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Monday, September 14, 2015

Mal Waldron Birthday Concert - Antwerp 1997

Mal Waldron Birthday Concert   
Middelheim Jazz Festival
Antwerpen, Belgium
August 16, 1997


Mal Waldron - piano
Reggie Workman - bass
Andrew Cyrille - drums

Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone (CD2)
Jeanne Lee - vocals (CD1#4,5)
Abbey Lincoln - vocals (CD1#7,8)

CD1/67:13
1. Happy Birthday (0:29) [audience]
2. Medley (16:14) [piano solo]
3. The Seagulls of Kristiansund (10:01)
4. Soul Eyes (6:38)
5. Fire Waltz (8:06)
6. Champs-Elysees (12:45) [piano solo]
7. Straight Ahead (6:01)
8. God Bless the Child (6:56)

CD2/39:08
1. The Git Go (15:28)
2. Judy (14:40)
3. The Theme (8:59)

TT: 106:21

Source: FM broadcast
Lineage: FM >? >CDR >EAC (secure) >FLAC Frontend (level 6, aligned on sector boundaries)


ubu note (2015-09-14):
Year was given as 1987 initially - I renamed the files and created new ffp-checksum - they're identical with the old ones as you can see below.
Correct year (same as when the album "Soul Eyes" was recorded) is confirmed by the photos here:
http://photos.allaboutjazz.com/gallery_image.php?id=10869

Losin also lists the date as 1997-08-16:
http://www.plosin.com/milesahead/Tapes.aspx?s=19970816



checksums original:

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mal1997-08-16d1t02.flac:3997778b4f2a6e2dfed69b7983a8feae
mal1997-08-16d1t03.flac:4cfcdf579412b50e20ac54c1a349b699
mal1997-08-16d1t04.flac:9912adca945daf91b9c10068f82fc02b
mal1997-08-16d1t05.flac:f40c8c1ec9255eacd0592d582a4f6033
mal1997-08-16d1t06.flac:857b8e8c914214097298893b3ba102d7
mal1997-08-16d1t07.flac:ddbc7c08025b1bc0c5cee048082be89b
mal1997-08-16d1t08.flac:4ed9bf390866e16b8989d2183e8193e3
mal1997-08-16d2t01.flac:f4b0bdbf4b1f0a1fb2df667dd5a8d514
mal1997-08-16d2t02.flac:b2563659953a9b4f81dcd3426fc2b6ca
mal1997-08-16d2t03.flac:6aa2a84fcb140c90b4a1b0d65dfe31e6


checksums new:

mal1997-08-16d1t01.flac:a06046752ef97565cbb482fa58d7275e
mal1997-08-16d1t02.flac:3997778b4f2a6e2dfed69b7983a8feae
mal1997-08-16d1t03.flac:4cfcdf579412b50e20ac54c1a349b699
mal1997-08-16d1t04.flac:9912adca945daf91b9c10068f82fc02b
mal1997-08-16d1t05.flac:f40c8c1ec9255eacd0592d582a4f6033
mal1997-08-16d1t06.flac:857b8e8c914214097298893b3ba102d7
mal1997-08-16d1t07.flac:ddbc7c08025b1bc0c5cee048082be89b
mal1997-08-16d1t08.flac:4ed9bf390866e16b8989d2183e8193e3
mal1997-08-16d2t01.flac:f4b0bdbf4b1f0a1fb2df667dd5a8d514
mal1997-08-16d2t02.flac:b2563659953a9b4f81dcd3426fc2b6ca
mal1997-08-16d2t03.flac:6aa2a84fcb140c90b4a1b0d65dfe31e6

Sun Ra All Stars - Berlin 1983

Sun Ra All Stars
Berliner Jazztage
Philharmonie, West Berlin, West Germany
October 29, 1983


Sun Ra - piano, synthesizer, vocals
Lester Bowie - trumpet
Don Cherry - trumpet, vocals
Marshall Allen - alto sax
John Gilmore - tenor sax
Archie Shepp - tenor sax, vocals
Richard Davis - bass
Philly Joe Jones - drums
Clifford Jarvis - drums
Don Moye - percussion

CD1/34:30
1. Stars that Shine Darkly (Ra)  12:35
2. untitled jam #1  4:15
3. Somewhere Else (Ra)  8:18
4. Early Morning Blues (Ra)  9:21

CD2/45:57
5. Poinciana (Bernier-Simon)  15:29
6. unidentified title  2:42
7. Shadow World (Ra)  22:19
8. untitled jam #2 (inc) 5:26

TT: 80:27


Lineage: sbb > ? > cassette tape > cd wave editor > flac frontend


Notes from "boatini" (www.easytree.org):

Notes from "boatini" (www.easytree.org): For about a week during a two month Arkestra European tour, Sun Ra played with this "all star" aggregation, doing at least four dates (one, in Montreux, was released on LP, albeit split between two Saturn releases). The first five tunes of this date were broadcast on West German TV. The source for this seed is stereo, so it's probably from the soundboard tape. There is some hiss. My tape is probably several generations down.

Track two, after the first minute, alternates between Cherry playing the Mardi Gras favorite "Indian Red", and Jones doing a semi-martial thing. Track 6 is a Moye solo. Track 8 is an unaccompanied Gilmore solo followed by an unaccompanied Shepp solo. All of the vocals are on track 4.

This is about 30 seconds over 80 minutes. If you don't try to shave some time off, put four tracks on each CD, for the tape flip is after four.

Sunday, September 13, 2015

Bill Dixon - NYC 1968

Here's a re-post ... still waiting to receive my copy of Stephen Haynes' "Pomegranate", but it's definitely time for hearing some Bill Dixon again!

Bill Dixon - University of the Streets Orchestra
New York City (USA)
1968


Bill Dixon - trumpet
Leo Jones - trumpet
Jacques Coursil - trumpet
Clifford Thornton - cornet
Richard Dunbar - french horn
Sam Burtis - trombone
Wesley Whittaker - trombone
John Buckingham - tuba
Dave Chamberlain - flute, soprano sax
Marzette Watts - bass clarinet
Sonny Simmons - english horn
Monty Waters - B-natural soprano sax
Leopanar Witlarge - alto sax
Sam Rivers - soprano & tenor sax
Arthur Doyle - tenor sax
Sonny Clark - baritone sax
Warren Chiasson - vibes
Susan Elrauch - mezzo-soprano

1. unknown (43:04)
2. Interview (3:11) [cut]

TT: 46:16

Lineage: FM->??->CDR->EAC->FLAC

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Thanks to Rick Lopez for his great work on the Rivers discography, which is where this info came from.

Please note that this show is the second show listed below, not the first.  I included the info for the first show, as the notes for the second show refer to the first for a probable personnel lineup.

What a cast!

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Bill Dixon University of the Streets Orchestra: [Unissued / Private Tape]
Date ?, 1968
venue?
New York City
Large Orchestra Piece 1 [29:00]
V + VI rehearsal reel [17:50]
"XP" [18:00]
"XY" [17:20]
[Compositions, Bill Dixon]

Bill Dixon (tp; leader)
Leo Jones (tp)
Jacques Coursil (tp)
Clifford Thornton (cornet)
Richard Dunbar (frh)
Sam Burtis (tb)
Wesley Whittaker (tb)
John Buckingham (tuba)
Dave Chamberlain (fl; ss)
Marzette Watts (bcl)
Sonny Simmons (eng h)
Monty Waters (B-natural ss)
Leopanar Witlarge (as)
Sam Rivers (ss; ts)
Arthur Doyle (ts)
Sonny Clark (bs)
Warren Chiasson (vib)
Susan Elrauch (mezzo-soprano voc)

{Primary Source: info via Dixonia, a Bio-Discography by Ben Young.}
Not in my collection.


Bill Dixon University of the Streets Orchestra: [Unissued / Broadcast Tape]
Date ?, 1968
venue?
New York City
unknown title [43:02]
[possibly "Intents and Purposes", mentioned in interview]
Dixon interview segment [3:12] (incomplete, cuts out at end)

[Total time 46:18]
[Composition, Bill Dixon]

Bill Dixon (tp; leader)
Sam Rivers (reeds)
others, possibly as in session above

{Primary Source: CD-R}