COMPANY. 1991 Broadcast.

DEREK BAILEY - guitar
VANESSA MACKNESS - voice
JOHN BUTCHER - saxophones
PHIL WACHSMANN - violin
LOUIS MOHOLO - drums
THEBE LIPERE - percussion, didgeridoo

1. LM.TL   6:19
2. DB.PW   4:31
3. VM.JB   7:21
4. DB.LM.TL   11:21
5. VM.JB.PW   11:03
6. DB.VM.JB.PW.LM.TL   10:41

BBC Radio 3.  Music in Our Time. March 1991  

SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE - BBC SESSION 1993

JOHN STEVENS  drums, pocket trumpet
ROGER SMITH  guitar
JOHN BUTCHER  tenor and soprano saxophones
NEIL METCALFE  flute

John Stevens in conversation with Brian Morton

1. Chat  7:37
2. Peripheral Vision  3:05
3. Chat  3:02
4. Interplays pt1  20:02
5. Interplays pt2 /outro  9:53

BBC Radio 3 'Impressions' 1993

I'm guessing some of this was used on the expanded version of  A New Distance on Emanem, which is essential listening. (I've got the original ACTA version)

STEVE BERESFORD ‎– I SHALL BECOME A BAT (QBICO, 2004)

A1. Egyptian Fruit
A2. Tent-Making
A3. Noctule
A4. Mexican Fruit

B.  I Shall Become A Bat


Richard Sanderson, electronics, objects
Steve Beresford, electronics, objects
John Butcher, soprano & tenor saxophone


Side A recorded on April 7 2003 at The Red Rose, Finsbury Park, London.
Side B recorded on August 23 2000 at St. Michael and All Angels Church, Turnham Green, London.

Qbico ‎– QBICO 18

Vinyl Rip

FRED VAN HOVE 'T NONET "BASEL, 1998"

Fred Van Hove, piano
Annick Nozati, vocals
Axel Dörner, trumpet
Johannes Bauer, trombone
Paul Rutherford, trombone
John Butcher, tenor & soprano saxophone
André Goudbeek, alto saxophone
Benoît Viredaz, tuba
Ivo Vander Borght, drums


Suite For B... City:
1. 11:24
2. 11:52
3. 23:29 (tape-flip)
4. 19:58 (continued)
5. 07:04


Recorded at Kulturwerkstatt Kaserne, Basel, Switzerland on March 28, 1998.

BUTCHER. DURRANT. RUSSELL. 30 July 1989

JOHN BUTCHER, tenor sax
PHIL DURRANT, violin
JOHN RUSSELL, guitar

1. 4:05
2. 11:18
3. 6:09

'Earlham Street Breakout' at  Donmar Warehouse, London.

30th July 1989

I've been playing this a lot since posting the previous session by this marvellous trio.
I'm not sure why I like them so much.  I think it might have something to do with them having the same number of letters in their names.

Enjoy.

EMBERS LIVE

JIM DENLEY, flute, piccolo, alto sax, voice
JOHN BUTCHER, tenor and soprano sax
CHRIS BURN, piano, percussion
MARCIO MATTOS, cello, digital sampler

1. Quarrying at the Bim  19:56
2. Nite bites  7:41
3. Breakfast with Vincent  17:25
4. Tenderfoot's haruspicy  10:12

1 & 3 Recorded at the Bimhuis, Amsterdam. 17 Nov 1988
2 Recorded at the Bunker, Rotterdam. 19 Nov 1988.  and (??) Cafe Wilhelmina, Eindhoven. 21 Nov 1988
4 Recorded at Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham. 25 Oct 1988

ACTA 3.  Cassette only.

CHRIS BURN'S ENSEMBLE on Midnight Oil

Following on from Nick’s posting of the Burn/Butcher album Fonetiks, I dug out this old radio broadcast of Chris Burn’s Ensemble.  I’ve left in all the between-track chat not only because it’s interesting but because it is a joy to hear such well-spoken voices.
Some Ensemble recordings are still available through John Butcher’s website.

CHRIS BURN, piano

JOHN BUTCHER, sop and tenor sax

JIM DENLEY, flute

STEVIE WISHART, violin, hurdy-gurdy

PHIL DURRANT, violin

MARCIO MATTOS, cello, bass

JOHN RUSSELL, guitar

MATT HUTCHINSON, synth, electronics

01. Introduction  0:56

02. Airground glide  4:42

03. Interview 1  3:10

04. Influence and concealment  7:29

05. Interview 2

06. Fun for all  12:51

07. Interview 3  0:41

08. Cordboil and the four dwarves  11:21

09. Interview 4  0:43

10. Interview 5  1:48

11. Slow storm scene  4:33

12. Zip code  7:36

13. Outroduction  0:33 

BBC Radio 3. 'Midnight Oil'.   Broadcast March 1993  (I think)           

CHRIS BURN - JOHN BUTCHER ‎– FONETIKS (BEAD RECORDS, 1984)

A1. Subtitles
A2. Punctuate
A3. Cause And Effect (Two Parts)

B1. Phonophilia - Fast
B2. Acute
B3. Inside The Narrative



Chris Burn, piano, percussion, trumpet
John Butcher, soprano & tenor saxophone


Recorded November and December 1984 at Bark Studios, London

Bead Records ‎– BEAD 24

Vinyl Rip

KING ÜBÜ ÖRCHESTRÜ "MÜNCHNER BIG BAND MEETING 1992"

What a (big) band - but quite contraire to Globe Unity, the LJCO or Sun Ra's Arkestra. Much more restrained  in their pace but with no less power or sophistication. Their improvisations were "lower-case" before it became something like a working method for a younger generation. Some have gone in this direction quite far - hear Radu Malfatti's output for the last 15 (or more) years.

They made four recordings. One LP, which is sadly OOP and three CDs.
The last one should at least be still available > here

As far as I know Wolfgang Fuchs is seriously ill...so the orchestra is defunct.
Hope he does well.....




KING ÜBÜ ÖRCHESTRÜ  "MÜNCHNER BIG BAND MEETING 1992"


Wolfgang Fuchs, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, sopranino sax
John Butcher, tenor & soprano saxophone
Luc Houtkamp, tenor saxophone
Günter Christmann, trombone
Radu Malfatti, trombone
Melvyn Poore, tuba
Phil Wachsmann, violin
Torsten Müller,bass 
Paul Lytton, percussion, electronics

1.   unknown title 32:15
2.   unknown title 17:10
3.  unknown title  09:28


Recorded at the Carl-Orff Saal, Gasteig, München, on December 11, 1992.

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JAZZGALERIE NICKELSDORF "THE 20th ANNIVERSARY ALBUM"

One of the most important Festivals in Europe? - I say it's true!

Go there - have a listen there - meet someone(s) there - > http://www.konfrontationen.at/







JAZZGALERIE NICKELSDORF "THE 20th ANNIVERSARY ALBUM"



1. Athanor
Harun Ghulum Barabbas, alto saxophone
Walter Muhammed Malli, drums, soprano saxophone
Richard Ahmad Pechoc, piano
Josef Traindl, trombone

Atlantis (03.12); recorded on 22 April 1978


2. Frank Wright Quartet
Reverend Frank Wright, tenor saxophone
Bobby Few, piano
Jack Gregg, bass
Muhammed Ali, drums

Cowboys & indians (07.57); recorded on 14 March 1981


3. Rova Saxophone Quartet
John Raskin, alto, baritone, soprano saxophones, clarinet
Larry Ochs, alto, tenor and soprano saxophones
Andrew Voigt, alto and soprano saxophones, flute
Bruce Ackley, alto and soprano saxophones, clarinet

74 882 (07.48); recorded on 23 October 1982


4. Schlippenbach Trio

Alexander von Schlippenbach, piano
Evan Parker, tenor saxophone
Paul Lovens, drumset

Option Abdullah (10.13); recorded on 16 April 1983


5. Anthony Braxton Quartet
Anthony Braxton, saxophone
Marilyn Crispell, piano
John Lindberg, bass
Gerry Hemingway, drums

Composition 23M (11.11); recorded on 27 October 1984


6. Roscoe Mitchell, saxophone

Solo (08.46); recorded on 27 September 1986


7. Trio Clusone
Michael Moore, saxophone
Ernst Reijseger, cello
Han Bennink, drums, percussion

Wie beim Falb die Kuckucksuhr tickt, so tickt sie nirgendwo (10.52);
recorded on 3 September 1993


8. Frisque Concordance
Georg Graewe, piano
John Butcher, saxophone
Hans Schneider, bass
Martin Blume, drums

Spellings (09.01); recorded on 19 November 1994


9. Gerry Hemingway Quintet
Michael Moore, saxophone
Wolter Wierbos, trombone
Ernst Reijseger, cello
Mark Dresser, bass
Gerry Hemingway, drums, percussion

Beef (07.51); recorded on 26 October 1996


10.(applause for ten seconds)


This CD was originally produced for the 20th Anniversary of the Festival "Konfrontationen" in Nickelsdorf, Austria (1997).

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RADU MALFATTI "OHRKISTE" (ITM, 1992)

RADU MALFATTI "OHRKISTE"


John Butcher, tenor and soprano saxophones
Wolfgang Fuchs, bass clarinet
Peter van Bergen, contrabass clarinet
Reiner Winterschladen, trumpet
Martin Mayes, horn
Radu Malfatti, trombone
Melvyn Poore, tuba
Phil Wachsmann, violin
Karri Koivukoski, viola
Alfred Zimmerlin, cello
Wolfgang Guttler, bass
Fred Van Hove, piano
John Russell, guitar


NOTES (1989)

01. Part 1 (02:00)
02. Part 2 (02:54)
03. Part 3 (02:49)
04. Part 4 (02:42)
05. Part 5 (04:00)
06. Part 6 (03:55)
07. Part 7 (06:09)
08. Part 8 (04:00)
09. Part 9 (05:13)


GRAUKANAL (1992)

10. Part 1 (05:21)
11. Part 2 (07:22)
12. Part 3 (04:20)
13. Part 4 (04:11)
14. Part 5 (13:02)
15. Part 6 (05:34)


Recorded on 18th May, 1992 at Loft, Cologne, Germany.


ITM 950013

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