DETAIL PLUS "NESS" (IMPETUS, 1986)

Johnny Dyani, bass, stones
Frode Gjerstad, tenor saxophone
John Stevens, drums

On side C + D only:
Bobby Bradford, cornet
Harry Beckett, trumpet (Tracks 1 + 4)
Courtney Pine, tenor saxophone, flute, bass clarinet (Tracks 1 + 4)


Sides 1/2
1. Ness - part one 27:33
2. Ness - part two 24:21

Sides 3/4
1. ED 15:39
2. Post Rambling 08:59
3. Preambling 06:06
4. Harmo'nica 15:20

LP 1:
Recorded at the Hennie-Onstad Art Centre, Oslo on 2 March 1986.
LP 2:
Recorded at the Mannod Studio/Community Music, London on 1 July 1986.

IMPETUS IMP 28509  (vinyl rip)

Detail Plus - Way It Goes/Dance Of The Soul, 1986

side a: way it goes.dance of the soul I

side b: way it goes.dance of the soul II

Frode Gjerstad: tenor saxophone

Bobby Bradford: cornet

Johnny Dyani: double bass

John Stevens: drums

Recorded at Kite Studios, Cambridge, Wednesday 2nd July 1986

Impetus Records imp 18611 lp rip

Michael Vlatkovich - 9113 (Thankyou Records 1984)

Michael Vlatkovich - Trombone, Percussions (A1)
Chuck Sabatino (tracks: A1, A5) - Bass, Percussion, Voice
Tony Garcia (tracks: A2) - Soprano and  Tenor Saxophone
Devorah Vlatkovich (tracks: A3, B2)  - Vocals
David Crigger (tracks: A4) - Drums
Vinny Golia (tracks: B1) - Baritone Saxophone
Michael Jacobsen (tracks: B3) - Cello
Bobby Bradford (tracks: B4) - Cornet
Bill Mays (tracks: B5) - Piano

A1 - Fiends With An Are 9113    
A2 - The Are ... I Am / All I See Are Firetrucks    
A3 - When Do Clowns Cry?    
A4 - Complete With Black & White Cows    
A5 - Serphemple Pog    
B1 - But My Chair, In The Cafeteria!    
B2 - Where Hello Means Good-Bye    
B3 - 9113    
B4 - 9113: White, Black & White, And Mostly Brown    
B5 - Friends 9113

compositions by Michael Vlatkovich

Thankyou Records, mv003, vinyl

FREEBOP: LIVE TRACKS

BOBBY BRADFORD, cornet
TED EMMETT, trumpet
RON HERMAN, bass
PETE KING, alto sax
DAVE MARCHANT, guitar
NIGEL MOYSE, guitar
EDDIE PARKER, flute
EVAN PARKER, tenor sax
COURTNEY PINE, tenor and soprano sax
NICK STEPHENS, bass
ANNIE WHITEHEAD, trombone
JOHN STEVENS, drums

1. HARMO'NICA  15:21
2. FLOAT INDIGO  15:46
3. NUTS  3:39

Bracknell Jazz festival  5th July 1986

Impetus IMP 18610  LP

JOHN CARTER QUiNTET - Variations on Selected Themes for Jazz Quintet (Moers 1979)

I've got this classic album uploaded for quite long time, but kept forgetting to post it. Ripped from most probably OOP CD version, although vinyl is possibly still available according to Moers Music website. Two concerts from around same time are already available here and here. Enjoy.

JOHN CARTER QUiNTET - Variations on Selected Themes for Jazz Quintet (Moers 1979)

John Carter – clarinet
Bobby Bradford – trumpet
James Newton – flute
Bob Stewart – tuba
Phillip Wilson – drums

1. B.L.'s Delight – 13:55
2. Echoes from Harlem – 7:25
3. Woodman's Hall Blues – 7:28
4. Petals – 7:21
5. And She Speaks – 7:21

Recorded at Studio 57, Düsseldorf, Germany, 15 August 1979

Moers Music 02084 CD

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John Carter All Stars - Live in Middleheim '79

The same line-up and the same program of the Roman concert,
even the same date! (What will be the right one?).

Rec. live at "Middelheim Jazz", Antwerpen, Belgium, on August 16, 1979
(mics recording)

John Carter,clarinet
James Newton,flute
Bobby Bradford,trumpet
Bob Stewart,tuba
Phillip Wilson,drums

1. B.L.'s Delight (24:58)
2. Petals (10:01)
3. Woodman's Hall Blues (16:24)
4. Abstractions For Three Lovers (12:54)
5. Circle (14:46)
6. Encounter [encore] (07:32)

Total Time 1:26:38

All compositions by J.Carter.

Encounter

John Carter Quintet - Live in Rome '79

The same quintet recorded (the day before) "Variations on Selected
Themes for Jazz Quintet" (Moers Music CD2084).

Rec. live in Rome, Italy, on August 16, 1979
(mics recording)

John Carter,clarinet
Bobby Bradford,trumpet
James Newton,flute
Bob Stewart,tuba
Phillip Wilson,drums

1. B.L.'s Delight (22:45)
2. Carter's Intro (01:27)
3. Petals (07:57)
4. Woodman's Hall Blues (14:22)
5. Abstractions For Three Lovers (12:13)
6. Circle (13:38)
7. Encounter (07:11)

Total Time 1:20:35

John Carter-self determination music (Flying Dutchman FDS-128)1970,FLAC and 320kbs lame

Serviceton..a friend in Melbourne ,sends his regards AND another wonderful contribution.
thank you ServicetonThe following are servicetons thoughts on this great record.
" I meant to write a little bit along with the last Carter / Bradford post (Secrets) back in July.
I’ll add a couple of comments here..
I love this record.
For me, it’s an absolute knockout. As with Secrets previously, it’s the 2nd side that rises to the heights of greatness, but the whole album is really good.

It’s the first tune, the most “Ornette-ish” piece, that for my money is the weakest thing on the record. But make no mistake, even this is a good performance! Although there are other things going on as the piece builds, at least thematically, it’s *really close* to a Coleman / Cherry harmonised line. Thus, maybe the most ‘derivative’ thing on the album.
Those listening will immediately notice the sound of 2 bass players, combining and complementing beautifully

Eye of the Storm is the sole Bradford composition, and shows this group doing something original, involving and absorbing.
After the quiet intro by the 2 bassists, the whole band kicks in with a wonderful sense of drive and energy. The theme is inventive and individual - far fewer *echoes of Ornette* on this. Bradford solos first, and at length, with control and invention, as the band build the intensity. Freeman is fantastic in being “loosely tight” and driving at the same time.

Loneliness, which begins Side 2, for me, is the highpoint of the album. Just a beautiful, haunting piece of music, with an inspired level of musicianship from all.
Both leaders double - Carter plays flute for two sections, Bradford, glockenspiel near the beginning. The 2 bass players, as before, weave around each other magically. Those missing the sound of Carter’s clarinet, just listen to his opening notes on alto saxophone here – the strength and purity of tone enough to make you regret that he later gave up that instrument. A slow and spare mini-masterpiece..

Encounter is a driving free-form cooker of a piece. With more of a complex compositional interplay between the horns, and an odd time signature, this is slightly off-kilter and driving at the same time. Freeman is again (as throughout) fantastic in ‘making this go’. The group dynamic is wonderful, all the soloing is strong (including Carter on tenor), and the thing finishes beautifully to round out a really satisfying record.

Worth Noting: -
For a well-known clarinet player, Carter plays a lot of saxophone on this album! There’s no clarinet at all. But some flute, as per above..

The only bass player listed on the sleeve is Tom Williamson. There’s clearly a 2nd bass player throughout - who plays really well. I’ve read informally in a couple of places that the second bassist is Henry Franklin, who later appears as one of the bassists on 1972’s ‘Secrets’

There’s a reasonable possibility that the 1st track is mis-titled on the cover and *should* be called ‘The Sunday Afternoon Jazz Society Blues’. At least, it is labeled that way on my promo LP label. Sounds kind of snappier that way...

Sound of the rip from vinyl is pretty much ‘untreated’. The most egregious clicks have been manually removed, and I chopped between-the-tracks noise. Maybe chopped too savagely, I don’t know. NO musical information has been cut.
So, if you’ve got FLACs, you can treat away, equalize, and noise-reduce to your personal preference.
To my ears at least, the sound is crying out to parametrically remove that constant background vinyl’shoosh’ throughout, and maybe clean up a couple of other spots.
If you’ve got MP3s, sorry - what you got is what it is..
Having said all that, the sound is pretty good.

And the music is wonderful.
Hope you enjoy too."
BTW/ THIS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT 192KBS AT THE FLYING DUTCHMAN BLOG.

John Carter & Bobby Bradford quartet- secrets 1972 (revelation lp 18)FLAC & lame

many thanks to "serviceton" for providing this wonderful album, i am grateful to have a clean and intact version of this.
on the day that i bought my copy 15 years ago from a second hand record store ,there i was smugly walking back to the train station thinking what a lucky score to have nabbed it in mint condition for a few bucks , when suddenly i bumped into a pole and dropped the bag the lp was in , it fell hard onto the concrete and subsequently rolled into the gutter , chipping the edge making the first track on either side unplayable.

serviceton says
“2 records were released on Revelation Records by the Carter / Bradford group.
The 1st, from 1969 and credited to the New Art Jazz Ensemble was entitled 'Seeking' and is the record that was re-released by HatArt on the early 90's.

The *other* Revelation LP came out in 1972, and is titled "Secrets'. It's never been put on CD, which is a pity as it's a warm & intelligent jazz record.

the personnel is
john carter- clarinet, alto sax
Bobby Bradford- tpt,
nate morgan or bill henderson- pno
Louis Spears or Henry Franklin- db
Ndugu or Bruz Freeman- dr


btw/ if there's any demand serviceton and i , both have more out of print john carter material.

enjoy!!

GEORGE LEWIS, JOHN CARTER AND BOBBY BRADFORD-LIVE ON THE 5TH OF NOV 1978( RADIO BROADCAST)

heres a great little concert, featuring unrecorded compositions by the great african american trombonist composer- george lewis, what a terrific line up, TOO this is an american radio broadcast from 5th of november 1978

george lewis-trombone john carter-clarinet bobby bradford -tpt

just two tracks 1) shadowgraph 5

2) player.

ive ripped it to both FLAC and mp3-192

(FLAC VERSION IN A SPLIT FILE,YOU NEED BOTH!) for those who want quality ! both files= 180 meg

1- http://anonym.to/?http%3A%2F%2Frapidshare.com%2Ffiles%2F36267931%2Fgl_l_781.rar

2- http://anonym.to/?http%3A%2F%2Frapidshare.com%2Ffiles%2F36273242%2Fgl_l_782.rar

heres the mp3 at 192 for those who dont mind the slightly flat sound and or have slow connections.

mp3 192 http://anonym.to/?http%3A%2F%2Frapidshare.com%2Ffiles%2F36279322%2FG_L_L78_MP3.rar

the above photo of lewis ,is by oscar henn,hope he doesnt mind,it was one of the few shots of george in action.

also heres george lewis' site at the columbia university music faculty ,for those unfamiliar with

mr lewis work

http://music.columbia.edu/faculty/lewis.html

buy george lewis discs, there are many on black saint, sackville, andmusic and arts.

thanks to flux'us for his last couple of posts and some much needed help.

i woke up this morning to an email from mr lucky of border music and cineville, sadly his extraordinary blog is no more, lucky is calling it quits , lucky taught me the rudiments of blogging, how to open accounts, use a file host ,etc

i shall miss him.