Praxis – Cenerentola (1983, LP, Italy)

Tracklist:
A Cenerentola 19:28
B Praxis Suite 22:40

Musicians:
Double Bass, Electric Bass – Ilario De Marinis
Percussion – Vincenzo Mazzone
Piano – Pippo Fumaroli
Reeds – Roberto Ottaviano
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Leader – Pino Minafra

A hidden gem of the 1980s Italian underground, Cenerentola is a masterclass in avant-garde expression. Released on the cult label Letichetta, this LP captures Praxis at the peak of their improvisational powers.

Moving far beyond the boundaries of traditional jazz, the album unfolds across two sprawling tracks of pure sonic exploration. Featuring the brilliant Pino Minafra, the performance is a tightrope walk between tension and release, blending frantic free-jazz energy with moments of haunting abstraction.

For fans of European free improv and radical Italian jazz, this is more than just a record—it’s a rare document of a scene that dared to break every rule. A must-have for serious crate-diggers and lovers of the unconventional.

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Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra – Take Off! (2009, CD, Germany)

Tracklist:
1 Gamma Pluto Delta 6:52
2 Asteroids! 8:39
3 Lava Lovers 5:11
4 Radioactive People 7:10
5 Scene 3 6:41
6 Cotton Candy Nebula 2:36
7 Milky Way Fables 12:38
8 Postludium 8:11

Musicians:
Baritone Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Johannes Schleiermacher
Bass – Andi Waelti
Bass Clarinet, Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Daniel Glatzel
Bassoon – Sebastian Hägele
Cello – Charlotte Jacke, Isabelle Klemt
Drums – Andi Haberl
Flute – Oliver Roth
Flute, Piccolo Flute – Laure Mourot
Guitar – Kalle Zeier
Harp – Anna Viechtl
Percussion, Melodica, Harmonica – Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra
Trombone – Gerhard Gschlössl
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Aki Sebastian Ruhl, Magnus Schriefl
Vibraphone – Karl Ivar Refseth
Viola – Johannes Pennetzdorfer, Martin Stupka
Violin – Josa Gerhard, Matthew Lonson, Mokkapan Phongphit

This is the debut full-length release by Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra. Whoever claims to have heard anything like this before must be lying. This 20-piece orchestra, led by 25-year-old Berlin-based composer Daniel Glatzel, sets off a firework of energy, musicality and fresh ideas and juggles genres, styles and musical references in a way that can make you dizzy. Jazz doesn't begin to describe it. We're talking about everything from minimalism to film scores, Romanticism, modern classical music, and Bartók, right through to Frank Zappa. Glatzel also cites computer games, cartoons, shabby infomercials and elevators in expensive hotels as influences. Take Off! is true to its name -- the album is wild, headstrong, haunting, atmospheric, funny, disturbing -- all at once. Pulling out all the stops, Glatzel uses musical registers from varied cultural references and alarmingly crazy time signatures, all with a nonchalance which borders on the outrageous. Big-band swing is interrupted by free-jazz cacophonies, and excerpts from crime movie soundtracks are mixed with fanfares from imaginary film production companies. All of a sudden, the blissfully elated mood will shift to its opposite and we find ourselves in the middle of oppressive, sprawling soundscapes where all is boundless and wonderful. The AMEO are 20 young musicians all from differing musical and cultural backgrounds -- from Germany, France, Switzerland, Canada, Norway, Japan, Thailand, the Czech Republic and South Korea. As leader, composer, arranger and woodwind player, Glatzel is responsible for the record's concept as well as for composition and arrangement. AMEO have already left Korean concert halls and Bavarian provincial backwaters astonished, and occasionally frightened, with their harmonic adventures and rhythmic madness. Each individual member of the orchestra brings with them a stylistic openness and the highest possible joy of playing. It's a debut that leaves you asking what can possibly follow it.

Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra – Bum Bum (2012, CD, Germany)

Tracklist:
1 Saturn Hoola Hoop 3:35
2 Sotho Hotho Ro 4:33
3 Le Prêtre Viré 7:37
4 Hektra Mumma Gulla 15:55
5 Rainbow Warrior 6:06
6 Anebulamanifesto 2:33
7 Space Purolator 17:46

Musicians:
Baritone Saxophone, Flute – Johannes Schleiermacher
Bass – Andreas Lang, Andreas Waelti
Bassoon – Sebastian Hägele
Cello – Isabelle Klemt, Sophie May
Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, Melodica, Vocoder – Daniel Glatzel
Drums, Percussion – Andi Haberl
Edited By – Daniel Glatzel
Flute, Alto Flute – Laure Mourot, Oliver Roth
French Horn – Elena Kagaliagou
Guitar, Banjo – Kalle Zeier
Harp – Anna Viechtl
Trombone – Gerhard Gschlössl, Johannes Lauer
Trumpet – Aki Sebastian Ruhl, Fidelis Hentze, Magnus Schriefl, Ritsche Koch
Vibraphone – Karl Ivar Refseth
Viola, Recorder – Johannes Pennetzdorfer, Martin Stupka
Violin – Adrian Kimstedt, Grégoire Simon, Josa Gerhard, Matthew Lonson, Mokkapan Phongphit
Vocals – Annika Ritlewski, Marie Séférian, Ulrike Schwab, Jelena Kuljic
Vocals, Voice [Kids] – The "Lusubilo Choir" And Our Neighbours From The 4th Floor

Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra – Vula (2017, CD, Germany)

Tracklist:
1. Vula 03:35
2. In Light Of Turmoil 13:58
3. Lakta Mata Ha 10:35
4. qwetoipntv vjadfklvjieop 07:36
5. Interlude 04:50
6. J Schleia 11:35
7. Papaya Flyers IX Epsylon 12:06

Musicians:

Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Daniel Glatzel

Baritone Saxophone, Flute – Johannes Schleiermacher

Bass – Matthias Pichler

Bassoon – Sebastian Hägele

Cello – Isabelle Klemt

Drums – Andreas Haberl

Flute, Alto Flute – Oliver Roth

Flute, Piccolo Flute – Laure Mourot

Guitar – Kalle Zeier

Harp – Anna Viechtl

Piano, Synthesizer, Sampler – Jörg Hochapfel

Trumpet – Magnus Schriefl, Richard Koch

Vibraphone, Percussion – Julius Heise (7), Maria Schneider

Viola, Recorder – Johannes Pennetzdorfer, Martin Stupka

Violin – Gregoire Simon, Matthew Lonson

Emily Hay/ Brad Dutz/ Wayne Peet – Emily Hay/ Brad Dutz/ Wayne Peet (2007, CD, Usa)

Tracklist:
1 Bean Dip 5:57
2 Filthy Washer 5:08
3 It Can Be Thick 5:03
4 Metamorphafasize 9:43
5 Coming! 8:17
6 Hot Japanese Water 4:44
7 Amnesia Dealer 8:26
8 A Lotta T's 6:35
9 Possum 12:27

Musicians:
Flute, Alto Flute, Vocals, Effects – Emily Hay
Percussion – Brad Dutz
Piano, Organ, Theremin, Engineer – Wayne Peet

Alfie Ryner – Brain Surgery (2014, CD, France)

Tracklist:
1 Raging Chicken 5:47
2 Douanier 5:14
3 Brain Surgery 6:55
4 Hypnose 6:41
5 No Hay Mas 6:23
6 Gradation 7:06

Musicians:
Loris Pertoldi/ Drums
Paco Serrano/ Saxophone, Voice
Guillaume Pique/ Trombone
Gerad Gimenez/ Guitar
Guillaume Gendre/ Bass

Armonicord – Esprits De Sel (1977, LP, France)

Tracklist:
A1 Deuxième Jour 11:30
a El Serreno
b Sur L'Erre
c La Gomme Arabique
d Passe Océan
e Ahora
A2 Premier Jour 11:30
a Île De Pâques
b Le Manoir De Mes Rêves
c Gumbri Pitch
B Troisième Jour 22:00
1 Ecolong
2 Wings
3 Mercurio
4 Contact
5 Ecolong
6 La Colophane Des Moujiks
7 Bollets Acides
8 Île De Pâques
9 Pour L'Heure

Musicians:
Alto Saxophone, Oboe, English Horn, Flute – Jean Querlier
Baritone Saxophone, Sopranino Saxophone, Guimbri, Contrabass Clarinet, Piccolo Flute, Flute, Liner Notes – Jouk Minor
Drums, Percussion, Horn – Christian Lété
Harpsichord – Odile Bailleux
Trombone – Joseph Traindl

Whistling Hangmen – Barhopping (1998, CD, Usa)

Tracklist:
1 Mumps 6:54
2 Red Cross 110 5:00
3 Shinola 8:21
4 Doray Junction 5:34
5 Pegleg 6:22
6 The Alibi 5:33
7 Pretty Polly 5:35
8 The Superintendant 6:43
9 Myrtle 7:48

Musicians:
Bass – Don Falzone
Clarinet, Flute, Saxophone – Aaron Heick
Drums – Ben Perowsky
Guitar – Danny Blume, Oren Bloedow
Organ – John Medeski

Quincicasm – Quincicasm (1973, LP, England)

Tracklist:
A Time & Motion 22:53
B1 Trent Park Song 7:30
B2 Winds Of Change 9:09
B3 Karen 4:40

Musicians:
Bass Guitar, Flute – Malcolm Bennett
Drums, Percussion – Michael Ormerod, Nigel Smith
Flugelhorn – Dick Pearce
Saxophone – Ken Eley
Vibraphone, Keyboards – Julian Marshall
Vocals – Katy Zeserson (B1)

Harpy – Do Not Eat (1997, CD, Japan)

Tracklist:
1 Cutting 1:22
2 Chips 2:29
3 Melu 1:28
4 Rig La 1:28
5 California Mixer 0:56
6 Guitar 2:06
7 Pause 0:39
8 Shopping 2:13
9 He Dodged The Military Service 1:46
10 Walking 1:13
11 Spanish Mold 2:03
12 Movie Program 1:34
13 Tikatiro 2:24
14 Echinococcus 2:36
15 Lipmooong 0:35
16 Dolphin 3:25
17 Whip Cream 2:42
18 Pipeline 0:21
19 2.31 Cafe 2:14
20 Tea 0:52
21 Wash A Gun 1:34
22 Massachusetts 1:32
23 Kick 0:48
24 Gregorius 4:20
25 Mouse Trap 1:24
26 Muffled Tone 1:31
27 Goatee 0:40
28 Microphone 1:08
29 Service 1:44
30 Blight Heavy 3:15
31 Do Not Eat 0:22

Musicians:
Drums, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards – Itoken (Kenji Ito)
Guitar, Trumpet – Suzuki
Piano, Saxophone – Ono Tetsu
Vocals – Kyoko

Area – Crac! (1975, CD, Italy)

Tracklist:
1 L'Elefante Bianco 4:33
2 La Mela Di Odessa 6:27
3 Megalopoli 7:53
4 Nervi Scoperti 6:35
5 Gioia E Rivoluzione 4:40
6 Implosion 5:00
7 Area 5 2:09

Musicians:
Electric Bass, Acoustic Bass, Trombone – Ares Tavolazzi
Electric Guitar, Synthesizer, Flute – Paolo Tofani
Electric Piano, Piano [Piano Acustico], Bass Clarinet, Percussion, Synthesizer [A.R.P.] – Patrizio Fariselli
Percussion, Drums [Drums Slingerland] – Giulio Capiozzo
Vocals, Organ, Harpsichord, Steel Drums, Percussion – Demetrio Stratos

Tuohi Klang – Pennselmann Hits Vol. 2765 (1972, LP, Finland)

Tracklist:
A1 A-Vara 13:00
A2 Marssi For Keinonen (General) 5:22
A3 Interlude 1:30
B1 Waltz No. 3 8:40
B2 Kling Klang 10:35

Musicians:
Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute – Pekka Pöyry
Baritone Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Seppo Paakkunainen
Bass, Pipe – Teemu Hauta-aho
Percussion – Edward Vesala
Trombone – Mircea Stan
Trumpet, Performer [Mute] – Mike Koskinen

Mike Westbrook's Brass Band – Plays "For The Record" (1976, LP, England)

Tracklist:
A1 Tuba Gallicalis
A2 Le Ballet Comique De La Reine
A3 Fortune Song
A4 Brigitte Bardot
A5 Punchinello
A6 Brother Can You Spare A Dime
A7 Come Sunday
A8 London Song
A9 Let The Slave
B1 Shall We Gather At The River
B2 Jelly Roll Blues
B3 Captives Rejoice
B4 Bartlemy Fair
B5 Kanonen Song
B6 Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
B7 Round Midnight
B8 A Poison Tree
B9 I See Thy Form

Musicians:
Euphonium, Piano, Vocals, Liner Notes – Mike Westbrook
Euphonium, Trombone, Vocals – Paul Rutherford
Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Vocals – Dave Chambers
Tenor Horn, Piccolo Flute, Vocals – Kate Barnard
Trumpet, Vocals – Phil Minton

Vladimir Cosma – Insolite And Co. (1969, LP, Romania)

Tracklist:
A1 Impacts 3:11
A2 Pavane Spatiale 2:32
A3 Psychoshisme 2:30
A4 Informatique 2:38
A5 Hypotension 2:32
A6 Mecanissimo 2:46
B1 Batiskafka 3:21
B2 Anticorps 3:05
B3 Transmutations 3:30
B4 Obsexion 2:05
B5 Cristallisation 2:45
B6 Etherisation 2:42

Conductor – Vladimir Cosma
Performer – Ensemble Instrumental Contemporain

Mujician – The Journey (1992, CD, England)

Tracklist:
1 The Journey 55:02

Musicians:
Clarinet [Eb], Soprano Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Paul Dunmall
Double Bass – Paul Rogers
Drums – Tony Levin
Piano – Keith Tippett

佐藤允彦, 中川昌三, 豊住芳三郎 , 宮間利之とニューハード – 那由陀現成: Satō Masahiko/ Toshiyuki Miyama and His New Herd (1976, LP, Japan)

Tracklist:
A1. 日輪 (Nichirin) 5:40
A2. 塵界 (Jinkai) 15:32
B1. 諦 (Tai) 6:48
B2. 修 (Shuu) 6:13
B3. 兜率天 (Tosotsuten) 7:55

Musicians:
Leader - Toshiyuki Miyama
Alto Saxophone - Atsuo Shirai, Koji Suzuki, Masami Nakagawa
Tenor Saxophone - Mamoru Mori, Shigeto Honda Baritone Saxophone - Kenichi Tada
Trumpet - Kazumi Takeda, Kojiro Yamaguchi, Yoshikazu Kishi
Trombone - Masamichi Uetaka, Osamu Shiomura, Teruhiko Kataoka, Teruo Fukushima
Piano - Masahiko Satoh, Kiyoshi Takano
Guitar - Kozaburo Yamaki
Bass - Yasushi Fushima
Drums - Isao Yomoda
Percussion - Sabu Toyozomi

Cemento Jazz Group – Asinara Lager - Quindici Minuti Di Musica Creativa (1978, EP, Italy)

LATO A
A1 (Parte 1)
A2 (Parte 2)
A3 (Parte 3)
LATO B
B1 (Parte 4)
B2 (Parte 5)
B3 (Parte 6)
B4 (Parte 7)

Musicians:
Electric Bass, Flute – Alex Schiavi
Percussion – Luigi Jervolino
Percussion – Nena Avoti
Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute – Tullio Eusebi

Giorgio Buratti – Homo Sapiens? (1977, LP, Italy)

Tracklist:
A1 Il Grido Dell'Uomo 10:34
A2 A Giglione 7:43
B1 Donna 6:28
B2 Uomo 7:37
B3 Dio 6:16

Musicians:
Clarinet – Guerrino Allifranchini
Contrabass, Violoncello, Synthesizer, Sounds, Composed By – Giorgio Buratti
Percussion – Lino Liguori
Piano, Electric Piano – Sante Palumbo
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute – Hugo Heredia
Trombone, Valve Trombone – Giancarlo Romani

Dr. Umezu Band – Dynamite (1983, LP, Japan)

Tracklist:

A1 Off The Door 3:27

A2 Down Down! 8:20

A3 In My Shoes 4:26

A4 Jayne 3:45

B1 Canal 4:18

B2 Coffee Music 2:59

B3 Pyrosis 6:28

B4 Pretty Kranke 3:48

B5 Dynamite 2:47

Musicians:

Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Kazutoki Umezu

Bass – Takeharu Hayakawa

Drums – Takashi Kikuchi

Guest, Guitar, Violin – Fred Frith

Guest, Vocals – Terry Jenoure

Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Hiroaki Katayama

Blue Sun – '73 (1992, LP, Denmark)

Tracklist:

A1 Gryets Vinger 1:35

A2 Blue Sun 11:30

A3 Tåreperseren 4:00

A4 Efterår 4:40

B1 Søn Af Solen 5:45

B2 Bladene Falder 4:45

B3 Ivalo Og Liza 6:15

B4 Solhverv 3:50

Musicians:

Bass – Poul Ehlers

Congas, Vocals – Leif Falk

Drums – Bo Jacobsen

Guitar – Niels Pontoppidan

Organ, Piano – Jan Kaspersen

Piano, Organ – Ole Nordenhof

Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Ole Kühl

BLUE SUN was a group from Copenhagen founded in 1969. They started out as a hippie band with aspirations to jazz improvisation which was showcased mostly through their live recordings which were released in the early 70's. The group disbanded and reformed several times unitl they split up in 1981, with some of the members going into a latin jazz group called NADA. Music of BLUE SUN can itself be compared to some extent to other jazz acts of Denmark at the time, like BURNIN' RED IVANHOE or RAINBOW BAND/MIDNIGHT SUN. (progarchives)