HOWARD RILEY - R.I.P. (1943-2025)

 Howard Riley * February 16, 1943 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire   

† February 8, 2025 in Beckenham, Kent

 

Howard Riley Trio:
Howard Riley, piano
Barre Phillips, double bass
Steve Noble, drums

1. Funk The Tories / Juggernaut / On The Spot 18:17
2. anouncement speaker 0:42

Reccorded on November 10, 2021 at Clore Ballroom in London during 'Adventures in Sound' (Jazz Festival 2010)
(FM)

Tony Oxley Quartet:
Philipp Wachsmann, violin, electronics
Howard Riley, piano, electronics
Ian Brighton, guitar
Tony Oxley, drums, percussion, violin

3. anouncement speaker 0:15
4. Quartet 4, Part 2 22:33

Recorded at Onkel Pö in Hamburg on June 20, 1976
(FM)

RADU MALFATTI, PHIL WACHSMANN, ULRICH GUMPERT, TONY OXLEY LONDON 1981

 

Radu Malfatti   trombone
Phil Wachsmann   violin
Ulrich Gumpert   piano
Tony Oxley   drums

1. Improvisation  29:36

live at the Pied Bull, Islington, London
14th August 1981

Thanks to the original taper and to Bozo the Clown.

FRED VAN HOVE PISTRI ENSEMBLE "LEVERKUSEN, 2001"

 

Phil Wachsmann, violin, electronics
Günter Christmann, trombone, cello
Fred Van Hove, piano, accordion
Joëlle Léandre, double bass


01. unknown title 12:52
02. unknown title 12:26
03. unknown title 09:25
04. unknown title 10:38


Recorded in Leverkusen, Germany on January 29, 2001
(FM)

Eddie Prevost and Philip Wachsmann - Montage 1

 

EDDIE PREVOST  percussion

PHILIP WACHSMANN  violin, electronics

01 Montage 1   40:54

Montage Gallery, Leicester.
15 Feburary 1995

Tony Oxley Qt/Qnt 1981, Stabbins/Mattos/Durrant/Genocky 1981

01 Charles Fox intro to Tony Oxley Qt - 2:13
02 Tony Oxley Qt - Four Billetts Through a Piano - 5:46
03 Tony Oxley - Percussion Piece 5 - 4:44
04 Charles Fox ann - 1:56
05 Tony Oxley Qnt - The Man on the Flying Hi-Hat - 15:41

06 Stabbins/Mattos/Durrant/Genocky - 34:30

Tony Oxley  percussion, violin, electronics
Larry Stabbins  tenor and soprano saxophones
Phil Wachsmann  violin
Howard Riley  piano
Hugh Metcalfe  guitar, hi-hat cymbals (5) 

BBC R3 Jazz in Britain b'cast 9th March 1981(?)

----------------------
Larry Stabbins  tenor and soprano saxophones
Jake Durrant  electric bass
Marcio Mattos  cello
Liam Genocky  drums

Bracknell Jazz Festival 4th July 1981
Gus cassette recording

HARRY DE WIT & PHILIPP WACHSMANN "FOR HARM" (BEAD, 1979)

One more contribution of 'anonymous' who already shared "Ellispontos" with us.
Great music by Phil Wachsmann and the unjustly rather unknown Harry de Wit.


Phil Wachsmann, violin
Harry de Wit, piano (with & without preparations), percussion


A1. For Harm I   10:36
A2. For Harm II   0:24
A3. For Harm III 10:41
B.  For Harm IV  19:21

Recorded At the Oosterpoort, Groningen, Holland, April '79.

(vinyl rip)

L.S.-F.W. "ELLISPONTOS" (J.N.D., 1985)

Paul Lytton, drums, live electronics
Hans Schneider, double bass
Floros Floridis, clarinet, alto saxophone
Phil Wachsmann, violin, live electronics


1. L.R.I     19:48
2. S.R.III   16:28
3. S.R. IV   07:19


Track 1 (A):
Music created by improvising by L.S.-F.W. during its performance at 4.12.1985 in 2nd Jazz and Improvised music festival in Thessaloniki.
Tracks 2 & 3 (B1, B2):
Music created by improvising by L.S.-F.W. at 5.12.1985 in a studio date.

j.n.d. III-A
(On F.F. website > jnd re-records LP 05)

(lp rip - not my rip)

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  

MICHEL DONEDA "TERRA" (NATO, 1985)

Michel Doneda, soprano saxophone
Beñat Achiary, vocals
Didier Masmalet, bass clarinet, synthesizer
Gérard Siracusa, percussion
Phil Wachsmann, violin, electronics


A1. Le Passeur D'Étoiles     8:48
A2. Vert Et Jaune     4:30
A3. Théâtre     1:58
A4. Ene Maëtia     6:00
B1. Rose Noire     7:30
B2. Xorri Fourmy     2:59
B3. When Did You Come?     3:08
B4. L'Île D'Hanako     6:00

Recorded at studio Nato, Chantenay-Villedieu, France, June 4 to 6, 1985.

Nato 532

(vinyl rip)

TONY OXLEY'S 60TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION "KÖLN, 1998"

0. Radio Speaker Intro [05:40]


Tony Oxley Celebration Orchestra

Bill Dixon, trumpet
Phil Minton, voice
Johannes Bauer, trombone
Frank Gratkowski, Hayden Chisholm, Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky, saxophones, clarinets
Phil Wachsmann, Aleks Kolkowsky, violin 
Peter Koch, Alfred Zimmerlin, cello
Pat Thomas, Matt Wand, electronics
Sven-Ake Johansson, accordion
Fred van Hove, piano
Mark Nauseef, Jo Thönes, Jochen Büttner, Tony Oxley, drums, percussion
rec. Sept. 11, 1998

1.  Paradigm 1998 (Bill Dixon)  47:42
2.  The Medicine Man, Manifestations 5-7 (Tony Oxley) 20:12

.....

Sextet (Joseph Holbrooke Trio with guests)
Derek Bailey, guitar
Gavin Bryars, bass
Tony Oxley, drums, percussion
Bill Dixon, trumpet
Phil Wachsmann, violin
Matt Wand, electronics
rec. Sept. 10, 1998

3. Cadilla II (Tony Oxley) 38:13

.....

Vinko Globokar, trombone
rec. Sept. 11, 1998

4. Res/AS/EX/Insp-Pirer 05:38

 
Recorded at the Stadtgarten, Cologne, Germany, September 10 & 11, 1998.
Radio WDR3 broadcast, Dec. 07, 1998

TRIO RAPHIPHI "trio Raphiphi" (ITM, 1990)

Radu Malfatti, trombone
Phil Minton, voice
Phil Wachsmann, violin & electronics

01. oh, music  31:09
02. too / well - done  44:50

Recorded on March 24, 1990 at Loft, Köln, Germany

ITM 1465 (CD)

VARIOUS - ELECTRONIC MUSIC PROJECT (KUBU, 1983)

A. Electronic Music Project Quartet

B. Electronic Music Project Full Group


Quartet and full group

Larry Stabbins, saxophone
Matt Hutchinson, synthesizer, keyboards, piano
Paul Rutherford, trombone, electronics
Phil Wachsmann, violin, electronics, tape

Full group

Bertrand Clement, double bass
Anonymous, piano
Paul Kirby, saxophone
Steve Moore, saxophone
Loz Speyer, trumpet
Phil Durrant, violin, electronics



Recorded at the West Square Studio, London, in October 1983

Kubu ‎– Kubu Cassette 004

Cassette Rip

FRED VAN HOVE, PHIL WACHSMANN ‎– FRED 'N PHIL (KUBU, 1983)

A. Duo In Ghent
B. Duo In London, Ontario


Fred Van Hove, piano
Phil Wachsmann, violin


Recorded in Ghent, Belgium, on 1 March 1983 and in London, Ontario, Canada, on 29 October 1981

Kubu ‎– Kubu Cassette 003

Cassette Rip

VARIOUS - ELECTRONIC MUSIC PROJECT (KUBU, 1983)

A. Electronic Music Project Quartet

B. Electronic Music Project Full Group


Quartet and full group

Larry Stabbins, saxophone
Matt Hutchinson, synthesizer, keyboards, piano
Paul Rutherford, trombone, electronics
Phil Wachsmann, violin, electronics, tape

Full group

Bertrand Clement, double bass
Anonymous, piano
Paul Kirby, saxophone
Steve Moore, saxophone
Loz Speyer, trumpet
Phil Durrant, violin, electronics


Recorded at the West Square Studio, London, in October 1983

Kubu ‎– Kubu Cassette 004

Cassette Rip

PHIL WACHSMANN, HUGH METCALFE, MATT HUTCHINSON ‎– HENRY DIESEL & JAMES II (KUBU, 1983)

A.   Henry. Diesel & James II Part I

B1. Henry. Diesel & James II Part II
B2. Henry. Diesel & James II Part III
B3. Henry. Diesel & James II Part IV


Hugh Metcalfe, guitar
Matt Hutchinson, keyboards, synthesizer
Phil Wachsmann, violin


Recorded live at West Square Studio, London, United Kingdom, 12 March 1983

Kubu ‎– Kubu Cassette 002

Cassette Rip

PHIL WACHSMANN, RICHARD BESWICK, MATT HUTCHINSON ‎– WEHAY (KUBU, 1983)

A1. Wehay Part i
A2. Wehay Part ii

B1. Wehay Part iii
B2. Wehay Part iv


Richard Beswick, guitar
Matt Hutchinson, keyboards, synthesizer
Phil Wachsmann, violin



Recorded in London, United Kingdom, April 1983

Kubu ‎– Kubu Cassette 001

Cassette Rip

COWWS "NICKELSDORF, 1989"

Rüdiger Carl, clarinet & concertina
Jay Oliver, bass
Phil Wachsmann, violin
Stephan Wittwer, guitar
Irène Schweizer, piano

1. 'unknown title'  46:33
2. 'unknown title'  20:26
3. 'applause'       00:25


Recorded at 'Konfrontationen' in Nickelsdorf, Austria on July 15, 1989.

QUARTET MODERNE "ST.JOHANN, 2009"

Harri Sjöström, soprano saxophone
Phil Wachsmann, violin, electronics
Teppo Hauta-Aho, bass
Paul Lovens, drums   

   
1. announcement   00:34
2. unknown title  28:27
3. unknown title  09:44
4. unknown title  03:45
5. unknown title  05:29

Recorded at the Alte Gerberei in St. Johann in Tirol, Austria on March 7, 2009.

COWWS "ULRICHSBERG, 1988"

An audience recording from a wonderful group who made only very few recordings - especially the first track here is excellent.
At the moment there's only one recording readily available as a download - but it's worth every penny.
Check it out at destination-out bandcamp store > Two Compostitions by Rüdiger Carl with COWWS



Rüdiger Carl, tenor saxophone & clarinet
Jay Oliver, bass
Phil Wachsmann, violin
Stephan Wittwer, guitar
Irène Schweizer, piano

1. in einem fort  47:59
2. in einem fort setzung  4:23
3. kühl gleitend  12:51
4. wellenförmig  3:39
5. iterativ  7:21
6. walzer  3:38

Recorded at the Jazzatelier in Ulrichsberg, Austria on June 4, 1988.

(the picture of the Jazzatelier's entrance area is from Francois Lagarde)

RADU MALFATTI ORCHESTRA "INNSBRUCK 1989"

Carin Levine, flute, bass flute
Peter van Bergen, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone
Wolfgang Fuchs, alto clarinet, sopranino saxophone
Evan Parker, tenor saxophone
Michiel Scheen, piano, prepared piano
Maarten Altena, bass
Witwulf Malik, cello
Karri Koivukoski, viola
Phil Wachsmann, violin
Melvin Poore, tuba
Marc Charig, trumpet, fluegelhorn
Martin Mayes, french horn
Radu Malfatti, trombone

and a cricket...

1. introduction      00:54
2. unknown title     49:16
3. unknown title     07:48
4. unknown title     19:38


Recorded at Utopia, Innsbruck, Austria on December 11, 1989.