ALAN SILVA - SEASONS

Alan Silva and Celestrial Communication Orchestra, The - Seasons (BYG - 1970)

1. Seasons
2. Seasons

Bass, Violon [Electric], Sarangi [Electric] - Alan Silva
Cello - Kent Carter
Cello, Celeste - Irene Aebi
Drums, Percussion - Famoudou Don Moye
Drums, Percussion, Bronte - Jerome Cooper
Piano - Dave Burrell , Joachim Kühn
Producer - Jean Georgakarakos , Jean-Luc Young
Saxophone [Alto], Clarinet - Michel Portal
Saxophone [Alto], Flute - Robin Kenyatta
Saxophone [Soprano] - Steve Lacy
Saxophone [Tenor], Saxophone [Soprano], Flute - Ronnie Beer
Saxophone, Flute, Bassoon - Joseph Jarman
Saxophone, Flute, Oboe - Roscoe Mitchell
Timpani, Percussion - Oliver Johnson
Trumpet - Alan Shorter
Trumpet, Flugelhorn - Lester Bowie
Trumpet, French Horn - Bernard Vitet
Viola [Electric] - Jouk Minor
Violin [Electric] - Dieter Gewissler

This is very outstaindingly gigantic works in its lengthy and numbers of players in free jazz orchestral works. Non-stop over 2 hours and 20 minutes long and participants are as the above. His previous album of Celestrial communication orchestra "Luna Surface" (same in BYG label) is chaotic music. Drastic collective improvisation continues in 30 and several minutes. But this Seasons is different. Parts of Corrective imporvisation, arranged, solos are allocated in calculated manner. Sounds vary in stream of music. Whole work arises unique imagination in listners.

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Don Pullen, Joseph Jarman, Don Moye - The Magic Triangle

DON PULLEN, JOSEPH JARMAN, DON MOYE - The Magic Triangle (Black Saint, 1979)

Don Pullen: piano, vocals
Joseph Jarman: clarinet, alto flute, flute, piccolo, soprano & tenor saxophones, vocals
Don Moye: drums & percussion

1. Lonely Child
2. J.F.M. - 3 Way Blues
3. Hippy Dippy
4. What Was Ain't

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Art Ensemble of Chicago - Live at Mandel Hall

ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO - Live at Mandel Hall (Delmark, 1972)

Lester Bowie: Drums (Bass), Flugelhorn, Kelphorn, Percussion, Trumpet
Joseph Jarman: Accordion, Balafon, Bassoon, Bells, Clarinet, Clarinet (Alto), Clarinet (Bass), Conga, Drums, Flute, Gong, Marimba, Multi Instruments, Oboe, Piccolo, Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone), Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor), Sopranino, Vibraphone, Viola, Vocals
Roscoe Mitchell: Bells, Clarinet, Drums, Drums (Steel), Flute, Gong, Horn, Lyre, Multi Instruments, Oboe, Piccolo, Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone), Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor), Tambourine, Vocals, Whistle (Instrument)
Malachi Favors: Balafon, Banjo, Bass, Bells, Gong, Guitar (Bass), Horn, Log Drums, Multi Instruments, Viola, Vocals, Whistle (Instrument), Zither
Famoudou Don Moye: Balafon, Bass, Bells, Bongos, Claves, Clavichord, Conga, Drums, Gong, Horn, Log Drums, Maracas, Marimba, Multi Instruments, Percussion, Viola, Vocals, Whistle (Instrument)

1.Duffvipels/Checkmate/Dautalty/Mata Kimasu

The Art Ensemble of Chicago had just returned to Chicago after several years in Europe when they recorded this continuous 76-minute concert. Drummer Don Moye (who had recently joined the classic avant-garde group) was proving to be a major asset, holding his own with trumpeter Lester Bowie, the reeds of Joseph Jarman and Roscoe Mitchell, and bassist Malachi Favors. Although there are some meandering moments during their lengthy set, the music almost always holds on to one's interest (a humorous drunken march is a high point) and gives listeners a very good idea of how the Art Ensemble sounded in its early days when it was not at all shy about exploring music's outer limits. (from AMG)

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Art Ensemble of Chicago - Chi-Congo

ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO - Chi-Congo (Paula Records, 1973)

Lester Bowie: trumpet, flugelhorn, steer horn, bass drum
Roscoe Mitchell: saxophone, clarinet, flute, percussion
Joseph Jarman: saxophone, clarinet, oboe, flute, guitar, percussion
Malachi Favors: bass, banjo, percussion
Famoudou Don Moye: percussion

1. Chi-Congo
2. Enlorfe Part 1
3. Enlorfe Part 2
4. Hippparippp

You either love or hate these guys. If you believe that jazz is the sound of surprise, then these fellows occupy a special place in your heart. If, like others, you believe jazz is to be taken seriously and played only by men in suits, then this record will drive you batty. True to form, the tunes here have the loose kinetic swing that drives their early records, Ornette-ish funk and Miles-ish bop fractured by the hoots of whistles and the occasional yelp. Beyond everything else, though, is the undeniable fact that these gentlemen are sterling musicians and everything is done for a purpose, exactly when they want it to happen. A wonderful record by a bunch of really great guys.

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Frank Lowe - Black Beings

Frank Lowe: tenor saxophone
Joseph Jarman: soprano & alto saxophones
The Wizard (Raymond Lee Chang OR Leroy Jenkins?): violin
William Parker: bass
Rashid Sinan: drums

The age of the LP was often one of compromise for jazz musicians. Given the restrictions on playing time, recordings had to be edited to fit. This meant a loss of ideas and of development with the truncated versions being shadows of the whole. The emergence of the CD has seen the revival of music with the whole performance included. Sometimes the edits were better, but many times the complete picture brings in a deeper dimension and impact. The latter sensibility grabs this recording which has fifteen minutes added to "In Trane's Name" and "Thulani."

Recorded in 1973, Frank Lowe (tenor saxophone) pulled in Joseph Jarman (soprano and alto saxophones) and William Parker (bass) to fly into the eye of free jazz. Lowe was into the music after John Coltrane's Ascension (Impulse!, 1965), and the influence and impact can be felt right through. Lowe went out on a musical limb here; the genre was not a long-term residence for him.

It all opens quietly enough with "In Trane's Name." Lowe plays with control, giving the melody its due, but when the tune erupts, the power and the force are incendiary. Both Lowe and Jarman propel and edge the music onwards, fermenting and brewing ideas on the go. There is howl and yell and intensely volatile notes shooting into the stratosphere. Jarman hits the high squiggles, squeezing out the notes, the torque tight. Lowe swipes a broader swath as he gets into a conversation with Jarman, if that's what the charged atmosphere can be called. Give the band credit though for not letting the tune spiral out of control, they bring it down, cooling the pace for the mid-section.

"Thulani" is another agitated progression, with Lowe and Jarman moving on different planes; the former is steady on the beat and the melody, the later unfurls a whorl of free motifs. But it is not long before Lowe dives into the pith and tears form apart.

Parker and Rashid Sinan (drums) are an energetic and propulsive rhythm section. As for The Wizard on violin, it is Raymond Lee Chang and not Leroy Jenkins, whose playing informs Chang through a few shimmering lines on his solo outing during "Thulani," a waft of freshness in the heat. But he, too, is caught in the turmoil most of the way.

Black Beings serves as an historical document and stopping-off point in the musical legacy of Lowe, showing a rare side of the musician.

1973 BLACK BEINGS (ESP) rapidshare/mediafire

Joseph Jarman - Song For

Joseph Jarman: alto saxophone, voice
Fred Anderson: tenor saxophone
William Brimfield: trumpet
Christopher Gaddy: piano, marimba
Charles Clark: bass
Steve McCall: drums
Thurman Barker: drums

Review

by Scott Yanow

This was one of the early classics of the AACM. Altoist Joseph Jarman, who would become a permanent member of the Art Ensemble of Chicago shortly after this recording, is heard in a sextet with trumpeter William Brimfield, the legendary tenor Fred Anderson, pianist Christopher Gaddy, bassist Charles Clark, and either Steve McCall or Thurman Barker on drums. The four very diverse improvisations include one that showcases a Jarman recitation, a dirge, the intense "Little Fox Run," and the title cut, which contrasts sounds and a creative use of silence. Overall, this music was the next step in jazz after the high-energy passions of the earlier wave of the avant-garde started to run out of fresh ideas. It's recommended for open-eared listeners. The 1996 CD reissue adds an alternate take of "Little Fox Run" to the original program.

1967 SONG FOR
thanks a lot to Joao from exp etc

Claude Delcloo / Arthur Jones - Africanasia

Claude Delcloo: drums
Arthur Jones: alto saxophone
Joseph Jarman: flute
Kenneth Terroade: flute
Roscoe Mitchell: flute
Clifford Thornton: congas
Earl Freeman: gong, bells, percussion
Malachi Favors: log-drums

1969 AFRICANASIA (LP)

Art Ensemble of Chicago - A Jackson In Your House / Message To Our Folks

Lester Bowie: trumpet, flugelhorn, bass drum, horns
Roscoe Mitchell: soprano-,alto- & bass-saxophones, clarinet, flute, cymbals, gongs, conga drums, logs, bells, siren, whistles, steel drum, etc.
Joseph Jarman: soprano & alto saxophones, clarinet, oboe, flute, marimba, vibes, conga drums, bells, whistles, gong, siren, guitar, etc.
Malachi Favors: bass, fender bass, banjo, log drum cythar, percussion, etc.

1969 A JACKSON IN YOUR HOUSE / MESSAGE TOUR FOLKS
Review

Art Ensemble of Chicago - The Spiritual

Lester Bowie: trumpet, flugelhorn, horns, bass drum
Roscoe Mitchell: alto-, soprano- & bass saxophones, clarinet, flutes, whistles, siren, bells , percussion
Joseph Jarman: alto, soprano & tenor saxophones, clarinet, oboe, flute, piano, harpsichord, guitar, percussion
Malachi Favors: bass, fender bass, banjo, cythar, percussion

1969 THE SPIRITUAL

Art Ensemble of Chicago - Tutankhamun

Lester Bowie: trumpet, flugelhorn, horns, bass drum
Roscoe Mitchell: alto-, soprano- & bass saxophones, clarinet, flutes, whistles, siren, bells , percussion
Joseph Jarman: alto, soprano & tenor saxophones, clarinet, oboe, flute, piano, harpsichord, guitar, percussion
Malachi Favors: bass, fender bass, banjo, cythar, percussion

1969 TUTANKHAMUN

The Art Ensemble: 1967/68

ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO:
Lester Bowie: trumpet, drums (bass), flugelhorn, horn, siren
Roscoe Mitchell: alto & soprano saxophones, clarinet, flute, harmonica, percussion, recorder, gourd
Joseph Jarman: alto & soprano saxophones, flute, clarinet, bassoon
Malachi Favors Maghostut: bass, electric bass, kazoo, zither
Charles Clark: bass
Thurman Barker: drums
Robert Crowder: drums
Phillip Wilson: drums

Review

by Scott Yanow

This limited-edition five-CD set available directly from Nessa not only reissues the important free jazz albums Old/Quartet, Numbers 1 & 2, and Congliptious but contains quite a bit of music taken from rehearsals by the members of the group that would by 1969 become known as the Art Ensemble of Chicago. With such advanced improvisers as trumpeter Lester Bowie, Roscoe Mitchell and Joseph Jarman on reeds, bassist Malachi Favors, drummer Phillip Wilson, and appearances from bassist Charles Clark, drummers Robert Crowder and Thurman Barker, the music is usually very emotional and sometimes quite scary. There are meandering sections and individual performances that do not work all that well, but in general the music is quite colorful, adventurous, and innovative: in many ways the beginning of the modern avant-garde. Open-eared listeners are advised to search for this important historical set. 1967/68 THE ART ENSEMBLE : CD1 - CD2 -CD3 - CD4 - CD5