PETER KOWALD, BOBBY NAUGHTON, LEO SMITH, GÜNTER SOMMER "LIVE AT WDR KOLN 3/12/81"

Here's another wonderful

concert, in very good sound

acquired in a trade with a 'friend'

anyone familiar with the ,wonderful fmp disc , touch the earth break the shells, will already have an informed view of the stunning empathy between kowald ,smith, and sommer.

well this concert adds the highly individual approach to the vibraphone of bobby naughton a neglected figure whos contributions to classic leo smith, anthony braxton, and roscoe mitchell albums, to some extent shaped my appreciation of the instrument's possibilities as something other than a merely pianistic approach, ah la say milt jackson.

all i can say about this is that, its a major statement by masters who's names should be in every lover of improvised music's lexicon, this is as great an example of aacm , post 60's free intergrating with euro free improv as one could hope to find, anyone interested in either should on no account overlook this superlative gem.

 

 

Wadada Leo Smith, trumpet, flute, vocals
Peter Kowald, double bass, vocals
Bobby Naughton, vibraphone, percussion
Günter Sommer, drums, percussion

1. announcement PK  1:13
2. unknown title 8:36
3. unknown title 35:42
4. applause 0:56

Recorded at WDR, Köln, Germany on December 3, 1981

VARIOUS "JAZZ ASPEKTE" (NOVA, 1973-75)

This is a rather unusual release for the German Democratic Republic.
Generally the label NOVA was for contemporary classic, entertainment and experimental releases.
But for some reason the music on this LP was not issued on the label AMIGA which had a series called AMIGA Jazz.
Further I would like to point out that the given bassist for track B2 is most likely not Blazeowsky but Christoph Niemann.
Niemann is credited for this role on all three editions of the LP which was solely reserved for FEZ (AMIGA 8 55 585, 1978).  And the title which is included on this LP is the same as on the FEZ LP/CD.

Not only was this a minor bummer but also the music played here by the Rundfunk-Tanzorchester Berlin. Nothing wrong with it for sure but as NOVA was a label reserved also for experimental music I expected something more at the margins. But expectations aren't necessarily the best guide for enjoyment. So have fun as I had after I've accepted what's on this disc ;-)

And finally here's a request. The only other recording by FEZ is on an LP released in 1979 by the
Czechoslovakian label OPUS. The festival sampler "Bratislavské Džezové Dni 1976" contains more than 15 minutes of an otherwise unavailable composition by this special group.

Gumpert's trio and the ensemble of Hubert Katzenbeier (here not on trombone!) are in fine form - as expected....



A1. Grüsse Von Buddy (Nicht Kaputt - Speziell An Achim - An Alle)  13:26

Rundfunk-Tanzorchester Berlin:
Joachim Graswurm, flugelhorn
Friedrich Schlegel, Gerhard Pabst, Heinz Becker, trumpet
Freddy Lehmann, Götz Geitner, Horst Schmidt, Hubert Katzenbeier, trombone
Helmut Wenzel, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky, Gerhard Miehatsch, clarinet, alto saxophone
Werner Schmidt, clarinet, tenor saxophone
Fritz Heimbach, flute, tenor saxophone
Klaus Hille, guitar
Horst Pawliczak, piano
Klaus Koch, bass
Wolfgang Winkler, drums
Siegfried Möhle, percussion
Günter Gollasch, leader
Friedhelm Schönfeld, composed, arranged

Recorded on 20.2.1975 Berliner Rundfunk, GDR.

A2. Wiesenlied  5:39

Ulrich Gumpert Trio:
Manfred Hering, alto saxophone
Ulrich Gumpert, piano
Günter Sommer, drums
(composed & arranged by the group)

Recorded 17.7.1973 Jazzwerkstatt des Berliner Rundfunks, GDR.

B1. Blues Hier Und Jetzt  10:28

Hubert Katzenbeier Quintett:
Hubert Katzenbeier, electric violin, composed, arranged
Konrad Körner, tenor saxophone
Ulrich Swillms, electric piano
Henning Protzmann, bass
Wolfgang Schneider, drums

Recorded 29.8.1974, public Studio-Jazzkonzert by "Stimme der DDR" at the Mensa of the Universität Rostock, DGR.


B2. Sonntag Im Altweibersommer 8:14

Fez:
Conrad Bauer, trombone, composed, arranged
Hannes Zerbe, piano
Peter Blazeowsky, bass
Peter Gröning, drums

Recorded 13.1.1975 AMIGA-Studio, Berlin, GDR.


NOVA 885083 (GDR, 1975)
(vinyl rip)

Bassist for track B2 is possibly Christoph Niemann

RADIO JAZZ GROUP STUTTGART & PILZ-CHRISTMANN-NIEBERGALL-SMITH-KOWALD-SOMMER (STUTTGART, 1978/81)

Here we have a short and a longer Radio Jazz Group Stuttgart recording from 1978 respectively 1981.


Günter Christmann, trombone
Michel Pilz, bass clarinet
Heinz Sauer, tenor saxophone
Gerd Dudek, tenor saxophone
Wolfgang Dauner, piano
Buschi Niebergall, bass
Uwe Schmitt, drums

01. Zartgenössische Musik (Christmann)  11:43
02. Creset (Niebergall)  8:06

Recorded 1978 in Stuttgart.

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Leo Smith, trumpet, flugelhorn, wood-flutes
Peter Kowald, bass
Günter 'Baby' Sommer, drums, percussion
Wolfgang Dauner, piano

01. Ein Stück Über Dem Boden (Kowald)  6:09
02. In The Garden Of The Soundless Winds (Smith)  19:21
03. Hilferuf Einer Schnecke (Sommer)  10:39

Recorded 1981 in Stuttgart.

FRIEDHELM SCHÖNFELD / HUBERT KATZENBEIER "JAZZ" (AMIGA, 1972)

Side A:

Friedhelm Schönfeld Trio
Fiedhelm Schönfeld, alto & tenor saxophone, clarinet
Klaus Koch, bass
Günter Sommer, drums

A. Trio-Dimensionen 19:11


Side B:

Hubert Katzenbeier Quintett
Hubert Katzenbeier, trombone
Konrad Körner, flute, tenor saxophone
Manfred Schramm, piano
Hans Schätzke, bass
Wolfgang Winkler, drums

B1. Quartett  5:13
B2. Ballade  4:11
B3. Blues-Fasching  10:49


Recorded October/November 1972, AMIGA-Studio Berlin.

Amiga 855307  (vinyl rip)

Günter "Baby" Sommer 'Quartetto Trionfale' mp2

2015 konnte gefeiert werden: 25 Jahre Jazzbaltica! Aus diesem Anlass strickte der künstlerische Leiter Nils Landgren ein Programm, in dem immer wieder Weggefährten von einem Vierteljahrhundert Festivalgeschichte auftauchten. Der betont familiäre Charakter ist nichts Neues - doch diesmal waren auch Teilnehmer der ersten Jazzbaltica 1991 dabei.

Günter "Baby" Sommer, Schlagzeug
Manfred Schoof, Trompete, Flügelhorn
Gianluigi Trovesi, Altsaxophon, Bassklarinette
Antonio Borghini, Bass
Aufnahme vom 4.7.15 bei Jazzbaltica in Niendorf, Ostsee

more extensive notes included.
Thanks to Johan

SOMMER / JOST - DuOh! "DIE DUNKLE WOLKE" (FISH MUSIC, 1987)

Update: Recently I've re-listened to this album. And I enjoyed it even more than a few years ago.
IMO it's a minor classic -

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A meeting between the eastern and the western part of Germany. It was not the first one.
Already before 1973 Jost Gebers fom FMP brought musicians from West-Berlin to the City's eastern part. These meetings/concerts between musicians from the DDR and the "West" were at the beginning illegal.
A concert by the Irène Schweizer Quartet on October 1973 marked the beginning of official encounters. The relationship to the DDR administration remained somewhat fragile and demanded creative input especially from Jost Gebers.
It is safe to say that the reunion was already on it's way before anyone even imagined the german reunification.

This recording - made two years before the wall came down - is a superb example of this notion.
But luckily the music does offer a much broader view of sound - humour included.

It's not necessary to introduce Günter "Baby" Sommer. Ekkehard Jost is mostly known as the author of seminal books about European Jazz (among others).
By no means only a theoretician he is also an accomplished reedist with a preference for the low tones. An original musician who deserves a wider recognition.

His own label Fish Music has up to date 14 releases from which only the first three LPs are deleted.
The CDs are still available from himself.

His examination of folk music is singular insofar as the original feeling remains intact even when the music becomes "abstract". Clear structures but still some sense of wonder.




Günter Sommer, drums, percussion
Ekkehard Jost, sopranino, baritone & bass saxophone, bass & contrabass clarinet

01. Il passo pesante (Sommer) 2:21
02. Oh Lützellinden (Jost) 4:55
03. Nou? (Sommer) 4:13
04. Ich bin ein freier Bauernknecht (trad./Jost/Sommer) 2:21
05. Schnatter Jump (Jost) 1:41
06. One-Two-Tre (Sommer) 5:29
07. Fahr wohl, lieber Klaus (Jost) 3:43
08. Ingelheimer Fernsicht (Jost) 2:41
09. Jamais de Schlappland in my casa grande (Jost) 5:33
10. So long Karl May (Sommer) 4:05
11. Es geht eine dunkle Wolke herein (trad./Jost/Sommer) 2:12

Theme from tr.4 is a peasant song from the 17th century.
Theme from tr.11 is from Johann Werlins manuscript compilation (1646).

Amman Boutz Studios, Gießen, Germany on 2nd November 1987

Fish Music FM 001

(vinyl rip)

Enjoy.

ULRICH GUMPERT QUINTET "MARKOWITZ' BLUES"

Here we have Gumpert's contribution to the soundtrack(s) for a famous and long going 'crime' series - quiet popular in Germany.
The model for the music is obviously Miles Davis' "Ascenseur pour l'échafaud" (Elevator to the Gallows) - but it has clearly it's own vibe.....and hey - what a line-up!


Heinz Becker, trumpet & fluegelhorn
Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky, tenor saxophone
Ulrich Gumpert, piano
Klaus Koch, bass (9 to 35)
Matthias Bauer, bass (1 to 8, 36 to 39)
Günter Sommer, drums


Markowitz Blues
01.     Take 1     3:32
02.     Take 2     1:11
03.     Take 3     1:13
04.     Take 4     1:55
05.     Take 5     0:55
06.     Take 6     1:40
07.     Take 7     1:39
08.     Take 8     4:02
   
Tod Einer Alten Frau
Markowitz 2
09.     Take 1     0:47
10.     Take 2     1:04
11.     Take 3     1:27
12.     Take 4     0:43
13.     Take 5     3:32
14.     Take 6     1:28
15.     Take 7     0:25
16.     Take 8     0:41
17.     Take 9     1:06

Smell A Rat
18.     Take 1     1:41
19.     Take 2     1:03

Markowitz 2
20.     Take 10     1:48
21.     Take 11     1:17
22.     Take 12     2:53

Die Sache Baryschna
Baryschna
23.     Take 1     0:35
24.     Take 2     2:34

The Fugitive
25.     Take 1     2:19
26.     Take 2     1:40
27.     Take 3     1:06

Baryschna
28.     Take 3     2:45
   
Geschlossene Akten
Markowitz 3
29.     Take 1     0:50
30.     Take 2     0:41
31.     Take 3     1:11
32.     Take 4     1:01
33.     Take 5     1:01

Smell A Rat Again
34.     Take 1     2:25

Markowitz 3
35.     Take 1     3:36
   
Endstation
Markowitz 4
36.     Take 1     1:02
37.     Take 2     0:56

Skate On Thin Ice
38.     Take 1     2:43

Markowitz 4
39.     Take 3     1:48

Tracks 1 to 8 recorded 9.6.1992 at FMP-Studio Berlin
Tracks 9 to 22 recorded 2.2.1993 at RBT-Studio Berlin
Tracks 23 to 28 recorded 19.5.1993 at RBT-Studio Berlin
Tracks 29 to 35 recorded 1.3.1994 at RBT-Studio Berlin
Tracks 36 to 39 recorded 21.12.1994 at RBT-Studio Berlin

BASIC 50002 (CD 1995)
 [OOP]

ULRICH GUMPERT WORKSHOP BAND "BERLIN, 1979"

Heinz Becker, trumpet
Conrad Bauer, trombone
Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky, alto saxophone, clarinet, flute
Manfred Hering, alto & tenor saxophone
Helmut Forsthoff, tenor saxophone
Ulrich Gumpert,piano
Klaus Koch, bass
Günter Sommer, drums

1. announcement WDR  00:25
2. unknown title 21:42
3. unknown title 11:51
4. unknown title 10:38
5. unknown title 04:51
6. unknown title 06:50

Recorded at the Berliner Jazztage, Berlin on November 1, 1979.


some covers you'll find at htakat's website here - scroll down, it's the picture(s) at the bottom...

ERNST-LUDWIG PETROWSKY TRIO "NDR JAZZ WORKSHOP NO.138"

Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky, alto, soprano & tenor saxophone
Klaus Koch, bass
Günter "Baby" Sommer, drumms & percussion

Michael Naura, announcer

1. Introduction (Michael Naura)              00:25
2. Dreiklang (E.L. Petrowsky)                      12:36
3. Wo Bleibt Mein Schwarzer Krauser (G. Sommer)  16:31
4. Ohne Mich (K. Koch)                              04:15
5. Introduction (Michael Naura)              00:38
6. Stück Für 2 Hölzer (E.L. Petrowsky)              25:31
7. Kurz Vor'm Chinesen (E.L. Petrowsky) (inc.)      00:51
8. Closing Announcement (Michael Naura)      00:11

Recorded at Studio 10, Großer Sendesaal des NDR Funkhauses, Hamburg, Germany on October 25, 1978.

Produced by Michael Naura.

FREE JAZZ WORKSHOP '79 WUPPERTAL

Wadada Leo Smith, trumpet, fluegelhorn
Paul Rutherford, trombone, euphonium
Evan Parker, soprano & tenor saxophone
Peter Brötzmann, alto, tenor & bass saxophone, bass clarinet
Jouk Minor, sopranino, alto & baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
Phil Wachsmann, violin, electronics
Pinguin Moschner, tuba
Peter Kowald, bass
Fred van Hove, piano, accordion
Günter "Baby" Sommer, drums, percussion, xylophone

1. Improvisation 1  (05:30)
2. Improvisation 2  (13:48)
3. Improvisation 3  (14:34)
4. Improvisation 4  (11:09)

Recorded on 22.April 1979 at the Von-der-Heydt-Museum, Wuppertal, Germany

Searching the internet I found the following: 7. Wuppertaler Free Jazz Workshop 19.- 22.4.79 (Flyer)
And also that Peter Kowald was responsible for the realisation of museum concerts at the Von der Heydt Museum Wuppertal 1972-75 and Wuppertaler Free Jazz Workshop 1973-82.

Thanks to glmlr for help concerning the date of recording.
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ULRICH GUMPERT - RADU MALFATTI - TONY OXLEY "PEITZ, 1981"

This group made their sole LP for FMP ("Ach Was" - FMP 0870) less than three month before this concert in Peitz.



ULRICH GUMPERT - RADU MALFATTI - TONY OXLEY   "PEITZ, 1981"

Radu Malfatti, trombone
Ulrich Gumpert, piano
Tony Oxley, drums, percussion, violin


1. Unknown Title/Improvisation     35:11
2. Unknown Title/Improvisation     11:22


Recorded at Kino (Cinema), Peitz, DDR (former East-German Republic) on 20th June, 1981.

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Matthew Shipp & Günter "Baby" Sommer - Live in Pavia '11

While the meeting with W.L.Smith dates back to 1979, this is a
previous unheard duo (they have never met each other before) :
a world premiere!

Rec. live at "Santa Maria Gualtieri", Pavia, Italy, on March 24, 2011
(mics recording)

Matthew Shipp,piano
Günter "Baby" Sommer,percussion

1. Improvisation #1 (16:28)
2. Improvisation #2 (08:02)
3. Improvisation #3 (07:18)
4. Improvisation #4 (06:32)
5. Improvisation #5 (13:35)
6. Improvisation #6 (09:12)
7. Günter talks (01:05)
8. Improvisation #7 (03:42)

Total Time 1:05:57

Improvisation #7

Wadada Leo Smith & Günter "Baby" Sommer - Live in Padua '11 [New Links]

Five years after the recording of the beautiful "Wisdom in Time",
another meeting between these two giants of improvised music.

Rec. live at "Cinema Lux". Padua, Italy, on May 12, 2011
(radio broadcast)

Wadada Leo Smith,trumpet & flugelhorn
Günter "Baby" Sommer,percussion

1. Imrovisation #1 (09:59)
2. Imrovisation #2 (10:13)
3. Imrovisation #3 (10:12)
4. Imrovisation #4 (07:50)
5. Imrovisation #5 (07:55)
6. Imrovisation #6 (16:08)
7. Imrovisation #7 (03:10)

Total Time 1:05:30
Improvisation #7

Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky Octet - Live in Moers '79

Announced in the festival program as the E.L.Petrowsky Octet,
actually this group is the Ulrich Gumpert Workshop Band that
recorded two excellent albums for FMP (FMP 0600 - FMP 0710).
Perhaps, onxi may add some details.

Rec. live at the 8th Moers Jazz Festival, Moers, Germany,
on June 4, 1979 (mics recording)

Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky,soprano & alto sax,flute
Manfred Hering,alto & tenor sax
Helmut Forsthoff,tenor sax
Heinz Becker,trumpet,flugelhorn
Conrad Bauer,trombone
Ulrich Gumpert,piano
Klaus Koch,bass
Günter Sommer,drums

1. Aus Baby's Wunderhorn/Hilferuf einer Schnecke [G.Sommer](21:19)
2. Hahnenkopf/Echos von Karolinenhof/Unknown [U.Gumpert](24:46)
3. Blau Blusen Blues [C.Bauer](09:14)

Total Time 1:01:20

Hahnenkopf

PETER BRÖTZMANN - ULRICH GUMPERT - GÜNTER SOMMER "live at 'Ludwig Beck'" (Munich, 1990)

Here's an audience recording made in the building (right in the center of Munich) you can see above.

The picture (by Thomas Strobel) is from the now renovated facade. This exclusive departement store presented from the mid-eighties up to the nineties some concerts with Free Jazz!

Archie Shepp, Han Bennink, ROVA, Hal Russell's NRG Ensemble were among the musicians which played in this series.






PETER BRÖTZMANN - ULRICH GUMPERT - GÜNTER SOMMER


Peter Brötzmann, reeds
Ulrich Gumpert, piano
Günter Sommer, drums, percussion

CD 1

1. unknown title 20:08
2. unknown title 14:01
3. unknown title 12:30

CD 2

1. unknown title 38:31
2. unknown title 04:00


Recorded at 'Kulturforum', Ludwig Beck, Marienplatz 11, Munich, Germany.
Date : 25th April, 1990.

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SOMMER - JOST - MANDERSCHEID "CAMINO FATAL" (FISH MUSIC,1990)

...and another one from Germany.


SOMMER - JOST - MANDERSCHEID "CAMINO FATAL"


Ekkehard Jost,bs,sops,bcl,cbcl
Dieter Manderscheid,b
Günter Sommer,dr,perc


01. Das Grosse Rad (S/J/M) 04:18
02. Murphy (J) 06:50
03. Tris (M) 05:37
04. Oh Hangelstein (J) 03:50
05. Die Reise Zu Georg-Philipp Gaga (J/M/S) 02:52
06. Die Ungelösten Fragen Der Sippe Valdez (J) 04:30
07. Deep Steezle Kick (J/S/M) 04:13
08. Nymphaea Alba (Kuchenbuch) 03:45
09. French Tour (M) 04:04
10. Camino Fatal (M/S/J) 05:38


Recorded in Giessen, Germany on August 16./17., 1990

FISH MUSIC FM003

JAZZ-ORCHESTER der DDR (AMIGA, 1988)

Two LPs with Conny Bauer respectively Manfred Hering as leader. As far as I know the only recordings by a Free Big-Band from the DDR.
About one year later the wall came down and the musicians had to face not only an economical situation quiet different. For the majority of the East-Germans , who endured the five-year-plans et.al., BMW, Prada and Marlboro became far more important than some "esoteric" sounds. Very soon it became obvious that for most fans Free Jazz was more of a social thing (Free Jazz = Freedom) than a genuine artform.
Some of the former advocates are even listening to schlager or similar today - and this is no supposition or bias but a simple observation.
 It seems this LP was 'washed' away by history - it's release in 1989 wasn't helpful apparently.


JAZZ-ORCHESTER der DDR

LP 1 (leader Conrad Bauer)
LP 2 (leader Manfred Hering)
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LP 1

Conny Bauer,leader
Andreas Altenfelder,tp
Jochen Gleichmann,tp
Ferry Grott,tp
Johannes Bauer,tb
Iven Hausmann,tb
Jörg Huke,tb
Ronald Roick,frh
Matthias Schade,tu
Dietmar Diesner,as,ss
Volker Schlott,as
Manfred Hering,ts
Thomas Klemm,ts
Heiner Reinhardt,ts,bcl
René Schönherr,bs
Hanno Rempel,p
Helmut "Joe" Sachse,g
Klaus Koch,b
Günter Sommer,dr


1. Frühlingslied 18:59
2. Beutel 18:57

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LP 2

Manfred Hering,leader,as
Jochen Gleichmann,tp,flh
Ferry Grott,flh
Frank Gerth,tb
Jörg Huke,tb
Matthias Schade,tu
Volker Schlott,as,ss
Thomas Klemm,ts
Helmut Forsthoff,ts
René Schönherr,bs
Hansi Noack,v
Peter Koch,vc
Helmut "Joe" Sachse,g
Reiner Kühn,eb
Christoph Winkler,b
Peter Lucht,dr
Matthias Gassert,perc


1. Western - Ostern 24:48
2. Siegel + Tita 20:53


Recorded:
(LP 1) "Jazzbühne Berlin", Friedrichstadtpalast, Berlin, DDR
on 3rd June 1988

(LP 2) "Jazz in der Kammer 157", Kammerspiele des Deutschen Theaters, Berlin
on 4th December 1988

SYNOPSIS "SYNOPSIS" AMIGA 1974 (FLAC)

It is still Sunday.
Here is a recording from the "other" half of Germany. These musicians were among the pioneers of Free Jazz in the GDR (in german DDR).

SYNOPSIS "SYNOPSIS"

Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky,sax,fl
Conrad Bauer,tb
Ulrich Gumpert,p
Günter Sommer,dr,perc

More information if you wish later.

Link in comments.

BRÖTZMANN-LACY-BREUKER-TCHICAI-PARKER-KOCH-SOMMER "SAXOPHONE SPECIAL" (East Berlin-28-3-1978)

Here's a TERRIFIC show gleaned online.... one of the many great German Free Music broadcasts of the 70's that have been preserved by Tapers and Trader's over the years.
To non Europeans ,even those whose radio arts programs are Government funded, its pleasantly odd and constantly amazing , just how much significant music was sponsored and broadcast in Western Europe...in the 60's and 70's ( and still)

help spread the goodness by sharing whatever you download ... and Buying as much as possible, all involved save for Steve Lacy are still alive and making great music.... all have extensive discographies.

Ive only Just re listened to this ..... a jaw dropingly stunning gig.....amazing shit... all improvs plus a great version of Lacy's bone!
the sound quality is very good....

Thanks to the Original Dime-a-Dozen Seeder Mbutchko... and whomever had the, for sight to record it !!

SAXOPHONE SPECIAL
Jazz ín der Kammer 1978
Kammerspiele
East Berlin, Germany
3/28/78

fm->cd trade->eac->tlh->flac

Peter Brotzmann-ss/ts/as
Evan Parker-ss/ts
Willem Brueker-ss/ts/bcl
John Tchicai-ss/as
Steve Lacy-ss
Klaus Koch-bass
Gunter Sommer-drums

1. Group Improv (KK/GS out) 7:48
2. Trio Improv (JT/KK/GS) 6:33 ->
3. Evan Parker solo 5:50 ->
4. Duo Improv (SL/WB) 6:45
5. Duo Improv (PB/GS) 5:35
6. Duo Improv (WB/EP) 6:47 ->
7. Bone (Lacy) (SL/KK/GS) 6:10 ->
8. Klaus Koch solo 4:41 ->
9. Duo Improv (JT/PB) 5:49
10.Willem Breuker Solo 5:47
11.Group Improv 10:57
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TT 72:46

Enjoy .... share freely DO NOT SELL!!
youll find some relevant info about all of the performers (other than Lacy)... and links to labels where you can Buy their official releases....
here
http://www.efi.group.shef.ac.uk/

ENJOY!!

BTW- a great disc of the same name ....'saxophone Special' under Lacy's leadership can be found here
http://emanemdisc.com/E4024.html
highly recommended!

GÜNTER SOMMER - ASCENSEUR POUR LE 28 (NATO 329 LP)

Günter Sommer and three old friends, or the Synopsis group who were central to an important development of the German Democratic Republic scene in the 70s. Here a decade later on what I percieve to be a mostly unknown French release on the Nato label, I was extremely lucky to find a copy in 2008 on the internet.

A snippet about the group from Heffley "...Such changes lay in the group's decision to use traditional German materials (mostly Medieval and folk) and aesthetics (lyrical, melodic, from the Romantic period) as the springboard, along the lines of Ornette Coleman's melodies, into free improvisation. They did this without the Western sense of sarcasm or irony, more with respect and affection. Unlike the West Germans, for them it was a reassertion, not a denial, of local identity beyond that imposed by the Russian occupiers, and of European roots that matched the African roots unearthed by their heroes from America."

I highly recommend it.

Ernst Ludwig Petrowsky, alto saxophone, clarinet and flute
Conrad Bauer, trombone
Ulrich Gumpert, piano
Günter Sommer, percussion

A1. Nelly Et Sylvain                     7:17   
A2. Daniel Und Seine Volvo             9:19   
A3. Makoko Aperçoit Monsieur Léon     4:44   
B1. Toute Pour Raoul                     9:16   
B2. Jiair Und J.E.                     8:34   
B3. Isabel Records Boxes             4:42

Recorded May 3 & 4, 1984 at Théâtre Dunois, Paris.

All music by Günter Sommer except B1 which is by the group.

NATO 329  (vinyl rip)