sabato 29 settembre 2012

Tord Gustavsen trio - Live in Canada (2006)



Harald Johnsen, bass
Jarle Vespestad, drums
Tord Gustavsen, piano

01 Deep as Love
02 Graceful Touch
03 Song of Yearning
04 Melted Matter
05 Colours of Mercy
06 Being There

Recorded Live 27 June 2006, Montréal Festival de Jazz, Montreal, Canada

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giovedì 27 settembre 2012

Ketil Bjørnstad - Live in Frankfurt (1998)



David Darling - cello
Jon Christensen - drums
Ketil Bjornstad - piano
Terje Rypdal - guitars

01 The sea live part 1
02 The sea live part 2
03 The sea live part 3
04 The river VI
05 The sea live part 5


Jazzfest, Frankfurt, Germany, 1998-09-11

Photo cover by Microby

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Ralph Towner & John Abercrombie - Duo concert (1984)



Ralph Towner - classical, acoustic guitars
John Abercrombie - electric guitars

01 Bumambia
02 The Juggler's Etude
03 Beneath An Evening Sky
04 Half Past Two
05 Late Night Passenger / The donkey jamboree
06 Timeless
07 Waterwheel

Live in Hamburg, Germany: NDR Funkhaus 5/8/84

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mercoledì 26 settembre 2012

Dave Holland Quintet - Live in France (2009)


Dave Holland - Double Bass
Robin Eubanks - Trombone
Steve Nelson - Vibraphone
Chris Potter - Sax tenor
Nate Smith - Drums

Step to It
Last Minute Man
Ario
How's Never
Secret Garden
Prime Directive
Easy Did It

Performance at the festival Jazz Festival Jazz Sous les Pommiers France in May 2009

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martedì 25 settembre 2012

The Edge featuring Michael Brook - Captive (1986)



The Edge and Michael Brook – all instruments except:

Lesley Bishop – French horn on "Rowena's Theme"
Larry Mullen Jr – drums on "Heroine"
Sinéad O'Connor – vocals on "Heroine"
Steve Lillywhite – remix of "Heroine"

1. Rowena's Theme
2. Heroine
3. One Foot In Heaven
4. The strange party
5. Hiro's theme
6. Drift
7. The dream theme
8. Djinn
9. Island
10. Hiro's Theme (reprise)

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lunedì 24 settembre 2012

As Long As You're Living Yours - The Music of Keith Jarrett (tribute, 2000)


featuring Adam Nussbaum, Andy Summers, Bob Gullotti, Bob James, Bruce Hornsby, Chucho Valdez, Clarence Johnson III, Cornelius Dufallo, Craig Klein, D.D. Jackson, Darrett Adkins, Dennis Irwin, Denny Zeitlin, Don Byron, Drew Gress, Eddie Bobè, Edgardo Miranda, Flux Quartet:, George Garzone, Jason Marsalis, Jay Rodriguez, Jimmy Green, Joe Lovano, Joel Taylor, John Novello, John Scofield, Kenji Bunch, Lord Jamar, Massimo Biolcati, Matt Perrine, Mike Mainieri, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Nueva Rumba:, Ralph Peterson, Reginald Houston, Theodore "Bo" Dollis, Tin Green, Tom Chiu, Tom Harrell, Tony Batista

01 Backhand - Bruce Hornsby
02 U Dance - Chucho Valdes
03 Coral - John Scofield
04 Innocence - George Garzone
05 Book Of Ways #9 - Nadja Solerno-Sonnenberg & Bob James
06 So Tender - Nueva Rumba
07 Stabright - Mike Mainieri
08 Book Of Ways #10 - Flux Quartet
09 Cure, The - Jimmy Greene Lord Jamar
10 Shades Of Jazz - Joe Lovano & Tom Harrell
11 Somewhere Before - Don Byron & Drew Gress
12 Prism - Andy Summers
13 Everything That Lives Laments - D.D. Jackson
14 Dancing - Denny Zeitlin

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Roberto Cecchetto & Giovanni Maier - Slow mood (2003)



Roberto Cecchetto guitars
Giovanni Maier bass

1. Slow Mood
2. Wordth Of The Forth
3. Awake
4. Friederich
5. Hidden Colours
6. Ballad
7. Mouse's Dance
8. Fagiani
9. Oops
10. Rabbiosauro
11. Giochi Allo Specchio
12. Last Year

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sabato 22 settembre 2012

Lester Bowie’s Brass Fantasy - Live in Bremen (1986)





When it comes to jazz covers, those who are familiar with Bill Evans would have no problem acknowledging the creativity the pianist brought to familiar tunes such as Autumn Leaves and the theme from MASH, Suicide Is Painless.

But for many jazz listeners, the same cannot be said of trumpeter Lester Bowie. In his later years, many felt that Bowie threw away his talents when he went the “pop” route. That is a very harsh judgement to make considering that Bowie never totally went the drive-time route. While generally easy on the ears (with the Brass Fantasy coming across more like a Broadway band), Bowie was not soft or easy on the music.

I Only Have Eyes For You remains a modern-day Bowie classic. Listening to it, the song does not offer any cathartic release. Instead, it just builds and builds. And who would think of giving The Four Seasons’ Oh, What A Night such a fanciful spin that even Frankie Valli might be stumped for a moment And when Bowie covered Thriller, was it a tip of the hat to Miles

In 1984, the co-founder of the Art Ensemble Of Chicago formed Lester Bowie’s Brass Fantasy and the following year released I Only Have Eyes For You on the off-mainstream ECM label. And for the audience at this Bremen 1986 show, it must have been a treat as Bowie previewed four tracks from the Avant Pop album, which would be released in March - Blueberry Hill, Crazy, Macho and Oh, What A Night.

And Bowie probably had a fine sense of humour, or a sense of irony, when he closed the set coming across like a New Orleans swing band - probably as trad as he could get - on Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen. Bowie died of liver cancer in 1999.

01 When The Spirit Returns
02 Crazy
03 Think
04 Macho
05 I Only Have Eyes For You
06 Oh, What A Night
07 We Bop
08 Zero
09 Thriller
10 Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen


Live in Bremen, February 20, 1986. Very good FM broadcast.

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giovedì 20 settembre 2012

Leonard Cohen - First we take L.A. (1993)



featuring Bill Ginn, Bob Furgo, Bob Metzger, Jorge Calderon, Julie Christensen, Leonard Cohen, Paul Ostermayer, Perla Batalla, Steve Meador

01 First We Take Manhattan
02 Ain't No Cure For Love
03 Coming BackTo You
04 Dance Me To The End Of Love
05 Democracy
06 Waiting For The Miracle
07 The Future
08 I'm Your Man
09 Bird On A Wire
10 Everybody Knows
11 Avalanche
12 Suzanne
13 Tower Of Song
14 I Can't Forget

Recorded live in Los Angeles, California, on July 3, 1993
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martedì 18 settembre 2012

James Taylor - Live in Chicago (2002)


James Taylor (vocals, guitar)
Lou Marini (trombone)
Michael Landau (guitars)
Steve Gadd (drums).

1. Fourth of July
2. Whenever you're ready
3. Raised up family
4. Mexico
5. Streamroller blues
6. Carolina in my mind
7. Fire and rain
8. You've got a friend
9. Your smiling face
10. How sweet it is
11. Traffic jam
12. Knock on wood

Registrato dal vivo a Chicago il 12 agosto 2002.
Trasmesso da RadioDue Rai il 12 ottobre 2002.

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Tok - Paradox (1979)



Takashi Kako, piano
Kent Carter, bass
Oliver Johnson, drums

1. Paradox
2. Night music
3. Dodéc
4. A Lua De Portugal
5. Sekitei
6. Wobbly walk parade

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Steve Weisberg - I can't stand another night alone (in bed with you) (1986)



Lew Soloff trumpet
Baikida Carroll trumpet
Gary Valente trombone
John Clark French horn
Wolfgang Puschnig alto saxophone, flute
Howard Johnson baritone saxophone, contra bass clarinet, tuba
Hiram Bullock guitar
Steve Weisberg piano, synthesizer, organ
Steve Swallow drums
Victor Lewis drums
Anton Fier drum

1. I can't stand another night alone (in bed with you)
2. Table for one
3. Walking home alone
4. Waking up alone
5. Trapped in true love
6. You can't have anything

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lunedì 17 settembre 2012

Billy Cobham, Ron Carter & Kenny Barron - Bergamo Jazz 2002



Kenny Barron, piano
Ron Carter, bass
Billy Cobham, drums

1. Nearly (Ron Carter) (11:59)
2. Someday my prince will come (11:25)
3. I thought about you (9:07)

Trasmesso da Radio Tre Rai in diretta da Bergamo il 1° marzo 2002.
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giovedì 13 settembre 2012

Jan Garbarek group - Live in Germany (1979)



Bill Connors, guitars
Eberhard Weber, bass
John Taylor, piano, keyboards
Jon Christensen, drums
Jan Garbarek, saxophones

01 Melting
02 Entering
03 Silence
04 Windows
05 Red roof / Spanish samba
06 Blue sky
07 Passing
08 Not forgetting
09 Reflections
10 Arrivee (Free improvisation)

Kiel, Germany July 10, 1979
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Bill Frisell - Live at Yoshi's (1999)


Bill Frisell - Guitars
Greg Leisz - Guitars, Lap Steel, Pedal Steel
David Piltch - Bass
Kenny Wollesen - Drums

01 Introductions
02 Big Shoe
03 Rain, Rain Roscoe
04 Shenandoah Egg Radio (coda)
05 That Was Then
06 Cadillac 1959
07 Poem For Eva
08 Keep Your Eyes Open

Bill Frisell's New Quartet
Oakland, California: Yoshi's (Early Show) 11/10/99
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martedì 11 settembre 2012

John Surman - Live in Genova (1996)


John Surman,soprano & baritone saxes,bass clarinet,electronics

01 Never Geese - Sweet Georgia Brown
02 Improvisation
03 Unknown
04 The Potato Song
05 Six minutes of pure entertainment
06 A Blues
07 Ending suite

Rec. live at Teatro ai Parchi di Nervi, Genoa, Italy, on August 1, 1996 (mix recording)
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domenica 9 settembre 2012

Jim Hall trio featuring Tom Harrell - These rooms (1988)



Joey Baron, drums
Steve LaSpina, bass
Jim Hall, guitar
Tom Harrell, trumpet

1. With A Song In My Heart
2. Cross Court
3. Something Tells Me
4. Bimini
5. All Too Soon
6. These Rooms
7. Darn That Dream
8. My Funny Valentine
9. Where Or When
10. From Now On

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venerdì 7 settembre 2012

Terje rypdal - Live in Germany (1975)



Terje Rypdal-Guitar, Keys
Brynjulf Blix-Keys
Torbjorn Sunde-Trombone
Sveinung Hovensjo-Bass
Svein Christiansen-Drums

01 Fantastic beginning
02 Silver Bird is Heading for the Sun
03 Ballad for Mr. Trumpet - Cosmic Flight
04 Better Off Without You
05 Adagio / Midnite
06 Softly drumming

Recorded live at Ausbildungszentrum der Oberpostdirektion, Bremen, March 23, 1975
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Arild Andersen - Lifelines (1981)



Arild Andersen: Bass
Steve Dobrogosz: Piano
Kenny Wheeler: Fluegelhorn, Cornet
Paul Motian: Drums

1. Cameron
2. Prelude
3. Landloper
4. Predawn
5. Dear Kenny
6. A Song I Used To Play
7. Lifelines
8. Anew
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Dave Holland Prism - Live in Gothenburg, Sweden (2012)


Dave Holland Bass
Kevin Eubanks Guitar
Craig Taborn Piano, Electric Piano
Eric Harland Drums

01 A new day
02 Evolution
03 Choir
04 The winding way
05 Spirals
06 Breathe
07 The watcher

Dave Holland's Prism Nefertiti Jazz Club, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2012
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John Abercrombie & Marc Copland quartet - ECM sessions. Live in Lugano (2012)


John Abercrombie, chitarra
Marc Copland, piano
Drew Gress, contrabbasso
Joey Baron, batteria

01 Improvisation around 'Blues connotation' including 'Moonglow'
02 John's speech
03 Spring song
04 Nick of time
05 Seven
06 Turn
07 Ending

Tra jazz e nuove musiche - 2011/12: ECM sessions 2
Trasmesso in diretta dal Teatro Cittadella di Lugano da RSI Rete Due il 26.4.2012
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John Abercrombie Quartet - Jazz & Wine of Peace (2011)


John Abercrombie, chitarra
Mark Feldman, violino
Thomas Morgan, contrabbasso
Joey Baron, batteria

1. Line up
2. Anniversary waltz
3. Dansir
4. Vingt Six
5. Round trip
6. Sad song

Registrato al Teatro Comunale, Cormòns il 22.10.2011
Trasmesso da Rai Radio Tre il 6.9.2012
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giovedì 6 settembre 2012

Ralph Towner - Live in Italy (1996)



Ralph Towner - guitars

01 Harbinger / Les Douzilles
02 Tramonto
03 Beppo
04 Witchi-tai-to
05 Saverio's Theme
06 A Breath Away
07 Spirit Lake
08 Veldt
09 Toledo
10 Janet
11 I knew it was you
12 Jamaica Stopower
13 I fall in love too easily
14 Nimbus
15 The silence of a candle
16 Nardis

Registrato a Romans d'Isonzo, Gorizia, Italia (18-01-1996)

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mercoledì 5 settembre 2012

Ralph Towner - Solo in Hamburg (1987)



Ralph Towner - guitars

01 Les Douzilles
02 Spirit Lake
03 Jamaica Stopover
04 The Juggler's etude
05 (12-strings tune)
06 Janet
07 Witchi-tai-to
08 Raffish - Nardis
09 The Donkey Jamboree
10 Oceanus

Recorded live in Hamburg (Germany) on december 21, 1987
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Dave Holland quintet - Ai confini tra Sardegna e jazz (2003)



Dave Holland    double-bass
Chris Potter    tenor saxophone
Robin Eubanks    trombone
Steve Nelson    vibraphone, marimba
Billy Kilson    drums

1. Prime directive Dave Holland
2. Jugglers parade Dave Holland
3. Lost and found Chris Potter
4. Shifting sands Dave Holland
5. A searching spirit Robin Eubanks
Total size: 79:04

Registrato al festival Ai confini tra Sardegna e Jazz di Sant'Anna Arresi il 3 settembre 2003. Trasmesso da Radio Rai 3 l’1 marzo 2004.

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martedì 4 settembre 2012

Joey Baron Killer Joey - Clusone Jazz Festival 2000



Steve Cardenas, guitar
Brad Shepik, guitar
Tony Scherr, bass
Joey Baron, drums

1. Ballad (04:29)
2. Bit o' water (10:05)
3. Slow turnstyle (09:29)
4. Tune (12:10)
5. Wisely (08:12)
6. Wide load (11:58)

Registrato dal vivo al Festival Clusone Jazz 2000 il 29 luglio 2000. Trasmesso da Radio Tre Rai 4 giugno 2001

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Arild Andersen, Vassilis Tsabropoulos, John Marshall - Rumori mediterranei (2000)



Arild Andersen, bass
Vassilis Tsabropoulos, piano
John Marshall, drums

1. Achirana (Vassilis Tsabropoulos, Arild Andersen, John Marshall)
2. Infinite distance (Arild Andersen)
3. She's gone (Arild Andersen)
4. Mystic (Vassilis Tsabropoulos)
5. Valley (Arild Andersen)

Registrato dal vivo al Teatro al Castello di Roccella Jonica il 25 agosto 2000
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lunedì 3 settembre 2012

Patti Smith Group - Live in New York (1979)



Few women in rock have had as enormous an impact and influence as Patti Smith. The first of the art-punk poets, Smith burst onto the early New York punk scene in 1975 with a series of “music poetry happenings” staged at the legendary CBGB club between 1974 and 1976. A former college dropout who moved to Greenwich Village in the late 1960s, where she developed her skills as a beat poet, Patti Smith eventually discovered that the energetic punk music scene of the mid-1970s could work as the perfect vehicle for her controversial poetry and singing style. Having worked initially with a music critic and record store clerk named Lenny Kaye, Smith eventually formed her own band, with Kaye, keyboardist Richard Sohl, bassist Ivan Kral and drummer Dee Jay Daugherty.

They found a home at CBGBs, and began to play there regularly. In 1976, just as the Sex Pistols were changing the face of modern music in the U.K., and as the Ramones were about to do the same stateside, Patti Smith won the attention of Arista Records prexy, Clive Davis. With punk bubbling just under the rock ‘n’ roll radar, Clive was looking to embrace it. The Patti Smith Group would be his first punk signing, and her debut album, Horses, remains one of the most important rock albums of all time. She became known for her electrifying live performances with her band, which often played classic rock covers as a backdrop for her avant-garde poetry.

This recording, made in 1979, after the release of the Todd Rundgren produced Wave album, is a classic CBGB performance long after Smith’s career had exploded to the point where she was filling 5,000 auditoriums. Because it was a radio broadcast for the King Biscuit Flower Hour, and because they had returned to their punk roots at CBGB, Patti and the band play a very loose set filled with covers like John Lennon’s “Cold Turkey,” the Yardbird’s “For Your Love” and the Who classic, “My Generation.”

Although Smith remained a cutting-edge artist, her work with the Patti Smith Group eventually became predictable and she dropped out of music in the 1980s to marry former MC5 guitarist Fred “Sonic” Smith and raise a family. She has returned to touring and recording sporadically since marrying Smith in 1980, but her life took an unexpected twist when he died suddenly of a heart attack in 1994. To help deal with her grief, she returned to writing and recording, and in 2004, returned to the road with a revamped version of the Patti Smith Group.

Patti Smith - vocals
Lenny Kaye - guitar, vocals
Richard Sohl - keyboards
Ivan Kral - bass, guitar
Jay Dee Daugherty - drums

01 Land - Horses - Land of a thousand dances - La mer
02 Redondo Beach
03 Fire of unknown origin
04 Kimberly
05 Dancing barefoot
06 Space monkey
07 Privilege (Set me free)
08 25th floor
09 Cold turkey
10 For your love
11 Revenge
12 Frederick
13 Seven ways of going
14 Poppies
15 All along the Watchtower
16 Spider and fly 1985
17 So you want to be (a rock'n'roll star)
18 54321 - Wave
19 Twist and shout
20 My generation

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