Marion Brown - Yale 1982

Got this one from "trane" in a trade a while back - thanks a lot!
It makes for a very, very nice coda to the Brown sets I shared last fall.

Marion Brown
Yale, Ohio (USA), Yale University
1982

Marion Brown - alto sax

1. Hurry Sundown - 6:32
2. Since I Fell for You - 5:01
3. Black and Tan Fantasy - 5:36
4. I Can't Get Started - 7:29
5. Don't Take Your Love from Me - 3:15
6. Monk's Mood/Epistrophy - 10:23

TT: 38:18

Sound: A-
Source: SDB

:: ubu edits ::

removed 2 second gaps

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

Marion Brown - Solo & w/Gunter Hampel & Karl Berger

r.i.p. Marion Brown

This is the final upload in a little series dedicated to the late Marion Brown - a hodge-podge of music from the sixties and the eighties. Hope you enjoy the ride and hope you'll keep a special place for Marion in your hearts.

Karl Berger - Total Music Ensemble
Hamburg (Germany)
December 1968

Marion Brown - alto sax
Becky Friend - flute
Karl Berger - vibes
Alan Silva - cello, bass
Kent Carter - bass
Jacques Thollot - drums

1. D'Accord (Berger) 5:38
2. Announcement (1:09)
3. E.D. (Berger) 7:49
4. Announcement (0:43)
5. Blue Early Bird (Berger) 6:13
6. Announcement (0:19)
7. Tune In (7:49) [inc]

TT: 29:41

Sound: A-

Lineage: fm > ? >c dr > eac(secure mode) > flac(level 8)

:: ubu edits ::

- separated talk before #3(#2) from music (1:07)
- separated talk before #5(#3) from music (0:40)
- separated talk before #7(#4) from music (0:15)
- moved marks between #1 & #2 and #6(#3) & #7(#4)
- deleted tape-noise at end of #7(#4)

Additional lineage (2005): FLAC Frontend > Cool Edit Pro > FLAC (8)
Additional lineage (2010): SBE fixed in TLH, tags & checksums added

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Gunter Hampel & Marion Brown
Berlin (Germany)
October 28, 1983

Gunter Hampel - bass clarinet
Marion Brown - alto sax

1. Funky Getdown (8:16)

Sound: A-

Lineage: fm > ? > 7" reels of unknown lineage > AKAI GX-4000-D
> Numark EQ 2250 20 band equalizer > HHB CDR 830 > cdr > cdr
> eac(secure mode) > flac(level 8)


:: ubu edit ::

deleted silence before and after track

Additional lineage (2005): FLAC Frontend > Cool Edit Pro > FLAC (8)
Additional lineage (2010): SBE fixed in TLH, tags & checksums added

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Marion Brown
New York City (USA), Greenwich House
September 7, 1985

Marion Brown - alto sax

1. Black and Tan Fantasy (4:55)
2. (4:11)
3. (3:00)
4. 'Round Midnight (3:52)
5. (4:40)

TT: 20:41

Sound: A-
Lineage: Aud > Marantz PMD340 > cass > Peak > Xact > flac

Marin Brown - St. Georgen 1980

r.i.p. Marion Brown

Show #4 of my little tribute to the great Marion Brown.

Marion Brown Quartet
St. Georgen, Germany
February 8, 1980

Marion Brown - alto sax
Hilton Ruiz - piano
Jack Gregg - bass
Freddie Waits - drums

CD1/63:54
1. Sunshine Road (19:06)
2. November Cotton Flower (14:36)
3. Afrodisia (14:46)
4. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (15:25)

CD2/46:16
1. Pleasant Street (15:39)
2. Sweet Earth (14:42)
3. Body and Soul (10:05)
4. La Placita (5:49)

TT: 110:10

Sound: A-

Lineage: sbd > ? > 7" reels of unknown lineage > AKAI GX-4000-D>Numark EQ 2250 20 band equalizer > HHB CDR 830 > cdr > cdr > eac(secure mode) > flac(level 8)

Edits (GoldWave):
- Moved track marks to beginning of tracks (some were early, some late)
- Deleted silence at beginning of Discs and beginning of CD2 #3
- Deleted silence at end of CD2 #4

Marion Brown - Köln 1977

r.i.p. Marion Brown

The third of five sets I'll be sharing for the moment - there are more around, of course, but these five were all shared five and a half years ago on EZT/dime and I figure there must be some interest, after all these years!

Marion Brown Quartet
Köln (Germany), Funkhaus
March 13, 1977

Marion Brown - alto sax
Brandon K. Ross - guitar
Jack Gregg - bass
Steve McCraven - drums

1. 08:15
2. 08:22
3. 12:48
4. 13:38
5. 11:49

TT: 54:55

Sound: varying between A- and B+
Source: fm > ? > cdr > eac(secure) > wav > shntool > flacfrontend > flac(7)

Edit:
- deleted 2 second gaps
- moved mark #0/#1 (#1/#2) (-2 sec)
- added fade out at end of #2 (#3)
- moved mark #3/#4 (#4/#5) (+5 sec), deleted half a second of duplication there, too
- moved mark #4/#5 (#5/#6) (-2 sec), deleted silence after #5 (#6)

Note: omitted fm announcer at beginning and end (#1 and #7 of Flac-files) when
burning (files saved on back-up DVD)

Marion Brown - NYC 1976

Here's Peter Keepnews' NYTimes obit, also find some more information in my first post dedicated to Brown.

Note that the information below is somewhat more complete than what you'll get in the tags and info-file, so please update those!

Marion Brown Sextet
New York, NY (USA), The Village Gate
August 27, 1976

Marion Brown - alto saxophone
Aurell Ray & Butch Campbell - guitars
Jack Gregg - bass
Chris Henderson - drums
Jumma Santos - percussion

1. unknown (8:22) [inc]
2. Introductions (0:45)
3. Moment of Truth (10:23)
4. La Placita > Announcement by Marion Brown (11:23)

TT: 30:56

Sound: A-
Source: FM broadcast > unknown gen. analog cassette

Lineage:
-Cass >WAV via Sony PCM R500 DAT with SBM as A/D converter
-CoolEdit Pro 2.0 >CD Wave >CDR >EAC (secure) >FLAC Frontend (L8 w/SBA)

Note from EZtree seeder:
Incomplete. A more complete version would be a nice find!

Marion Brown - Esslingen 1970

Beginning my homage to the late great Marion Brown before even closing with the final Noah Howard post... but gee, Brown... he was such a great, lyrical musician. Got to love his music!

First, some food:
Pieces of a Conversation (by Clifford Allen, 2005)
AAJ Fireside Chat (by Fred Jung, 2003)
Online Discography

Then, some music... again, proceeding (roughly) chronological, here's a 1970 set of the band by Brown and Leo Smith, featuring none other than Manfred Eicher on bass. New information suggests it's actually a radio broadcast (SDR, Süddeutscher Rundfunk II, "Leo Smith-Marion Brown Gruppe in Esslingen" 1971-02-12), and took place at Club Laboratorium (Webergasse 22).

All thanks for all the following Brown shares go to the original seeders on dime - mostly c, but also pj and a few others. These were mostly up in a little "flood" in 2005 and it's my pleasure to share them again both over on dime and here, too.

Thank you, Marion, for all the great music you left with us.

Marion Brown
Esslingen (Germany)
December 18, 1970

Marion Brown - alto sax, etc
Leo Smith - trumpet, etc
Thomas Stoewsand - cello, flutes
Manfred Eicher - bass
Fred Braceful - percussion

1. part I [29:30]
2. part II [17:33] (fades out, inc?)

TT: 47:06

Sound: B+
Lineage: sdb? > ? > cdr > xact > flac8

Note from EZtree seeder:
as part of the 'unissued' recordings listing in the marion brown
discography, this possible soundboard document (with traces of static)
is of a rare vintage, made during the same year that brought about the
incredible duets with leo smith as 'creative improvisation ensemble,'
and the larger ensemble opus 'afternoon of a georgia faun.' the use of
small percussive instruments, and in fact, multi-instrumentation in
general; an attention to spaciousness, especially the premium on
carefully place notes, and of course, carefully considered silence;
the active gestures to extend timbre and color, all contribute to
place this performance hotly on the heels of legendary issues such
as 'porto novo,' 'gesprächsfetzen,' and 'in sommerhausen,' though,
i would say, probably not as explicitly incendiary as those earlier
releases. but it burns true with its own distinctive flame ... strongly
recommended, essential, for any admirer of marion brown's and leo
smith's music.