Blossom Dearie - She Is Hip!

One of my favourite jazz chanteuses, Blossom Dearie, died a couple of weeks ago, aged 82. Here's Doug Ramsey's piece on his Rifftides site, he's much better handling words than me. And on AAJ, you can read up a short bio.

See, I'm hip. I'm no square.
I'm alert, I'm awake, I'm aware.
I am always on the scene.
Making the rounds, digging the sounds.
I read People Magazine.
'Cuz I'm hip.
Like, dig! I'm in step.
When it was hip to be hep, I was hep.
I don't blow but I'm a fan.
Look at me swing. Ring a ding-ding.
I even call my girlfriend "man," 'cuz I'm hip.
Every Saturday night with my suit buttoned tight and my suedes on
I'm getting my kicks digging arty French flicks with my shades on.
I'm too much. I'm a gas.
I am anything but middle class.
When I hang around the band,
Popping my thumbs, digging the drums,
Squares don't seem to understand
Why I flip. They're not hip like I'm hip.
Scatting
I'm hip!

I'm on top of every trend.
Look at me go. Vo-dee-o-do.
Sammy Davis knew my friend.
I'm hip, but not weird.
Like, you notice, I don't wear a beard.
Beards were in but now they're out.
They had they're day. Now they're passé.
Just ask me if you're in doubt, 'cuz I'm hip.
Now I'm deep into Zen meditation and macrobiotics,
And as soon as I can I intend to get into narcotics.
'Cuz I'm cool as a cuke.
I'm a cat, I'm a card, I'm a kook, kook, kook.
I get so much out of life.
Really, I do. Skoo ba dee boo.
One more time play "Mack the Knife."
Let 'er rip. I may flip, but I'm hip.

(by Dave Frishberg/Bob Dorough)

Some more obituaries for those who haven't read them yet:
Guardian, Telegraph, NY Times, LA Times

This is one of Marian McPartland's great "Piano Jazz" shows - I got it from dime, thanks a lot to the original seeder there!


Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz with Blossom Dearie
Manhattan Beach Studios, New York, New York (USA)
2000

Blossom Dearie - vocals, piano [out on #8,14]
Marian McPartland - piano [out on #2,4,10,12]

1. Introduction & Interview (3:11)
2. I'm Shadowing You (Blossom Dearie & Johnny Mercer) 2:35
3. Interview (4:07)
4. I'm Hip (Dave Frishberg & Bob Dorough) 3:09
5. Interview (3:02)
6. Sweet Georgie Fame (Blossom Dearie & Sandra Harris) 5:29
7. Interview (3:42)
8. Velas Içadas (Ivan Lins) 3:59
9. Interview (2:00)
10. Inside a Silent Tear (Blossom Dearie & Linda Albert-King) 5:50
11. Interview (1:33)
12. Bye Bye Country Boy (Blossom Dearie & Jack Segal) 5:47
13. Interview (1:45)
14. Miss Blossom (Marian McPartland) 2:41
15. Interview (1:47)
16. Hey John (Blossom Dearie & Jim Council) 4:39
17. Interview (2:22)

TT: 57:46

Sound: A/A-
Lineage: FM>cassette>Total Recorder>HD>CD Wave Editor>FLAC Frontend (level 8, aligned on sector boundaries)>Azureus>Dimeadozen

McPartland mentions that "Blossom's Planet" (released 19 January 2000) is Dearie's new CD (http://www.amazon.com/Blossoms-Planet-Blossom-Dearie/dp/B00004RGES).
Broadcast after December 11, 2001 (http://www.myetv.org/about_etv/pressroom/releases/piano_jazz/fall_01/schedule.cfm)

Trevor Watts & Veryan Weston - Roma 2003

Here's an afterthought to my recent re-post of Veryan Weston's solo concert at TonArt Bern 2003.

Read more about Veryan Weston and Trevor Watts on the European Free Improvisation Pages.

The Controindicazioni were initiated amongst others by the late Mario Schiano. If there's interest, I could maybe share the big 4CD package that was up on dime when Schiano died. It features Schiano, John Butcher, What We Live, Van Hove/Lovens, Sebi Tramontana/Lovens and others, in recordings from the 2002 and 2003 editions.

Thanks a lot to the original seeder on dime!

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Trevor Watts / Veryan Weston
Controindicazioni 2003
Roma (Italia), Accademia Filarmonica Romana, Sala A, Casella
October 24, 2003

Trevor Watts - alto sax
Veryan Weston - piano

1. (22:21)

Sound: A
Lineage: DFM->CDR->EAC->FLAC

Colin Vallon Trio - Willisau 2008

Sorry for being slow with the promised dime shows... the first one's stored in my RS account now, but here's one more that I upped quite a while ago and never came around sharing!

Subject of this post is a great young piano trio, headed by Swiss pianist Colin Vallon. Vallon is a talent to watch, a great lyrical yet powerful player! There'll be a second show of his trio up here later, and if you want to hear more, his hatOLOGY release "Ailleurs" comes highly recommended!
The members of his trio are bassist Patrice Moret, who has a great natural sound, and non-conformist drummer Samuel Rohrer, whom I firmly believe is one of the very best drummers currently active in jazz! You'll have to witness him live to see his impressive flow of ideas and feel his playful swinging and joyful poly-rhythms, but I think some of it you can hear on this recording, too... hope you'll dig!

Give these three guys a chance, they absolutely deserve to be heard!



Colin Vallon Trio
Jazzfestival Willisau
willisau (Switzerland)
August 30, 2008

Colin Vallon - piano
Patrice Moret - bass
Samuel Rohrer - drums

1. Quand même (13:06)
2. Babylone (9:19)
3. Zombie (17:57)
4. Trenke, Todorke (8:10)
5. Ayrilik (8:16)

TT: 57:07

Sound: A
Source: DRS 2 "Jazz Live"
Lineage: dvb-s > nexus-s > hdd > nero wave editor > flac
(MPEG1 Layer 2/256 kbps)

Veryan Weston - Bern 2003 (re-post)

This is a straight re-post from March 2008 - should be to the liking of the avant-heads... didn't find much interest back when it was posted first and I just had to re-up links #3 and #4! Hope there's an audience for this!

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Another bit of improv, here's the promised show by Veryan Weston. This concert is one of six annual TonArt concerts taking place around x-mas. As far as I know, I did never share this before, quite certainly not on dime, either, so consider this a first!

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Veryan Weston
TonArt 2002/2003 VI
Schweizerische Landesbibliothek, Bern (CH)
January 22, 2003

Veryan Weston - piano

1. Tesselations (55:56)
2. Interview (with Thomas Adank) (7:23)

TT: 63:21

Sound: A
Source: DRS 2 / 2003-01-22
Lineage: FM > Minidisc > analogue to HD > GoldWave > FLAC (8,asb,verify)


Note: this is the complete concert

Anthony Braxton Trio (with George Lewis & Frederic Rzewski) - Pisa 1980

Here's one I just got from dime - it needed a bit of editing and I thought why not share it here in the edited version. First foray into avantgarde music on this blog, I think... my taste is pretty broad, so don't think you know about it from what you see on this blog!

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Anthony Braxton Trio
Jazz Festival Pisa
Pisa (Italy)
June 25, 1980

Anthony Braxton - reeds
George Lewis - trombone
Frederic Rzewski - piano

1. (2:44)
2. (16:20)
3. (7:39)
4. (4:28)

TT: 31:11

Sound: A-
Lineage: aud>?>trade cdr>eac(secure mode)>flac(level 6)
Additional: FLAC > WAV > Cool Edit Pro > FLAC (8,asb,verify)

::ubu edits::
removed 2 second gaps
fixed mark 3/4
deleted silence/noise at end of #4, added fade-out

Domancich-Avenel-Goubert - Paris 2008

Before getting to work on the shows from my dime birthday party, there are a few things I uploaded to RS a while back but never came around sharing so far.

First of these is a show by the fine D.A.G. trio:
D is Sophia Domancich, who played with Bernard Lubat, Steve Lacy, Jean-Louis Chautemps, musicians Canterbury scene like Elton Dean, Hugh Hopper, and Pip Pyle, while also leading her own trio, featuring among others Paul Rogers and Tony Levin, and later Claude Tchamitchian and Simon Goubert. Domancich also held the piano chair in the Orchestre National de Jazz under Didier Levallet.
A is Jean-Jacques Avenel, the great bass player who spent many years with Steve Lacy's bands (from 1981 up to the end).
G is Simon Goubert, who has worked with far too many musicians to list them here, let's just mention Mal Waldron, René Urtreger, Joachim Kühn, Siegfried Kessler, Lee Konitz, Steve Grossman, James Carter, John Hicks, Martial Solal, and Christian Vander's "Magma".
Both Domancich and Goubert are part of the group "Soft Bounds", with Hugh Hopper and Simon Picard.
Goubert and Domancich regularly appear as a duo, for this radio session as well as a CD (2006) they added Jean-Jacques Avenel to the mix.

This show is from 2008, there's also a 2CD "Jazz Club" from 2006 as well as a "Jazz Club" by Soft Bounds (from 2004), in case there's demand - but both of them I didn't edit, I think, so it would be some work...

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D.A.G. - Domancich-Avenel-Goubert
Festival de Radio France et Montpellier Languedoc-Roussillon
Montpellier (France), Amphithéâtre d'O
July 25, 2008

Sophia Domancich - piano
Jean-Jacques Avenel - bass
Simon Goubert - drums

1. Improvisation (9:40) >
2. Pour Vous (Goubert) 13:04
3. Pourquoi pas? (Goubert) 18:30

TT: 41:15

Sound: A
Lineage: FM > WAV (Wavelab) > FLAC (frontend level 8)
Source: France Musique "Jazz sur le vif" / 2008-09-02

http://www.sefronia.com/album/DAG.html

::ubu edits::
omitted fm intro/outro
moved mark 1/2 +0.15sec
deleted fm talk at end of #2
added fade-out at end of #2 and #3

Freddie Hubbard/McCoy Tyner/Elvin Jones - Berlin 1987

This wraps up the Freddie Hubbard tribute here... and it again nicely fits the great drummers theme (see previous post), this time with the great Elvin Jones present! The concert was done in memory of John Coltrane, and with Tyner/Workman/Jones, the 1961 rhythm section of Coltrane's classic quartet is present here. Hubbard of course worked with Coltrane both on "Olé Coltrane" and on "Ascension". Sonny Fortune worked with Miles in the seventies and does his best filling the big gap left by Coltrane...

Here's the full list of Hubbard shows shared here in the past weeks:

New Brunswick 1970
Amsterdam 1970
Boston 1972
Denver 1973
Philadelphia 1975
Montreux 1978
Hamburg 1979 (with Leon Thomas)
Boston 1980
Wiesen 1982
Montreux (?) 1982
unknown location 1983-03-27
Montreux 1983
NYC 1983
Redondo Beach 1983
Berlin 1985
Freddie Hubbard & McCoy Tyner Trio - Hamburg 1986
Freddie Hubbard/Joe Henderson/McCoy Tyner - Nürnberg 1987
Freddie Hubbard/McCoy Tyner/Elvin Jones - Berlin 1987 (with Fortune, Workman) >> THIS POST!

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - San Remo 1963
Max Roach - Stockholm & Graz 1966
Herbie Hancock VSOP III - Athens 1985

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Freddie Hubbard - McCoy Tyner - Elvin Jones
"Coltrane Memorial Quintet"
Berlin (DE), Jazzfest
November 6, 1987

Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
Sonny Fortune - tenor & soprano sax
McCoy Tyner - piano
Reggie Workman - bass
Elvin Jones - drums

1. Blues Minor (15:52)
2. Naima (8:08)
3. A Love Supreme (25:15)
4. Chim Chim Cheree (13:46)
5. Mr. P.C. (4:41)

TT: 67:45

Sound: A/A-
Source/lineage: no info (radio broadcast)

Aldo Romano - Porquerolles 2008

Continuing the great drummers theme... check here, as well as these more recent posts featuring Max Roach, Joe Morello, Art Blakey, Tony Williams (both with Hubbard), Daniel Humair, Joe Chambers, Tony Williams again (with VSOP III), and Louis Moholo (with Keith Tippett & the MinAfric Orchestra)
The Freddie Hubbard shows also include Lenny White, Billy Cobham, Roy Haynes, and Louis Hayes, among others. Plenty of great drums, that was quite usual with Freddie!

Now here we have Aldo Romano, another of my favourite drummers, and next to Humair one of the main forces of modern jazz in France, or rather Europe more generally. Romano has played with so many musicians, it's impossible to even think of listing them all... just let me mention Don Cherry (some of the live recordings from the sixties are now available on ESP Disk), Keith Jarrett, Steve Lacy, Rolf & Joachim Kühn, Massimo Urbani, Michel Petrucciani, Joe Lovano, Philippe Catherine, Robin Kenyatta, Bill Dixon, François Jeanneau, and of course the great Romano-Sclavis-Texier trio.

In 2004, he won the renowned JazzPar price.

Here, Romano is leading his latest band (to be heard on the CAMJazz release "Just Jazz") with Mauro Negri on clarinet, long-standing buddy Henri Texier on bass, and the terrific alto player Géraldine Laurent - check out her Time Out Trio if you have a chance, she's really special!

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Aldo Romano Quartet
Jazz à Porquerolles
Porquerolles (France), Fort Sainte-Agathe
July 8, 2008

Géraldine Laurent - alto sax
Mauro Negri - clarinet
Henri Texier - bass
Aldo Romano - drums

1. Spring Tide (7:04)
2. Cité Soleil (9:44)
3. Chick Webb (3:57)
4. Handle with Care (8:26)
5. Black and Blue (Fats Waller) 8:07
6. Libero!! (6:10)
7. Lontanaza (7:05)
8. unknown (1:01)

All titles by Aldo Romano except track 6

TT: 51:39

Sound: A
Lineage: FM > WAV (Wavelab) > FLAC (frontend level 8)
Source: Jazz été, France Musique, 12 july 2008
Introduction by Xavier Prévost
Cosmikd

ubu edits:
omitted FM intro and outro
deleted FM talk at end of #1,3,5,6, added fade-out at end of #8

Offerings from Dime - Make Your Choice!

Dime recently celebrated its fifth anniversary, and yours truly threw a little party with quite a lot of shows - the main reason why things here slowed down again, after the flurry of shows early in January.

Below are the infos for all of those shows - let me know if there's anything you'd like to see up here as well!

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Ahmad Jamal Trio feat. George Coleman
jazznojazz Festival
Zürich (Switzerland), Theaterhaus Gessnerallee
October 26, 2000

Ahmad Jamal - piano; James Cammack - bass; Idris Muhammad - drums
on #4-8, add: George Coleman - tenor sax

CD1/78:52
1. Aftermath (Jamal) 8:58
2. Kaleidoscope (Jamal) 10:28
3. Crossroads (Jamal) 9:59
4. This I Dig of You (Hank Mobley) 14:27
5. My Foolish Heart (Victor Young) 13:29
6. You Can't See (Monty Alexander) 12:21
7. Devil's in My Den (Jamal) 9:10

CD2/Encore/9:17
8. Autumn Leaves (Kosma-Prévert-Mercer) 9:17

TT: 88:09 (complete!)

Sound: A
Source: DRS 2 broadcast / 2000-10-26 (live)
Lineage: FM > Tape > Minidisc > analogue to HD > FLAC (8)(asb) > CDR
Additional (2009): EAC (secure) > Cool Edit Pro (centred all tracks) > FLAC (8,asb,verify)
Recorded (2000) & transferred (ca. 2006) & shared on dimeadozen (January 2009) by ubu

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The Alvin Curran Philharmonia - "May I Know"
Taktlos Bern 2002
Bern (Switzerland), Dampfzentrale
September 14, 2002

Alvin Curran - keyboards; Fred Frith - guitar; Joan Jeanrenaud - violoncello; Shelley Hirsch - voice; William Winant - drums; Domenico Scaiajno - computer

1. May I Know (63:50)
2. Interview (10:46)

TT: 74:36

Sound: A
Source: DRS 2 broadcast ("Neue Musik im Konzert") / 2002
Lineage: FM > minidisc > analogue to HD > Cool Edit Pro > FLAC (8,asb,verify)
Taped (2002), transferred & shared on dimeadozen (Jan 2009) by ubu

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Davos Festival 2003
Davos (Switzerland), Kongresszentrum
August 5, 2003

BERND ALOIS ZIMMERMANN
1. Sonate für Violoncello Solo [1960] (13:51)

SYLVIE COURVOISIER
2. unknown (17:16)
3. Abaton (12:50)

THOMAS DEMENGA
4. Aus den Fugen (10:24)

ABATON TRIO
5. Icaria (Improvisation) 5:18
6. Ianicum (Courvoisier) 17:06

#1,4: Thomas Demenga - violoncello
#2,3,5,6: Abaton Trio: Sylvie Courvoisier - piano; Mark Feldman - violin; Eric Friedlander - violoncello

TT: 76:47

Sound: A
Source: DRS 2 broadcast "Neue Musik im Konzert" or "CH-Musik im Konzert" / 2003
Lineage: FM > minidisc > analogue to HD > GoldWave > FLAC (8,asb,ver)
Additional (2009): EAC (secure) > Cool Edit Pro (centred files) > FLAC (8,asb,verify)
Recorded, tranferred & shared on dimeadozen by ubu (Jan. 2009)

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Diana Krall Trio
Jazzfestival Bern 1997
Bern (CH), Kursaal
May 6, 1997

Diana Krall - vocals, piano
Russell Malone - guitar
Neal Caine - bass

1. I'm an Errand Girl for Rhythm (4:19) [cuts in]
2. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby (10:04)
3. You Call It Madness (5:36)
4. Deed I Do (7:16)
5. (I Don't Stand a) Ghost of a Chance (6:52)
6. Frim Fram Sauce (6:10)
7. [guitar-intro to Route 66] (3:43) [drop-out at end]
8. Route 66 (4:01)

9. Diana Krall Interview (by Willy Bischof) (5:02)

TT: 53:09

Sound: A- (some hum & hiss)
Source: DRS 2 broadcast / prob. 1997-05-06
Lineage: FM > tape > minidisc > analogue to HD > GoldWave > FLAC (8)(asb)
Additional (2009): EAC (secure) > Cool Edit Pro (centred files, deleted/fixed some glitches - no hiss reduction applied as it would have changed sound) > FLAC (8,asb,verify)
Recorded, tranferred & shared on dimeadozen by ubu (Jan. 2009)

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Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
Zurich (Switzerland), Kongresshaus
October 9, 1959

Clark Terry, Cat Anderson, Fats Ford [Andres Meringuito] - trumpet; Ray Nance - trumpet, vocals; Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, Booty Wood - trombone; Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet, tenor sax; Russell Procope - alto sax, clarinet; Johnny Hodges - alto sax; Paul Gonsalves - tenor sax; Harry Carney - baritone sax, clarinet, bass clarinet; Duke Ellington - piano; Jimmy Woode - bass; Jimmy Johnson - drums; Lil Greenwood - vocals on #4, #5, #6, #7i)

Note: Carney only solos on baritone sax

1. Take the A-Train (Theme) (Billy Strayhorn) 1:35
2. VIP Boogie (Ellington) 3:23 [Carney, Hamilton (cl)]
3. Jam with Sam (Ellington) 4:25 [prob. Anderson, Gonsalves, Woodman]
4. St. Louis Blues (W.C. Handy) 3:01 [Greenwood]
5. Bill Bailey (Won't You Please Come Home) (Hughie Cannon) 2:48 [Greenwood]
6. Walkin' (5:49) [Greenwood]
7. Medley (24:52)
a) Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me (Ellington-Russell) [Ellington]
b) I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good (Ellington-Webster) [Hodges]
c) Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Ellington-Russell) [Ellington]
d) In a Sentimental Mood (Ellington-Kurtz-Mills) [Ellington]
e) Mood Indigo (Ellington-Bigard-Mills)
f) I'm Beginning to See the Light (George-Hodges-Ellington-James) [Ellington]
g) Sophisticated Lady (Ellington-Parish-Mills) [Ellington, Carney]
h) Caravan (Ellington-Tizol) [Ellington]
i) Solitude (Ellington-Mills-De Lange) [Greenwood]
j) Satin Doll (Ellington-Strayhorn) [Woode]
k) Squeeze Me (Ellington) [Nance (voc)]
l) It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (Ellington-Mills) [Nance (voc)]
m) Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Reprise) (Ellington-Russell) [Ellington]
8. Announcement by Duke Ellington (0:54)
9. Basin Street Blues (Spencer Williams) 7:51 [Nance (voc), Terry, Jackson, Procope + rhythm only]
10. Happy Reunion (Ellington) 4:19 [Gonsalves]
11. Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue (Ellington) 6:32 [inc] [Gonsalves]

TT: 65:29

Sound: A-
Source: DRS broadcast / 1999
Lineage: FM > tape > minidisc > analogue to HD > GoldWave > CDR
Additional lineage: EAC (secure) > Cool Edit Pro (centred all tracks) > FLAC (8,asb,verify)
Shared by ubu on dimeadozen in January 2009

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The Ellington Legacy Orchestra
Aarau (CH)
April 17, 1999

"Celebrating Duke - A Tribute to the Ellington Orchestra"

Benny Bailey, Barry Lee Hall, Wayne Bargeron - trumpet; Petar Ugrin - trumpet, violin; Art Baron, Britt Woodman, Buster Cooper - trombone; Fritz Renold - alto sax, clarinet; Bobby Watson - alto sax; John La Porta - tenor sax, clarinet; Tommy Smith - tenor sax; Bernd Konrad - baritone sax; Aaron Bell - piano; John Lamb - bass; Charlie Persip - drums; Bill Berry - conductor

Such Sweet Thunder (Ellington-Strayhorn) [TT: 40:25]
01. Such Sweet Thunder (Cleo) (3:30) [Bailey]
02. Sonnet For Caesar (2:44) [La Porta]
03. Sonnet To Hank Cinq (1:50) [Woodman]
04. Lady Mac (3:57) [Renold, Bailey]
05. Sonnet In Search Of A Moor (2:15) [Lamb]
06. The Telecasters (2:52) [Konrad]
07. Up And Down, Up And Down (3:42)
(I Will Lead Them Up And Down) (Puck) [Bailey, Ugrin]
08. Sonnet For Sister Kate (3:01) [Baron]
09. The Star-Crossed Lovers (4:16)
(aka Pretty Girl) [Watson, Smith]
10. Madness In Great Ones (Hamlet) (4:03) [Bargeron]
11. Half The Fun (aka Lately) (4:19) [Watson, Bell]
12. Circle Of Fourths (3:46) [Smith]

Toot Suite (Duke Ellington) [TT: 25:05]
13. Announcement BB (0:25)
14. Red Garter (4:21) [Woodman]
15. Red Shoes (5:11) [La Porta, Ugrin]
16. Red Carpet (8:43) [Renold, Hall, Baron, Bargeron]
17. Ready Go (6:24) [Smith]

TT: 65:30

Sound: A
Recorded by Swiss Radio
Source: DRS2 Broadcast/1999
Lineage: FM > Tape > Minidisc > analogue to HD > GoldWave > CDR > EAC (secure) > FLAC (8)(asb)
Additional: EAC (secure) > Cool Edit Pro (centred all tracks, separated #13 from #14) > FLAC (8,asb,verify)
Shared on dimeadozen by ubu in January 2009

This project was initiated by Fritz Renold

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Elliott Sharp "Syndakit"
Taktlos 2003
Rote Fabrik, Zürich (CH)
May 10, 2003

Elliott Sharp - guitar, electronics; Hans Koch - saxophones, bass clarinet; Tobias Delius - saxophones; Curtis Fowlkes - trombone; Thomas Heberer - trumpet; Claudia Ulla Binder - piano; Hans Hassler - accordion; Charlotte Hug - viola; Martin Schütz - violoncello; David Hofstra - bass, electric bass, tuba; Sim Caine - drums; Fredy Studer - drums

1. Syndakit (Sharp) > band intros ES (51:28)
2. Improvisation (27:01) [inc]
3. FM Talk (1:09)

TT: 79:39

Sound: A
Source: DRS 2 broadcast ("Neue Musik im Konzert") / 2003
Lineage: FM > minidisc > analogue to HD > GoldWave > FLAC (8)(asb)
Additional (2009): EAC (secure) > Cool Edit Pro (centred files) > FLAC (8,asb,verify)
Recorded, tranferred & shared on dimeadozen by ubu (Jan. 2009)

Notes:
#1 was performed as part 2 of the concert.
#2 is only a part of the first, 80+ minute half of the concert, performed without interruptions, musicians walking on and off stage and combining in various line-ups.
#3 was #2 originally, I moved it not to disturb the flow of the music.

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Elvin Jones Jazz Machine
jazznojazz festival
Theaterhaus Gessnerallee, Zürich (CH)
October 31, 1999

Darron Barrett - trumpet; Antoine Roney - tenor sax; Eric Lewis - piano; Steve Kirby - bass; Elvin Jones - drums

1. Introduction by EJ (4:03)
2. E.J.'s Blues (Elvin Jones) 21:51
3. Lullaby of Izugi Village (trad.) 30:27
4. Black Orpheus (Luiz Bonfa) 13:04

TT: 69:25

Sound: A (mono)
Source: DRS 2 live broadcast
Lineage: FM > minidisc > analogue to HD > GoldWave > CDR > EAC (secure) > FLAC (8)(asb)
Shared by ubu on dimeadozen in January 2009

Note: I recorded this in mono as these were really long broadcasts (live) and there was no longplay function on my first MD recorder... it was most likely broadcast in stereo.

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Elvin Jones Jazz Machine
Jazzfestival Willisau
Willisau (CH)
September 2, 2001 (afternoon)

Delfeayo Marsalis - trombone; Pat LaBarbera - tenor & soprano sax; Eric Lewis - piano; David Pulphus - bass; Elvin Jones - drums

1. unknown (19:33)
2. unknown > Announcement EJ (21:57)
3. It Don't Mean a Thing (Duke Ellington) (11:25)

TT: 52:56

Sound: A
Source: DRS 2 broadcast / 2001 or 2002
Lineage: FM > minidisc > analogue to HD > GoldWave > CDR > EAC (secure) > FLAC (8,asb,verify)
Edited: fixed a small glitch at the beginning of #1, centred all tracks (WAV > Cool Edit Pro > FLAC [8,asb,verify])
Shared by ubu on dimeadozen in January 2009

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Frank Gratkowski
Taktlos
Zürich (Switzerland), Rote Fabrik
May 9, 2004

Wolter Wierbos - trombone; Frank Gratkowski - alto sax & contrabass clarinet; Dieter Manderscheid - bass; Gerry Hemingway - drums

1. Part I (29:35)
2. Part II (19:38) [inc]

TT: 49:13

Sound: A
Source: DRS 2 broadcast
Lineage: FM > minidisc > analogue to HD > GoldWave > CDR
Additional (2009): EAC (secure) > Cool Edit Pro (centred tracks) > FLAC (8,asb,verify)
Recorded and transferred (2004) and shared on dimeadozen (Jan 2009) by ubu

Note: the second of two parts performed at the concert is incomplete by some minutes

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Hans Koller - Rarities from the Eighties

Hans Koller (ts), Fritz Pauer (p,keys)
1. unknown (Erik Satie) 15:54
2. Naima (John Coltrane) 5:21
Recorded in the early 1980s
#1 from Klaus Schulz's private archives.
#2 was recorded for Walter Richard Langer's "Bourbon Street" TV show, for a Coltrane programme.

Hans Koller (ts)
3. Lush Life (Billy Strayhorn) 3:27
Private recording, live in a club in Vienna, early Eighties.

Hans Koller (ts), Attila Zoller (g)
4. All the Things You Are (Jerome Kern) 10:05
Recorded February 12, 1983 at "Willy's Rumpelkammer", a club in Vienna.

TT: 33:50

Sound: A- (#1/2), A-/B+ (#3/4 - low hum)
Source: OE 1 broadcast

Lineage: FM > minidisc > analogue to HD > Cool Edit Pro > CDR
Additional: EAC (secure) > Cool Edit Pro (centred WAVs) > FLAC (8,asb,verify)
Shared by ubu on dimeadozen in January 2009

Notes:
I recorded this off my mono radio, but these are low-fi recordings anyway, so I hope you won't mind!
the remaining tracks two shown in the log are commercially released!

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Hans Werner Henze - 10. Sinfonie
(World Premiere Performance)

Simon Rattle
City of Birmingham Orchestra

Luzern (Switzerland), Kultur- und Kongresszentrum (KKL)
August 17, 2002

1. I - Ein Sturm (9:38)
2. II - Ein Hymnus (8:48)
3. III - Ein Tanz (7:31)
4. IV - Ein Traum (10:57)

5. Applause (0:38)

TT: 36:57 (with applause: 37:35)

Sound: A/A- (mono)
Source: DRS 2 broadcast / 2002 (poss. live, I can't remember)
Lineage: FM > minidisc > analogue to HD > Cool Edit Pro > FLAC (8,asb,verify)
Shared by ubu on dimeadozen in January 2009

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Roman Haubenstock-Ramati (1919–1994)
Historische Auftragswerke des Südwestrundfunks

1 “Petite musique de nuit. Mobile en mètres proportionnels” pour orchestre [10:46]
(1958)
SWF Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg
Ltg: Pierre Boulez

2 Madrigal für vielstimmig gemischten Chor a cappella [9:01]
(1970)
Vokalensemble Kassel
Ltg: Klaus Martin Ziegler

3-5 “Vermutungen über ein dunkles Haus”
(1962/63)
I Vermutungen über ein dunkles Haus [5:54]
II Für K [7:30]
III Die Ausweisung [6:24]
(3 Teile aus der Oper nach dem Roman „Amerika“ von Kafka)
SWF Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg
Ltg: Ernest Bour

6 “Credentials or Think, Think Lucky” für Sprechstimme & 8 Instrumente [12:56]
(1960)
Cathy Berberian, Sprecherin
SWF-Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg
Ltg: Hans Rosbaud


Aufnahmen von den Donaueschinger Musiktagen:
Petite musique de nuit: 18. Oktober 1959 (Uraufführung)
Credentials or “Think, Think Lucky”: 21. Oktober 1961 (Uraufführung)
Vermutungen über ein dunkles Haus: 18. Oktober 1964 (Uraufführung)
Madrigal: 17. Oktober 1970 (Uraufführung)
Aufgenommen und produziert vom Südwestrundfunk

TT: 52:31

Sound: A/A- (mono)
Source: SWR 2 broadcast
Lineage: FM > minidisc > analogue to HD > Cool Edit Pro > CDR > EAC (secure) > Cool Edit Pro (centred all files) > FLAC (8,asb,verify)
Shared on dimeadozen by ubu in January 2009

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ICP Orchestra
Jazzfestival Willisau
Willisau (Switzerland)
September 2, 2001 (afternoon)

Thomas Heberer - trumpet; Wolter Wierbos - trombone; Michael Moore - alto sax & clarinet; Ab Baars - tenor sax & clarinet; Misha Mengelberg - piano; Mary Oliver - viola; Tristan Honsinger - violoncello; Ernst Glerum - bass; Han Bennink - drums

1. Ktoel (Kchair) (Misha Mengelberg) 10:54
2. Happy Go Lucky Local Mix (Duke Ellington) 9:44
3. improvisation (4:54)
4. Crocodile Tear (Misha Mengelberg) 6:05 [p/b/d only]
5. Country Band March (Charles Ives) 3:56
6. Caravan (Tizol-Ellington) 11:44
7. Rollo II (Misha Mengelberg) 7:01

TT: 54:22

Sound: A
Source: Swiss Radio Broadcast "Jazz Live" (DRS 2)
Lineage: fm > (tape? >) minidisc > analogue transfer to HD (GoldWave) > cdr
Additional: EAC (secure) > Cool Edit Pro (centred all tracks) > FLAC (8,asb,verify)
Recorded (2001 or 2002), tranferred (2005?) & shared by ubu on dimeadozen (January 2009)

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Ikue Mori / Zeena Parkins
Taktlos 2005
Zürich (Switzerland), Rote Fabrik
June 3, 2005

Zeena Parkins - harp, electric harp, glockenspiel, electronics
Ikue Mori - laptop

01. (6:44)
02. (4:56)
03. (4:51)
04. (3:55)
05. (7:08)
06. (5:32)
07. (5:43)
08. (7:56)
09. (4:38)
10. (2:55)

TT: 54:23

Sound: A-
Lineage: Aud (front row, center) > cheap Sony mic > Minidisc > analogue to HD > GoldWave > FLAC (asb)(8) > CDR
Additional: EAC (secure) > Cool Edit Pro (centred all tracks, boosted left channel +6dB) > FLAC (8,asb,verify)
Shared by ubu on dimeadozen in January 2009

Note: I cut out the applause because it interrupted the flow of the music (which bothered me to some extent, in the live situation as well).

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Ittinger Pfingskonzerte 1999
Kartause Ittingen (Switzerland)
May 22-24, 1999 (I think this was Sunday evening, May 23)


Brumel - Missa victimae paschali laudes
Machaut - 4 Motetten

Hilliard Ensemble:
David James - Countertenor; Rogers Covey-Crump, John Potter - Tenor; Gordon Jones - Bariton

Elliot Carter
György Kurtág

Instrumentalensemble Heinz Holliger: Silvia Nopper - Sopran; Felix Renggli - Flöten; Heinz Holliger - Oboen, Englischhorn; Elmar Schmid - Klarinetten; Kathrin Rabus & Hansheinz Schneeberger - Violinen; Thomas Demenga - Violoncello


ANTOINE BRUMEL
Missa victime paschali laudes
1. Kyrie [3:43]
2. Gloria [6:14]

ELLIOTT CARTER
3. Tempo e tempi (Eugenio Montle) (1998) für Sopran und Ensemble [2:19]
4. Ed e subito sera (Salvatore Quasimodo) (April 1999) für Sopran und Ensemble (Uraufführung) [0:54]
5. L'oboe sommerso (Salvatore Quasimodo) (April 1999) für Sopran und Oboe (Uraufführung) [2:29]

BRUMEL
6. Credo [8:44]

GYÖRGY KURTAG
7. Ein Sappho-Fragment (Februar 1999) für Englischhorn Solo (Uraufführung) [1:47]
8. Due fiori (1998) [2:52]
9. Hommage à Yehudi Menuhin [3:28]

BRUMEL
10. Sanctus [7:50]

GUILLAUME DE MACHAUT
11. Motette #22 [3:00]
12. Motette #8 [2:10]
13. Motette #12 [3:07]
14. Motette #23 [3:47]

BRUMEL
15. Agnus Dei [3:21]


TT: 55:45

Sound: A
Source: DRS 2 live broadcast
Lineage: FM > tape > minidisc > analogue to HD > GoldWave > CDR
Additional: EAC (secure) > Cool Edit Pro (centred all tracks) > FLAC (8,asb,verify)
Shared on dimeadozen by ubu in January 2009

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John Zorn - Masada
Willisau (Switzerland), Jazzfestival
August 29, 1998

Dave Douglas - trumpet
John Zorn - alto sax
Greg Cohen - bass
Joey Baron - drums

1. Tevel (8:21) [Masada 1]
2. Tahah (5:01) [Masada 10]
3. Chayah (10:48) [Masada 9]
4. Zebdi (2:26) [Masada 1]
5. Tiferet (7:09) [Masada 5]
6. Acharei Mot (11:54) [Masada 9]
7. Bacharach (1:40) [Masada 7]
8. Kochot (5:00) [Masada 9]
9. Tohorot > Announcement JZ (6:53) [Masada 8]
10. Katzatz (3:05) [Masada 3]
11. Bith Aneth (12:16) [Masada 1]

TT: 74:47 - complete concert

Sound: A
Source: DRS 2 broadcast
Lineage: FM > tape(s) > minidisc > analogue to HD > GoldWave > FLAC (8,asb,verify) > CDR > EAC (secure) > FLAC (8,asb,verify)

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New New York Art Quartet
Jazzfestival Willisau, Switzerland
September 1, 2002 (afternoon)

John Zorn - alto saxophone; Roswell Rudd - trombone; Reggie Workman - bass; Milford Graves - drums

1. (19:10)
2. (11:54)
3. (9:26)
4. Milford Graves Talks (1:59)

TT: 42:31

Sound: A
Rec. Eng.: Martin Pearson
Recorded, produced & broadcasted by Swiss Radio DRS2 / 2002

Lineage: FM > (Tape? >) Minidisc > analogue to HD > CDR
Additional: EAC (secure) > Cool Edit Pro (centred all files) > FLAC (8,asb,verify)
Shared by ubu on dimeadozen in January 2009

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Oscar Peterson - In Stuttgart
Treffpunkt Jazz Konzerte / Treffpunk Jazz Concerts
Stuttgart (Germany), Liederhalle

September 25, 1973 (two concerts)
Oscar Peterson (p), poss. Barney Kessel (g), unkonwn (b)
1. Who Can I Turn To (4:03) [p-solo - first concert]
2. Stella By Starlight (6:42) [trio - second concert]
poss. NHOP (b)? Kessel id'd by Martin Drew
Note: OP shared the bill with Count Basie & his Orchestra

1975
Oscar Peterson & The Trumpet Kings
Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry (t),
Peterson (p), Ray Brown (b), unknown (d)
3. Cotton Tail (7:44)
poss. Bobby Durham (d)?

May 12, 1981
Oscar Peterson Trio feat. Clark Terry & Zoot Sims
Terry (t), Sims (ts), Peterson (p), NHOP (b), Martin Drew (d)
4. Squeaky's Blues (7:39)

September 30, 1982
Oscar Peterson (p), Joe Pass (g), unknown (b), unknown (d)
5. Cake Walk (5:10)
6. City Lights (8:11)
poss. NHOP (b), Martin Drew (d)?

May 5, 1986
Oscar Peterson (p), NHOP (b), Martin Drew (d)
7. Bach Suite (15:16)
8. band intros (0:59)
9. Nigerian Marketplace (7:30)

TT: 63:14

Sound: A- (hissy)
Source: SWR 2 broadcast (archive series, ca. 2000 or 2001)
Lineage: FM > tape > minidisc > analogue to HD > GoldWave > CDR
Additional: EAC (secure) > Cool Edit Pro (centred all files) > FLAC (8,asb,verify)

Note:
This was a broadcast presenting selections from Peterson's various Stuttgart appearances, hence the continuous segue between some titles from different sessions. That was how the radio station chose to present the music.
This was one of the earliest of SWR 2's "from the archives" series (broadcast in their "SWR Jazz Session" programme, which back then was a bit longer). They did similar compilations with music by Count Basie and Ella Fitzgerald.

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Steve Swallow - Damaged in Transit
Zürich (Switzerland), Moods
December 5, 2001

Chris Potter - tenor sax
Steve Swallow - electric bass
Adam Nussbaum - drums

1. Item #1 - D.I.T. in Zurich (5:14) >
2. Item #2 - D.I.T. in Zurich (8:44) >
3. Item #3 - D.I.T. in Zurich (11:01)
4. Item #4 - D.I.T. in Zurich (5:11) >
5. Item #5 - D.I.T. in Zurich (10:44) >
6. Item #6 - D.I.T. in Zurich > Announcement by Steve Swallow (6:47)
7. Item #7 - The Love Theme from "Damaged in Transit" (4:47)
8. Item #8 - D.I.T. in Zurich (7:13) [encore]

TT: 59:44 - complete 2nd set

Sound: A-/B+
Source: audience recording (front/center)
Lineage: crappy Sony mic > minidisc > analogue to HD (not done by me) > CDR
Additional (2009): EAC (secure) > Cool Edit Pro (fixed some marks, boosted bass) > FLAC (8,asb,verify)

Taped & shared by ubu (transferred by a non-dime friend)

***king ubu productions***

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Edgar Varèse "Integrales" / Pierre Boulez "Le Visage Nuptial"
Lucerne Festival 2002
Luzern (Switzerland), Kultur- und Kongresszentrum (KKL)
August 20, 2002

Françoise Pollet - soprano
Susanne Perry - alto
BBC Singers & Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez

EDGAR VARÈSE
1. Intégrales (1924/1925) 11:30

PIERRE BOULEZ
Le Visage Nuptial, après René Char (3rd Version, 1985-88)
for soprano, alto, women's choir & orchestra
2. I - Conduite (3:14)
3. II - Gravité (3:57)
4. III - L'Emuré (1::56)
5. IV - Le Visage Nuptial (12:34)
6. V - Evadné ()
7. VI - Post Scriptum (5:37)

8. Applause (0:32)

[for information purpose: FM intro (1:24)]

TT: 41:51 (43:16 with FM intro)

Sound: A/A- (mono)
Source: DRS 2 broadcast / 2002 (poss. live, I can't remember)
Lineage: FM > minidisc > analogue to HD > Cool Edit Pro > FLAC (8,asb,verify)
Shared by ubu on dimeadozen in January 2009

Notes:
Sorry about the mono quality, this was from the days were I wasn't aware of that (and didn't care much), I hope there'll be some interest in this, nevertheless!
The applause after #1 has been deleted, as well as some coughing and noise between a few of the parts of Boulez' oeuvre.
I left in the FM intro for information, it's in German.

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BERND ALOIS ZIMMERMANN
Requiem für einen Jungen Dichter (1967/69)

Lingual für Sprecher, Sopran- und Bass-Solo,
drei Chöre, Orchester, Jazz-Combo, Orgel und
elektronische Klänge, nach Texten verschiedener
Dichter, Berichten, Reportagen

Matthias Buss & Marcel Welten - Sprecher [narrators]
Penelope Walmsley-Clark - Sopran
David Pittman-Jennings - Bariton
Tschechischer Philharmonischer Chor Brno
Slowakischer Philharmonischer Chor Bratislava
Herren der Europachor-Akademie Mainz
Jazz-Combo: Axel Dörner (trumpet), Gerd Dudek (reeds)
Alexander von Schlippenbach (piano),
Jochen Schmidt (bass), Paul Lovens (drums)
João Rafael - Klangregie
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
Conductor: Ingo Metzmacher


0. Radio Intro (2:10)

1. Prolog / Requiem 1 / Requiem 2 (29:02)
2. Ricercar (10:36)
3. Rappresentazione (5:32)
4. Elegia (1:36)
5. Tratto (1:28)
6. Lamento (7:07)
7. Dona Nobis Pacem (8:36)

8. Applause & Radio Outro (1:28)

TT: 64:01 [with radio tracks 67:40]


Lucerne Festival 2003
Luzern (Switzerland), Kultur- und Kongresszentrum
August 31, 2003

Texte von: Vladimir Majakowski, Sergey Jessenin, Konrad Baier
sowie: James Joyce, Ezra Pound, Albert Camus, Hans Jenny-Hahn, Sandor Verres, Kurt Schwitters, Ludwig Wittgenstein
auch: Hitler, Stalin u.a.

Sound: A- (mono, some hiss)
Source: DRS 2 broadcast / 2003
Lineage: FM > minidisc > analogue to HD > Cool Edit Pro > FLAC (8,asb,verify)
Recorded, transferred & shared by ubu on dimeadozen in January 2009

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and a few more that I've seeded since:

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Joey DeFrancesco's Goodfellas
Jazzfestival Bern 1999
Bern (CH), Kursaal
May 8, 1999

Joey DeFrancesco - organ; Frank Vignola - guitar; Joe Ascione - drums

1. Just in Time (5:04)
2. Fly Me to the Moon (6:52)
3. Ya See What I'm Sayin? (6:10)
4. Speak Softly Love (7:09)
5. Volare (6:00)
6. All the Way (5:14)
7. Evidence (5:59)
8. Malafemmena (8:15)
9. Tarantella / Whack 'Em (3:44)

10. JDF Interview (4:17) [with German translation]

TT: 58:50

Sound: A
Source: DRS 2 broadcast ("Jazz Live" / 1999)
Lineage: FM > tape > minidisc > analogue to HD > GoldWave > CDR
Additional (2009): EAC (secure) > Cool Edit Pro > FLAC (8,asb,verify)
Recorded (1999), transferred (200?) and shared by ubu on dimeadozen (Jan. 2009) >

goody: dBpoweramp (WAV) > Cool Edit Pro (Pitch Bender +42 cents) > TLH (FLAC, ffp) (1/25/09)

Pitch was approx. 42 cents flat.

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Eastern Rebellion
Boston, MA (USA), Regatta Bar, Harvard Square
1995

Ralph Moore - tenor sax; Cedar Walton - piano; David Williams - bass; Billy Higgins - drums

radio intro (0:37) [#1 starts below] >
1. Little Sunflower (10:32) [inc, missing a few bars of p-intro]
2. My Ideal (8:00) [inc, missing a few bars of p-intro]
3. Roni's Decision (11:18)
4. In The Kitchen (8:32) [inc, missing a few bars of p-intro, cut out]
5. 'Round Midnight (5:26) [missing opening p-chord]
6. All The Things You Are (8:00)

TT: 50:50 (51:27 with radio intro)

Sound: A
Source: WGBH broadcast (NPR "Jazz Set", host: Branford Marsalis)
Lineage: FM > ? > dime > FLAC > WAV > Cool Edit Pro > FLAC (8,asb,verify)

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Claude Chalhoub - Ensemble
Traumzelt-Festival 2003
Duisburg (DE), Landschaftspark Nord
July 6, 2003

*** Chalhoub Ensemble ***
Gilad Atzmon - clarinet; Claude Chalhoub - violin, viola; Johannes Bahlmann - keyboards; Gros Ngolle-Pokossi - bass; David Paulicke - drums; Trilok Gurtu - percussion, tabla

*** Indigo String Octet ***
Heike Haushalter, Gudrun Edelkötter, Petra Stalz, Gunda Gottschalk, Monika Malek, Thomas Beimel, Gesa Hagen, Ludmilla Witzel

1. It Might (5:05)
2. Indian Weddings (7:13)
3. Diva (5:32)
4. May Overture (10:28)
5. Overture 2 (4:51)
6. Caravan In Style (4:59)
7. Longa (4:03)
8. Drops (7:11)
9. Chalhoug/ Gurtu Duo (8:09)
10. Overture 2 (5:16) [encore]

TT: 62:51

Sound: A
Source: FM Broadcast
Lineage: cdr in trade--eac--flac level 6--dime.
Additional: FLAC > WAV > Cool Edit Pro > FLAC (8,asb,verify)

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Don Friedman - 70th Birthday Celebration
JazzBaltica 2005
Konzertscheune, Salzau (DE)
July 3, 2005


CD1/44:18

Don Friedman - piano
Joe Lovano - tenor sax (#3,4)
Palle Danielsson - bass
Brian Blade - drums

1. Memory for Scotty (9:57)2. I Hear A Rhapsody (9:52)
3. Portrait of Jenny (12:36)
4. Almost Everything (11:53)


CD2/41:45

Joe Lovano - tenor sax (#3,4)
Don Friedman - piano
Jim Hall - guitar
George Mraz - bass
Lewis Nash - drums

1. It Could Happen to You (9:33)2. Never Let Me Go (10:43)
3. Half and Half (15:32)
4. Alone Together (5:57)


TT: 86:03

Sound: A/A-
Source: prob. 3sat broadcast
Lineage: TV -> ? -> CDR -> EAC -> WAV -> FLAC
Additional lineage: FLAC > WAV > Cool Edit Pro > FLAC (8,asb,verify)

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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. unknown (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)

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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.

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Woody Shaw / Dexter Gordon / Kenny Clarke
"Return of the Masters"
7th Annual University of Pittsburgh Jazz Concert
Pittsburgh, Pensylvania (USA), Carnegie Music Hall
October 22, 1977


CD1/55:57 - from the workshops

1. Introduction by Billy Taylor (5:05)

WOODY SHAW (t) w/James Johnson Jr (p), Hideo Shimaro (b), Ikira Suzui (d)
2. Introduction by Woody Shaw (0:27)
3. Au Privave (Charlie Parker) 7:39
4. Woody speaks (3:37)
5. Autumn Leaves (Kosma-Prevert-Mercer) 6:09
6. Woody speaks (1:41)
7. Oleo (Sonny Rollins) 5:06

8. Billy Taylor Announcement (1:42)

KENNY CLARKE (d) w/Abe Laboriel (elb)
9. Kenny Clarke speaks & plays (7:50)

10. Billy Taylor Announcement (1:01)

DEXTER GORDON (ts) w/James Johnson Jr (p), Hideo Shimaro (b), Ikira Suzui (d)
11. Dexter speaks (2:53)
12. Blues In B-Flat (12:10)

13. Billy Taylor Announcement (0:32)


CD2/27:04 - from the evening concert

1. Billy Taylor Introduction (0:57)
2. Stage Intro by Ray Coleman (0:31)

Woody Shaw - trumpet
Dextor Gordon - tenor sax
Nathan Davis - soprano sax (#4 only)
Terry Pollard - vibes
Mike Longo - piano
Abraham Laboriel - electric bass
Kenny Clarke - drums

3. Oleo (Sonny Rollins) 13:58
4. It's You Or No One (10:18)

5. Outro by Billy Taylor (1:18)


TT: 83:01

Sound: A-/B+
Source: NPR "Jazz Alive!" (host: Billy Taylor)
Lineage: FM > ? > dime > FLAC > WAV > Cool Edit Pro > FLAC (8,asb,verify)

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John McLaughlin
München [Munich] (Germany), Herkules-Saal des Deutschen Museums
August 19, 1972

John McLaughlin - guitar

1. Announcement J. E. Berendt (0:46)
2. Waltz for Bill Evans (C. Corea) 10:46
3. Blue in Green (M. Davis) 5:54
4. Something's Missing / Something Spiritual (D. Herman) 7:21
5. Good Bye Pork Pie Hat (C. Mingus) 9:18
6. Follow Your Heart (J. McLaughlin) 4:35

TT: 38:40

Source/Lineage/Quality: FM – copy from master – Revox A77
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and finally a pair of upcoming ones:

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Elvin Jones Sextet
Kaiserslautern (DE), Fruchthalle
October 6, 1981

Ray Carless - sax; Dayne Armstrong - sax; Fumio Karashima - piano; Marvin Horne - guitar; Andy McCloud - bass; Elvin Jones - drums

1. E.J.'s Blues (Elvin Jones) 17:50
2. Doll of the Bride (Elvin Jones) 22:21
3. George & Me (14:45)

TT: 54:56

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Note on personnel: Jazz Podium only mentioned "Carless" and "Armstrong", most of the personnel is an educated guess and has not been confirmed.

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Thomas Chapin
Zaragoza (ES), Centro Civico Delicias
January 11, 1992

Thomas Chapin - alto sax, flute; Jorge Pardo - tenor & soprano sax, flute; Carlo Morena - piano; Joe Dante - bass; Fernando Llorca - drums

1. unknown (19:52)
2. unknown (22:03)
3. unknown (11:32)
4. Cherokee (Ray Noble) 14:06
5. Yesterdays (Jerome Kern) 12:23

TT: 79:59

Sound: A
Source: FM
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Note: some of the names were mis-spelled, Joe Dante was given as Joe Fonda, but Dante is the name given by Pardo at the end of #4

Hans Koller with Lee Konitz & Lars Gullin - Freiburg 1956 / SWF Big Band (dir. Eddie Sauter) - Donaueschingen 1957

Here's a nice double feature centred on the late great Austrian tenor sax player, Hans Koller. He might be best known for his turn on Oscar Pettiford's great "Vienna Blues" album (Black Lion) with Attila Zoller and Jimmy Pratt, as well as for a run of fine albums on MPS spanning the 60s and early/mid 70s. Zo-Ko-So (with Lee Konitz and Martial Solal) is a stand-out, but all his MPS albums are fine!

Here he is at an earlier stage, from the days when he led the Hans Koller Quartett (with pianist Roland Kovac) as well as co-led a band with pianist Jutta Hipp (soon after to hit the USA with three fine albums on Blue Note). Koller's quartet is joined by two stellar guests, Lee Konitz and Lars Gullin, both among the finest and most individual voices on their respective instruments.

The second part features Hans Koller among the newly founded SWF Big Band of 1957, led by arranger Eddie Sauter. Among the other soloists to be heard are trumpet player Rolf Schneebiegl, trombonist Otto Bredl, Rudi Flierl on baritone, and Dave Hildinger on marimba and piano. The arrangements are quite... well, let me say the remind me of Kenton at his most bombastic... I know Sauter has his own story (about which I'm completely ignorant so far though, I've never heard anything by the Sauter-Finnegan orchestra, for instance).

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Hans Koller / Lee Konitz / Lars Gullin
SWF Jazz Session
Freiburg (Germany), Aula der Universität
January 1956

Hans Koller - tenor sax (#1,2,4-6)
Lee Konitz - alto sax (#3-6)
Lars "Lasse" Gullin - baritone sax (#2,4-6)
Willie Sanner - baritone sax (#2,4-6)
Roland Kovac - piano
Shorty Röder - bass
Rudi Sehring - drums

1. I'll Never Be the Same (5:57)
2. Oh, That Cologne (4:17)
3. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You (3:42)
4. Lover Man (4:25) [LK feature]
5. Lee-La-Lu (Kovac) 3:39 [RK feature]
*6. Zoot (Sims) 6:07


SWF Big Band
Donaueschinger Musikfestspiele
Donaueschingen (DE)
October 27, 1957

Eddie Sauter - leader, arranger
Rolf Schneebiegl, Kurt Sauter - trumpet
Otto Bredl - trombone
Hans Koller - tenor sax
Rudi Flierl - baritone sax
Dave Hildinger - piano, percussion, marimba
Blanche Birdsong - harp
Dave Moore - bass
Sperie Karas - drums
others unknown

7. Tropic of Baden-Baden (2:48)
*8. Tropic of Kommingen (4:17)
9. Loop (3:56)
*10. Kinetic Energy (2:05) [percussion feature]
*11. Dodo (Gulda) 3:04 [inc?]

TT: 44:22

Sound: A
Source: SWR2 "Jazz Session - Aus dem Archiv" / 2008-01-23
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*) commercial relases:
#6: Delta 20828
#8,10, 11: MPS 68161 / Pausa PR7081


*** blurb from swr2.de ***

Anfang der 50er Jahre war der aus Wien stammende Tenorsaxofonist Hans Koller nach Süddeutschland übersiedelt. 1957 zog Koller sogar nach Baden-Baden, wo er Solist der von Eddie Sauter geleiteten Big Band beim Südwestfunk wurde. Kurze Zeit davor hatte Koller, der neben Albert Mangelsdorff zu den Wegbereitern des mitteleuropäischen Jazz zählte, Gelegenheit, sein Können gemeinsam mit zwei Topsolisten unter Beweis zu stellen: dem amerikanischen Altsaxofonisten Lee Konitz und dem schwedischen Baritonsaxofonisten Lars Gullin, die Koller ein sein damaliges Quintett integrierte. Auch Ausschnitte aus dem Donaueschinger Konzert der Sauter-Big-Band (1957) sind in dieser Sendung zu hören.

Freddie Hubbard & McCoy Tyner Trio - Hamburg 1986

The penultimate Hubbard show, another that features him with McCoy Tyner's trio, this time though without Joe Henderson (listen here).
This is in prime quality, though! Another one I got from dime, with thanks to the person who shared it there!

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Freddie Hubbard & McCoy Tyner Trio
Hamburg (Germany), Fabrik
June 18, 1986

Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
McCoy Tyner - piano
Avery Sharpe - bass, electric bass
Louis Hayes - drums

1. Neoterra (25:49)
2. Island Birdie (17:17)
3. What Is This Thing Called Love? (9:45)

TT: 52:52

Sound: A/A-
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Freddie Hubbard - Berlin 1985 & Nürnberg 1986

This is a double feature of Freddie Hubbard's - two more shows to come after that, and then I'm done with my little homage to Freddie. As I'm typing, "Hub-Tones" is on, and it strikes me how lyrical Hubbard often played on his early albums (I've played "Open Sesame", "Goin' Up" and the great "Hub-Cap" before this morning).

Anyway, the first show here is a bit longer than one disc, and the second hasn't got great sound (it's very hissy), so I figured those interested in both might as well just put the 1986 onto the second disc of the 1985 show... in these times of crisis, a saved CDR is... well, as saved CDR!

The first of the shows from 1985's JazzFest Berlin features Hubbard along with Kenny Garrett (to play with Miles Davis soon after), and a rhythm section of Donald Brown, Ira Coleman and Carl Allen. The highlights are provided two fellow trumpet players sitting in: Woody Shaw and Dizzy Gillespie! Quite some trumpet fireworks!

The second show, from Nuremberg's Ost-West Jazz Festival, features Hubbard along Joe Henderson and the McCoy Tyner trio (with Avery Sharpe and Louis Hayes). As I said, that recording is hissy and inconsistent, but you'll have to check it out yourself.

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FREDDIE HUBBARD QUINTET w/Dizzy Gillespie and Woody Shaw
Jazzfest Berlin
Berlin (Germany)
November 2, 1985

Freddie Hubbard - trumpet, flugelhorn
Kenny Garrett - alto saxophone, flute
Donald Brown - piano
Ira Coleman - bass
Carl Allen - drums

guests:
Woody Shaw - trumpet, flugelhorn (#5-7)
Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet (#6-7)

CD1/75:02
1. Skydive (15:44)
2. Misty (9:38)
3. One Of a Kind (14:49)
4. Intros (1:19)
5. Just a Ballad For Woody (10:01)
6. I'll Remember April (12:02)
7. Bernie's Tune (11:25)

CD2/10:49
8. Thermo [fades in] (10:47)

TT: 85:51

Sound: A
Source: FM broadcast
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Freddie Hubbard & Joe Henderson with McCoy Tyner Trio
Ost-West Jazz Festival, Nürnberg (DE)
July 1986

Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
Joe Henderson - tenor sax
McCoy Tyner - piano
Avery Sharpe - bass
Louis Hayes - drums

1. Birdlike (1:05) [inc, ending only]
2. Ask Me Now (Monk) 8:43
3. Caravan (Tizol) 15:58
4. unknown (Tyner) 15:17 [inc, fm voiceover at end]

TT: 41:05

Sound: A-/B+ (hiss, inconsistent, pretty annoying, otherwise would be A/A-)
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Nina Simone - London 1977

I saw "King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis", the 1970 documentary by Ely Landau, Sidney Lumet and Joseoph L. Mankiewicz (I don't quite see who directed and/or produced, but on the web Lumet and Mankiewicz are mentioned mainly, while in the film, only Landau's name was there big, while the other two were just shown in a long row of participants in the final credits). Anyway, the film left me pretty disturbed. Made me think of that Mingus tune "Free Cell Block F, 'tis Nazi USA"...

Here's a little write up I posted elsewhere on the web already:

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Three hours of mostly documentary footage (sometimes full speeches, such as the one in Washington). It shows some of the important events in MLK’s biography from 1955-1968 (of course those were important events for US history as well...)

Of course the police violence and racism and all, I expected that, but what I found really distressing were the parts filmed in Chicago (1966 I think), where there’s a very aggressive white mob, many of them carrying nazi-insignias with them – there’s one part then in a park (where I assume King wanted to do a speech or something) where there’s a whole counter-demonstration by whites all having these svastikas and stuff with them – really, really disgusting! I mean this was a mere twenty years after the Americans liberated large parts of Europe from that plague (well, many of the then „liberated“ ones were of course part of the plague, I have no illusions about that).

In between, there are some statements (some sounded like poetry readings – not in a bad way) by famous people, actors, like Paul Newman, Charlton Heston (ha, long way to his appearance in Michael Moore’s dumbed down film about guns!), Burt Lancaster etc. Also in the 1963 footage from Birmingham, you see Al Hibbler getting arrested (they don’t just throw him into one of their trucks with all the others as he’s blind). And on top of all, of course there’s plenty of cool music (Roach, Donald Byrd from his voices albums on Blue Note, the one with the cool cover, you know..., and you see Harry Belafonte, Peter Paul & Mary and others in short snippets from performances at demonstrations, as well as the stunning Mahalia Jackson – beats the sh*t out of Aretha, though if Obama had her as a guest in 68 or 69, she’d have been the queen, too, of course!)

Anyway, if you get a chance to see it, do it!

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The music used in the film was great (of course!) - Max Roach and Abbey Lincoln (of course!), Mahalia Jackson (singing live on screen), Donald Byrd, and more, and of course also Nina Simone... which made me remember that in between the recent Hubbard shows, I also upped a solo show of hers. Here 'tis!



Nina Simone
London, England (UK), Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
December 1977

Nina Simone - piano & vocals

1. Balm In Gilead (4:14)
2. Balm In Gilead (Reprise) (2:03)
3. Rich Girl (3:22)
4. Little Girl Blue (5:35)
5. The Other Woman (5:09)
6. Turning Point (3:24)
7. Pirate Jenny (4:50)
8. Pirate Jenny (Reprise) (3:22)
9. Everything Must Change (5:55)
10. That's All I Want From You (7:40)
11. Aint Got No - I Got Life (3:44)

TT: 49:18

Sound: A/A-
Source: broadcast on Capital Radio / 1978-11-10 (stereo FM)
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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

Herbie Hancock "VSOP III" - Athens 1985

Here's the last of the sideman shows of Freddie Hubbard. I got this from dime recently though it had been shared quite a while ago. Tony Williams was one of the first jazz musicians I ever tried to write about in the high school paper... still a favourite! And Bobby "Booby" Hutcherson is cool, too. Herbie did some of the most astonishing and lyrical piano playing of all jazz in the 60s and went places later on (I love his Mwandishi band! The first two Headhunters albums are friggin' cool, too!). Ron Carter... well, he's Ron Carter, the man who kept the second Miles Davis quintet connected to earth somehow, even though his intonation might not be to everyone's taste. And then, there's Freddie on top of it!

Thanks to Simon for the cover!



Herbie Hancock - VSOP III
Athens (Greece)
August 9, 1985

Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
Bobby Hutcherson - vibes
Herbie Hancock - piano, keyboards
Ron Carter - bass
Tony Williams - drums

CD1/54:52
1. Footprints (Wayne Shorter) 9:04 [inc, cuts in]
2. It's Only a Paper Moon (12:38)
3. Cantaloupe Island (Herbie Hancock) 16:37
4. Byrdlike (Freddie Hubbard) 16:30

CD2/72:18
1. Ann HH (1:28)
2. Sister Cheryl (Tony Williams) 15:05
3. Night and Day (Cole Porter) 14:08
4. Ann HH > Little Waltz (Ron Carter) 9:27
5. Maiden Voyage (Herbie Hancock) 20:59
6. Oleo (Sonny Rollins) 11:08

TT: 127:09

Sound: A-

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NOTES:
- Pitch was approximately 52 cents sharp.
- Silence & a proper fade added to D1T3.
- Corrected & reFLACed using TLH by goody - 12/5/05

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

Freddie Hubbard - Redondo Beach 1983

Here's the final 1983 Freddie Hubbard show, the last part of one of NPR's long New Year's Eve live broadcasts, from Howard Rumsey's "Concerts By the Sea". Again I got this from dime and offer my thanks to the seeder there!

This is a fine show, though to be honest, there was a bit too much banter for my likings. And I'm about fed-up with hearing drunken Americans singing "Auld Lang Syne" as well, after several of these NPR broadcasts... But in between, there's some really fine playing by Freddie and his sympathetic band (once again with Billy Childs). Herbie Lewis of course is much-respected in this house, he turns up to name just one, on Bobby Hutcherson's classic (and classy) Blue Note album, "Stick Up!".

Sax player Bob Shepherd is another unknown-to-me musician, if you know more about him, post a comment please!

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Freddie Hubbard Quintet
Redondo Beach, CA (USA), Concerts By the Sea
December 31, 1983

Freddie Hubbard - trumpet & flugelhorn
Bob Shepherd - tenor sax
Billy Childs - piano, electric piano
Herbie Lewis - bass
Steve Houghton - drums
Ray Armando - percussion
Bernard Ighner - percussion, vocals on CD1#5, CD1#8

CD1/55:56
1. Radio Announcer Intro (1:31)
2. The Night Has a Thousand Eyes (14:46)
3. Misty (Erroll Garner) 9:43
4. Freddie talk / Radio Announcer talk (set break) 1:25
5. last moments of 1983 (Freddie talk and crowd cheering) and Auld Lang Syne (3:24)
6. Super Blue (Ighner) 14:08
7. Freddie talk (0:57)
8. My Funny Valentine (Rodgers-Hart) 9:40
9. Announcer (0:17) (another set break)

CD2/43:16
1. Announcer and Howard Rumsey talk (2:03)
2. Announcer introduction final set (0:25)
3. One Of Another Kind (Freddie Hubbard) 16:09
4. Freddie talks (3:48)
5. Up Jumped Spring (Freddie Hubbard) 13:46
6. Freddie talk (band introductions) (3:12)
7. Announcer closing credits (over Auld Lang Syne) (3:51)

TT: 99:12

Sound: A
Lineage: WBUR FM radio > Sansui 8 reciever > unknown average quality cassette deck (dolby off) > Maxell XLII 90 min. cassettes > CD > CD extractor > FLAC 6 > torrentially yours

Freddie Hubbard - NYC 1983

The penultimate show from 1983 (the final one will be a new year's eve show from Redondo Beach at Howard Rumsey's club), this features again Lew Tabackin, another great rhythm section with George Mraz and Roy Haynes, and pianist James Williams.
This comes from an NPR broadcast (via dime, as most of these Hubbard shows), and there's the usual amount of talking.
I did not smoothen out the track marks to burn this without the talking segments, you'll have to check yourself if you want to do so!

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Freddie Hubbard Quintet
New York City (USA), Symphony Space
October 11, 1983

Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
Lew Tabackin - tenor saxophone & flute
James Williams - piano
George Mraz - bass
Roy Haynes - drums

1. Intro (0:53)
2. They All Laughed (George & Ira Gershwin) 8:06)
3. Intro (0:27)
4. Little Sunflower (Freddie Hubbard) 13:41
5. Intro (0:36)
6. Body and Soul (11:36)
7. Intro (0:30)
8. Straight, No Chaser (Thelonious Monk) 12:20
9. Intro (0:38)
10. Christopher Columbus (7:56)
11. Outro (0:18)

TT: 57:04

Sound: A-
Source: FM (NPR Broadcast)

Uploaded by: bluenote2005

Pitch was approximately 55 cents sharp.
Original tracks 8 & 9 have been edited and joined to create a seamless track. A few small gaps have been edited out.
Tracks reFLACed
goody (9-11-05)