Manfred Schoof, trumpet
Herbert Joos, trumpet
Heiner Wiberny, alto saxophone
Hans Koller, tenor saxophone
Paul Schwarz, piano
Adelhard Roidinger, double bass
Thomas Cremer, drums
01 - You Better Believe It 19:47
02 - Saduro (fade-out) / Ann Werner Götze 7:43
Recorded at Wackerhalle, 7. Internationale Jazzwoche Burghausen, Germany on March 18, 1976.
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Here's something quite different. Michael Naura was more famous for being the chief producer (editor) for the NDR (North German Broadcast), where he managed to produce the "most comprehensive and interesting Jazz program in Europe" (Ian Carr).
But he was also a pianist and author/critic. His writings sometimes were quite polemic and sharp, yet he had a vast knowledge and a sometimes acerbic wit.
His first recordings are clearly informed by George Shearing; he openly acknowledged the influence of Brubeck, Horace Silver or the MJQ. His main partner in music - Wolfgang Schlüter - was the one who provided the more creative improvisations.
Here are my rough translations of the titles and the sub-titles (see files for cover pictures):
Feuerwehr > fire brigade
Psychiater Blues > psychiatrist blues
Feuerfee > fire faerie (pixie)
Ochsenzoll > ox-toll (customs duty); the subtitle dedicates this tune to the "locked [patients] of station 12, psychiatry, general hospital, Hamburg-Ochsenzoll (a borough of Hamburg)"
Franz Brandnarb > franz burn scar
Endlich Ruhe > finally calmness (piece/quietness) - this track is a kind of early "ambient".
On side A all musicians are playing and on side B only the duo of Naura and Schlüter.
Is it Jazz?- yes and no - as always - hear for yourself...and Enjoy!
MICHAEL NAURA "OCHSENZOLL"
Michael Naura, piano, organ, mexican clay-flutes
Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone
Herbert Joos, trumpet, fluegelhorn, alphorn
Wolfgang Schlüter, vibraphone, percussion
A 1. Feuerwehr (Naura) 04:59
A 2. Indira (Naura, Schlüter, Mangelsdorff, Joos) 03:40
A 3. Psychiater Blues (Naura) 07:29
A 4. Feuerfee (Naura) 02:39
A 5. Ochsenzoll (Naura) 05:26
Side B:
B 1. Franz Brandnarb (Naura) 09:49
B 2. Max Ernst (Naura/Schlüter) 04:47
B 3. Endlich Ruhe (Naura/Schlüter) 09:49
Note: Dedications to Peter Rühmkorf (tr.1); Dr. Peter Hatlich (tr.3); Christina (tr.4);
'Für die Eingeschlossenen von Station 12, Allgemeines Krankenhaus, Hamburg-Ochsenzoll' (tr.5).
Recorded during the scoring of Peter Rühmkorfs "Die Feuerfee" at the NDR, Hamburg, Germany 1985.
MOOD RECORDS MOOD 28 654
(lp rip)
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Here is the promised MJQK from the 12th German Jazzfestival in Frankfurt, Germany.
Fo more information you can go to ...
http://inconstantsol.blogspot.com/2010/09/moder-jazz-quintet-karlsruhe-trees.html (this was my first post on IS, almost one year ago...).
The title "Position 2001" is a live version of "Position 2000" from the second and last album of this fascinating group.
http://inconstantsol.blogspot.com/2010/09/modern-jazz-quintet-karlsruhe-position.html
The links to both albums are still working - only rapdishare.
The sound of this recording is quite good: A-
Enjoy!
MODERN JAZZ QUINTET KARLSRUHE
Herbert Joos, fluegelhorn, mellophone, percussion
Wilfried Eichhorn, bass clarinet, flute, soprano & tenor saxophone
Helmuth Zimmer, piano
Claus Bühler, bass
Rudi Theilmann, drums
1. Announcement (00:45)
2. The Sun Is Coming Over (13:11)
3. Position 2001 (12:55)
Recorded at the 12th German Jazzfestival, Frankfurt, Germany on 22nd March, 1970.
Note: an excerpt of "Position 2001" is included in "Born Free" (3 LPs), SCOUT ScS 11.
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This is the first recording under Jürgen Wuchner's leadership and production.
He was born 1948 in Kleinostheim, a small city near Frankfurt, Germany.
His collaborators include Janusz Stefanski, Karl Berger, Harry Beckett, John Tchicai, Louis Moholo, Heinz Sauer, Rudi Mahall, Marty Cook, Fritz Pauer and the Vienna Art Orchestra.
There is a fantastic recording here on Inconstant Sol in a trio with Hans Koller and Fritz Pauer on piano and him on double bass...
http://inconstantsol.blogspot.com/search/label/Hans%20Koller
WUCHNER - KOLLER - JOOS - DEGEN - LAUER - CREMER "PIECE FOR MOUTH"
Jürgen Wuchner, bass
Hans Koller, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone
Herbert Joos, trumpet, cornet
Bob Degen, piano
Christoph Lauer, tenor & soprano saxophone
Thomas Cremer, drums
1. Piece For Mouth (Joos) 12:31
2. Moon Yellow (Wuchner) 09:37
3. Piece For H.C. (Wuchner) 13:40
4. Piece For T.C. (Joos) 05:15
Solos:
Track 1 - Lauer/Joos
Track 2 - Wuchner/Koller+Cremer
Track 3 - Degen/Lauer/Cremer/Joos
Track 4 - Cremer/Koller
Recorded Juli 1978 at Tonstudio Zuckerfabrk, Stuttgart, Germany.
(produced by Jürgen Wuchner)
PLÄNE JAZZ G 0042
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Another gift by Wildgrebe. Thank you!
See more Japo LPs in the "Contributions" section.
HERBERT JOOS "THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE FLUEGELHORN"
Herbert Joos,fluegelhorn, bass, bass-recorder, bamboo flute, mellophone, trumpet, alto horn, mutes, vibes
1. The Philosophy of the Fluegelhorn
2. The Warm Body Of My True Love
3. Skarabäus II
4. Rainbow
5. The Joker
6. An Evening With The Vampire
Recorded in July, 1973, Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, Germany.
JAPO 60 004
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Although I'm still apalled - Marion Brown - Noah Howard and earlier this year Bill Dixon and Fred Anderson.
They were or better still are dear to me.
I wanted to post this already the day I learned from their death - but it seemed futile at that moment.
But here is it. The second solo LP from Herbert Joos recorded in 1983 at Tonstudio Bauer. The same place as for the MJQK and Formenonly recordings.
It's no dirge in the common sense - but to me it fits.
Solemn but at the same time life affirming.
I allow myself to dedicate this post to this four giants of creative music.
Bill Dixon........Fred Anderson........Noah Howard........Marion Brown
and to Frédito (aus einem anderen Grund).
HERBERT JOOS "STILL LIFE" (solo)
Herbert Joos,trumpet, fluegelhorn and the sounds of nature
As always - link in comments.
Consider.
Another deleted recording with Herbert Joos.
Herbert Joos,tp,flh,ob,perc
Michael Sell,tp,flh
Heiner Wiberny,fl,afl,as,bs,bcl
Bernd Konrad,fl,ss,bcl
Paul Schwarz,fl,p
Jacek Bednarek,b (only tr.2 & 6)
Adelhard Roidinger,b
Thomas Cremer,dr
1. Burning flowers (Joos) 06:57
2. Foggy night (Joos) 15:16
3. Soft (Sell) 08:17
4. Eine Sekunde bitte (Sell) 06:20
5. Three little pigs (Konrad) 01:32
6. Two men only (Schwarz) 06:22
Solos on:
1. Konrad:ss + bcl / Schwarz:p / Wiberny:bs
2. Wiberny:afl / Joos:muted tp / Konrad:ss / Schwarz:p
3. Wiberny:as / Joos:flh / Roidinger:b / Sell:muted tp
4. Sell:tp / Konrad:bcl / Cremer:dr
5. Konrad & Wiberny:bcl
6. Roidinger & Bednarek:b
Recorded at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, Germany, May 1975
Cover by H.Joos
BELLAPHON BLPS 19222
Enjoy!
Link in comment.
Here are the complete (almost) recordings of FOURMENONLY .
After the bassist left the the MODERN JAZZ QUINTET KARLSRUHE they continued as a quartet. On ESFS they added the trombone player Wolfgang Czelusta but still under their chosen name.
The following words are from G.F. (thank you!) a fellow at Dime:Herbert Joos himself worked in his own groups and ad hoc ensembles.
Participated at a Free Jazz Meeting Baden-Baden. 1973 he made his first solo recording "The Philosophy Of The Fluegelhorn" on JAPO(ECM). On this lp he also uses multitracking to astounding effects. The music there is maybe "more" beautiful in a conventional manner. But never "sweet" - instead he shows a strong developed sense for harmonics and "Klangfarbe".
Later he joined the Vienna Art Orchestra. Still active as a pro and going strong.
I only want to add that the last track on "Vol.1" is one of my favourite pieces from this four astounding lps.
Please! Please someone reissue them!
FOURMENONLY "VOLUME ONE"
Herbert Joos,flh,perc
Wilfried Eichhorn,ts,ss,bcl
Helmuth Zimmer,p,perc
Rudi Theilmann,dr,perc
1. viridiana 09:44
2. ich und meine brüder 03:08
3. compulsion 04:38
4. count down 09:03
5. excess 07:48
Recorded at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, Germany, May 1972
Edition W.Wacker EWW 0250
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FOURMENONLY & one "EIGHT SCIENCE FICTION STORIES"
Wilfried Eichhorn,bcl,fl,ob
Wolfgang Czelusta,tb
Herbert Joos,flh,tp,mel,perc
Helmuth Zimmer,p
Rudi Theilmann,perc
Side A: (18:21)
1. departures
2. plastic happines
3. beautiful darkness
4. space wall
Side B: (20:26)
5. dead season
6. the beauty without a face
7. lucifer is marching in
8. return ?
Recorded at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg,Germany in December 1973
FMO 002
Links in comments.
Here is the second MJQK'HE.
The cover is from Herbert Joos (also the picture from "Trees").
He has studied graphic arts and from 1958 onwards also acoustic bass.
On brass he is self-educated, although later he took private lessons.
The MJQK started mid-sixties as a bop orientated group. Mainly through Joos they began to add freer and more personal concepts into the groups music.
All members were amateurs (not in the sense of being unable but simply they had "daily" professions). For example Helmuth Zimmer was an architect and Rudi Theilmann is a art historian.
They made two lps as MJQK. After Claus Bühler the bassist left the group during a concert two more were recorded as "Fourmenonly" (Vol.1 & Eight Science Fiction Stories). Arguments about loudness and the general direction the music went induced the split.
The compilation "Born Free" from the 12th German Jazzfestival
(these Lps were in fact a bootleg - none from the musicians were asked for permission or received any royalties) and a sampler from the NDR broadcast station (NDR Jazzworkshop '73) included each one piece by MJQK (abridged) & Fourmenonly. Apart from this I know only one bootleg with about 20 minutes music.
In contrast to some FMP artists their music was more thematic orientated and powerplay was used only sparingly to highlight formal contrasts. Their use of multitracking was unsual and led to negativ critic from musicians,journalists and listeners alike. But for achiveving more complex textures and/or backgrounds they used this method spontaneously from "Position 2000" onward. Basically Herbert Joos said that they would use such procedures to create the music they wanted without a greater assemblage of musicians which were not available or compliant.The whereabouts of the other musicians and why Joos has left the group will be described within the next post.
If you have more or specific questions I am happy to oblige.
Hopefully my english isn't too strange or whatever.
The link is found in the comments.
Here is a link to H.Joos' website where you can see his graphics.
http://www.kind-of-blue.de/seiten/joos.html
MODERN JAZZ QUINTET KARLSRUHE "POSITION 2000"
Herbert Joos,flh,mel,indian fl,perc
Wilfried Eichhorn,ts,ss,bcl,fl
Helmuth Zimmer,p,perc
Claus Bühler,b,perc
Rudi Theilmann,dr,perc
1. Position 2000 12:22
2. Where Love Forever Shines 04:59
3. The Sun Is Coming Over 18:45
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, Germany, May 1970
MJQK 002
Here is my first contribution to my favourite blog.
Thank you kinabalu and sotise for the invitation.
I wanted to share this LP from the MJQK'HE already for a long time. For me this recording exemplifies the "lost" or better the almost forgotten part of the Free Jazz continuum.
Sadly no reissue is due - at least to my knowledge.
Only one track from "Trees" was reissued on a compilation about german Free Jazz last year.But it is
deleted as well.
I don't want to make more words for the moment. (I post this with 38° celsius fever)
Download and listen. If there is interest I will share more from this group.
If someone wants more information about this group - I will provide you with what I know about this group/musicians.
Sorry for the small picture - it is scanned from a selfmade CD booklet. Also I'm really not an expert in Photoshop et.al.
Please remember it's my "first" - I hope everything will work!
Thanks
Helmuth Zimmer, piano
Herbert Joos, fluegelhorn, mellophone, piston, percussion
Wilfried Eichhorn, tenor & soprano saxophone, flute
Claus Bühler, bass
Rudi Theilmann, drums
1. Trees (Joos) 08:40
2. Schnee verbrennt (Eichhorn) 03:05
3. Lonely Time (Joos) 12:39
4. The Devil is green, blue, yellow (Joos) 09:28
5. Change of Beauty (Joos) 11:14
Recorded at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, Germany, 1968.
excenter SM 21003
Here's ,an Incredible document of several
concerts recorded over a few days in Dec 1971.
Got this from an online acquaintance recently , who Sourced it from soul seek , Unfortunately all i have is an Mp3 Version ... we would certainly welcome a loss less share of this.. if anyone who has it is willing to oblige.
This set sort of ties in with the numerous,quality South African selections on offer here recently...
Not much point talking about the performers themselves ,since most have already been introduced here and elsewhere.
As far as i Know The free jazz meetings in Baden Baden ,were inaugurated in the mid 60'S by Critic Joachim E. Berendt.. and are still an occasional feature of the live scene...
Herbert Joos may be unfamiliar , he's probably best Known as a mainstay of the Vienna Art Orchestra , though back in the 70's , he made a few interesting solo albums ,and even recorded in trio format for FMP.
Fans of GUO, Alan Silva's Celestial Orchestra, Francois Tusques inter communal music and other Sonic LOVE fests will Find plenty to enjoy! .. a gamut ranging from 'Afro Rock,' Qwela Tinged pieces through to freebop, psychedelicious 'Bitches Brew 'style rock vamps... great percussion jams,and best of all ferocious Free improv over long droning horn ostinati ... this has it all!
Among the highlights featuring Some of the most electryfying performances in this set, for me are the trio-to quintet pieces featuring Terje Rypdal in completely free mode..taking it beyond Hendrix and even early Sonny Sharrocks fiercest sonic abstractions.
Splendid stuff which clearly presages the material on Rypdal's Great album 'What comes after' ECM 1031, a few of which pieces are present in skeletal form.
There's also a magnificent sprawling version of Barre Phillips, just 8.. (disc-2) which some may remember from the unique, Japo LP 'For all it is'( Japo, 60 003) recorded in March of the same year.
Grab it, enjoy.. and consider buying some of the performers discs .... Early Rypdal for example is on the whole pretty special.
Kudos to whomever taped this ... !
va - Baden Baden Free Jazz Meeting 1971
recorded in Baden-Baden, Südwestfunk Studios
(Dec 1971, bootleg)
Herbert Joos, Marc Charig, Maffay Falay - trumpet, flugehorn
Malcolm Griffiths, Nick Evans - trombone
Elton Dean - soprano sax,sss, saxello ,Alan Skidmore - soprano sax, tenor sax Dudu Pukwana - alto sax, saxello
Karlheinz Wiberny - alto sax, Michel Pilz - bass clarinet
Terje Rypdal - guitar Chris McGregor, Burton Greene - electric-piano, piano
Barre Phillips, Adelhard Roidinger, Roy Babbington, Ron Mathewson - bass
Stu Martin, Alan Jackson - drums ,Okay Temiz - percussion
-Disk 1:1 Titel [Unknown personnel] 11:59 2 Titel [Unknown personnel] 19:44 3 The Serpent's Kindly Eye (ChMcG,comp) [rehearsal] [Joos, Charig, Falay, Griffiths, Evans, Dean, Skidmore, Pukwana, Wiberny, Pilz, Rypdal, McGregor, Greene, Phillips, Roidinger, Babbington, Matthewson, Martin, Jackson, Temiz] 22:21 4 Announcement 1:54 5* The Serpent's Kindly Eye (ChMcG,comp) (incomplete) 12:46
-Disk 2:6 Announcement 0:10 7 Marco (DP,comp) [Charig, Pukwana, McGregor, Matthewson, Jackson] 13:52 8 Announcement 0:13 9 Announcement 0:30 10 Just 8 (BPh,comp) [Phillips, Babbington, Martin (L); Matthewson, Roidinger, Temiz (R)] 10:26 11 Announcement 1:5912 Preshrev Yavos (OT,comp) [Falay, Pukwana, Babbington, Temiz] 10:3013 Announcement 1:01 14 Wiberny's Piece (KHW,comp) [Charig, Griffiths, Wiberny, Pilz, Greene, Roidinger, Martin] (incomplete) 5:16 15 Announcement 0:23 16 Unknown Title 22:25
-Disk 3:17 Announcement 1:58 18 From Love to Hate (HJ,comp) [Charig, Griffiths, Wiberny, Pilz, Greene, Roidinger, Martin] 10:3819 Announcement 1:53 20 Room for Everybody (BG,comp) [Part 1] [Charig, Griffiths, Wiberny, Pilz, Greene, Roidinger, Martin] 8:3121 Room for Everybody (BG,comp) [Part 2] 17:58 22 Room for Everybody (BG,comp) [Part 3] 7:18 23 Announcement 1:5924 The Serpent's Kindly Eye (ChMcG,comp) [Joos, Charig, Falay, Griffiths, Evans, Dean, Skidmore, Pukwana, Wiberny, Pilz, Rypdal, McGregor, Greene, Phillips, Roidinger, Babbington, Matthewson, Martin, Jackson, Temiz] 14:37 25 Announcement 0:33
-Disk 4:26 Announcement 2:04 27 Come On (BPh,comp) [Griffiths, Skidmore, Rypdal, Phillips, Roidinger, Martin] 10:25 28 Announcement 2:34 29 Hypnosis (TR,comp) [Joos, Charig, Griffiths, Evans, Dean, Skidmore, Wiberny, Pilz, Rypdal, Phillips, Roidinger, Babbington, Matthewson, Martin] 17:59 30 Announcement 0:52 31 Your Eyes Are Full of Tears (TR,comp) [Rypdal solo] 7:21 32 Announcement 1:24 33 Turn the Lights Off (RR,comp) [Rypdal, Phillips, Martin] 12:1534 Announcement 0:06 35 Introduction [from stage] 0:19 36* Titel [Rypdal, Phillips, Roidinger, Martin] 19:55
-Disk 5:37 Titel [Rypdal, Phillips, Roidinger, Martin] 17:49 38 Titel [Rypdal, Phillips, Roidinger, Martin] 14:46 39 Titel [Rypdal, Phillips, Roidinger, Martin] 8:0340 Titel [Rypdal, Phillips, Roidinger, Martin] 16:5141 Titel [Rypdal, Phillips, Roidinger, Martin]