Heiner Stadler - Brains on Fire

[Stefan Wood]

Stumbled across this lp by accident, as I was making a purchase of classical lps for auction. In have NEVER heard of this session. Check out the line up: Jimmy Owens, Joe Farrell, Garnett Brown, Don Friedman, Barre Phillips, and Joe Chambers for The Fugue #2 Take 1 (1966); and Tyrone Washington, Heiner Stadler, Reggie Workman, and Lenny White for Heidi and All Tones (1971). From the Collective Black Artista Inc in New York, released on Musical Hertiage Society Records (?). Has anyone else come across this?

[marcello]

I used to have this on LP. Maybe I still do. I'll give a look, but I think I got rid of it.

IIRC, it's one of those dates that looks better than it sounds.

Nope. It's long gone.

[JSngry]

Picked it up back in the day, on Stadler's Labor records. I like Stadler & I like the record, but yeah, it's "different" in a perhaps unexpected way.

[Stefan Wood]

I just listened to the lp, and I think it is very good. Tyrone really stretches out; some of his best playing on record, IMO.

[jlhoots]

I had the vinyl many years ago.

Probably somewhere in Japan now.

[Chuck Nessa]

I had the vinyl many years ago.

Probably somewhere in Japan now.

Me too.

[Dave James]

Chuck,

When did you move to Japan? How is it you don't know what part of the country you're in? When you figure it out, find Hiroshi Tanno and say "hi" to him for all of us.

Up over and out.

[Chuck Nessa]

[Rooster_Ties]

Dusty Groove, Around February 28, 2012.

[Utevsky]

I know that LP passed through my hands once. I may have made a copy on reel-to-reel tape. It was pretty wild as I recall.

[mracz]

I know that LP passed through my hands once. I may have made a copy on reel-to-reel tape. It was pretty wild as I recall.

Just downloaded it from emusic yesterday and started listening to it on the bus this morning. Tyrone goes for it. Thumbs up! There's something of the George Russell feel about the writing/concept, and I look forward to hearing the rest...

[Stefan Wood]

Picked it up today at a local cd store. Did not know this is a 2 cd set! Malcolm Addey does the remasters.

Listened to the first disc last night, and the bonus tracks are excellent, in some ways better than what had been originally issued. "Bea's Flat" is outstanding (written by Russ Freeman).

The breakdown:

No Exercise - Jimmy Owens, Tyrone Washington, Garnett Brown, Heiner Stadler, Reggie Workman, Brian Blake

Three Problems/Heidi/U.C.S./All Tones - Tyrone Washington, Heiner Stadler, Reggie Workman, Reggie White

Bea's Flat - NDR Big Band w/ Manfred Schoof, Albert Mangelsdorff, Wolfgang Daumer, Lucas Lindholm, Tony Inzalaco

Love in the Middle of the Air - Dee Dee Bridgwater, Reggie Workman

The Fugue #2 - Jimmy Owens, Joe Farrell, Garnett Brown, Don Freidman, Barre Phillips, Joe Chambers

Edited February 15, 2012 by Stefan Wood

[Stefan Wood]

Up, added personnel listings for those who asked.

[bertrand]

Thanks Stefan, this looks like something I definitely need to pick up.

Bertrand.

[jlhoots]

Received the 2 CD set from Dusty Groove yesterday.

Looking forward to listening.