Д.Д. Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 From the What's New section of European Free Improvisation Pages: One of the biggest surprises this month is the re-issue of several Nato and Chabada releases to celebrate their 25th anniversary, in special digipacks under the 'Hope Street' imprint: The Melody Four On request (a compilation); Kazuko Hohki and Steve Beresford's Chante Brigitte Bardot; Denis Colin & Les Arpenteurs with Etude de terrain; Deadly weapons from Steve Beresford/David Toop/John Zorn/Tonie Marshall; Lol Coxhill's Before my time; Conversations by the double bass duo of Francois Mechali/Beb Guerin; Tony Coe's songs of resistance, Les voix d'itxassou; and Steve Beresford's L'extraordinaire jardin de Charles Trenet . ← Good news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 CF 033 Charles Gayle Trio “Shout” Charles Gayle: tenor sax Sirone: double bass Gerald Cleaver: drums I bought a used copy of this the other day and finally had a chance to listen to it today. I enjoyed it, but will need more time to really assess it. It struck me as almost mellow, at least by Gayle's standards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnhrtg Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 (edited) The Nabotov/Bennink (OOP now?) that I picked up upon David's recommendation is fabulous! How's the Nabotov on hatOLOGY? ← Nabatov on hatOLOGY is so-so - fairly regular, way-too-many notes (from Nabatov and from the drummer) muscular hard-bop stuff. What amazed me so much was how more thoughtful (and much less voluble) he is on Chat Room than anywhere else I've heard him. ← I would say the disc (Sneak Preview) is more of an eclectic mix of a number of strands of contemporary jazz, and though I think David's criticisms are fair, I certainly like this disc more than he does (I have way fewer problems with Nabatov's too many notes than I have with those of many other musicians). I think I rate it just a notch below 4 stars to D.D.'s 3, I assume. Edited November 3, 2005 by gnhrtg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 The Nabotov/Bennink (OOP now?) that I picked up upon David's recommendation is fabulous! How's the Nabotov on hatOLOGY? ← Nabatov on hatOLOGY is so-so - fairly regular, way-too-many notes (from Nabatov and from the drummer) muscular hard-bop stuff. What amazed me so much was how more thoughtful (and much less voluble) he is on Chat Room than anywhere else I've heard him. ← I would say the disc (Sneak Preview) is more of an eclectic mix of a number of strands of contemporary jazz, and though I think David's criticisms are fair, I certainly like this disc more than he does (I have way fewer problems with Nabatov's too many notes than I have with those of many other musicians). I think I rate it just a notch below 4 stars to D.D.'s 3, I assume. ← Thanks for chiming in, Gokhan! I guess if I see it for a good prize somewhere, I'll pick it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Д.Д. Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Total Music Meeting in Berlin, day 1. 1. Prof. Dr. Markus Lüpertz and Band / TTT (Germany) Markus Lüpertz (piano) Prof. Manfred Schoof (trumpet) Frank Wollny (bass) Frank Köllges (drums) Jesus Canneloni (woodwinds) Gerd Dudek (woodwinds) Wolfgang Lackerschmid (vibraphone) Peter Sandkaulen (g) Well, I suspected that if somebody mentiones that he is "Prof. and Dr." in a concert program, the music is likely to be bullshit - and so it was, nothing to talk about. The only positive element was Jesus Canneloni's powerful tenor playing. Would be interested in hearing what the man is up outside of the copmany of Dr. and Prof. 2. OING - klaffende leere (Germany) fьr schlagspieler und materialsack Hans-Joachim Hespos (composition) Ulrik Spies (perc) Started with Spies slowly and theatrically dragging a huge bag with various percussive junk, an then thundorously pouring at all out in front of the stage. Five munutes of pretty frentic drumming over the top of a pile followed. Was quite entertaining, I would not have minded it benig longer. 3. TRIO WING VANE (CH/F/USA) Urs Leimgruber (ts, ss) Jacques Demierre (p) Barre Phillips (b) This one was stunning. Words fail to describe it. Leimgruber, who was the main driver and focus of the performance, created so much beauty with seemingly non-musical sounds on soprano (with every single puff, breath, squeak and hiss falling into place and contributing to a very coherent and fascinating story). Not a single sound random or wasted. Demierre mostly played some dark low-pitch background "sound cloud" against which Leimgruber's constructions sounded particularly mancing. Phillips was excellent as well, mostly in a supportive role, either providing conterpoint to Leimgruber, or contributing with his arco to the Demierre's dark atmospheric wonders. In the middle of a set, Leimgriber took his tenor and surprisingly produced a short powerful and virtuostic free jazz firework - absolutely on par with the most relentless screamers. The trio has two CDs - one on Victo and one on psi, and I'll be definitely buying both. After this, the rest was a let down. 4. SOLO TRUMPET & MORE (USA) Wadada Leo Smith (tp, flh, comp) I was sleeping through most of the set, so can't say much. What I heard failed to keep me awake for too long - lack of direction and ideas, more like a set of exercieses with richness of gimmicks (loops, wah-wahs, etc.) making it all more unfocused. 5. FURT + EVAN PARKER (GB) Richard Barrett (computer) Paul Obermayer (sampling) Evan Parker (ts, ss) Evan Parker has become a machine, this is abolsutely clear to me. He played exactly the same soprano solo I've heard him live and on record from the last 15 years or so - with one variation: in addition to this whirling circular stream of sounds, there was an additional whistling sound with slkowy-changing pitch added on top (for the first 15 minutes of the concert I frrankly was sure this was done by the electronics guys). So he is progressing on the path of producing more sounds simultanously - amen to that. All sounded very bombastic, mindless and superficial compared to what Leimgriber was playing on the same instrument an hour before. Electronics guys on the other hand were very entertaining, throwing some funny sounds and creating very busy (and, it seemed to me, openly mocking) comentary to Parker's sound diarrhea. There were some sampled harps, clavecines, persussion, etc - all at fast very tempo. Also, the guys broke the stereotype of laptop performance being boring to look at - they were extremely animated, jumping on their seats with their hands flying all over their gear. Their contribution made the set overall quite enjoyable, although after 25 minutes it all became a bit predictable (not Parker, of course - he became predictable on minute one). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Thanks for this write up, David! Your experience with Leimgruber seems to have been very similar to mine (I think I reported about it here, too - saw him at unerhört at the Rote Fabrik in Zurich, wiht a bunch of swiss guys). It's indeed stunning what he creates out of the tiniest bits and pieces of sound! Also there's something masterly/auratic about his appearance, no? Maybe off-putting, before you hear him play. I've heard a duo set of his with Fritz Hauser (2001 or 2002, on radio only), which was absolutely stunning, too! Love the word "Materialsack", btw! Nothing noteable about Dudek and Schoof? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Д.Д. Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Thanks for this write up, David! Your experience with Leimgruber seems to have been very similar to mine (I think I reported about it here, too - saw him at unerhört at the Rote Fabrik in Zurich, wiht a bunch of swiss guys). It's indeed stunning what he creates out of the tiniest bits and pieces of sound! Also there's something masterly/auratic about his appearance, no? Maybe off-putting, before you hear him play. I've heard a duo set of his with Fritz Hauser (2001 or 2002, on radio only), which was absolutely stunning, too! Love the word "Materialsack", btw! Nothing noteable about Dudek and Schoof? ← I thought Leimguber looked OK. Whilte playing he seemed extremelly concentrated. Little I've heard of Schoof and Dudek on record I like (Schoof on Waldron's One-Upmanship, Waldron's best disc, IMO and DUdek on excellent trio session Open with Vesala andd Nebeirgall reissued recently by Atavistic, and on some good mainstream disc on Konnex) - but yesterday they were just going through the motions. Dudek was totally overshadowed by Canneloni. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 I thought Leimguber looked OK. Whilte playing he seemed extremelly concentrated. ← totally absorbed, no? in a world of his own - that's what I thought when I heard/saw him. Dudek is a fine post-Coltrane player - I haven't got a lot of discs or live things with him, but what I've heard I always liked. Never heard of Canneloni, though (is that his real name?... would make a funny songtitle "Pasta Jesus"...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Dorward Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Yeah Leimgruber at one concert I saw (w/ Leandre + Hauser) often strolled to the edge or side or back of the stage, spending a lot of time blowing very quiet sounds at the wall. I really really like Wing Vane--the sequel is excellent too but it's the first one that really stands out for me. Evan has put out some excellent non-predictable albums recently (e.g. America 2003 & Crevulations) but, yes, sometimes he just turns in the usual patented E.P. performance. A pity. I caught Furt at Freedom of the City some years ago & it was good savage cut-up turmoil, samples hitting you from the speakers like bodyblows. The concert has since been released on Psi but I've no idea how it'd sound on record--anyone heard it & care to report? Their Matchless disc defekt (focussing on compositions) I found rather dull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 Yes, this Leo batch seems to be quite good. There's the Newton/Leandre, A Few Incidences by Simon Nabatov Octet (with Minton, Gratkowski, Fuhler, Wogram, Reijseger, Matt Penman, and Michael Sarin) and also Anthony Braxton Quintet's London 2004, Royal Festival Hall set, which - though I would have given it a pass - I remember some people raved about. ← I'm a little biased because I was there, but have since listened to the BBC broadcast several times, but: the Braxton is phenomenal. Everyone in the UK who's into this stuff has been talking about it. The whole band plays an absolute blinder (Taylor Ho Bynum in particular!) ← I've heard the Braxton set (on a webcast-sourced CDR, I think). Good one, yes! Would be interested to hear more about the Nabatov if anyone gets it! The Nabotov/Bennink (OOP now?) that I picked up upon David's recommendation is fabulous! How's the Nabotov on hatOLOGY? ← I received a copy from Leo today it is the BBC recording thats more than likely the webcast CDR you have, & very fine it is too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 I'll have to pick up the Braxton, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Д.Д. Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 Total Music Meetin, Berlin, day 2 1. John Butcher (ts, ss) Gino Robair (dr, perc, live electronics) Excellent, as expected. Interestigly, RObair did not do much drumming per se but mostly focused on producing high-pitch dronin sounds from percussion (including a long secion of "bowed cymball"). Clever music with a lot of listening. 2. SOLO-TOMBAK (IRAN/D) Mohammad Reza Mortazavi (tombak, daf) Good one. Mortavizi is a traditionally-trained Iranian drummer who went into extended drumming techniques. I felt that he still was very much entrenched in the tradition, going into groves quite often (the audience loved it). 3. MAYAS / NUTTERS / OLSEN / GALVEZ QUARTET (NL/Norway/Spain) Magda Mayas (p) Carlos Galvez Taroncher (bcl) Koen Nutters (b) Morten J. Olsen (dr, perc) Nothing special - typical piontillistic European academic improv. Well played, but dry and boring. 4. TOUCH THE EARTH - BREAK THE SHELLS Wadada Leo Smith (tp, flh) Barre Phillips (b) Gьnter ґBabyґ Sommer (dr, perc) After disastrous Wadada Leo Smith solo concert the previous night, I was apprehensive about this one - and rightly so, it turned out. Nothing interesting happened during the first 20 minutes (with Smith being the main problem, IMO), so I left. Went to a disco and enjoyed it immensely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 Total Music Meetin, Berlin, day 2 ... Went to a disco and enjoyed it immensely. ← You, dear Sir, are one funny rat!!! Thanks for reporting, David! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnhrtg Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 Those were a nice read, David, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chaney Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 (edited) Thanks for the posts, David. Very enjoyable reading reviews of this kind, especially from folks able to call it as they see/hear it. ~~~~~~~~~~ Speaking of the accordion, available November 20, 2005 from Free Elephant: Edited November 5, 2005 by Chaney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Hey guys, I'm back from my 2 month holiday in USA/England/Japan. I bought a whole ton of records during my trip. One of my favourite stores was the Disk Union Jazz Store in Tokyo. Very nice vinyl collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chaney Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 (edited) Hi Geoff! You were in the States? Funny, but I was here the whole time and I didn't see you. ~~~~~~~~~~ I'm assuming that everyone has this FABulous EMANEM release? Stunningly good and very highly recommended. (As recommended to me/us by P.L.M. above. ) Gokhan: You mentioned above that you might pick up Optic. Did you? If yes, what do you think? Edited November 9, 2005 by Chaney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnhrtg Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Gokhan: You mentioned above that you might pick up Optic. Did you? If yes, what do you think? ← No, I did not - as I decided, purely because of lack of money, to pass on the Emanem (and Leo) summer sale. Yes, PLM had recommended Optic but pretty much every other review I'd read of it was making it just above a mild recommendation. Anyway, since I very much like what Butcher discs I have and you seem to like this a lot, too, I will pick it up at the next opportunity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnhrtg Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Oh one more thing, I will be in New York (city) from the 28th of November until the 3rd of January. This is mostly for work but I will have some free time (especially in the evenings and before noon), will anyone be around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 I'm looking forward to meeting you on the 29th, Gokhan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 (edited) soon to come: this year's edition (the third so far) of http://www.unerhoert.ch/ That's the nice small festival where I saw/heard Lacy solo, as well as Roscoe Mitchell (solo as well), Irene Schweizer, Doppelmoppel and some other great concerts... Here's this year's programme: PROGRAMM AM FREITAG 25. NOVEMBER 2005, 20 UHR, Clubraum NILS WOGRAM – RUDI MAHALL – JAN RODER – ULI JENNESSEN Nils Wogram Trombone | Rudi Mahall Bass Clarinet | Jan Roder Bass Uli Jennessen Drums OLAF RUPP GUITAR SOLO Olaf Rupp Guitar ICP Orchestra Misha Mengelberg Piano | Ab Baars Clarinet, Saxophone | Michael Moore Clarinet, Sax | Tobias Delius Clarinet, Sax | Wolter Wierbos Trombone | Thomas Heberer Trumpet | Mary Oliver Violin, Viola | Tristan Honsinger Cello | Ernst Glerum Bass | Han Bennink Drums Nocturne 23.30 Uhr, Fabriktheater MONK’S CASINO – THE COMPLETE WORKS OF THELONIOUS MONK · PART 1 Alexander von Schlippenbach Piano | Rudi Mahall Bass Carinet | Axel Dörner Trumpet | Jan Roder Bass | Uli Jennessen Drums PROGRAMM AM SAMSTAG 26. NOVEMBER 2005, 15 UHR Clubraum KARL EIN KARL Peter K Frey Bass, Voice, Electronics | Michel Seigner Guitar, Voice, Electronics | Alfred Zimmerlin Violoncello, Electronics NIK BÄRTSCH RHYTHM CLAN Claudio Puntin Div. Klarinetten | Sha Bass- und Kontrabassklarinette | Björn Meyer Bass | Kaspar Rast Drums | Andi Pupato Perkussion | Nik Bärtsch Piano, Perkussion PROGRAMM AM SAMSTAG 26. NOVEMBER 2005, 20 UHR Clubraum PIERRE FAVRE – YANG JING Yang Jing Chinese Pipa | Pierre Favre Drums, Percussion HANS KOCH SOLO Hans Koch Bass Clarinet & Soprano Sax OBJETS TROUVÉS Gabriela Friedli Piano | Co Streiff Saxophones | Jan Schlegel Bass | Dieter Ulrich Drums Nocturne 23.30 Uhr, Fabriktheater MONK’S CASINO – THE COMPLETE WORKS OF THELONIOUS MONK · PART 2 Alexander von Schlippenbach Piano | Rudi Mahall Bass Carinet | Axel Dörner Trumpet | Jan Roder Bass | Uli Jennessen Drums ********************************************** I have no idea who that Rupp guy is, but I'm looking forward to being there on Friday night. Will miss Saturday night (might make it for the nocturne set provided I stay there on Friday and like it). Saturday afternoon I'll probably skip. Pity to miss Koch, but I have some other obbligations that evening. Looking forward to hearing ICP live a lot! Also Wogram's group could be fun! Edited November 10, 2005 by king ubu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 i have been listening to brotzman and parker's "more nipples" in the car. it sounds to me like existence right before the creation of the world!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnhrtg Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 (edited) I am looking forward to meeting you, too, Steve. Just do show up, please. Nate's wish comes true, and good news for those of us without the LP - News from the Shed being reissued by Emanem, with 18 minutes of extra material. link Edited November 11, 2005 by gnhrtg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Д.Д. Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 Tony, if you liked this Butcher/Edwards duo, you might enjoy Butcher / Edwards / Dunmall "Hit and run" (FMP). Half of the disc is Butcher/Edwards duo, and the other half is Dunmall/Edwards (with Dunmall playig bagpipes mostly. Mayhem!). And there is one short track with all three playing together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chaney Posted November 13, 2005 Report Share Posted November 13, 2005 Thanks David. This one could do double duty as I've been meaning to get more Dunmall. And Dunmall on bagpipes. Still never heard that so that'll be pretty cool. I'll add that one to my upcoming Squidco order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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