RAPHE MALIK QUARTET "UNNA, 1979"

 

Raphe Malik, trumpet
Glen Spearman, tenor saxophone
Jay Oliver, double bass
Stephen McCraven, drums


1. Life Without Lloyd, Part 1 (40:49)
2. Life Without Lloyd, Part 2 (11:30)
3. Life Without Lloyd, Part 3 (29:47)
4. Life Without Lloyd, Part 4 (06:57)


Recorded on October 10, 1979 in Unna, Germany.

Dennis Warren's Full Metal Revolutionary Jazz Ensemble - Passport to freedom (1991)

FMRJE was established in Boston in 1989 by Dennis Warren. Between the first collaborators the most known are Raphe Malik, Glenn Spearman, Marco Eneidi.
The group is still playing with different personnel but in the same spirit.
For a proper reading:  http://www.fmrje.com/history-concerts-notes.html
For some listen (and buy):   http://www.fmrje.com/music-buy--see---hear.html
Also the older albums, originally on cassette, are available in CDr
This is a gentle gift by Dennis Warren

Raphe Malik - trumpet
Glenn Spearman - tenor saxophone
Tor Yochai Snyder - electric guitar
Larry Roland - double bass, poetry
Martin Gil - congas, percussion
Dennis Warren - drums, timbales, baliphon, percussion

01 - Passport to freedom
02 - Jet stream
03 - Search for griots
04 - Eye in the heart
05 - Future now music
06 - Chroma
07 - Alive & struggling'

Recorded at Platinum Sound, Boston, MA, november 3, 1991

original released in cassette in 1991 by FMRJE
FMRJ

JIMMY LYONS QUINTET "WKCR, 1975"

Jimmy Lyons, alto saxophone
Karen Borca, bassoon
Raphé Malik, trumpet
Hayes Burnett, bass
Andrew Cyrille, drums

1. radio speaker  00:23
2. unknown title  35:11
3. unknown title  20:18
4. radio speaker  02:12



Recorded at WKCR studio, New York, New York on March 5, 1975.

raphe malik quartet- live in unna germany october 1979

the great Raphe malik
trumpet player first heard in cecil taylors stunning combo’s of the mid 70’s- early eighties, died last year leaving a gaping hole in the hearts of many admirers.
Read about malik’s life and the circumstances surrounding his death here.
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=9159

here is a great concert from 1979, featuring 2 of malik’s most simpatico musical collaborators masters in their own right glenn spearman and jay oliver both also now sadly departed and very much missed.
The drummer on this date is steve mcraven .
This concert was originally on dime ,and may perhaps still be there in flac format.
This is a 256 rip , which I got in a trade with a friend.

Many thanks to the original trader/taper ,seeder


details

raphe Malik Quartet
Unna ,germany

19791016
Raphe Malik tp
Glenn Spearman ts
Jay Oliver b
Steve McCraven dr

1) 52:05 SUITE: Life Without Lloyd


total time 52:21

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