Rabshakeh Posted January 14, 2022 Report Share Posted January 14, 2022 Sad to say that I have seen a few reports that say that the Belgian pianist Fred Van Hove, who played on some of the classics of the European avant garde, has passed away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted January 14, 2022 Report Share Posted January 14, 2022 That's a shame. I missed his recent-ish visits to Oto too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romualdo Posted January 15, 2022 Report Share Posted January 15, 2022 RIP Fred Wonder if the Relative Pitch CD (The Corner) at Cafe Oto in 2015 with Roger Turner was his last recorded music? I'll play it today as a tribute. Fred Van Hove was a Belgian jazz musician and a pioneer of European free jazz. He was a pianist, accordionist, church organist, and carillonist, an improviser and a composer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted January 15, 2022 Report Share Posted January 15, 2022 Very, very sad news. I interviewed him over email in advance of his NYC visit some years ago to play solo and duo w/ Lou Grassi. He was a kind man, not to mention absolutely brilliant. The only other time I saw FvH was in duo with Hannes Bauer in the early 00s at one of the Vision Festivals. Pretty heavy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmce Posted January 15, 2022 Report Share Posted January 15, 2022 14 hours ago, romualdo said: RIP Fred Wonder if the Relative Pitch CD (The Corner) at Cafe Oto in 2015 with Roger Turner was his last recorded music? I'll play it today as a tribute. Fred Van Hove was a Belgian jazz musician and a pioneer of European free jazz. He was a pianist, accordionist, church organist, and carillonist, an improviser and a composer. I believe this was his final performance, in 2019. Very fitting, and a lovely record: https://dropadisc.bandcamp.com/album/front-to-front-sold-out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted January 15, 2022 Report Share Posted January 15, 2022 oh dang, I don't have that one. I'll have to get a copy somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corto maltese Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 I have had the good fortune and privilege of attending countless concerts of his, both solo and with numerous other musicians. Almost every one of those concerts was an uplifting and invigorating experience. He was indeed a brilliant performer. I have particularly fond memories of the heydays of the Free Music Festival organised by him. What I heard and learned from Fred and other musicians there, on and off stage, influenced me profoundly musically. Thank you for the music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Д.Д. Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 Just downloaded and listend to this one from 1983: https://destination-out.bandcamp.com/album/was-macht-ihr-denn First of all, the sound quality is excellent - Baby Sommer's drums sound is so full. Second, this is a great work by an excellent ensemble (Van Hove, Mark Charig, Phil Wachsmann and Günter "Baby" Sommer). Highly recommended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted January 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 Sounds good. I always feel that Sommer gets unfairly overlooked as a euro free jazz drummer great. His various Intakt records with Irene Schweizer are favourites of mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 I couldn't agree more. I'm always going to give something with Sommer in a second look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holy Ghost Posted February 5, 2022 Report Share Posted February 5, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holy Ghost Posted February 5, 2022 Report Share Posted February 5, 2022 Should be on both Brotz and Fred's pages; just great, great footage of them both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romualdo Posted February 5, 2022 Report Share Posted February 5, 2022 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Holy Ghost said: Should be on both Brotz and Fred's pages; just great, great footage of them both. isn't that Alex Von Schlippenbach playing piano? also is that a very young Paul Lovens on second drums Stanko, Schoof & Wheeler on tp Mangelsdorff? & Rutherford tb a very obvious Evan Parker who is playing bass - doesn't look like Kowald - maybe Barry Guy? Edited February 5, 2022 by romualdo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holy Ghost Posted February 5, 2022 Report Share Posted February 5, 2022 1 minute ago, romualdo said: isn't that Alex Von Schlippenbach playing piano? Ooof. I think you're right. Sorry fir that blunder. Nice footage of AVS I guess.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Hawkins Posted February 5, 2022 Report Share Posted February 5, 2022 2 minutes ago, Holy Ghost said: Ooof. I think you're right. Sorry fir that blunder. Nice footage of AVS I guess.... Yes, I think AvS, and indeed, Paul Lovens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holy Ghost Posted February 5, 2022 Report Share Posted February 5, 2022 11 minutes ago, Alexander Hawkins said: Yes, I think AvS, and indeed, Paul Lovens 11 minutes ago, Alexander Hawkins said: Yes, I think AvS, and indeed, Paul Lovens 11 minutes ago, Alexander Hawkins said: Yes, I think AvS, and indeed, Paul Lovens Is there a thread on forward-thinking European jazz drummers? Just wondering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olie Brice Posted February 5, 2022 Report Share Posted February 5, 2022 41 minutes ago, romualdo said: who is playing bass - doesn't look like Kowald - maybe Barry Guy? It isn't Barry Guy - Arjen Gorter I think? Great footage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted February 5, 2022 Report Share Posted February 5, 2022 8 hours ago, Holy Ghost said: This one is stunning. I’ve seen it before but wowza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holy Ghost Posted February 5, 2022 Report Share Posted February 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Steve Reynolds said: This one is stunning. I’ve seen it before but wowza Jaw-dropping for me. To see so many legends on one stage was mesmerizing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onxidlib Posted February 5, 2022 Report Share Posted February 5, 2022 (edited) 11 hours ago, romualdo said: isn't that Alex Von Schlippenbach playing piano? also is that a very young Paul Lovens on second drums Stanko, Schoof & Wheeler on tp Mangelsdorff? & Rutherford tb a very obvious Evan Parker who is playing bass - doesn't look like Kowald - maybe Barry Guy? The line-up is as follows. Kenny Wheeler, trumpet, flugelhorn Manfred Schoof, trumpet, flugelhorn, bach-trumpet Tomasz Stanko, trumpet Bernard Vitet, trumpet Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone Malcolm Griffiths, trombone Paul Rutherford, trombone, tenor horn Evan Parker, soprano & tenor saxophone Gerd Dudek, soprano & tenor saxophone, flute Michel Pilz, bass clarinet, flute, soprano saxophone Heinz Sauer, baritone, tenor & alto saxophone Peter Brötzmann, tenor & baritone saxophone, bassetthorn Derek Bailey, guitar Alexander Von Schlippenbach, piano, percussion J.B. "Buschi" Niebergall, bass, bass trombone Peter Kowald, bass, tuba Arjen Gorter , bass,electric-bass Han Bennink, drums, shell-horn, dhung, gachi Paul Lovens, drums, percussion Joachim-Ernst Berendt, announcement At the concert at least three titles were recorded and filmed. 1. Globe Unity 70 (A. von Schlippenbach) 17:51 2. Ode (M. Schoof) 12:54 3. Drunken in the Morning Sunrise (P. Brötzmann) 9:53 Recorded on November 7, 1970 at the Kongresshalle, Berlin. (track 1 was released on Atavistic [UMS/ALP 223CD]) Kowald is playing his tuba on "Drunken in the morning sunrise". The title of Brötzmann's tune "Drunken in the Morning Sunrise" reminds me about the circumstances for the recording sessions of "Machine Gun". Brötzmann and Buschi Niebergall went - after the first part of the session - for some beers. Eventually they took shelter for a nap at a building lot. Next morning Niebergall and Brötzmann woke up, had a mouthful of beer and went back to the "Lila Eule" for the second part of their recording session. But maybe the title is a general allusion to such a situation which should have happened quite frequently during those times. A truncated version of Ode is also available at youtube. Don't know how to add a video/link here so if interested please follow: Ode by M.Schoof Edited February 5, 2022 by Onxidlib Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted February 5, 2022 Report Share Posted February 5, 2022 On 1/26/2022 at 9:39 AM, Д.Д. said: Just downloaded and listend to this one from 1983: https://destination-out.bandcamp.com/album/was-macht-ihr-denn First of all, the sound quality is excellent - Baby Sommer's drums sound is so full. Second, this is a great work by an excellent ensemble (Van Hove, Mark Charig, Phil Wachsmann and Günter "Baby" Sommer). Highly recommended. had that at one point in lesser condition vinyl; excellent music, would like to have it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted February 5, 2022 Report Share Posted February 5, 2022 13 hours ago, romualdo said: isn't that Alex Von Schlippenbach playing piano? also is that a very young Paul Lovens on second drums Stanko, Schoof & Wheeler on tp Mangelsdorff? & Rutherford tb a very obvious Evan Parker who is playing bass - doesn't look like Kowald - maybe Barry Guy? Even greater than the trio performance. Han Bennink is the greatest anything ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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