Showing posts with label free jazz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label free jazz. Show all posts

January 06, 2026

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.

April 05, 2025

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




Tracklist:
A1 DeuxiĂšme 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 Pñques
b Le Manoir De Mes RĂȘves
c Gumbri Pitch

B TroisiĂšme Jour 22:00
1 Ecolong
2 Wings
3 Mercurio
4 Contact
5 Ecolong
6 La Colophane Des Moujiks
7 Bollets Acides
8 Île De Pñques
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 LĂ©tĂ©
Harpsichord – Odile Bailleux
Trombone – Joseph Traindl

December 13, 2024

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)

October 19, 2024

Bruce Ditmas – Aeray Dust (1986, LP, Usa)


Tracklist:
A1 Aeray Dust 6:33
A2 Side Looking Radar Image 7:15
A3 Terminal Velocity 3:54
B1 Face To Face To Face 7:10
B2 Tactics Of Despair 2:54
B3 That's The Way It Is 9:40

Musicians:
Drums, Drum Machine [Moog Drum], Synthesizer [Mini-moog, Arp 2600], Percussion – Bruce Ditmas
Trumpet – Enrico Rava
Voice, Percussion – Joan La Barbara

August 07, 2024

Andrea Centazzo/ Carlo Actis Dato/ Furio Chirico/ Gigi Venegoni – L'Altro Lato (1985, LP, Italy)



Tracklist:
A1 L'Arte Dell'Improvvisazione Volume Primo 4:00
A2 Gomma Arabica 4:00
A3 De Improvisatione Substantiale 4:00
A4 Improvisiert Stimmung Mit Barytone Und Schagzeug 4:00
A5 Co-Ictus Interruptus 4:00
B Interfaccia 25:41

Musicians:
Guitar – Gigi Venegoni
Percussion – Andrea Centazzo, Furio Chirico
Saxophone – Carlo Actis Dato

June 14, 2024

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

May 05, 2024

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

April 16, 2024

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Tracklist:
A1. æ—„èŒȘ (Nichirin) 5:40
A2. ćĄ”ç•Œ (Jinkai) 15:32
B1. è«Š (Tai) 6:48
B2. äżź (Shuu) 6:13
B3. ć…œçއ〩 (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

April 02, 2024

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

February 10, 2024

Association P.C. – Rock Around The Cock (1973, LP, Germany)




Tracklist:
A1 Phenis 5:03
A2 Polar Anna 6:40
A3 Mirrored Dimensions 2:40
A4 Shirocco 3:38
B1 Rock Around The Cock 6:43
B2 Autumn In March 7:45
B3 Cap Carneval 9:07

Musicians:
Bass – Siggi Busch
Basset Horn, Piccolo Flute – Karl-Heinz Wiberny (A3)
Drums, Percussion – Pierre Courbois
Electric Bass – Siggi Busch (B1)
Electric Piano – Joachim KĂŒhn
Guitar, Electronics [Ring-modulator] – Toto Blanke
Shawm [Chinese Shawm] – Karl-Heinz Wiberny (A4)
Tenor Saxophone – Karl-Heinz Wiberny (A2)
Zither [Nagoya-harp] – Toto Blanke (A1)

November 25, 2023

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

November 04, 2023

Association P.C. – Erna Morena (1972, LP, Germany)


Tracklist:
A1 Frau Theunissen's Kegel 8:05
A2 Erna Morena Part 1 A) Space Erna 9:35
A3 Erna Morena Part 1 B) Erna In India 5:50
B1 Erna Morena Part 2 C) Erna Aude Maxima 2:28
B2 Erna Morena Part 2 D) Only Grass In My Stomach 12:17
B3 Erna Morena Part 2 E) Schnoor 8 7:02

Musicians:
Bass, Electric Bass – Siggi Busch
Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Karl H. Wiberny
Drums – Pierre Courbois
Electric Guitar – Toto Blanke
Electric Piano, Organ – Jasper Van't Hof

October 14, 2023

Telectu - Cutler - Berrocal – Telectu Cutler Berrocal (1995, CD, Portugal/ England/ France)


Tracklist:
1 Gost 42:13
2 God 12:38
3 Devil 13:13

Musicians:
Drums, Percussion, Electronics – Chris Cutler
Guitar, Tape, Electronics, Producer – Vitor Rua
Piano, Synthesizer, Percussion – Jorge Lima Barreto
Trumpet, Electronics – Jac Berrocal

Track 1 recorded live at Teatro S. Luis, Lisbon, 1994.
Track 2 recorded live at Teatro Gil Vicente, Coimbra, 1992.
Track 3 recorded live at Casa de Serralves, Oporto, 1994.

October 08, 2023

Ground-Zero – é©ć‘œäșŹćЇ Revolutionary Pekinese Opera (1995, CD, Japan)





Tracklist:
1 Opening ~ Flying Across The J.P.Yen 9:29
2 Consume Mao 1:32
3 Rush Capture Of The Revolutionary Opera - 1 2:05
4 Red Mao Book By Sony 4:22
5 Crossing Frankfurt Four Times 2:01
6 The Glory Of Hong Kong - Kabukicho Conference 4:52
7 Paraiso - 1 7:03
8 Announcing Good News From The West 0:39
9 Revolutionary Enka 2001 1:14
10 Grand Pink Junction Ballad 1:27
11 Crossing Snow Mountains With Yamaha Bike 1:28
12 Rush Capture Of The Revolutionary Opera - 2 0:51
13 Yellow Army, Beloved Of The Various Nationalities 0:51
14 Triumphant Junction (Grand Finale) 1:14
15 International - Epilogue 3:18
16 Paraiso - 2 6:38

Musicians:
Bass – Nasuno Mitsuru
Drums – Uemura Masahiro
Drums, Percussion – Yoshigaki Yasuhiro
Featuring – Original Pekinese Opera Groups
Guitar, Effects – Uchihashi Kazuhisa
Music By – Otomo Yoshihide
Piano – Heiner Goebbels
Saxophone [Sampled Guest] – Alfred 23 Harth
Tenor Saxophone – Kikuchi Naruyoshi (9, 12 to 14)
Turntables, Guitar – Otomo Yoshihide

Based on a re-sampling of Heiner Goebbels and Alfred Harth's sampled rendition of 1960's Revolutionary Pekinese Opera from China the Peking Oper (from the LP Frankfurt/Peking, CD Goebbels Heart) from 1984.
Ver. 1.28 is a updated edition of the original version released from Trigram in 1995.

September 03, 2023

Lol Coxhill – The Joy Of Paranoia (1978, LP, England)


Tracklist:
A The Wakefield Capers 18:45
The ClĂŒck Variations
B1 First Movement: Prelude To Familiarity 1:05
B2 Second Movement: In Pursuit Of Rumble 2:05
B3 Third Movement: Explanatory Passage 2:53
B4 Fourth Movement: Prelude To Paranoia 1:48
B5 Joy Of Paranoia Waltz 2:12
B6 Loverman 5:15
B7 Perdido 7:21

Musicians:
Piano – Veryan Weston (B1 to B4)
Soprano Saxophone, Producer – Lol Coxhill
Bass Guitar – Paul Mitchell-Davidson
Electric Guitar – Ken Shaw
Guitar [Spanish] – Richard Wright
Electric Piano – Michael Garrick

April 12, 2023

Soft Head – Rogue Element (1978, LP, England)



Tracklist:
1 Seven For Lee 8:51
2 Seven Drones 4:25
3 Remain So 4:48
4 Ranova 16:52
5 C You Again 4:13
6 C.R.R.C. 14:00
7 One Three Nine 6:33

Musicians:
Alto Saxophone, Saxello – Elton Dean
Bass – Hugh Hopper
Drums – Dave Sheen
Electric Piano, Synthesizer – Alan Gowen

March 01, 2023

ATARPOP 73 & Le Collectif Le Temps Des Cerises – Attention L'ArmĂ©e (1975, LP, France)


Tracklist:
A1 Le Borgne Et Le Manchot 13:50
A2 Chezy 5:55
B1 Attention L'Armée 10:00
B2 Le Paso Del Ebro 5:00
B3 Dicen Que La Patria Es... 3:15
B4 Ça N'Arrive Qu'Aux Autres 1:30

Musicians:
Contrabass – Jean-Jacques Avenel (A1, A2, B1, B2, B4)
Drums – Christian Ville (A1, B4), Jacques Mahieux (B2), Robert Lucien (B1)
Electric Piano – Serge Igor (A2, B4)
Guitar – Carlos Andreou (B3)
Percussion – Guy Oulchen (B1)
Piano – Serge Igor (A1, B1, B2)
Tenor Saxophone – Super P.4 (A1, B1, B4)
Trombone – Antoine Cuvelier (A1, B1, B4)
Trumpet, Trumpet [Piccolo], Bugle – Jean Mereu (A1, B1-4)
Violin – GĂ©rard Tamestit (A2, B2-4)
Vocals – Carlos Andreou (B2, B3), Kirjuhel (A2)
Voice – Kirjuhel (B1)

10 December 1974. 200 conscripts exit the casern of Draguignan in order to demonstrate in the streets of the city. They make part of those clandestine soldier committees multiplying themselves all over France with a view to unite the young activists of the extreme left with the anti-militarists. This dispute is a backwash of the student manifestations in spring 1973 against the Debré law reforming the military service.
The "Collectif du Temps des Cerises" founded by François Tusques, one of the pioneers of the French free jazz, decides to support the insubordinates. Denis Levaillant, 22 years old at the time, becomes the driving force of this discographical project. It’s with another big name in jazz, Jef Gilson in his studio Palm, the group records the compositions of Levaillant, appearing under the pseudonym Serge Igor, as well as cover versions of traditional Spanish music, among others the mythic "El paso del Ebro".
The young French jazz avantgarde scene of the early 70s participates in that session which brings together musicians like Jean-Jacques Avenel, Pierre Rigaud, Jean Méreu, Antoine Cuvelier, Gérard Tamestit, Guy Oulchen, Christian Ville, Robert Lucien, Carlos Andréou et Kirjuhel. The graphic designer collective Atarpop 73 creates the sleeve of the album which was released in an edition of 3000 copies and sold during the student manifestations.
This radical report of a rebellious youth raising from the still glowing ashes of May 1968 brings to our ears a jazz as spiritual as revolutionary. Attention, disc is burning! Staubgold

January 07, 2023

Orquesta De Las Nubes – Me Paro Cuando Suena (1983, LP, Spain)


Tracklist:
A1 Voces 2:42
A2 Parte I 7:38
A3 Divertimento 1° 2:43
A4 Parte II 5:22
A5 Bocinas - Chak - Intermedio 1° 1:07
B1 Intermedio 2° - Parte III 1:26
B2 Divertimento 2° 6:09
B3 Parte IV 3:30
B4 Tiestos 4:06
B5 Final 2:43

Musicians:
Guitar, Flute, Ocarina, Percussion, Voice – Suso SĂĄiz
Marimba, Shekere, Drums, Percussion, Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Maria Villa
Marimba, Vibraphone, Congas, Pandeiro, Gong, Percussion, Voice – Pedro Estevan
Music Director – Nacho SĂĄenz de Tejada