Rosario Giuliani - Fribourg 2009

Here's the second contribution from Lewojazz - thanks again!

This recording features the great Italian alto saxophonist Rosario Giuliani. He's accompanied by fellow Italians Flavio Boltro on trumpet, the great Dado Moroni on piano (I once had a chance to hear him at a private party - great musician!), and the French rhythm section of Rémi Vignolo and Benjamin Henocq. A mighty fine band, playing modern mainstream, very "in the pocket" and with plenty of groove - check them out even if you're not familiar with any of the musicians!



Rosario Giuliani Quintet
Jazz Parade
Fribourg (Switzerlad)
July 8, 2009

Rosario Giuliani - saxophone
Flavio Boltro - trumpet
Dado Moroni - piano
Rémi Vignolo - bass
Benjamin Henocq - drums

01 - DJ -Yvan Ische 01:10
02 - Anything else 12:00
03 - DJ -Yvan Ischer 00:18
04 - This is the answer 13:16
05 - DJ -Yvan Ischer 00:12
06 - Bora bora 14:11
07 - DJ -Yvan Ischer 00:41
08 - A winter day 11:44
09 - DJ -Yvan Ischer 00:11
10 - Walkin' around 09:58
11 - Walkin' around + talk 03:41
12 - DJ -Yvan Ischer 00:32
13 - Interview - Yvan Ischer - Rosario Giuliani 05:23

TT: 73:17
TT (without DJ+ITW): 64:50

Broadcast: Espace 2 "JazzZ" / 2010-02-28 (link)
Source: dvb-s > Humax PVR8000 / DVR Studio > mp2 > mp3DirectCut 2.08 > mp2
MPEG 1.0 Layer-2; 48,000 Hz Stereo; 256 Kbps

Recorded and edited by Lewojazz

Enrico Pieranunzi - Umbria Jazz 1999

Here's a fine solo recording by one of Italy's finest pianists, Enrico Pieranunzi.

If you can help with the setlist, please do so!

Thanks a lot to the original seeder on dime! (Was it you again, piergi?)
I did my usual bits of retracking and got rid of some radio talk.



Enrico Pieranunzi - Solo
Umbria Jazz 1999
Perugia (IT), Teatro Morlacchi
July 18, 1999

Enrico Pieranunzi - piano

1. (21:50)
2. (6:46)
3. (6:26)
4. (1:29) [inc, fade-in - begin of broadcast?]
5. (5:42)
6. (7:57)
7. (4:55)

TT: 55:07

Sound: A
Lineage: Sat recording - radio 3 - cdr philips - then ripped on flac directly


...how many nights attached to my cdr philips ?...and how many concert may i peer with you ?
many, many other titles, all gratis, all no to sell, all no to mp3 !
Only for the love of music. Enjoy it !

For the lovers of Egea music ....and of Pieranunzi Enrico !


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Paolo Fresu / Richard Galliano / Jan Lundgren - La Chaux-de-Fonds 2005

These are bare bones posts, sorry! I'm struggling to share all that's in my rapidshare account before their policy change kicks in!

Thanks to jazzrita for sharing this on dime, and even more so for dedicating this to me!



Paolo Fresu - Richard Galliano - Jan Lundgren
Gypsy Festival 2005
La Chaux-de-Fonds (CH), L'Heure Bleue
November 5, 2005

Paolo Fresu - trumpet
Richard Galliano - accordion
Jan Lundgren - piano

1. Que reste-t-il de nos amours (Charles Trenet) 7:00
2. Principessa (Richard Galliano) 8:42
3. Mare Nostrum (Jan Lundgren) 6:34
4. Vårvindar friska (Swedish trad., arr. Lundgren) 6:03 [omit Galliano]
5. Libertango (Astor Piazolla) 5:02 [Galliano solo]
6. Liberty Waltz (Richard Galliano) 4:31 [omit Fresu]
7. Years Ahead (Jan Lundgren) 7:42
8. Valse di ritorno (Paolo Fresu) 7:27
9. Love Land (Jan Lundgren) 9:05
10. Fellini (Paolo Fresu) 8:11 [omit Galliano, inc]

TT: 70:23

Sound: A/A-
Source: RSR 2 "JazzZ" (host: Yvan Ischer)
Lineage: fm > cd on trade > flac > dime

THANKS UBU FOR THE LOTS OF INTERESTING SWISS CONCERT SEEDS!!


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Gianmaria Testa - Ludwigsburg 2007

A bit of a departure, this post features Italian singer/songwriter Gianmaria Testa, backed by a mighty fine band including Piero Ponzo on reeds and flute, the frequent sparring partner of Carlo Actis Dato.

As I don't really know anything about Testa but just like this show, I will shut up and let the music do the talking (yeah, I know, I know...)



Gianmaria Testa Quintet "Da Questa parte del mare"
Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele
Ludwigsburg (Germany), Karlskaserne
July 5, 2007

Gianmaria Testa - vocals, guitar
Piero Ponzo - sax, clarinet, flute
Claudio Danone - guitar
Nicóla Nigrinia - bass
Philippe Garcia - drums

1. Naufragi (m: Gianmaria Testa/l: Erri De Luca)
> Seminatori di Grano (m: Gianmaria Testa) 4:24
2. Rrock (Gianmaria Testa) 4:26
3. Forse qualcuno (Gianmaria Testa) 3:49
4. Una barca scura (Gianmaria Testa) 4:21
5. Come di pioggia (Gianmaria Testa) 5:00
6. Comete (Gianmaria Testa) 4:18
7. Il passo e l'incanto (Gianmaria Testa) 5:10
8. 3/4 (Gianmaria Testa) 4:03
9. Al mercato di porta palazzo (Gianmaria Testa) 4:26
10. La miniera (m: B.Cherubini/l: C.A.Bixio) 3:24

TT: 43:27

Sound: A
Source/Lineage: digital FM (MPEG-1 Layer 2, 256kbit/48kHz) - mp3directcut (direct cutting, no conversion)

MP2 > FLAC conversion:
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Doctor 3 (Danilo Rea/Enzo Pietropaoli/Fabrizio Sferra) - Perugia 1999

And one for the piano crowd - a great piano trio set featuring Danilo Rea!



Doctor 3
Umbria Jazz 1999
Perugia (Italy), Teatro Morlacchi
July 11, 1999

Danilo Rea - piano
Enzo Pietropaoli - bass
Fabrizio Sferra - drums

1. unknown (13:29)
2. unknown (10:10)
3. unknown (4:51)
4. unknown > Ann EP (8:12)
5. unknown (10:27)
6. unknown (3:02)
7. unknown (7:05)
8. unknown (8:37)
9. unknown (8:29) [inc, end of CDR during recording]

TT: 74:25

Sound: A
Source/Lineage: reg via Sat radio 3 , cdr Philips then, flac

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Danilo Rea... i love this man, a very music lover (ALL FORM OF MUSIC HE LOVES...) his solo performances are very magnificient, if you (during an italian holiday) meets this man and his creature (Doctor 3)...don't miss it !

There is only a live official cd edited in dic-2001 and in homage with the Musica Jazz magazine...this is, in this Dime torrent, is the first (and best in my opinion) concert at umbria Jazz

Sound quality is quiet perfect. Sound rating AA

Enjoy it

Pierluigi

Stefano di Battista - Basel 2004

Second one from the dime series for today, another alto player, but a pretty different one... hot music from some of Europe's brightest post-bop players or whatevelr label you prefer for this kind of music. Suffice to say I love every single member of this band: di Battista for his great sound (and Cannonball influence), Legnini because he's one of the most soulful piano players around these days, Bonaccorso for that true big sound he gets from his bass fiddle, and Ceccarelli just because, he he... pretty conventional from how it looks on paper nd all, but believe me, these guys set the music on fire!

And once again, look for the numbers to get the music!

: . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . :

Stefano Di Battista Quartet
Off Beat Festival 2004
Basel (CH)
May 2, 2004

Stefano Di Battista - alto & soprano sax
Eric Legnini - piano
Rosario Bonaccorso - bass
André Ceccarelli - drums

1. A Night In Tunisia (Gillespie-Paparelli) 9:27
2. Donna Lee (Charlie Parker) 8:46
3. Laura (David Raksin) 9:56
4. Band Intros SDB (3:44)
5. Star Eyes (Raye-DePaul) 9:30
6. 'Round Midnight (Monk-Hanighen-Williams) 11:32

TT: 52:58

Sound: A
Source: DRS 2 "Jazz Live" / 2004 or 2005
Lineage: FM > (tape? >) minidisc > analogue to HD > GoldWave > FLAC (8,asb,verify)
Taped and transferred by ubu (2004/2005?) / Shared on dimeadozen (Jan. 2009)

Louis Moholo / Keith Tippett / Julie Tippets / Minafric Orchestra - Sant'Anna Arresi 2008

Here's a show recently broadcasted on Italian radio and shared on dime. For those not on dime, and by request of Owen, here it is again!
Owen kindly allowed me to use a post of his about another concert by the same band, which I will quote below in a slightly adapted fashion - thanks a lot, Owen!

Some history…

So, you think this is a performance by the band Viva la Black? Close, but no cigar.

Louis Moholo-Moholo has been flying the Viva la Black banner since at least the mid 80s when Moholo first formed a group with Sean Bergin, Thebe Lipere, Claude Deppa, Robert Bellatalla & Steve Williamson, releasing the debut eponymous Viva la Black album in 1988 (Ogun OG533 LP, now out of print and sadly never reissued on CD). The core group of Moholo/Bergin/Lipere/Deppa continued on in this form until the mid 1990s with the likes of Frank Douglas, Paul Rogers, Toby Delius, Jason Yarde and Pule Pheto also passing through the ranks at various times. One other studio album Exile (Ogun OGCD 003) was released in 1991 before the group saw Louis make his triumphant return tour to South Africa in 1993; almost 30 years after his self-imposed exile began. This tour was later documented on the superb Freedom Tour album (Ogun OGCD 006) a collage of cleverly crossfaded best takes from a variety of performances mixed together to give the impression of one continuous joyous riot of sound. Another studio album was laid down in 1995 with Francine Luce also joining the group, however for reasons never made clear this album was shelved, only finally seeing release as Bra Louis, Bra Tebs in 2006 (Ogun OGCD 017/018, packaged as a two CD set with the long overdue reissue of Moholo’s exceptional pre-VlB 1978 album Spirits Rejoice!). Additionally, for this release the VlB name was retired in favour of the simpler Louis Moholo-Moholo Septet.

Due to the up-front presence of Lipere’s percussion and vocals Viva la Black was always a very African sounding jazz group, fusing Xhosa music forms with exuberant jazz orchestrations and a healthy dose of unbridled spontaneity. A further Africanised Brotherhood of Breath if you will.

Material-wise, a great deal of the original VlB songbook was made up of original Moholo material, traditional folk forms arranged by Moholo and songs written by his compatriots in exile. The band would also occasionally mix in standards such as What a Wonderful World and Roland Kirk’s Volunteered Slavery with their usual set, though the VlB signature would always ensure these standards never sounded tired, and often sounded totally original in themselves.

When Moholo relaunched the Viva la Black banner in 2004 it was as a very different beast. Gone were all of the musicians involved in the original era, as was the bulk of the material. Instead it would be a new collaborative venture with Keith Tippett and Julie Tippetts, drawing most of the material from Keith’s back catalogue, along with a handful of adapted arrangements carried over from each musician’s time with the Dedication Orchestra. The only remnants from the original VlB era are an adaptation of the South African National Anthem, and a few of the “compatriot” tunes that were common to both Dedication Orchestra and the original VlB group. Sadly, none of Moholo’s own original compositions, nor his arrangements of traditional tunes made the cut.

Keith Tippett’s chosen material for this project is a virtual greatest hits package, mixing material from across his broad career. As is usual with Tippett, themes are likely to pop up in unexpected places, and in the wrong order. I’ve long been under the impression that Keith considers his entire catalogue as studies for his next projects. Never is any piece of Tippett music totally finished and done with.

Instead of recruiting a new band to join the trio, a decision was made to hire an existing one to play under the VlB banner; enter Pino Minafra and his group Canto General (along with the Farualla Singers), and later (as on this recording) the smaller Minafric Orchestra. As Minafra was running the Ruvo festival in 2004 he missed out on playing with the band at that event, something he had the opportunity to rectify with encore performances this year at two festivals in France. Last year’s release of the Live at Ruvo CD (Ogun OGCD 020), the only official document of the group in action, is sadly lacking this key member’s musical contributions. It is fortunate then that this new recording exists (albeit only as a bootleg at this point) to give us the opportunity to hear Minafra take his place on the stage beside the group he was instrumental in forming.

In the Italian trumpeter’s ensembles Moholo and the Tippetts have found the perfect complement to the spirited music presented here. Both Minafra-led groups are capable of embracing the type of rambunctious expressionism essential to make this music work, and which is so often lacking in many recordings/performances.

So, it’s a different Viva la Black at Grenoble for sure, but by no means is it a lesser Viva la Black.

Now, on to the music…

1. MRA (6:50)
A joyous, rambling locomotive momentum and sparkling trumpet solo immediately sets the mood as the group open with this monstrous tune by Dudu Pukwana. MRA was first recorded by Gwigwi's Band on the very rare album Kwela - later reissued as Gwigwi Mrwebi: Mbaqanga Songs (Honest John’s HJRcd103) - then later rerecorded for the debut album of Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath (Fledg’ling FLED 3062) and it is through the Brotherhood’s live performances that it became Pukwana's signature piece. Both the original VlB band and the Dedication Orchestra had also recorded MRA. For my money the 21st century VlB versions are some of the best takes out there.

3. Thoughts to Geoff (9:54)
A Keith Tippett Group classic first released on their second album, 1971’s Dedicated To You... But You Weren't Listening (Vertigo 6360024), although an earlier version was recorded for the Keith’s unreleased 1969 debut platter (Revolution label acetate only). The arrangement here takes its cue from the Mujician and the Georgian Ensemble’s Bristol Concert performance from 1991 (Whatdisc 7), following a more rigid bassline and occasional handclap enhanced groove far off into the sunset.

4a. "introduction to Dedicated to Mingus" (proper title unknown) (0:00 - ?)
Another thing of Keith’s, first released in this form on the Ruvo CD (though not credited there as a separate track), this vocal harmony improvised layering technique was also used as part of Tapestry's First Weaving, and can also be heard in development stage on The Bristol Concert. The concept is simple, each singer chooses a note that harmonises with the notes around them and holds it for as long as possible. On drawing breath a new note is picked based on the audible polyphony at that point in time. The effect is a glorious ever morphing complex chord.

4b. Dedicated to Mingus (? - 4:47)
Charles Mingus was a huge influence on Tippett, with both musicians taking jazz composition to an almost art/classical music level with extended complex works. Tippett first recorded this track with his short lived Septet for their sole album, 1986’s A Loose Kite In A Gentle Wind Floating With Only My Will For An Anchor (Ogun OGD007/008). Yes, it’s very Mingusy, almost to the point of caricature, but very enjoyable nonetheless. Another one also found on The Bristol Concert.

5. Mongezi Feza (4:38)
This is a Tippett vocal study in a count of 10 based on building the great trumpeter's name starting with just whispering “Zi!” and then “Zi!, Za!” This track, and the following Four Whispers counterpart are unique to the 21st century Viva la Black venture as far as I know.

6. Four Whispers for Archie's Chair (4:24)
Another Tippett tune first recorded for the Ruvo CD, this piece in 5/4 time uses the vocal bed laid down in 4c for the backing. And it’s very nicely done if you ask me.

7. Traumatic Experience (7:14)
A Harry Miller tune first recorded for his Quintet’s In Conference album (Ogun HMCD 2). The arrangement here is basically the Dedication Orchestra’s, with the added choir section.

8. Cider Dance (3:34)
More Tippettisms, first recorded for The Bristol Concert, though the version here is the later Ruvo arrangement which also at one point integrates the B theme section from the title track on A Loose Kite... (cuepoint 10:32). Many parts of Cider Dance can also be found in different arrangements within Tippett’s 90s major work Tapestry’s First Weaving as found on the 2007 CD Live at Le Mans (RedEye 008), where the vocalists also take on a unique Tippetts libretto.

9. A Song (3:53)
This is Tippett’s epic 1978 work Ark: Frames – Music for an Imaginary Film (Ogun OGCD 010/011) in micro. It includes (in order) the third piece (from part/side four of the original 2LP) "Burning, Fire is Coming" and second piece (from part/side three) "Our Hearts are Heavy". The text is Julie’s. This arrangement was first recorded for the Ruvo CD, though the main sections are obviously from much earlier.

10. Dancing Damon (3:57)
Another Harry Miller tune from the In Conference album. An uptempo retake on the Dedication Orchestra arrangement, emphasising the percussion section with a well fitting solo/duo break, and definitely one of my favourite versions of this song. Pure joy!

11. Septober Energy (11:15)
The finale "Unite for Every Nation" section. Again Julie Tippetts provides the text. First recorded by Centipede in 1971 for the Septober Energy album of course (BGO 485), but this arrangement is closer to the Keith Tippett Group instrumental interpretation retitled Green and Orange Night Park, from the Dedicated to You… album.

13. You Ain't Gonna Know Me, 'cos You Think You Know Me (5:52)
Mongezi Feza’s glorious anthem, first recorded by Louis Moholo (Octet) for the album Spirits Rejoice! Oft covered, yet a version of this song featuring the composer has never been released.

14. South African National Anthem (4:09)
Written by Enoch Sentonga and adopted by the African National Congress in their struggle against apartheid… Jazz jam style. (includes band member introductions)

In short, if you like this, you will love the Ruvo CD. Basically, this is "Ruvo light", the same set, the same leaders, but a smaller, slightly less exuberant band. My advice is as it has always been, buy Ruvo ASAP.

Thanks a lot to Owen for this excellent and detailed review giving much insight and many hints where this musican journey could lead after this!

Here's a presentation with photos and music from the Grenoble concert > youtube

And for those who haven't seen it before, I posted an earlier Moholo show, in a small group also including Pino Minafra, Roberto Ottaviano, as well as longtime collaborator Roberto Bellatalla, and pianist (and son of Pino) Livio Minafra:

Louis Moholo - Roma 2007

Photo by R. Bergerone from the concert at Sant'Anna Arresi, 2008-09-02



Keith Tippett, Julie Tippetts, Louis Moholo-Moholo & Minafric Orchestra
Ai confini tra Sardegna e Jazz 2008: Viva La Black
Sant'Anna Arresi (Cagliari-Italy), Piazza del Nuraghe
September 2, 2008

Luca Calabrese - trumpet, flugelhorn
Vito Mitoli - trumpet
Pino Minafra - trumpet, conductor
Roberto Ottaviano - soprano & alto saxophone
Sandro Satta - alto saxophone
Carlo Actis Dato - tenor saxophone
Rossano Emili - baritone saxophone
Lauro Rossi, Gianpiero Malfatto, Beppe Caruso - trombone
Keith Tippett - piano, conductor
Livio Minafra - keyboards
Giovanni Maier - bass
Louis Moholo-Moholo, Vincenzo Mazzone - drums
Valentina Casula, Sylvie Ah Moye, Sandrine Seubille, Julie Tippetts - vocals & singing glasses

1. Mra (Dudu Pukwana) 5:21
2. introduction by Ottaviano (1:57)
3. Thoughts to Geoff (Keith Tippet) 9:30
4. Dedicated to Mingus (Keith Tippet) 4:47 >
5. Mongezi Feza (Keith Tippet) 4:38
6. Four Whispers for Archie's Chair (Keith Tippet) 4:24 >
7. Traumatic Experience (Harry Miller) 7:14 >
8. Cider Dance (Keith Tippet) 3:34
9. A Song (Keith Tippet) 3:53
10. Dancing Damon (Harry Miller) 3:57
11. Septober Energy (Keith Tippet) 11:15
12. band intros by Ottaviano (1:24)
13. You Ain't Gonna Know Me 'Cause You Think You Know Me (Mongezi Feza) 5:52
14. 'ncosy Sikeleli Africa [comp. Enoch Sentonga - South African National Anthem] 4:09
15. bands intro & outro (0:51)

TT: 72:46

Sound: A/A-
Source: "Il Cartellone - Radio 3 Suite Jazz", Radio 3 RAI [third channel of Italian national radio], on monday 5 January 2009, 20:49 hours
Lineage (FM > HD > web): ITT HiFi4060 Tuner > Audacity 1.3.5 Beta via C-Media CMI8738/C3DX soundcard > 16bit flac (level 8) > dimeadozen.org

Pietro Tonolo / Joe Chambers - Perugia 2008

Here's one more for the great drummers series of shares, a show that features the great Emmanuel Bex on organ, two of the finest Italian horn players, Flavio Boltro (myspace, wiki) and Pietro Tonolo (bio @ AAJ), as well as the magnificient Joe Chambers (myspace, wiki) on drums!

Chambers is a very talented, and very much under-appreciated character in jazz, both as a drummer and as a composer (check out another Bobby Hutcherson album, "Patterns", for example)

Thanks a lot to survivor69 who shared this on dime last August!

Photo credits: Pietro Tonolo and Joe Chambers (in trio with bassist Essiet Okun Essiet), "Fiemme Ski Jazz", Sala Polifunzionale, Castello di Fiemme (TN, Italy), March 15, 2006 - photos by Luciano Rossetti - more photos @ AAJ Italia.



Pietro Tonolo - Joe Chambers Band
Umbria Jazz 2008
Perugia (Italy), Teatro Pavone
July 19, 2008 (saturday, 12:00)

Flavio Boltro - trumpet
Pietro Tonolo - tenor saxophone
Emmanuel Bex - hammond b3 organ
Joe Chambers - drums & vibraphone

1. First Mile (Flavio Boltro) 3:57 >
2. Dance Line (Herbie Nichols) > Ann PT (11:34)
3. Ozio (Pietro Tonolo) > Ann PT (6:20)
4. Matière Noire (Pietro Tonolo) 9:17
5. Never Let Me Go (8:17) [JC-vib/EB-org duo]
6. Two Way Poke Away (Joe Chambers) > Ann PT (13:01) [JC-vib & d]
7. Sienna's Song (Giovanni Mirabassi) 8:21
8. Sous Le Vent (Emmanuel Bex) 10:17

TT: 71:04

Sound: A
Source: FM radio broadcast by "Il Cartellone - Radio3 Suite Jazz", Radio3 RAI, on wednesday 13 August 2008, 22.35 hours. And this should be one of the very few recordings from Umbria Jazz 2008 that does NOT have any broadcast skips!
Lineage: ITT HiFi4060 Tuner > Audacity 1.3.5 Beta via C-Media CMI8738/C3DX soundcard > 16bit/44.1kHz wav > flac (level 8, via TLH 2.2.2 build 152) > dimeadozen.org

WDR Big Band & Battista Lena, Luciano Biondini, Javier Girotto - Le Grande Banda - Köln 2008 (MP2)

Here's a special upload, a show by one of the great German radio big bands (NDR is the other one with a high profile, but there are others), collaborating with Italian composer/arranger/guitarist Battista Lena, whom I first heard of when I caught a partial broadcast of his project "I Cosmonauti Russi" (a double CD of that is out on Label Bleu). So when this here showed up on dime, I was all over it, expecting similarly entertaining music - big band jazz with European influences, fun music, that's for sure! I wasn't let down, and I greatly enjoyed everyone's contributions, but most notably Luciano Biondini's fisarmonicha - him being one of my favourite accordionists.

The work is titled "La Grande Banda" - the big orchestra, "banda" being what the traditional brass/harmony bands in Italy are called - for those interested, there's a fine Enja released titled "La Banda", featuring traditional banda music on one disc, and collaborations with the likes of Gianluigi Trovesi, Pino Minafra, Willem Breuker, Michel Godard, Jean-Louis Matinier and Bruno Tommaso on the second disc. "La Grande Banda" is based on another earlier work of Lena's "Banda Sonora" (released also on Label Bleu). For his collaboration with the WDR big band, Lena expanded the suite to fit a large jazz big band, and it now pairs typical jazz playing with mediterranean exuberance and melos.

Music that is easy to love for this humble king, and I hope it will find a bit of a larger audience out there, too! Leave some shouts if you enjoy it, either here or in the general music discussion on top of the blog.

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WDR Big Band - Le Grande Banda (Music by Battista Lena)
Köln (Germany), Funkhaus, Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal
May 2, 2008 (MP2)

Luciano Biondini - accordion
Javier Girotto - soprano sax
Battista Lena - composer, guitar

WDR Big Band Köln
Ansgar Striepens - conductor, arranger

John Marshall, Wim Booth?, Andy Haderer, Rob Bruynen, Klaus Osterloh - trumpets
David Horler, Bernd Laukamp, Ludwig Nuss, Mattis Cederberg - trombones
Karolina Strassmayer - alto sax, flute
Heiner Wiberny - alto sax, reeds (flute?)
Olivier Peters - tenor sax, reeds (flute?)
Paul Heller - tenor sax, reeds (flute?)
Jens Neufang - baritone sax, bass clarinet, clarinet
Frank Chastenier - piano
John Goldsby - bass
Hans Dekker - drums

Arranged by Ansgar Striepens
except #2,9,16 by Marco Lackner (sp?)
#11,18 by Gabriel Perez
#14,20,22,24 unknown

Complete Concert

1. Welcome (0:42)
2. Rideau (5:47) [JG,ss;LB,acc]
3. Announcement (1:10)
4. Lift Music No. 9 & No. 10 > Announcement (11:05) [BL,g;JG,ss;FCh,p;LB,acc]
5. Lift Music No. 7 (9:02) [BL,g;LN,tb;JG,ss;LB,acc]
6. Announcement (2:01)
7. Lift Music No. 4 (6:57) [KS,as;JM,t]
8. Announcement (1:31)
9. Cha Cha Cha di Cosmonauti (6:59) [JM,t;JG,ss]
10. Announcement (0:48)
11. Lift Music No. 5 (7:53) [KO,t;JN,cl;BL,tb]
12. Announcement (0:56)
13. Stabat Mom (7:37)
14. unknown (9:18)
15. Announcement (0:33)
16. L'oblo(?) (7:21) [FC,p]
17. Announcement (1:20)
18. Banda 8 (7:04) [LB,acc;JG,ss]
19. Announcement (0:22)
20. Lift Music No. 6 (6:49) [OP,ts;JG,ss]
21. band intros (2:42)
22. Qualcuno a Moscwa sa il motivo(?) (10:12) [PH,ts]
23. Announcement (1:30)
24. unknown (9:38)

TT: 1:59:17

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