LOVENS - LYTTON - KONDO - PARKER - BAUER - MAYES - LEBARON - MOSCHNER - MALFATTI - DRESSEN "4TH FESTIVAL FOR IMPROVISED MUSIC, AACHEN, 1980"

 

Here are several recordings from a festival which was held at least four or five times in Aachen, Germany (hometown of Paul Lovens). The poster above is from the festival a year before (it was the only one I've found). 

BRASS QUINTET
Toshinori Kondo, trumpet
Radu Malfatti, trombone
Johannes Bauer, trombone
Martin Mayes, french horn
Pinguin Moschner, tuba

1. unknown title 25:31
2. unknown title 17:52

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PAUL LOVENS QUARTET
Evan Parker, soprano saxophone
Anne LeBaron, harp
Paul Lovens, drums
Paul Lytton, percussion

1. unknown title 29:42

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PAUL LOVENS FESTIVAL COLLECTIVE
Toshinori Kondo, trumpet
Radu Malfatti, trombone
Johannes Bauer, trombone
Martin Mayes, french horn
Pinguin Moschner, tuba
Evan Parker, tenor saxophone
Anne LeBaron, harp
Paul Lovens, drums
Paul Lytton, drums
Rolf Dressen, drums

1. unknown title 32:55

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ROLF DRESSEN TRIO
Martin Mayes, french horn
Anne LeBaron, harp
Rolf Dressen, percussion

1. unknown title  17:26

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TOSHINORI KONDO GROUP
Toshinori Kondo, alto horn
Johannes Bauer, trombone
Martin Mayes, french horn
Pinguin Moschner, tuba
Anne LeBaron, harp
Paul Lytton, percussion

1. unknown title (fade-out)  17:35

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TOSHINORI KONDO & PAUL LOVENS DUO
Toshinori Kondo, alto horn
Paul Lovens, drums

1. unknown title  24:50


Recorded in Aachen at 4. Fest für Improvisierte Musik on October 24/25, 1981
(sb)

TOSHINORI KONDO - R.I.P.

 

Toshinori Kondo R.I.P. (* 15. December, 1948 - † 17. October, 2020)

YOSHITO OSAWA "PIANO SOLO" (Private Press, 1975/80)

Yoshito Osawa, piano, toy piano
Masahiko Kono, trombone (B4)
Toshinori Kondo, trumpet (B4)
Shoji Hano, drums (B4)


A1. Tune OH-1 (1:15)   
A2. Tune SA-9 (5:18)    
A3. Tune WA-7 (5:54)   
A4. Tune YO-5 (5:06)   
A5. Tune SHI-10 (3:43)   
A6. Tune TO-1 (2:34)   
B1. Improvisation PI (11:54)   
B2. Tune A (7:00)   
B3. Tune NO (6:31)   
B4. Toy Piano (2:58)


All tracks from cassette recording: 1975, Oct. 1, at Kyoto "IMBA", except B4 recorded 1980, Jan. 14 at Kyoto University.
There are two loud thumps (sounds like someone bumped the microphone) on track B4 which was part of the recording.

Private press: YO - 8076
(vinyl rip)

KAORU ABE, TOSHINORI KONDO, MOTOTERU TAKAGI, DEREK BAILEY, TOSHI TSUCHITORI, MOTOHARU YOSHIZAWA ‎– THE MUSIC ... HARDCORE JAZZ (KITTY RECORDS, 2003)

1. Trio Improvisation 1
2. Trio Improvisation 2
3. Duo Improvisation
4. Trio Improvisation 3



Kaoru Abe, alto saxophone, harmonica (1, 2)
Mototeru Takagi, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone (1-3)
Toshinori Kondo, trumpet (1-3)
Derek Bailey, guitar (4)
Motoharu Yoshizawa, bass (4)
Toshi Tsuchitori, drums (4)


Recorded at Polydor 1st Studio, Tokyo, 19th April, '78.

Out-takes from the Derek Bailey - Duo and Trio Improvisations sessions. Promo, not for sale.

Kitty Records ‎– BCC-1018

CD Rip

TOSHINORI KONDO "FUIGO - FROM A DIFFERENT DIMENSION" (BELLOWS, 1979)

For some fine text about this album go here -
This rip has been done some years ago but was not posted here - as it was posted then there ;)



Toshinori Kondo, trumpet, alto horn, mutes

Side A
1. Fuigo  7:03
2. Double  4:26
3. Cliff  10:19

Side B
1. Short-Ichi  1:06
2. Short-Ni  1:52
3. Alto  7:58
4. Slides Out  6:11
5. Buriki  5:10

A1 + A2, Side B1, B2, B3, B5 recorded at Studio X in Paris on March 15 & 16, 1979;
A3 recorded live in Bologna, Italy on March 25, 1979;
B4 recorded at Sorcerer Sound Studio in New York, on May 24, 1979.

Bellows Records 001

(vinyl rip)

EVOLUTION ENSEMBLE UNITY ‎– CONCRETE VOICES (EEU, ALM RECORDS, 1976)

A1. Brilliant Corners
A2. Drops
A3. Bone
A4. Drift
A5. Stone Blues

B.  Concrete Voices

Morio Yoshida, bass, percussion
Mototeru Takagi, soprano & tenor saxophone, alto & bass clarinet, percussion
Toshinori Kondo, trumpet, alto horn, percussion

A Side recorded live at Kalavinka on 2 November 1976.
B Side recorded live at EEU concert at Space Out on 24 September 1976.

EEU ‎– EEU-001, Alm Records ‎– AL-3003

LP Rip

TOSHINORI KONDO ‎– 大変 - TAIHEN (POLYDOR, 1984)

A1. Taihen
A2. The Day After
A3. Takao Blue

B1. A Song For Buddha
B2. Oiwake
B3. Shosuke-San


Toshinori Kondo, trumpet, vocals
Cecil Monroe, drums
Rodney Drummer, electric bass, guiro
Reck, electric guitar
Taizo Sakai, electric guitar
Yoshinori Teramae, electric guitar
Kiyohiko Semba, percussion
Bill Laswell, tape
Fusako Fujimoto, Backing vocals
Rika Tanaka, backing vocals


Recorded & mixed at Sedic Studio, Tokyo 1984.

Polydor ‎– 28MX 2503

Vinyl Rip

TOSHINORI KONDO & TRISTAN HONSINGER "THIS, THAT AND THE OTHER" (ITM, 1987)

Toshinori Kondo, trumpet, electronics, voice
Tristan Honsinger, cello, voices
Sean Bergin, saxes, melodica, voices
Tiziana Simona, vocals
Michael Moore, clarinet
Jean Jacques Avenel, bass
Steve Noble, drums


01. Talk     0:35
02. La Strada     4:26
03. Cello And Kondo     0:38
04. Television / Pineapplesass     4:11
05. Morehands     0:59
06. Crazy     2:43
07. Aveva Paura     2:33
08. Kate's Back     2:29
09. Jack's Field     2:28
10. Tell Me Another Story     1:46
11. La Rapina Della Scala     11:01

Recorded in Monster, Netherlands at Studio 44, 1 & 2 April, 1987.

Originally on ITM 0021 (LP) and ITM 971421 (CD)
BASIC 50007 (CD rip)

TOSHINORI KONDO / HENRY KAISER / JOHN OSWALD ‎– MOOSE AND SALMON (MUSIC GALLERY EDITIONS, 1978)

Happy Canada Day - Part 2

A1. C
A2. A
A3. B

B1. H
B2. D
B3. B
B4. HK
B5. G
B6. I
B7. B


Henry Kaiser, guitar
John Oswald, alto saxophone
Toshinori Kondo, trumpet, alto horn


Recorded live.

Music Gallery Editions ‎– MGE 30

Vinyl Rip

TOSHINORI KONDO - PAUL LOVENS "BASEL, 1987"

Seven years after the only LP both ever recorded [as duo] ("The Last Supper") Kondo and Lovens made at least one concert in Switzerland. It was recorded and later seeded at Dime.
Thanks to the unknown fellows who captured and upped it.


TOSHINORI KONDO - PAUL LOVENS  "BASEL, 1987"


Toshinoro Kondo, trumpet
Paul Lovens, percussion


01. unknown title 26:03

Recorded at the 'Kaserne' in Basel, Switzerland on March 20, 1987.

PAUL LOVENS / TOSHINORI KONDO "THE LAST SUPPER" (PO TORCH, 1980)

This LP is one of my favourite recordings concerning Lovens playing.

Watch out for a bit more of the great duo.

PAUL LOVENS / TOSHINORI KONDO "THE LAST SUPPER"

Toshinori Kondo, trumpet, mutes

Paul Lovens, selected drums and cymbals, percussion, zither, säge, etc.

1. The Last Supper (1st half) 21:45

2. The Last Supper (2nd half) 22:29

Recorded at the University of Bremen, Germany on 4th November 1980.

PO TORCH PTR/JWD 9

(lp rip)

JOHN RUSSELL, ROGER TURNER, TOSHINORI KONDO - ARTLESS SKY (CAW RECORDS, 1979)

Here is a request for FW.


Roger Turner, drums, percussion

John Russell, plectrum guitar

Toshinori Kondo, trumpet, alto horn, mutes


A1 Artless Sky


B1 Dear Listeners

B2 When Crime Becomes An Option

B3 Pies

B4 Mounting On The Wind

B5 Marcel Waves


Recorded live in Luton, 19 October 1979.

Caw Records - CAW 001.

Vinyl Rip

EUGENE CHADBOURNE & TOSHINORI KONDO “POSSIBILITIES OF THE COLOR PLASTIC” (BELLOWS, 1979)

Collaboration is fun! And Mr. Chadbourne and Mr. Kondo obviously had fun making the music you'll able to hear through the collaboration of  Nick (rip + scans) and "myself".

Another Bellows LP you can see here - Kondo solo...



 EUGENE CHADBOURNE & TOSHINORI KONDO  “POSSIBILITIES OF THE COLOR PLASTIC”


Eugene Chadbourne, electric guitar, dobro, vocals
Toshinori Kondo, trumpet, alto-horn, mutes, percussion


A. More Than Just The Music  21:40
B. How To Kill The Mind      19:30



Track A : recorded live at The Laurel Theater, Knoxville, Tennessee on July 7, 1979.
Track B : recorded live at The Last Hurrah, Washington D.C. on July 15, 1979.
Remixed at the Dick Charles Studio, New York, N.Y.

BELLOWS  002

MILFORD GRAVES "MEDITATION AMONG US" (KITTY, 1977)

Already wanted to post it together with Graves' "Bäbi Music".
After putting it on the shelf for preparing the post later that day it has "vanished" - but found it again some days ago.

Enjoy!





MILFORD GRAVES "MEDITATION AMONG US"


Milford Graves, drums, percussion, piano, voice
Mototeru Takagi, tenor saxophone
Kaoru Abe, alto & sopranino saxophone
Toshinori Kondo, trumpet, alto horn
Toshiyuki Tsuchitori, drums, percussion


A. Together And Moving 19:57
B. Response 16:08


Recorded at Polydor 1st Studio on July 28, 1977 in Tokyo, Japan.

KITTY MKF 1201

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ABE/YOSHIZAWA/KONDO/BAILEY "AIDA'S CALL" (STARLIGHT FURNITURE, 1978)

ABE/YOSHIZAWA/KONDO/BAILEY "AIDA'S CALL"


Kaoru Abe, alto saxophone
Toshinori Kondo, trumpet
Derek Bailey, guitar
Motoharu Yoshizawa, bass


1. Administratio 23:41
2. The Man From S.L.A.P.P.Y. 09:47
3. Spear-Core 06:27


Recorded live at Michada-Kavalinka, Japan on 3rd May, 1978.


STARLIGHT FURNITURE CO. *9

(released 1999)

KONDO - LOVENS - LYTTON "DEATH IS OUR ETERNAL FRIEND" (IMA, 1982)

Hi Sotise - your wish - my pleasure.



KONDO - LOVENS - LYTTON "DEATH IS OUR ETERNAL FRIEND"


Toshinori Kondo, trumpet, mutes, cheap horn-speaker
Paul Lovens, drums, cymbals
Paul Lytton, percussion, live-electronics

Side A
- Osaka, 1982.9.27 [23:41]

Side B
- Morioka, 1982.9.22 [25:26]


Side A, B were recorded in "live" during "Kiraku-ni-free improvisation" tour.
Side B was recorded with cassette tape.

IMA-002
(DIW-1109)


For all - Enjoy!

DEREK BAILEY "DUO & TRIO IMPROVISATION" (KITTY, 1978)

Here is an extension to Riccardo's Company post. Off course this is also Company - in Japan.

This version has almost thirty minutes more music than the original LP.



DEREK BAILEY "DUO & TRIO IMPROVISATION"


Derek Bailey, electric & acoustic guitar (except 5 & 6)
Toshinori Kondo, trumpet, alto horn (2,5,6,9)
Kaoru Abe, alto saxophone, harmonica (3,8)
Mototeru Takagi, tenor, alto & soprano saxophone (3,5,6,8)
Motoharu Yoshizawa, double bass (1,7)
Toshi Tsuchitori, drums, percussion (1,4,7)


01. Improvisation 21 (09:28)
02. Improvisation 22 (02:36)
03. Improvisation 23 (12:13)
04. Improvisation 24 (08:03)
05. Improvisation 25 (02:02)
06. Improvisation 26 (05:47)
07. Improvisation 27 (06:27)

08. Improvisation 28 (03:36)
09. Improvisation 29 (05:50)
10. Collective Improvisation 1 (07:07)
11. Collective Improvisation 2 (13:11)


Recorded in Tokyo on April 19, 1978.

KITTY MKF 1034 (LP) 1978
DIW 358 (CD) 1992
Universal UCCU 9021 (CD) 2003

JAM RICE SEXTET "JAM RICE RELAXIN'" (FRASCO, 1976)

I've hunted for this recording a long time.
It is virtually an japanese all-star group - different in approach than the known recordings by their respective members.





Toshinori Kondo, trumpet, percussion
Akira Sakata, alto saxophone, clarinet, vocals, percussion
Gerald Oshita, tenor & soprano saxophone, alto flute, piccolo, marimba, percussion
Yosuke Yamashita, piano, mar, marimba, percussion
Hideaki Mochizuki, bass, percussion
Shota Koyama, drums & percussion

1. Jam Rice Relaxin' (part 1) 19:57
2. Jam Rice Relaxin' (part 2) 23:06


Live at "Aketa no mise", Tokyo on April 5,6,7 & 13, 1976.

FRASCO FS-7012

KAZUTOKI UMEZU "SEIKATSU KOJYO IINKAI" (SKI, 1975)

It's Sunday - so I'll make an extra effort.

Kazutoki "Kappo" Umezu, alto saxophone
Yoriyuki Harada, piano, bass clarinet
Ahmed Abdullah, trumpet
William Parker, bass
Rashied Sinan, drums

1. Stravizauls (Harada)    21:29
2. Kim  (Umezu)            22:50
3. Not So Long Don (Umezu) 02:02

Recorded by Ali Abuwi at Studio WE, NYC, 11th August, 1975.

SKI No.1  (vinyl rip)

Brötzmann/Kondo/Pupillo/Nilssen-Love live in Europe 2008

I was going to post the Bimhuis set of this crew from 6 September when I made the discovery that it has just been commercially released on the Okka Disk label and can in fact be ordered directly from the label:

http://www.okkadisk.com/releases/od12076.html

So, a quick change of plan, then. Instead, we'll have two other concerts from the same tour, the first one in Schorndorf in Germany on 8 September and the second in Barcelona on 14 September. Both dates are audience recordings, in contrast to the Bimhuis set which was professionally recorded by Dutch radio and also transmitted by BBC Radio 3 later in the month.

Brötzmann has played with Kondo before, most notably in the Die like a Dog quartet with William Parker and Hamid Drake providing the rhythmic backdrop. This crew is quite a different proposition with Massimo Pupillo from Zu manning the electric bass and Paal Nilssen-Love taking over on drums. These two guys change the sonics into a much tougher, heavier, hard-hitting aural assault, which to my mind recalls the spirit of Last Exit, if not the actual sound. Brötzmann did not quite agree, when I had a chance to chat after their Oslo gig (and to share a bottle of red wine with Kondo); Last Exit was different, he thought, but still, there is a decidedly different ambience to these sets which really energises the old gentleman and it is definitely beyond the usual genre boundaries of free jazz. Kondo is extending the sound of the trumpet with all sorts of electronic manipulations, possibly recalling the electric Miles of the 70s, but whereas Miles was steeped in deep funk, this setting better revitalises the noisy punk indie spirit of the times. Pretty hairy, bony stuff, in other words.

This quartet has become a regular working band and they will be gigging in Europe in both the first and second half of 2009 as well as in the first half of 2010, so take the opportunity to see them if they should cross your path (and get their Bimhuis record).

These go out as high-quality mp3s. I realised that posting both sets as lossless flacs would run well over one gigabyte which might be excessive for most downloaders. Thanks to uploaders and seeders at Dime, as usual.