ARMONICORD - ESPRITS DE SEL

Jazz with harpsichord is not so famous, here is a fantastic and unknown album of French free jazz with a very special touch… Free and organized. The most famous name in the band is certainly Jouk Minor who have played with Leon Francioli or Pierre Favre.

-Drums, percussion, horns: Christian Lété

-Harpsichord: Odile Bailleux

-saxophone alto, oboe, english horn, flute: Jean Querlier

-Soprano, baritone saxophone, picolo flute, clarinet, gumbri, contrabass: Jouk Minor

-trombone: Joseph Traindl

A1 Deuxième Jour

a El Cerreno

b Sur Lerre

c La Gomme Arabique

a1d Passe Océan

a1e Ahora

A2 Premier Jour

a Ile De Pâques

b Le Manoir De Mes Rêves

c Gumbri Pitch

B Troisième Jour

a Ecolong

b Wings

c Mercurio

d Contact

e Ecolong

f La Colophane Des Moujiks

g Bollets Acides

h Ile De Pâques

i Pour L’Heure

recorded on June 14, 15, 16, 1977

L’éléctrobande ELB 7701 lp rip

DAUNIK LAZRO - SONORIS CAUSA "MUSIQUE ACTION 2003"

Daunik Lazro, baritone saxophone
Jouk Minor, sarrusaphone
Thierry Madiot, trombone, homemade instruments
David Chiesa, double bass
Louis-Michel Marion, double bass

1. part I    10:44
2. part II   11:37
3. part III  06:19
4. part IV   16:16
5. part V    09:42
6. part VI   03:28
7. part VII  07:43


Recorded on May 31, 2003 at Centre Culturel André Malraux in Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France during Musique Action 2003.

ALAN SILVA CELESTRIAL COMMUNICATIONS ORCHESTRA "THE SHOUT" (SUN RECORDS, 1978)

ALAN SILVA CELESTRIAL COMMUNICATIONS ORCHESTRA "THE SHOUT"
(Portrait For A Small Woman)

Georges Menousek, alto saxophone
Georges Gaumont, soprano saxophone
Jo Maka, alto & soprano saxophone
Francois Cotinaud, tenor saxophone, oboe
Luc Le Masne, bass saxophone
Jouk Minor, baritone saxophone, contrabass clarinet
Denis Colin, bass clarinet, octocontra alto-clarinet
Robert Garrison, trumpet
Pierre Sauvageot, trumpet
Bernard Vitet, trumpet
Itaru Oki, trumpet
Adolf Winkler, trombone
Michael Zwerin, trombone
Pierre Faure, flute
Jacques Dolias, violin
Catherine Lienhardt, violin
Bruno Girard, violin
Helene Bass,cello
Pierre Jacquet, bass
Armand Assouline, percussion
Michel Coffi, drums
Muhammad Ali, drums

1. Golden Flower 10:14
2. The Shout 05:51
3. Le Voile Pastel 03:06
4. Ijo 06:33
5. Broadway 09:12
6. Communications 03:15
7. Stepping 02:05

Recorded at Studio Davout, Paris in November, 1978.

SUN RECORDS SEB 003

Soloists on:
Tr.1 Itaru Oki - Jo Maka - Francois Cotinaud - Bernard Vitet
Tr.2 Muhammad Ali
Tr.3 Jo Maka
Tr.4 Denis Colin - Luc Le Masne - Michael Zwerin
Tr.5 Jo Maka - Adolf Winkler
Tr.6 Jouk Minor
Tr.7 Itaru Oki
Note: Luc Le Masne is not listed in the line-up.
He most probably plays some kind of clarinet.

Update (25.08.2013) - Now I know that Le Masne did play bass saxophone and not clarinet.
See his comment below!

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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EJE THELIN - JOUK MINOR - PIERRE FAVRE "CANDLES OF VISION" (CALIG, 1972)

This is the first in a series of CALIG LPs - one more treat provided by Nick.






EJE THELIN - JOUK MINOR - PIERRE FAVRE "CANDLES OF VISION"


Eje Thelin, trombone
Jouk Minor, baritone & sopranino saxophone
Pierre Favre, drums, percussion


Side A:
1. Trio 1 (04:36)
2. Trio 2 (07:24)
3. Trio 3 (05:23)

Side B:
1. Duett 1 (01:54)
2. Trio 5 (05:13)
3. Duett 2 (03:18)
4. Trio 6 (06:31)


Recorded at ORF-Studio, Steiermark, Graz, Austria on 16th June, 1972.


CALIG CAL 60609

(lp rip)

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