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41 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

Yes, there are live albums. Hampel certainly had a stable of players he called upon and many of his bands were transatlantic. 

I think Hampel's catalogue is one of the most consistent and underappreciated of his era. And until recently he was still knocking them out, often featuring his and Lee's daughter in Lee's place.

Hampel doesn't make bad albums as far as I'm concerned.any good ones, some great and some average.

He's consistently good on the Marion Brown ones too. 

I confess that other than MB's and JL's records in the late 60s / early 70s and GH's own earliest few, I don't know much about Hampel's work.

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1 hour ago, HutchFan said:

mjazzg, I've only scratched the surface of Hampel's discography.  Which of his albums are your favorites?

 

Of the top of my head I'd say these  

https://www.discogs.com/master/92277-Gunter-Hampel-The-8th-Of-July-1969

https://www.discogs.com/master/466666-Jeanne-Lee-Gunter-Hampel-Perry-Robinson-Spirits

https://www.discogs.com/master/466691-Gunter-Hampel-Jeanne-Lee-Toni-Marcus-Waltz-For-3-Universes-In-A-Corridor 

https://www.discogs.com/release/2756261-Gunter-Hampel-WellenWaves-Berlin-Soloflight 

https://www.discogs.com/master/246093-Gunter-Hampel-Quintet-Heartplants 

He's an artist with a very distinct and identifiable sound to my ears who achieved that sound across a very wide spectrum of group size, from solo to big band.

The presence of Jeanne Lee is always a bonus, of course but some other core collaborators like Thomas Keyserling and Perry Robinson pop up regularly.

No matter how free the line ups look there's always a core melodicism to his work.

His later recordings are more difficult for me to get as most were released when he was US based, on his Birth label.

One of our fellow boardees knows him well, can't remember who now but they both reside in the same German city now, I think.'

Can't  imagine how I forgot this one, strictly for the Jeanne Lee fans amongst us 

https://www.discogs.com/release/2402149-Gunter-Hampel-Jeanne-Lee-Oasis

 

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12 hours ago, mjazzg said:

Of the top of my head I'd say these  

https://www.discogs.com/master/92277-Gunter-Hampel-The-8th-Of-July-1969

https://www.discogs.com/master/466666-Jeanne-Lee-Gunter-Hampel-Perry-Robinson-Spirits

https://www.discogs.com/master/466691-Gunter-Hampel-Jeanne-Lee-Toni-Marcus-Waltz-For-3-Universes-In-A-Corridor 

https://www.discogs.com/release/2756261-Gunter-Hampel-WellenWaves-Berlin-Soloflight 

https://www.discogs.com/master/246093-Gunter-Hampel-Quintet-Heartplants 

He's an artist with a very distinct and identifiable sound to my ears who achieved that sound across a very wide spectrum of group size, from solo to big band.

The presence of Jeanne Lee is always a bonus, of course but some other core collaborators like Thomas Keyserling and Perry Robinson pop up regularly.

No matter how free the line ups look there's always a core melodicism to his work.

His later recordings are more difficult for me to get as most were released when he was US based, on his Birth label.

One of our fellow boardees knows him well, can't remember who now but they both reside in the same German city now, I think.'

Can't  imagine how I forgot this one, strictly for the Jeanne Lee fans amongst us 

https://www.discogs.com/release/2402149-Gunter-Hampel-Jeanne-Lee-Oasis

 

Thanks!

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I'm listening to a bit of Phil Woods too . . . 

Thelonious Monk "Big Band and Quartet in Concert" Columbia 2 cd set, disc 1 (from the "Live" Columbia box set).

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I've always liked all the material I have heard from this tour. The musicians seemed to be having fun and also to be serious about the music.

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Kazutoki Umezu - Bamboo Village (What Next, 1980)

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53 minutes ago, jazzbo said:

I'm listening to a bit of Phil Woods too . . . 

Thelonious Monk "Big Band and Quartet in Concert" Columbia 2 cd set, disc 1 (from the "Live" Columbia box set).

main_cf58bac5-df24-4f5c-aac8-042ba9e5f3c

I've always liked all the material I have heard from this tour. The musicians seemed to be having fun and also to be serious about the music.

I inherited this one from my father in law on vinyl. Not my favourite Monk, but a relaxed fun one.

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11 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said:

Don Byron - Music For Six Musicians (Nonesuch 1995)

 

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This one seems to get a bit lost in the run of early Byrons, but I think it is one of the stronger ones.

I agree, although I haven't listened to it in ages. That and Tuskegee Experiments, even better,  were the two that really did it for me.

He left me behind to a large extent after that album although I continued to buy his releases for a while,all offloaded since.

50 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said:

Kazutoki Umezu - Bamboo Village (What Next, 1980)

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Good to see you tracked this down, what do you think?

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1 minute ago, mjazzg said:

I agree, although I haven't listened to it in ages. That and Tuskegee Experiments, even better,  were the two that really did it for me.

He left me behind to a large extent after that album although I continued to buy his releases for a while,all offloaded since.

Good to see you tracked this down, what do you think?

I'm the same with Byron. He lost me after those first couple of records.

The Umezu is really good. More like Ornette than I'd expected. Live at the Golden Circle but in the David Murrey Octet era. Thanks for the recommendation.

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