STEVE LACY QUARTET "CHICAGO, 1986"

Yesterday, while searching for the CDr of Lacy's 1977 East-Berlin recording, I've discovered this rare line-up.


Steve Lacy, soprano saxophone
Misha Mengelberg, piano
Donald Garrett, double bass
Han Bennink, drums


1. Radio Announcement 1:01
2. Hornin In 6:30
3. Criss Cross 09:48
4. Misterioso 9:57
5. Little Rootie Tootie 4:32
6. In Walked Bud into Round Midnight 6:52 
7. Bright Mississippi 6:21

Track 5: Steve Lacy solo
Track 6: Han Bennink solo into H.Bennink/M. Mengenberg Duo

Recorded at the Chicago Jazz Festival on August 29, 1986.

CECIL TAYLOR - BLUE NOTES - MANFRED SCHOOF - MISHA MENGELBERG - THEO LOEVENDIE "FRANCE - ANTIBES+" (1964-69)

This is not music or more exactly it is music but with footage from the respective concerts.
Culled from the French TV.

Among others we have the first concert of the Blue Notes in Europe, just arriving from South-Africa. After the concert and some weeks playing in Antibes at the beach (and elsewhere) they embarked to Zürich were they got offered Dollar Brand's place at the Cafe Africana.

The movie (~ 1:40) is not in high definition but the quality is easily good enough to enjoy these concerts and in case of Taylor's Unit something rather special.


- Lìnvité du dimanche 1969 -Fondation Maeght  (Cecil Taylor Unit)
with Jimmy Lyons, Sam Rivers, Andrew Cyrille

- Blue Notes - Antibes 1964
with Nikele Mokaye, Louis Moholo, Mongezi Feza, Chris McGregor, Johnny Mbizo Dyani and Dudu Pukwana

- Manfred Schoof - Antibes 1967
with Mani Neumeier, Jaki Liebezeit, Gerd Dudek, Buschi Niebergall and Alexander von Schlippenbach

Misha Mengelberg - Antibes 1967
with Han Bennink, Willem Breuker, Maarten Altena

- Theo Loevendie - Antibes 1969
with Willem van Manen, Nedley Elstak, John Engels, Martin Van Duynhoven, Joop Mastenbroek, Hans Dulfer, Maarten Altena

UPCOMING & RECENT RELEASES XIX

The Corbett vs. Dempsey label keep going on reissuing rare and very interesting music. On June they will publish two cd reissues of classics lp from the Instant Composers Pool.

The first is the ICP Tentet « Tetterettet » with rare appearance from Gilius Van Bergeyk, Peter Bennink and also Alan Silva and John Tchicai to name a few.

http://www.corbettvsdempsey.com/2019/05/22/album-tetterettet/

The second cd reissue is the fantastic trio of Dudu Puckwana, Misha Mengelberg and Han Bennink, the great meeting between south African saxophonist and the two co-founders of the ICP.

http://www.corbettvsdempsey.com/2019/05/22/album-yi-yole/

I have also recently discovered this limited edition cd only available through the record store Downtownmusicgallery. It is a live performance done in 2012 in the store with Adam Lane, Oliver Lake, Viny Golia and Ross Hammond. Obviously it is a limited 100 copies cd.

https://www.discogs.com/fr/Vinny-Golia-Oliver-Lake-Ross-Hammond-2-And-Adam-Lane-Live-At-The-Downtown-Music-Gallery-NYC/release/9793318

BENNINK, MENGELBERG, RUTHERFORD, SCHIANO ‎– A EUROPEAN PROPOSAL (HORO RECORDS, 1979)

A. Tristezze Di Sanluigi
B. Tristezze Di Sanluigi
C. Tristezze Di Sanluigi
D. Tristezze Di Sanluigi


Mario Schiano, alto saxophone
Han Bennink, drums, percussion, cymbal, bass clarinet, fiddle, whistle, toy
Misha Mengelberg, piano
Paul Rutherford, trombone, euphonium


Recorded live at Teatro Ponchielli, April 24, 1978.

Horo Records ‎– HDP 35-36

LP Rip

MISHA MENGELBERG - R.I.P.

..... born 5 June, 1935 in Kiev, Ukraine - died 3 March, 2017, Amsterdam

R.I.P.



(Photography by Anton Johannes Gerrit Corbijn)

MISHA MENGELBERG / HAN BENNINK - THE DUTCH JAZZ SCENE REVISITED (RADIO NEDERLAND, 1977)

THE DUTCH JAZZ SCENE REVISITED

Intro

1. Group Composing, March 31, 1976

2. Group Composing, April 1, 1976 - Part I

3. Group Composing, April 1, 1976 - Part II

4. Armwheel

One year later ...

MIDWOUD (ICP, 1978)

A. Groen

B. Rood

Recorded at Nederlands Hervormde Kerk, Midwoud on 5 March 1977. Too low recording quality for the compilation box-set, but worth hearing.


Misha Mengelberg, piano
Han Bennink, drums, precussion, saw, saxophone, trumpet


Radio Nederland ‎– 6808.653/659

Instant Composers Pool ‎– ICP 013


Vinyl Rips

New Movements in Jazz-(Altena-Octet, Contraband,New Klookabilities,ICP)Netherlands Transcription service-4 Lp 87078/076, 1987

A repost of sorts,years ago , i started sharing this set here in installments, but for some reason , never got around to finishing it..
Mostly because my original rip wasn't up to scratch , the records were dirty and so forth.....

I've had a few Email requests over the years , asking for the un posted volume...
Here they all are together in one huge split archive!
Anyhow its a much more meticulous rip ,Executed using superior equipment, stylus, turntable etc

I dedicate this to our friends here past and present, Nick , Onxi, Andy, Kinabalu .. Riccardo , Boromir and all  who have ever shared here.
Enjoy!!!!
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Program 1: ICP Orchestra & Guest soloists
1/ Gig (Nichols, Mengelberg) 9:50
2/ Houseparty starting (Nichols, Mengelberg) 5:35
3/ Blue chopsticks (Nichols, Mengelberg)
3:38
4/ Change of seas on (Nichols, Mengelberg) 5:44
5/ Happenings (Nichols, Mengelberg) 5:26
6/ Hangover triangle (Nichols, Mengelberg) 9:13
7/ Step tempest (Nichols, Mengelberg) 4:38
8/ 12 bars (Nichols, Mengelberg) 6:45
all arrangements Misha Mengelberg,Compositions by Monk and Herbie Nichols
Recorded at Meervaart, Amsterdam on August 13, 1983
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Program 2 - Contra Band 86
- Toon de Bouw-tpt
 Louis Lanzing-tpt
 Mark Charig-tpt
 Willem van Manen-tpt
 Hanss Sparla-trb
 Nash Visser-trb
 Theo Joregensmann-Reeds
Paul Van Kemenade-Alto Sax
Rutger Van Oterloo-Alto, Bari Saxes
Marten Van Norden-Tenor Sax
Eckhard Koltermann-Bass Clarinet-Tenor Sax
Ron Van Rossum-Pno
Hein Offermans-DB
Martin Van Duynhoven-dr
Side-A
1-Provident
2-Der Ryuter Suyte, Part 1
Side-B
1-Der Ryuter Suyte, Part 2
All compositions Willem Van Manen
 recorded 1986 at Meervaart in Amsterdam

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Program 3-Ernst Glerum's New Klookabilities
Michael Moore Clarinet/altosaxaphone
Sean Bergin altosaxaphone
Frank Nielander alto-/tenorsaxaphone
Horst Grabosch trumpet
Walter Wierbos trombone
Larry Fishkind tuba
Michiel Braam piano/celesta
Jorg Lehnardt guitar
Ernst Glerum bass/philicorda/leader/composer
Han Bennink drums/percussion
Peter Prommel percussion

Side A-Girofonetica 28’14”
- Swolch 17’35”
- Fly-over 10’38”
Side B-Gyrodrome 7’05”
Do the Pip/
Mob the Mob 6’10”
Gyroscope 5’33”
all compositions Ernst Glerum
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Program 4
Maarten Altena Octet
Special guest Dagmar Krause (vocals)
George Lewis trombone
Wolter Wierbos trombone
Paul Termos altosaxophone
Peter van Bergen tenorsaxophone
Maartje ten Hoom violin
Guus Janssen piano
Maarten Altena double-bass/leader/composer
Michael Vatcher drums

Side A 23’02”
Schor (Husky) 8’22
Improvisation 7’45
Goody two-shoes 6’03

Side B 26’51
Improvisation and
Points Congealing 8’22
Haai (shark) 4’05
The Feathers and
Klaroen (Clarion) 9’13
Uncle Jimmy’s 4’05

All compositions by Maarten Altena
Recorded on September 27th 1985 at the Meervaart
In Amsterdam

WILLEM BREUKER ORCHESTRA/QUINTET "CONTEMPORARY JAZZ FROM HOLLAND - LITANY FOR THE 14TH OF JUNE, 1966" (RELAX)

This is Willem Breuker's first LP under his own name and also one of the earliest recordings of European Free Jazz. Already in this early stage of the socalled "European emancipation" we have not only a small combo but already compositions for a large ensemble. The achievement is quite differrent to Alex von Schlippenbach's Globe Unity (here and here) from the same year.

My thanks goes again to N for his ongoing generosity.




WILLEM BREUKER ORCHESTRA/QUINTET  "CONTEMPORARY JAZZ FROM HOLLAND - LITANY FOR THE 14TH JUNE, 1966"

On side A:

Willem Breuker, bass clarinet, baritone, alto & soprano saxophone, piano, drums
Gilius van Bergeyk, oboe
Guus Dral, bassoon
Eddie Engels, trumpet, fluegelhorn
Henk Scheffer, trombone
Carl Schulze, trombone, vibraphone
Jaap Verhaar, horn
Jan Wolff, horn
Hans Dulfer, tenor saxophone
Ab van der Molen, soprano saxphone, bass clarinet
Cornelius Hazevoet, piano
Pieter Boersma, cello
Arjen Gorter, double bass, accordion, harmonica
Dick van der Capellen, double bass
Victor Kaihatu, double bass, guitar
Pierre Courbois, drums
Rob Kattenberg, drums
Ileana Melita, voice


On side B:

Willem Breuker, bass clarinet, clarinet, baritone, tenor, alto & soprano saxophone
Misja Mengelberg, piano
Dick van der Capellen, bass (pizzicato)
Victor Kaihatu, bass (arco)
Pierre Courbois, drums



A1. Litany For The 14th Of June, 1966    (07:42)   
A2. Life Is Music Is Love Is All     (06:11)    
A3. Psalm 64                             (01:35)    
A4. Time Signals And Sound Density V     (05:59)    
B1. Implication And Piano Distance     (05:44)    
B2. Composition 19 In Silvergrey     (05:59)    
B3. Composition 30                     (05:11)    
B4. Composition 28                     (04:12)


Recorded at Musis Sacrum, Baarn, Holland.
Date: 26 and 27 October 1966 (A) and 27 October 1966 (B).

RELAX 33004
Note: A bit later re-released as WERGO Records (WER 80002), 1966.

NDR JAZZ WORKSHOP NO.77 - PETER BRÖTZMANN TRIO & FRIENDS ( HAMBURG, 1972)

Peter Brotzmann Trio & Friends - Live in Hamburg 1972


Peter Brötzmann, tenor and baritone saxophone
Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone
Paul Rutherford, trombone
Steve Lacy, soprano saxophone
Misha Mengelberg, piano
Fred Van Hove, piano
Han Bennink, drums, percussion

01. Announcement 00:53
02. Nikkes at All (Brötzmann) 19:46
03. Freies Stuck (improvisation) 30:48
04. The End (Brötzmann) 10:54


Recorded live at Fabrik, Hamburg, Germany on February 28th, 1972.

Recorded for "NDR Jazzworkshop No.77", NDR (North German Broadcast).

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Misha Mengelberg - Live in Berlin '75

"I’m nothing as a pianist. I’m not a pianist at all, but I play the piano.
It’s my vehicle to play. I’m absolutely unfit to play a horn, or anything
else. I play what I think is needed there, to play. So it can be exotic or
exuberant, or it can be harsh, minimizing the material. It depends."
M.Mengelberg

Rec. live during "Workshop Freie Musik No.7", 27 to 31 March 1975, at Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Germany (radio broadcast)

Misha Mengelberg,piano

1. Berlin '75 (18:33)

excerpt from Berlin '75

MISHA MENGELBERG KWARTET "DRIEKUSMAN TOTAL LOSS" (VARAJAZZ, 1964)

Here is another early recording from Misha Mengelberg and Han Bennink.
Joined for three tracks by Gary Peacock, who only five month earlier participated along Sunny Murray in the seminal sessions which produced Albert Ayler's "Spiritual Unity" .




MISHA MENGELBERG KWARTET "DRIEKUSMAN TOTAL LOSS"


Misha Mengelberg, piano
Piet Noordijk, alto saxophone
Gary Peacock, bass (1 - 3)
Rob Langereis, bass (4)
Han Bennink, drums


1. Driekusman Total Loss (M.Mengelberg) 10:08
2. Nature Boy (Eden Ahbez) 10:42
3. If I Had You (T.Shapiro/J.Campbell/R.Connelly) 11:38
4. Remember Herbie (M.Mengelberg) 08:32


Recorded in Hilversum on 4th December (track 1-3)
and 28th June (track 4), 1964.

VARAJAZZ 210 - ...and all that Jazz volume 10

(lp rip)

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THE MISJA MENGELBERG QUARTET "JAZZ FROM HOLLAND" (ARTONE, 1966)

Here we have some pre-ICP recordings by Misha Mengelberg and Han Bennink.
Clearly rooted in the tradition but already with strong hints of their idiosyncratic style which came to the fore only some month later.

During the american tour (April) of the ICP Orchestra Misha Mengelberg had to leave for health reasons - I hope he has recovered now - "Long Live Misha Mengelberg".

Enjoy!




THE MISJA MENGELBERG QUARTET "JAZZ FROM HOLLAND"


Piet Noordijk, alto saxophone
Misja Mengelberg, piano
Rob Langereis, double bass
Han Bennink, drums


1. Peer's Counting Song 05:45
2. Auntie Watch Your Step 10:09
3. To John Hodjazz 07:10
4. Driekus Man Total Loss 07:37
5. Journey 12:11
6. Samba Zombie 02:29


Recorded March 4, 1966 in Amsterdam, Netherland.

ARTONE POP 41 (Serie Smeraldo)

(lp rip)

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WILLEM VAN MANEN "Willem van Manen" (BvHaast, 1979)

WILLEM VAN MANEN "Willem van Manen"


Willem van Manen, trombone
Misha Mengelberg, piano (track 3, 7)
Harry Miller, bass (track 1, 5, 9)
Martin van Duynhoven, drums (track 1, 5, 9)

1. Dice 04:41
2. Stukko straight plus 04:28
3. Pannonica 04:10
4. Velvet 03:26
5. Tussen neus en lippen 05:18
6. Wah-wah 04:37
7. 's Avonds kouder als buiten 05:50
8. Plunger 04:13
9. For Jimmy K. 07:23

Solo's recorded May 19, 1979 at Brakke Grond, Amsterdam.
Duo's recorded July 3, 1979 at Bim-huis, Amsterdam.
Trio's recorded July 4, 1979 at de Kroeg, Amsterdam.

BVHAAST 027

KESHAVAN MASLAK "HUMANPLEXITY" (LEO, 1979)

It seems that this three musicians had played already some time together before cutting these two sides. All in all a "typical" recording for the two dutch masters - including this wonderful quirky humor. And Keshavan Maslak is with ease on par cum Misha and Han.





KESHAVAN MASLAK "HUMANPLEXITY"


Misha Mengelberg, p
Keshavan Maslak, ts,as,ss,picc,bcl,hum-ha horn
Han Bennink, dr,vla,cl,tb


1. Humanplexity 05:43
2. Overear Woman 08:12
3. Lick My Elbow, Lick My Elbow 09:11
4. Quick Majestic Death in Manhattan 08:28
5. Purple Window Wind 03:07
6. Serious Fun (at times) 05:32
7. Ha Ha Ha 09:10

Recorded November 4, 1979, Amsterdam.

LEO LR 101

ICP Orchestra - Live in Sant'Anna Arresi '04

Probably this recording has been already blogged and/or seeded, but
perhaps, for someone could still be an addition at the ICP Orchestra
knowledge.

Rec. live at "Piazze del Nuraghe", Sant'Anna Arresi, Italy,
on September 5, 2004 (radio broadcast)

Thomas Heberer,trumpet
Wolter Wierbos,trombone
Ab Baars/Michael Moore/Tobias Delius,reeds
Misha Mengelberg,piano
Mary Oliver,violin and viola
Tristan Honsinger,cello
Ernst Glerum,bass
Han Bennink,drums

1. Track #1 (08:47)
2. Track #2 (19:41)
3. Track #3 (04:21)
4. Track #4 (22:15)
5. Track #5 (07:46)

Total Time 1:02:52

E. Rava & M.Mengelberg Octet + RAI B.B. - Live in Rome '80

Ninth event/concert for the series "I Concerti di Un Certo Discorso".
A very long concert divided into two set : each set in a folder.

here the complete list of all concerts.

Rec. live at "Teatro dell'Opera", Rome, Italy, on May 19, 1980
(radio broadcast)

Enrico Rava,trumpet
Ray Anderson,trombone
Renato Geremia,violin,tenor saxophone
Eugenio Colombo,alto saxophone,flute
Larry Fishkind,tuba
Misha Mengelberg,piano
Giovanni Tommaso,bass
Han Bennink,drums,reeds
+
RAI B.B. :
Nino Culasso/Doriano Beltrame/Cicci Santucci/Oscar
Valdambrini,tp - Giancarlo Beccattini/Marco Pellacani/
Gennaro Baldino/Dino Piana,tb - Gianni Oddi/Baldo
Maestri/Sal Genovese/Beppe Carrieri/Carlo Metallo,reeds
- Pino Rucher,gt - Carlo Zoffoli,vib

1. Fragments Suite [E.Rava] (1:16:59)
2. Eight Reflections Of The Crocodile Silopo [M.Mengelberg] (1:07:40)

Total Time 2:24:39

Misha Mengelberg / Peter Brotzmann / Han Bennink - Live in Lovere '77

Having only the sound (when Mr. Bennink is
present), probably it's difficult to understand
what really happened on that stage :
use your imagination !

Rec. live in Lovere, Italy, on June 11th, 1977
(mix recording)

Misha Mengelberg,piano
Peter Brotzmann,alto saxophone & bass clarinet
Han Bennink,percussions,violin,bass clarinet

1. Improvisation (57:45)

Total Time 57:45

Misha Mengelberg and ICP play Monk and Ellington - Radio Broadcast

Jazz Middelheim 1999
Antwerpen (Belgium)
August 1999 (prob. August 13)

Source: FM broadcast

The first 3 tracks consist of Mengelberg in a trio with Masada rhythm section, Greg Cohen (b) and Joey Baron (d) who were appearing at the festival with Zorn. The tracks are
1) Unknown (possibly Monk tune)
2) Well You Needn't (Monk)
3) The Man I Love (Gershwin)

The remainder of the concert is played by MM and the members of ICP, thought to be:-

Michael Mengelberg (p)
Thomas Heberer (t)
Wolter Wierbos (tb)
Michael Moore (as,cl)
Ab Baars (ts,cl)
Tristan Honsinger (vc)
Ernst Glerum (b)
Han Bennink (d)

Tracks are:-

4) Unknown
5) Unknown
6) Ellington Medley - Caravan, Mood Indigo, Solitude and the Mooch.

Dutch speakers may be able to make out the identity of the unknown tracks. There is quite a bit of conversation between MM and Bennink going on.
Thanks to seeder and taper.

Link in comments.

company- fictions 1977 incus.. flac and lame

An early improv purchase , thats long out of print and hasn’t seen cd reissue.
This is an often misunderstood album.. almost universally panned by critics who tend to miss the pervasive whimsy and obvious self parody.
In part it stems from the fact that each of the group read from Derek baileys book ‘improvisation its nature and practice in music’ as the music unfolds.
Nothing portentious or even remotely self important here though at times they appear to be hamming serious pretense..

Mengelbergs solo and interaction with coxhill( in particular) on side 2 where he builds an incredible solo which incorporates quotes and dissections of several Beethoven sontas,(including the’ hammerklavier’) seemingly tossing them all in a rhythmic blender.

Beautiful stuff.



Great to hear bailey, mengleberg,and coxhill together, I hadn’t listened to this in years .. what a joy !!!



Info
Side 1
Consisting of-
1) theology
2) ontology
3)speak up lad

side 2
1) so few
2) so many
3) so so
4) so what
5) so long



Derek bailey- guitar, voice
Lol coxhill- soprano sax , voice
Steven Beresford- piano ,toys, voice
Mischa mengelberg- piano, celeste, voice
Ian croall- voice

Recorded in London, august 1977