mercoledì 27 novembre 2013

Charles Lloyd quartet - Chicago Jazz Festival 2000



Billy Higgins, drums
Charles Lloyd, saxophones
John Abercrombie, electric guitars
Larry Granadier, double bass

01 Introducing the musicians
02 First quartet
03 Lady day
04 Third quartet
05 Fast improvisation
06 The water is wide

Chicago Jazz Festival, September 2, 2000
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giovedì 21 novembre 2013

Julia Hülsmann trio - Live in Münich (2008)



Julia Hülsmann piano
Marc Muellbauer double-bass
Heinrich Köbberling drums

01 Last one out
02 Fineprint
03 Kiss from a rose
04 Konbanwa
05 The end of a summer
06 Gelb
07 Zahlen bitte
08 Quint

Recorded live at Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz, Munich on 17 October 2008
Chris, where are you? Thanks for this, anyway.
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martedì 19 novembre 2013

Gateway - Montreal Jazz Festival 2000



Dave Holland, bass
Jack DeJohnette, drums, piano
John Abercrombie, guitars

01 Homecoming
02 Jumpin' In
03 Back-Woods Song
04 Short Cut
05 Silver hollow

Montreal Jazz Festival: Montreal, Canada, June 30, 2000
For Alan
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lunedì 18 novembre 2013

John Abercrombie - Live at Pori Jazz Festival (1998)



Adam Nussbaum - drums
John Abercrombie - guitar
Lars Danielsson - bass
Mark Feldman - violin

01 Prelude
02 BTG
03 Long ago and far away
04 That's for sure
05 Him
06 Little jump
07 Descending Grace

Live at Pori Jazz Festival 17th July 1998 / Pori, Finland
FM source, excellent sounds
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domenica 17 novembre 2013

Enrico Rava quartet - Opening night (1982)




Enrico Rava: Trumpet
Franco d'Andrea: Piano
Furio di Castri: Bass
Aldo Romano: Drums, Guitar

1. I'm getting sentimental over you (Washington, Bassman)
2. Opening night (Rava)
3. Diva (Rava)
4. Grrr (Rava)
5. F Express (Rava)
6. Venise (Nougaro, Romano)
7. Thank you, come again (Rava)

Vinyl out of print (see here). Flacced here

venerdì 15 novembre 2013

Oregon - Live in Viersen (2009)



Glen Moore, bass
Mark Walker, drums
Paul McCandless, reeds
Ralph Towner, guitars, synth, keys

01 If
02 Redial
03 The Glide
04 Announcement Paul McCandless
05 Distant Hills
06 Green & Golden
07 Announcement Paul Mccandless
08 In Stride
09 Witchi-Tai-To

18 September 2009, Jazzfestival Viersen 2009, Festhalle, Viersen, Germany. Digital broadcast recording
Artwork & recording by my disappeared friend Chris from UK (thanks, Chris)
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giovedì 14 novembre 2013

L'Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio - L'isola di legno (2013)



L'orchestra di Piazza Vittorio
Houcine Ataa Tunisia, voce
Fausto Bottoni Italia, trombone, euphonium
Peppe D’Argenzio Italia, sax baritono e soprano, clarinetti
Evandro Cesar Dos Reis Brasile, voce, chitarra classica e elettrica, cavaquinho
Sanjay Kansa Banik India, tabla
Awalys Ernesto Lopez Maturell Cuba, batteria, congas
Omar Lopez Valle Cuba, tromba, flicorno
Zsuzsanna Krasznai Ungheria, violoncello
John Maida Stati Uniti, violino
Gaia Orsoni Italia, viola
Carlos Paz Duque Ecuador, voce, flauti andini
Pino Pecorelli Italia, contrabbasso, basso elettrico
Leandro Piccioni Italia, pianoforte
El Hadji Yeri Samb Senegal, voce, djembe, dumdum, sabar
Raul “El Cuervo” Scebba Argentina, marimba, congas, percussioni, timpani
“Kaw” Dialy Mady Sissoko Senegal, voce, kora
Ziad Trabelsi Tunisia, oud, voce
Mario Tronco Italia, Fender Rhodes

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Sylvie Lewis UK/USA, voce, chitarra

1. Preludio
2. Une ile en bois
3. Chicken in the Kitchen
4. Tughel
5. Tal Tal
6. Wonala
7. Thiossane
8. Limoncello
9. Si Dios fuera negro
10. Simon ilgladiatore
11. Stanna
12. Galas
13. Zambapara no morir
14. Alma do povo

Hard to find.
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lunedì 11 novembre 2013

Quel gran genio del mio amico. Richard Clayderman interpreta Lucio Battisti (1988)



Music by Battisti
Arranged and Conducted by Bruno Ribera
Produced by Paul de Senneville, Olivier Toussaint and Jean Baudlot

01 E penso a te
02 Amore caro amore bello
03 Don giovanni
04 Mi Ritorni In Mente
05 Umanamente uomo: il sogno
06 Io vorrei non vorrei ma se vuoi
07 Perche no
08 Anche per te
09 Emozioni
10 Il mio canto libero
11 I giardini di marzo

CD out of print
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sabato 9 novembre 2013

Håkon Kornstad - Space available (2001)

Bass – Mats Eilertsen
Drums – Paal Nilssen-Love
Saxophone – Håkon Kornstad
 1. Arched shape
2. Send in the clowns
3. Intornette
4. Q
5. Spring song
6. Summer samba
7. Space available
8. Peasant song

Hard to find.
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venerdì 8 novembre 2013

Gary Burton quintet - Live in Colorado (1985)



Gary Burton - Vibes
Gildas Boclé - Bass
Makoto Ozone - Piano
Marty Richards - Drums
Tommy Smith - Tenor Saxophone

01 First tune
02 Tierra Del Fuego
03 I Need You Here
04 Untitled
05 Syndrome
06 Careful
07 Bud Powell
08 Alone at last
09 Como En Vietnam
10 African Flower

Armstrong Hall - Colorado College
Colorado Springs, Colorado
December 25th, 1985
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giovedì 7 novembre 2013

The Gary Burton quartet + Ralph Towner - Live in Japan (1974)



Gary Burton - vibes
Mick Goodrick - electric guitar on 3, 4
Steve Swallow - bass on 3, 4
Ted Siebs - drums on 3, 4
Ralph Towner - acoustic guitar on 5, 6

01 Desert Air
02 Crystal Silence
03 Falling Grace
04 The Raven Speaks
05 Song for a Friend
06 Icarus

5/?/74, Tokyo, Japan (FM)
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martedì 5 novembre 2013

Riccardo Zappa - Il coautore... ed altre rarità (2004)



featuring Andrea Tognoli, Candelario Cabesa, Claudio Bolli, Claudio Parravicini, Cooper Terry, Duilio Galfetti, Ellade Bandini, Leonardo Di Giacomo, Marco Forni, Mark Harris, Massimo Gatti, Paolo Pigni, Riccardo Zappa, Rino Zurzolo

01 Il coautore
02 Un racconto lungo un giorno
03 Pollicino.it
04 Cinquantasei misure inedite
05 Preludio in mi minore
06 Gamma Radio "new album"
07 Gamma Radio sigla
08 Gamma Radio raccolta di sigle
09 Mar di Marmara
10 Audition delay
11 Sonata per soli basso e chitarra
12 A sud lungo la costa
13 Minuti
14 Canzone

Unavailable in regular markets
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venerdì 1 novembre 2013

Mike Metheny - Blue jay sessions (1981)



Mike Metheny, flugelhorn;
Dick Odgren, acoustic & electric piano;
Rufus Reid, acoustic bass;
Bill Frisell, electric guitar;
John Riley, drums;
Jim Odgren, alto saxophone ("Games")

1. Life of ryles (Mike Metheny)
2. Ivy (Pat Metheny)
3. Wendy (Paul Desmond)
4. Games (Nat Adderley)
5. Sola's gone (Ed Wells)
6. Bossamba (Dick Odgren)

Recorded at Blue Jay Studio, Carlisle, MA; Glenn Berger, engineer.
Vinyl out of print
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