #7
deleted radio talk (following #4,6,7)
added fade-outs (at end of #4,6,7)
added fade-ins (at beginning of #5,7,8)
deleted silence at end of #8

Additional lineage: FLAC > WAV > Cool Edit Pro > FLAC (8,asb,verify)

Note: this came as: John Zorn plays Ornette Coleman "Spy vs Spy"

John Surman & Pierre Favre - Leipzig 2003

Here's another beautiful show by John Surman, this time in duo with Swiss drum magician Pierre Favre.

Surman recorded a beautiful ECM disc in duet with drummer Jack DeJohnette, but this setting here is much different. Pierre Favre has long been a mainstay of creative music in Switzerland - a longtime collaborator of pianist Irene Schweizer, occasional sideman on ECM and elsewhere, and occasional leader, as well, he has been performing as a solo musician for a long time.

He has done it all, recording with big bands (Giorgio Azzolini), all star groups (George Gruntz, Lars Gullin, Flavio Ambrosetti), with many of ECM's stalwarts (Surman, Barre Phillips, the Hilliard Ensemble, Dino Saluzzi), the crop of Europe's free music (Manfred Schoof, Barry Guy, Irene Schweizer, Albert Mangelsdorff), as well as with regular jazz formations (the Mal Waldron trio). Quite a discography has grown over the years!

So he's a perfect match for John Surman, as you can listen for yourselves now!



John Surman / Pierre Favre
Leipziger Jazztage 2003
Leipzig (DE), Oper
October 9, 2003

John Surman - soprano & baritone sax, bass clarinet, flute, electronics
Pierre Favre - drums, percussion

1. Improvisation 1 (9:09)
2. Improvisation 2 (7:00)
3. Improvisation 3 (8:25)
4. Improvisation 4 (20:34)
5. Improvisation 5 (9:00)
6. Improvisation 6 (11:42)
7. Improvisation 7 (9:36)
8. Improvisation 8 (3:40) [cuts in]

TT: 79:10

Sound: A/A-
Source: DLF ("Jazz Live") + more


:: ubu edits ::

fixed marks
deleted fm talk at beginning of #1
added fade-out at end of #5
deleted noise at beginning of #6
deleted fm talk and added fade-out at end of #7
added fade-out at end of #8

Additional lineage: FLAC > WAV > Cool Edit Pro > FLAC (8,asb,verify)


This also may have been broadcast on TV. So video may exist.

This should have been a Surman/Mangelsdorff concert. Favre jumped in since Mangelsdorff was (already too?) sick to play.

John Surman / Jean-Paul Celea / Daniel Humair - Nevers 2005

Here's a beautiful trio set by the great John Surman, accompanied by Jean-Paul Celea and Daniel Humair.

Humair is a favourite in this house, and he's not only been heard on this just posted Mariano/Haurand/Humair show, but also previously on a Yosuke Yamashita Trio set, with his own trio featuring Tony Malaby and Joachim Kühn, and with Tryptich, the collective trio of Celea, Humair and pianist François Couturier. And the good news is, all these shows can still be downloaded!

While John Surman usually is more of an impressionist and lyricist, in this setting here, he's blowing hard and I love it at least as much as his more impressionist playing for ECM etc.

This wonderful show needed quite some work to present the music with as little radio talk interrupting it as possible!



John Surman / Jean-Paul Celea / Daniel Humair 
Rencontres Internationales de Jazz de Nevers
Nevers (France)
November 11, 2005

John Surman - baritone & soprano sax, flute
Jean-Paul Celea - bass
Daniel Humair - drums

1. No Finesse (Surman) 19:21
2. Canticle (Surman) 8:31
3. VladaVe (Humair) 13:14 [a few seconds missing at beginning]
4. Round Trip (Ornette Coleman) 9:50 [a few seconds missing at beginning]
5. Falling (Surman) 7:05 [a few seconds missing at beginning]
6. Westminster (Humair) 8:43
7. Revised Edition (Surman) 5:44
8. Sweet Lady (Celea) 6:24

TT: 78:35

Sound: A
Lineage: FM > WAV (Wavelab) > FLAC (frontend level 8)
Source: France Musique "Jazz Club" / 2005-11-11
Seeder: Cosmikd


:: ubu edits ::

deleted as much fm talk as possible
added fade-outs and fade-ins

Additional lineage: FLAC > WAV > Cool Edit Pro > FLAC (8,asb,verify)

Don Ellis - Monterey 1967 & Antibes 1977

Here are two short bits by the great Don Ellis!

It took me a while and several emails with two friends to figure out all the details. Hope I got it all right, in the end!

Read more about Ellis here:
Wikipedia Entry
1968 Interviews, with Ron Simmonds and Les Tomkins
(there are a few more links there!)
Jeff Sultanoff's Remembering Don Ellis from jazz.com: pt. 1 & pt. 2

And by all means, do look for some of Ellis' official releases! The early small group albums are excellent (I think I'd recommend Essence first, it has been brought out on CD at last by Mighty Quinn), and his two Pacific Jazz albums with the orchestra - Live at Monterey and Live in 3 2/3 /4 Time - are among the most exciting big band jazz you'll ever hear! Then, there's Electric Bath, recorded for Columbia, and the great 1971 album for Atlantic, Tears of Joy (CD reissue by Wounded Bird). Several other albums were reissued by Wounded Bird, and Soaring, one of Ellis' MPS albums, was recently reissued by Universal Europe in their cheapo "Jazz Club" series.

The first of these two tracks, New Horizons, comes from shortly before Ellis took the band to the studio to record his Electric Bath album.

The second track comes from fairly late in the game and is incomplete, alas, but it provides another worthwhile glimpse of Ellis at work.



Don Ellis - Big Band
Monterey, CA (USA)
September 1967

Don Ellis, Glenn Stuart, Alan Weight, Ed Warren, Bob Harmon - trumpet
Ron Myers, Dave Sanchez - trombone
Terry Woodson - bass trombone
Ruben Leon, Joe Roccisano - alto sax, flute, soprano sax
Ira Schulman - tenor sax, flute, piccolo, clarinet
Ron Starr - tenor sax, flute, clarinet
John Magruder - baritone sax, flute, bass clarinet
Mike Lang - piano, clavinet
Ray Neapolitan - bass, sitar
Dave Parlato - bass
Steve Bohannon - drums
Chino Valdes - congas, bongos
Mark Stevens - timbales, vibes, misc. percussion
Alan Estes - misc. percussion

1. New Horizons (Don Ellis) 12:03

Sound: A-/B+
Source: tv broadcast
Lineage: tv > ? > CDR in trade (jazzrita) > EAC (secure, log) > Cool Edit Pro > FLAC (8,asb,verify)


:: ubu note ::

This came as from Monterey, CA (USA), Jazz Festival, dated as August 13, 1968.
This actually comes from the 1967 Monterey Jazz festival.

Personnel taken from the "Electric Bath" album which was recorded shortly after the MJF took place (Sept 19 & 20, 1967).



Don Ellis - Big Band
Antibes/Juan-les-Pins (France), Jazz Festival
July 17, 1977

Don Ellis, Glenn Stuart, Gilman Rathel, Jack Coan - trumpet
Alan Kaplan, Richard Bullock - trombone
Sidney Muldrow - french horn
Jim Self - tuba
Ann Patterson - alto & soprano sax, oboe, flute, piccolo
Ted Nash - alto sax, flute, clarinet
James Coile - tenor sax, flute, clarinet
James Snodgrass - baritone sax, piccolo, flute, oboe, bass clarinet
Randy Kerber - piano ,electric piano, clavinet, synthesizer
Darrell Clayborn - bass
Dave Crigger, Mike Englander - drums
Chino Valdes, Ruth Ritchie - percussion
Pam Tompkins, Laurie Badessa - violin
Jimbo Ross - viola
Paula Hochhalter - violoncello

1. Niner Two (Don Ellis) 16:41 [inc, fade-out]

Sound: A-
Source: radio broadcast (ORTF)
Lineage: rb > ? > CDR in trade (jazzrita) > EAC (secure, log) > Cool Edit Pro > FLAC (8,asb,verify)


:: ubu note ::

#7 came as "Minor Two" and the year as 1970.
This was broadcast in 1977 by ORTF, the personnel also reflects the year.
Lean Gaer - electric bass, synthesizer was also listed, but he did not make the 1977 European tour.
His playing was added to the Montreux album under the supervision of Don Ellis in the editing/re-mastering process.

Hit and Run

Several posts are endangered at this point, by my chosen file host's new policy of deleting inactive files after a mere two months (that is, if you host more than so and so many GB there - I host a lot more than that, of course).

Professor Longhair - 1977 double feature (w/Dr. John)
Jimmy Heath - Stockholm 1959
Rafael Schilt - Zürich 2009
Ikue Mori & Zeena Parkins - Zürich 2005
Frank Gratkowski - Zürich 2004

I am unable to re-up all the links that get deleted!

Charlie Mariano & Cholet-Känzig-Papaux - Fribourg 2003

Sorry for the delay... here's the promised second Mariano session, teaming him up with the Swiss trio of Jean-Christophe Cholet (piano), Heiri Känzig (bass) and Marcel Papaux (drums).
They have been working together as a trio since 2002, and in 2003 began their collaboration with Charlie Mariano, which also resulted in a CD, "Silver Blue" (Enja).

As usual, this came from dime (thanks to the seeder, I think jazzrita!), and I cut out the radio talk and all - maximum listening pleasure, he he he...



Charlie Mariano + Chokapa
Fribourg (Switzerland), La Spirale
December 19, 2003

Charlie Mariano - alto & soprano sax
Jean-Christophe Chollet - piano
Heiri Känzig - bass
Marcel Papaux - drums

1. My Foolish Heart (Washington-Young) 10:05
2. For You (Heiri Känzig) 9:12
3. Golf Smog (Cholet) 9:00
4. Autumn Circle (Cholet) 12:02
5. Children Song (Känzig) 8:39
6. Bemsha Swing (Thelonious Monk) 10:24

TT: 59:25

Sound: A
Lineage: RSR Espace2 (MPEG1 Layer 2 / 256 kbps, 48kH) > received with satellite > tracked
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UPLOADED BY JAZZRITA 09-08-05


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Charlie Mariano / Ali Haurand / Daniel Humair - Genève 1999

Charlie Mariano was one of the sad losses of the past year. He seemed to go on forever though, and I'm grateful for all the music he left us! Among his finest later efforts was a great Enja released titled "Deep in a Dream" - recommended!

Recently, Enja reissued Eberhard Weber's Colours albums, with Charlie, Rainer Brüninghaus, and drummers John Marshall and Jon Christensen (one at the time).

To read more, here are some links:
Guardian obituary
Boston Globe obituary
Charlie Mariano on AAJ

I shared a 2002 concert with his electric backing band and some guests from all over the world last year, and I have two more shows ready. Here's the first of them, a stellar trio with one of my favourite drummers, Daniel Humair, and Ali Haurand on bass. It comes from a dime download (thanks to jazzrita who shared it there!), and it was fine enough for me to edit it in order to get rid of all the disturbing radio chatter between the songs.



Charlie Mariano / Ali Haurand / Daniel Humair
Festival de l'AMR 1999
Geneve (Switzerland), Alhambra
March 13, 1999

Charlie Mariano - alto sax
Ali Haurand - bass
Daniel Humair - drums

1. Round Trip (Ornette Coleman) 7:00
2. Everything Happens To Me (9:52)
3. Yagapriya (Charlie Mariano) 12:01
4. Plum Island (Charlie Mariano) 11:04
5. Yehudi Menuhin (Charlie Mariano) 6:35
6. No More Chains (Ali Haurand) 6:.36 [inc]

TT: 53:09

Sound: A
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Happy New Year!

I wish you all the best in 2010 - many great and happy moments, much success in whatever it is you want to be successful in!

And I thanks a lot to the upright seven for commenting now and then and trying to maintain a bit of discussion!

Of course, more feedback would be very welcome (about the music, not about my "achievement" with this blog, which is close to nil)!
So there'd be a new years resolution for y'all... :-)

Blossom Dearie - Piano Jazz, 1985

Blossom Margrete Dearie (April 28, 1924 – February 7, 2009)

Blossom Dearie, the great singer-pianist and pianist-singer (a true hyphenated!) died on February 7 of this year. Back then, I shared the "Piano Jazz" show she did in 2000. Recently, the 1985 show was shared on dime, as well, after it was re-broadcast in October.

Here are the program notes, from NPR, I assume:

The aptly named singer and pianist Blossom Dearie had a unique, childlike voice that, along with truly swinging piano work, could deliver scathing wit wrapped in a sweet package.

A consummate performer, Dearie eschewed jazz improvisation. And while her harmonies were inspired by Frank Sinatra, her pixie-like voice was counterbalanced by the muscular rhythms she pounded out in the manner of Count Basie and Oscar Peterson.

Dearie avoided working in cabarets and nightclubs for much of her career; her delicate voice was no match for the smoky atmosphere of such venues. However, she was a fixture at the Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan, where she performed regularly starting in 1983.

Dearie opened this session of Piano Jazz with a tune written specifically for her by Johnny Mercer: "My New Celebrity Is You." In her nudge-and-wink vocal performance, she drops names from Modigliani and Montovani to Dean Martin and Mia Farrow. Dearie invites host Marian McPartland to play along; afterwards, McPartland remarks, "That was kind of a shame that I played on that at all — the thing is so perfect without me pussyfooting along." To which the ever-charming Dearie replies, "I thought it was very tasty what you played."

Dearie continues with another Johnny Mercer tune featuring her own melody, "I'm Shadowing You." In this tune, Dearie has a different take on celebrity, in the role of a sweet stalker: "There'll be no escape / I'm getting out a tape and video, too." Her delicate vocal on this cleverly written Mercer tune is swinging, refreshing and hip.

McPartland gets together with Dearie for an easy, gentle duet on Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Surrey With the Fringe on Top," and later they pick things up just a bit on the Rodgers and Hart tune "Everything I've Got Is Yours." Dearie confesses to not being much of an improviser, but McPartland says, "You did too improvise. I caught you at it."

The session wraps up with another duet featuring Dearie's unmistakable voice, Frank Loesser's "If I Were a Bell." McPartland has said that Dearie "made every song a musical gem," and listening to her sing this well-known number, it's easy to see why.

If you feel like checking out more Dearie, I can't recommend her fantastic Verve albums highly enough! As a teaser the UK cheapo outlet Avid offers an attractive, but shabbily packed four-albums-on-two-discs set (while we're at it, they have a great 10CD set by Hoagy Carmichael, maybe their one truly worthwhile effort!).

You'll need to hear more from Blossom though - for instance this classic live recording:



Marian McPartland's "Piano Jazz" with Blossom Dearie
New York City (USA), Manhattan Beach Studios
1985

Blossom Dearie - piano & vocals (out on #15)
Marian McPartland - piano (#6,9,13,15,17)

1. Conversation (3:03)
2. My New Celebrity Is You (J. Mercer) 5:31
3. Conversation (2:46)
4. I'm Shadowing You (J. Mercer, B. Dearie) 3:13
5. Conversation (5:12)
6. Surrey With the Fringe on Top (R. Rogers, O. Hammerstein) 3:44 [instrumental]
7. Conversation (3:00)
8. Conversation (0:34)
9. Inside a Silent Tear (B. Dearie, A. King) 5:35
10. Conversation (1:08)
11. Bye Bye Country Boy (B. Dearie, J. Segal) 4:03
12. Conversation (1:48)
13. Everything I've Got Is Yours (R. Rodgers, L. Hart) 4:00 [instrumental]
14. Conversation (0:46)
15. The Things We Did Last Summer (S. Cahn, J. Styne) 4:24
16. Conversation (1:39)
17. If I Were a Bell (F. Loesser) 4:39

TT: 55:11

Sound: A/A- (hissy)
Rebroadcast date: 2009-10-31
Lineage: fm (Onkyo TX8511)>SoundBlaster (Live! 24 bit External)>wav(CD Wave Editor)>flac

Ella in East Berlin

Just re-upped the deleted bit of this again!

Mary Halvorson Trio - Zurich 2009

Alas, this is only the first three songs, but this concert was a strong contender for best show I heard in 2009 (Carla Bley's Lost Chords, Dave Douglas' Quintet and CéU were the highlights in fall, but I saw some good things in the first half of the year, too).
The trio was at the end of a short tour through Europe and played new material that they recorded two days later, back in NYC.

Check out the websites:
Mary Halvorson - John Hébert - Ches Smith
And support them by buying their discs!



Mary Halvorson Trio
Zürich (Switzerland), Rote Fabrik, Clubraum
December 16, 2009

Mary Halvorson - guitar
John Hébert - bass
Ches Smith - drums, percussion

1. (4:02)
2. (7:54)
3. (7:44)

TT: 19:40

Sound: B+
Source: mono audience recording
Taper: ubu
Lineage: crappy Sony MIC > MD > analogue to HD > Cool Edit Pro > TLH > FLAC (8,asb,verify)


Note:

I have one and a half more tunes on my MD but they're marred by too many dropouts and completely unlistenable. After that, my recording device gave up, alas.
The whole concert consisted of just one long set of around 90 minutes.
This was the final concert of a European tour and the trio was scheduled to record for a new album back in the US on December 18th.

Randy Newman - Winterthur 1992

Here's a special treat for x-mas... a great solo concert by Randy Newman, recorded at Musikfestwochen Winterthur, at a club called "Albany" (of course Newman has some jokes about that...)

This is one of the x-mas gifts for mère ubu, but I thought some of you might enjoy this, too!

The encores are missing, but it seems a one-disc bootleg of this concert has them (while missing several other tracks), so I'm asking anyone who has that bootleg to please get in touch or just put up FLACs of those encores, please!

Recently shared on dime (thanks a lot!), I re-tracked the whole set and did some fixes here and there (there was some duplication somewhere, for instance).



Randy Newman
Musikfestwoche Winterthur
Winterthur (Switzerland), Albany
September 11, 1992

Randy Newman - piano & vocals

CD1/45:33
1. Stage Introduction (0:42)
2. In My Dream (2:43)
3. Yellow Man (2:45)
4. Marie (2:50)
5. Birmingham (2:40)
6. Christmas in Capetown (4:57)
7. Real Emotional Girl (2:18)
8. Short People (2:45)
9. The Girls in My Life (2:46)
10. You Can Leave Your Hat On (2:54)
11. Bad News from Home (3:08)
12. Red Bandana (3:01)
13. A Wedding in Cherokee County (4:12)
14. Follow the Flag (2:17)
15. My Old Kentucky Home (1:56)
16. introduction to "Glory Train" (2:14)
17. Glory Train (1:19) [end only]

CD2/45:38
1. Burn On (2:51)
2. Guilty (3:12)
3. Dixie Flyer (3:54)
4. Roll with the Punches (3:35)
5. Political Science (2:28)
6. I Love L.A. (2:48)
7. In Germany Before the War (3:29)
8. Baltimore (2:56)
9. Rider in the Rain (4:12)
10. My Life Is Good (4:00)
11. I Want to Hurt You Like I Do (5:10)
12. Rednecks (3:18)
13. Sail Away (2:59)
14. FM Outro (0:39)
(missing encores)

All Songs Written by Randy Newman

TT: 91:11

Sound: A/A-
Source: DRS 3 ("Live uf dr Gass")

Source : 1st Generation Cassette.
Transfered with Sound Forge, Volume Adjustments and Track Cutting by Sound Forge.
(This is NOT taken from the Bootleg............... and is therefore a little bit longer than only one CD........!!)

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John Abercrombie - London 1996

And another one...



John Abercrombie Trio
London, England (UK), Queen Elizabeth Hall
May 22, 1996

John Abercrombie - guitar
Dan Wall - organ
Adam Nussbaum - drums

1. Sweet Sixteen (11:17)
2. Bo Diddy (14:05)
3. Dolorosa (Dan Wall) 25:21
4. Lullaby of the Leaves (4:47)
5. Interview with John Abercrombie (11:02)

TT: 66:37

Sound: A/A-
Source: BBC-FM Broadcast
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John Abercrombie - Viersen 2004

I'm in a hurry to preserve some links, as RS is changing their policy again...

Here's a set by John Abercrombie, one of the most important jazz guitarists of our times. His brew of organ jazz is quite different from your usual organ trio, more of a cool sound, thanks to Dan Wall's different handling of the organ (different from the Smith and McGriff and McDuff etc styles, that is). Adam Nussbaum of course is a powerhouse drummer, and though Abercrombie himself isn't about swing, the music is forward-moving and driving.



John Abercrombie - Organ Trio
Internationales Jazzfestival
Viersen (Germany), Large Auditorium
September 24, 2004

John Abercrombie - guitar
Dan Wall - organ
Adam Nussbaum - drums

1. Open Land (11:21) [TV]
2. Class Trip (9:45)
3. Bo Diddy (11:05)
4. Lullaby of the Leaves (11:48)
5. Moon and Sand (8:46)

TT: 52:47

Sound: A/A-
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some links

have a look at the comments...

Rosanne Cash - Santa Monica 2009

Now please don't shoot me... those reading my "now listening" bits on the top right of the page know my taste ranges beyond jazz. I've been a Dylan fan since my earliest teens (seeing him live with the "Under the Red Sky" tour in 1990 when I was twelve), and even though I keep being disgusted by the industry that is Nashville, I like his album "Nashville Skyline" a lot. His voice sounds so flexible there, and of course the duet with Johnny Cash is a highlight!

Nevertheless, in my ignorance, Cash remained something of a red towel for a long time, until I happened to stumble over the third (I think) of his "American Recordings", which of course got rave reviews in the papers here, as well. I got hooked quickly and bought them all, including the box set - mother's hymn book? Gee, may the sinners roast in hell... not sure what to make of it, but I look at it as something near-mythical in force, and also as something that's part of American history (and hence of course, looking back, European history, too). And I keep being fascinated.

More recently, I got hooked by the early albums of Emmylou Harris, Gram Parsons, the Flying Burrito Brothers, and yes - I confess! - even Linda Ronstadt's Capitol double disc set is now part of my collection... and of course by way of my rock'n'roll self-schooling I stumbled over The Byrds, buying all their albums up to the "(Untitled)/(Unreleased)" double disc set, and their "Sweethearts of the Rodeo" is a marvel!

So with my reservations gone, I had to check out this recent recording of Rosanne Cash, done to promote her recent album (which I have yet to check out). The songs were taken from a list compiled for her by Johnny when she was a teen and he was afraid she might end up completely ignorant of country music, so he put together a list of the most important songs. Rosanne Cash performs some of them, accompanied by her husband, John Leventhal on acoustic guitar. In between, she talks about her album, the songs, her dad and the ominous list. A very beautiful set.



Rosanne Cash - Live in Session on MBE KCRW FM 2009
Live In Studio Session @ Time Of Broadcast
Santa Monica, CA (USA)
November 19, 2009 [Thursday]

Rosanne Cash - vocals (+ guitar)
John Leventhal - guitar (+ backing vocals)

1. (=Intro=)
2. I'm Moving On
3. (-talking-)
4. She's Got You
5. (-talking-)
6. (-Long Black Veil - False Start-)
7. Long Black Veil
8. (=Interview=)
9. Motherless Children
10. (-talking-)
11. Girl From The North Country
12. (-talking-)
13. Sea Of Heartbreak
14. (-talking-)
15. Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow
16. (-talking-)
17. Satisfied Mind
18. (=Outro=)

TT: 44:15

Sound: A


STEREO CAPTURE

**** NOT FOR SALE **** PLEASE DO NOT DISTRIBUTE THESE FILES IN LOSSY FORMATS ****

Source: KCRW Radio FM Broadcast

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As a young woman, Rosanne Cash told her father Johnny she wanted to play country music.
He put together a list of 100 essential songs for her to listen to and, years later, she’s
put together an album highlighting her favorites. Hear it live on Morning Becomes Eclectic


Links:

Stream/Audition This Show @
http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/mb091119rosanne_cash
Remember, The Streams Can Sound Very Lossy.

Setlist And Info Copied From KCRW's Website

They're Often Incorrect @
http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb

Other Related Links:
http://www.rosannecash.com/
http://www.myspace.com/rosannecash
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosanne_Cash


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WIKI:

Rosanne Cash (born May 24, 1955) is an American singer-songwriter and author.
She is the eldest daughter of the late country music singer Johnny Cash and
his first wife, Vivian Liberto Cash Distin.

Enjoy,
Nibbler

George Russell - Newport 1964 & Europe 1965

Here's the second Russell show - from his prime, I'd say! An earlier version of this that I shared on dime was promptly bootlegged by the Spanish thieves from RLR (Rare Live Recordings they call themselves, ha!). That CD, which also contains a short session from Lenox, Mass.' "Music Inn", was a straight rip from a compilation I put up on dime.

But alas, the same anonymous donor who sent me the 1987 show just posted, also sent me an upgrade of the Newport 1964 show, as well as more tunes from the other date, which turned out to be from Europe, April or May 1965 (see the detailed notes below for more info - the Zurich location is just a best guess at this point).

So for once, the thieves lost and we'll have a better, free version in circulation!

They offer another Russell boot with a Paris and a Bremen date, both from 1964. The Paris again was ripped off from me, I suppose (I got it in trade, it was added once to the Italian magazine "Musica Jazz", an editor of which was kind enough to share it with me and gave the ok to share it further), while the Bremen date was ripped from another dimer.

On the Newport set, you get to hear not only Thad Jones, but also Sun Ra's true sideman, John Gilmore on tenor. Brian Trentham is on trombone, a young Steve Swallow on double bass, Albert "Tootie" Heath on drums, and the great Sheila Jordan turns up for her showcase, "You Are My Sunshine".

For the European show, we have Eje Thelin on trombone, Bertil Lofgren on trumpet, Bernt Rosengren on tenor and flute, Roman Dylag on bass, and again Tootie Heath on drums. The sound here is superior to the one cut-off tune the thieves have on their release.

Now I shut up and let the music speak - be prepared for a real treat!



George Russell
Newport Jazz Festival
Newport, RI (USA)
July 3, 1964

Thad Jones - cornet
Brian Trentham - trombone
John Gilmore - tenor sax
George Russell - piano
Steve Swallow - bass
Albert Heath - drums
Sheila Jordan - vocals (#5)

1. Stage Intro & Announcement by George Russell (2:09)
2. The Outer View (Russell) 9:25
3. Stratusphunk (Russell) 7:12
4. Volupte (Russell) 12:23
5. You Are My Sunshine (trad., arr. Russell) 10:23

TT: 41:57

Sound: A-
Source/Lineage: unknown (sbd?) > CDR in trade > EAC (secure, log) > FLAC (8,asb,verify)


Note: this was broadcast on WKCR-FM (the other circulating source), but this may well be from a different source.



George Russell
prob. Zurich (Switzerland), Volkshaus
April 30, 1965

Bertil Lofgren - trumpet
Eje Thelin - trombone
Bernt Rosengren - tenor sax, flute
George Russell - piano
Roman Dylag - bass
Al Heath - drums

6. You Are My Sunshine (trad., arr. George Russell) 10:58
7. Lydiot (George Russell) 10:01
8. 'Round Midnight (Monk-Hanighen-Williams) 6:46

TT: 27:46

Sound: A- (some print-through)
Source/Lineage: radio broadcast > CDR in trade > EAC (secure, log) > FLAC (8,asb,verify)


Notes:

rillenheini (who knew Eje Thelin and did some lengthy interviews with him) says:
Russell toured Europe with this sextet in April and May 1965. They were recorded for three radio stations:
April 1965: Stockholm (Sweden), Gyllen Cirkeln
April 1965: Copenhagen (Denmark), Montmartre Jazzhus
April 30, 1965: Zurich (Switzerland), Volkshaus
May 1965 Gent (Belgium)
Likely, #6-8 originate from one of these recordings, most likely from the Zurich or Gent concerts, as the sound suggests a large venue (unlike Montmartre and Gyllen Cirkeln).

Further, here's a quote in Jazz Podium 5/1965, p. 115:
George Russell hat in Stockholm ein neues Sextett gebildet, in dem Bertil Lövgren tp, Eje Thelin tb, Bernt Rosengren ts, Romas Dylag b und Al Heath dr spielen. Er stellte sich mit dieser Gruppe erstmals im Stockholmer Gyllene Cirkeln vor und will dann damit auf Reisen gehen. Bisher sind Gastspiele im Kopenhagener Montmartre, in Brüssel und Zürich vorgesehen.

And Jazz Podium 6/1965, p. 155, contains a review of the Zurich concert, written by Joe Viera.


Dime history note: A cut-off version of #8 was included as "unknown European date - July 1964". To my ears, that title sounds very much identical with #8 included here.


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r.i.p. George Russell (June 23, 1923 - July 27, 2009)

: . : shared on dimeadozen by ubu on 2009-07-28 : . :

George Russell - Washington 1987

George Russell, the great arranger and composer, died in July 2009. He is one of many greats that left us this year, and his music is dear to me, ever since I discovered him, which was initially through Eric Dolphy's participation on one of his Riverside albums. I was hooked quickly and became a fan of his early recordings (let's say up to the Beethoven Hall albums on MPS). Still have to find more of his later works, though I did find some here and there.

Here's a great 1987 show which I got from an anonymous donor via dime (I also shared it there a while back). I just sent a copy of it to drummer Keith Copeland - if he's able to help with the personnel, I'll post a comment or edit this post! (And of course, if anyone grabbing it from here is able to help, please do post a comment!)



George Russell
Washington, DC (USA), Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institute, Baird Auditorium
October 2, 1987

Tiger Okoshi - trumpet
Mike Peipman - trumpet
Chip Kaner - trombone
Dave Mann - alto sax
Rob Schepps - tenor sax
Brad Hatfield - keyboards
Marc Rossi - keyboards
Bill Urmson - electric bass
Keith Copeland - drums
Pat Hollenbeck - percussion
George Russell - conductor, voice
others unknown/incomprehensibe [band intros at end of CD1#3]

CD1/65:56
1. Listen to the Silence, Part I (George Russell) 5:34
2. Cubana Be, Cubana Bop (Dizzy Gillespie-George Russell) 16:16
3. The African Game (George Russell) 47:10

CD2/38:33
1. Electronic Sonata for Souls Loved by Nature (George Russell-Jan Garbarek) 22:15
2. So What (Miles Davis) > Listen to the Silence, Part II (George Russell) 16:16

TT: 104:29

Sound: A-
Source: AUD (Sony Walkman Pro, Aiwa one-point stereo mike, Fuji chrome tapes)
Lineage: aud > dubbed from master tapes > CDR > EAC (secure, logs) > FLAC (8,asb,verify)

Note: some additional musicians are announced, but I can't understand the names.

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The African Game was recorded in 1993 and released on Blue Note records (CD, 1995)
The performance is continuous so there was no need to try and break it up.
However, on the CD, it is divided into eight tracks as follows:

Event I - ORGANIC LIFE ON EARTH BEGINS
Uni-celled Beings to Amphibians
Event II - THE PALEOLITHIC GAME
Homo-erectus Africanus God Said Grace, and Rolled the Dice on the Human Race
Event III - CONSCIOUSNESS
Birth of Species Consciousness
Birth of Human Consciousness
Event IV - THE SURVIVAL GAME
Survival of the Fittest
Event V - THE HUMAN SENSING OF UNITY WITH GREAT NATURE
Event VI - AFRICAN EMPIRES
Spiritual Consciousness - The Age of Light Intelligence of the Heart, Illuminating the Unity of the Cosmic Why and How
Event VII - CARTESIAN MAN
The Ascent of Technocentricity, and Its Division of Man and Nature, The Fragmentation of All and Everything
Event VIII - THE MEGA-MINIMALIST AGE
Style Over Substance, The Decline of the Spirit
Event XI - THE FUTURE?
The Collective Level of Being Attracts the Common Future

It is said that Albert Einstein once remarked, "God doesn't play dice with the universe."
Perhaps he did, once, in Africa during the Miocene epoch some 5 to 20 million years ago when the African Game began:

God said grace
And rolled the dice
On the human race.

As the cradle of humanity, Africa is our common home; we are all Africans - white, yellow, red, brown or black.

Great Nature is on our side. We feverishly pursue the game of HOW to conquer nature, while failing to understand WHY it needs us to join her in a state of unity. Nature responds by sending signals to tell us that we are outpacing her capacity to adapt to our technical innovations. These signals are everywhere: they cannot be missed. Entropy is accelerating.

The African Game says something of a positive nature about this. It says that God (Great Nature) is on our side. It wants to win the game it began millions of years ago. But in order to win it needs the awareness and cooperation of each of us descendants from the Miocene epoch now inhabiting Planet Earth.

~ George Russell

(liner notes from "African Game", Blue Note CDP-7 46335 2, 1995)

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Electronic Sonata was recorded in three parts in 1970 and released originally on Sonet (SLP 1411/1412). A CD reissue can be found on "The Essence of George Russell" (Soul Note 121044-2, 1983)

ELECTRONIC SONATA FOR SOULS LOVED BY NATURE - The title is in itself a poem and it gives contrasting associations - a connectedness to musical and cultural patterns - at the same time a freedom and openness which is all-embracing. Yes, just this piece gives an extraordinary good example of the specific in George Russell's musical thinking of which The Lydian Chromatic Concept is another example, no cultivation of the special, of singularity as an exclusive form by itself. The reason for this comes more from solidarity with the whole, which we are all imperfect parts of, than from the perfectness of single parts. But man is not just a passive commodity in nature. As long as it includes man, it includes also the human will. "Nature likes those who give in to her, but she loves those who do not" is the motto which the title is referring to. To be a part of the whole does not then mean a loss f value or responsibility, on the contrary it gives responsibility and value beyond oneself. But why "Sonata"? If we think of sonata as a large musical form where the oppositions are parts of that whole they form, yes, then "Sonata" is right enough in this connection.

~ Kare Kolberg

(excerpt from the liner notes of "The Essence of George Russell", Soul Note 121044-2, 1983)

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1978 recordings of "Listen to the Silence" and "Cubana Be, Cubano Bop" (by the Swedish Radio Jazz Orchestra w/Sabu Martinez in his very last recording) can be heard on "New York Big Band" (Soul note SN 1039 CD, 1982)
"So What" is the title tune of an album recorded at the same concert as "The African Game" and released on Blue Note as well (B2-46391, 1987)

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The line-up from that 1983 concert (Emanuel Church, Boston, MA, June 18, 1983) is as follows (but is most likely of small relevance for this 1987 concert):

Mike Peipman, Chris Passin, Roy Okutani, Mark Harvey (t)
Peter Cirelli, Chip Kaner (tb), Jeff Marsanskas (btb)
Marshall Sealy (fhr)
David Mann, Janis Steprans (as,ss,fl)
Gary Joynes (ts,ss,fl), George Garzone (ts,ss)
Brad Jones (bari,bcl,fl)
Bruce Barth, Marc Rossi (keys)
Mark White (g), Bob Nieske (b), Bill Urmson (elb)
Keith Copeland (d), Dave Hagedorn (perc), Joe Galeota (cga)
Lazaro Perez, Kuto Perez, Amaro Laria, Enrique Cardenas (perc)
George Russell (arr,cond,comp)

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r.i.p. George Russell (June 23, 1923 - July 27, 2009)

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Gunter Hampel "Galaxie Dream Band" - Donaueschingen 1975

Here's a show I dug up from some old archival DVDs, by Gunter Hampel's "Galaxie Dream Band", recorded at the SWF Jazz Session of 1975's Donaueschinger Musiktage.

Quite likely, this is the finest sounding show in circulation... the band consists of several longtime collaborators of Hampel's, Perry Robinson on clarinet, Mark Whitecage and Thomas Keyserling on saxophones and flute, Jack Gregg on bass, Martin Bues on drums, and the great Jeanne Lee on vocals.

This is strong and beautiful music - watch out!



Hampel Gunter Galaxie Dream Band
SWR Jazz Session
Donaueschinger Musiktage, Donaueschingen (DE)
October 19, 1975

Perry Robinson - clarinet
Mark Whitecage - alto saxophone, flute
Thomas Keyserling - flute, tenor saxophone
Gunter Hampel - bass clarinet, flute, piano, vibes
Jack Gregg - bass
Martin Bues - drums
Jeanne Lee - vocals

1. Stage Announcement (J.E. Berendt) > Mystic Pilgrimage (24:13)
2. Land Of The Tree People > Flying Carpet (22:56)
3. Woodwinds Of Change (11:22)

TT: 58:35

Sound: A
Lineage: pre-FM sbd>?>cdr>eac(secure mode)>flac(level 8)

Carla's Christmas Carols (Berlin 2008)

Since it's that time of the year again, here's some seasonal music by Carla Bley. I just recently saw her live with The Lost Chords - fantastic concert!

Her carols have also been released officially on ECM - here's a review by John Fordham in the Guardian. I have the disc on order, can't say anything about it yet.

This of course comes a day after the disgraceful win of the right wingnuts and their fear mongery. I don't care that much for x-mas (and Christianity in general - they had a hard struggle to fit themselves to the enlightenment, but I guess after all if they wouldn't have tried, on the long term, enlightenment rather than christianity would have gone under, so thanks for that...), but this year seems particularly bad. The whole commercial crap has already began two weeks ago, ugly lights all over the city, and yesterday they had their Santa parade through Bahnhofstrasse, with a marching band tearing through "Jingle Bells" and lots of kiddies with light sabers and other crap... yuk yuk yuk!
I had to pass them on my way to catch "From Russia With Love" on the big screen once again, one of my favourite Bonds. And yes indeed, it's nice to catch some lightweight films after the heavy stuff by Miklos Jancso that I've seen recently!
Anyway, so we all love x-mas and x-mas loves us and we love each other etc - for that occasion, here's some nice music for y'all...



Carla Bley Plays Christmas Carols
Berlin (Germany), Passionskirche
December 4, 2008 (MP2)

Carla Bley - piano, arrangements, leader
Steve Swallow - bass
Tobias Weidinger - trumpet, Glockenspiel
Axel Schlosser - trumpet
Christine Chapman - french horn
Adrian Mears - trombone
Ed Partyka - bass trombone, tuba

1. O Tannenbaum (2:23)
2. Silent Night And Day (8:35)
3. Jingle Bells (3:22)
4. The Christmas Song (5:25)
5. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (5:35)
6. O Holy Night - Joy To The World (8:29)
7. God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen (9:46)
8. O Come To Bethlehem, All Ye Faithful (5:53)

TT: 49:28

Sound: A
Source: DVB-S@320, 48kHz > raw data > ProjextX > mp3DirectCut > mp2
(lossy recording seeded in its original broadcast codec)

J.R. Monterose & Sal Nistico - NYC 1979

Here's the third and last J.R. Monterose recording. This is a great WKCR FM studio session featuring Monterose and Sal Nistico on tenors, backed by Bill Triglia on piano, Todd Coolman on bass, and Jimmy Wormworth on drums.

This is my own edit of a show I got from dime years ago - thanks a lot to the seeder!
I deleted the radio banter (but retained the interview, of course) and fixed some minor things, but didn't change anything about the sound.



J.R. Monterose & Sal Nistico
WKCR-FM Studio, New York, NY
January 16, 1979

J. R. Monterose, Sal Nistico - tenor saxophones
Bill Triglia - piano
Todd Coolman - bass
Jimmy Wormworth - drums

omit Monterose on CD1#3, omit Nistico on CD2#3

CD1/45:36
1. Bags' Groove (Milt Jackson) 18:49
2. All the Things You Are (Jerome Kern) 17:03
3. Hi-Fly (Randy Weston) 9:43

CD2/45:17
1. Sonnymoon for Two (Sonny Rollins) 14:33
2. My Old Flame (12:03)
3. Unknown (15:43)
4. Interview 2:56

TT: 90:54

Sound: A-
Source: WKCR-FM studio broadcast >reel-to-reel (Ed Scarvalone - host)
Lineage: Reel master >.wav >CD Wave >CDR >CDR >EAC (secure) >CoolEdit Pro 2.0 >CD Wave >FLAC Frontend (level 8, SBE OK)
Additional Lineage (edited version): FLAC > WAV > GoldWave > FLAC (8)(asb)

Notes:
Missing "Invitation" between "Hi-Fly" and "Sonnymoon for Two."
Only minor edits were made and no audio treatment was applied to this set, thus there is some open air hiss present. Accordingly, a noise floor sample has been included for those wishing to use noise reduction to their liking.