Friday, August 15, 2025

Beijing Trio - Live at JazzNoJazz Festival 2001



 


Recorded live at JazzNoJazz Festival, Zurich, Switzerland. November 2001.

Download: https://mega.nz/folder/OjR0jQBS#C_Q391eh9sEp2t9VYSuEWw


Tracklist: 

1. Solo - Chen Jiebing  - 3:36

2. Moon over the Great Wall (part A) - 8:27

3. Moon over the Great Wall (part B) - 8:30

4. Moon over the Great Wall (part C) - 6:51

5. Moon over the Great Wall (part D) - 7:14

6. Moon over the Great Wall (part E) - 3:04

7. Moon over the Great Wall (part F) - 5:19

8. Solo - Max Roach - 2:28


Credits:

Jon Jang (grand piano)

Chen Jiebing (erhu)

Max Roach (drums)

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Sam Rivers - Valentine's Day with the Sam Rivers Trio



Recorded live at The Boston Jazz Workshop, Massachusetts, February 14, 1971.

Download: https://mega.nz/folder/OvYEnTaQ#FFDpBfk_SEhG9pq4BUBsrQ


Tracklist: 

1. Improvisation I (February 14, 1971) - 57:32 

2. Improvisation II - Conceptualism (February 14, 1971) - 52:10

3. Improvisation III (February 14, 1971) - 42:27


Credits:

Sam Rivers (soprano sax, tenor sax, flute, piano, vocals)

Cecil McBee (double bass, vocals)

Norman Connors (drums, percussion, vocals)

Ed Michel (session producer)


Performance breakdown: 

Improvisation I: ss section - 14:09; voc + b + voc + voc - 1:04; voc + fl section - 11:52; b solo - 3:41; p section - 11:46; dr solo - 2:38; ts section - 15:00; ts + dr duo - 2:58; ts section - 3:18.

Improvisation II - Conceptualism: voc with b + dr -1:48; ss section - 8:04; b solo with bells + slide whistle - 5:08; fl + voc section - 16:14; dr solo - 1:26; p section - 15:09; ts section - 3:57.

Improvisation III: ss section - 14:28; b solo - 3:07; ss + voc section - 5:06; fl section - 5:56; b solo - 2:26; p section - 7:19; dr solo - 3:39.

Monday, March 10, 2025

Sam Rivers Trio - Live at the Boston Jazz Workshop, 1971



Recorded live at The Boston Jazz Workshop, Massachusetts, February 13, 1971.

Download: https://mega.nz/folder/frZjyTrY#pNb9qQJAYJpxDNTVk3K27Q


Tracklist: 

1. Improvisation (February 13, 1971) - 63:14


Credits:

Sam Rivers (soprano sax, tenor sax, flute, piano, vocals)

Cecil McBee (double bass)

Norman Connors (drums, percussion)


Performance breakdown: 

Soprano Sax section - 13:12; Bass + Drums - 2:32; Flute + Vocals section - 18:38; Piano + Vocals section - 12:56; Bass + Drums - 2:04; Tenor Sax section - 13:52


Additional info:

Three excerpts from this performance were released as isolated tracks on the 1975 ABC/Impulse! compilation Hues (ASD-9302). The LP was made up of selections from various Sam Rivers performances, some recorded by Impulse! and some from Rivers' own tapes, such as this performance at The Boston Jazz Workshop. 

The names and order of the tracks in Hues are as follows:

1. Amber - 4:26 (tenor sax section)

2. Turquoise - 4:01 (flute section)

3. Rose - 5:14 (piano section)

- Track 1 "Amber" excerpt begins at 54:48 (5:26 into Tenor Sax section); track 2 "Turquoise" excerpt begins at 30:29 in (14:45 into Flute section); track 3 "Rose" excerpt begins at 42:23 in (8:24 into Piano section).


Saturday, March 1, 2025

林栄一 Mazuru Orchestra - Mazuru Orchestra 2024


Recorded live at
Shinjuku Pit Inn, December 30, 2024. 

Download: https://mega.nz/folder/oswAVLYS#ijcqFqlYRhi0neXPZ58_Jg


Tracklist: 

1. 鶴 (Tsuru) - 9:41

2. 夜と友達 (Yoru To Tomodachi) - 16:38

3. 森の人 (Mori no Hito) - 11:40

4. North East - 18:04 

5. ナーダム (Naadam) - 17:43


Credits:

林栄一 (alto saxophone, composer, arranger)

松井宏樹 (alto saxophone)

藤原大輔 (tenor saxophone)

吉田隆一 (baritone saxophone)

山田丈造 (trumpet)

類家心平 (trumpet)

後藤篤 (trombone)

高橋保行 (trombone)

高岡大祐 (tuba)

石渡明廣 (electric guitar)

石田幹雄 (piano)

岩見継吾 (bass)

磯部潤 (drums)

外山明 (drums) 

Guest: 工藤丈輝 (butoh)



Thursday, February 23, 2023

Griot Galaxy - Live at the D.I.A. 1983 (Released 2003)

 

 

 

       A fantastic and out of print live recording of one of the greatest Detroit jazz acts, enjoy! I often see Griot Galaxy compared to the Art Ensemble of Chicago, a comparison that I believe is apt, as they have quite a few similarities stylistically, however, that is not to say that Griot Galaxy lacks their own identity; This is astoundingly creative free/spiritual jazz of immense quality and a must listen for fans of the AACM sound.

       Download: https://mega.nz/folder/sq4Q3Zxb#hPzsVZS_9CoZFTlEXl7M4Q 

       Lineup: 

       Faruq Z. Bey - tenor, soprano, alto sax,

       David McMurray - tenor, soprano, alto sax

       Anthony Holland, alto, soprano sax

       Jaribu Shahid - bass 

       Tani Tabbal - drums, percussion

        

         




Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Horace Tapscott & the Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra - Live at Moers Jazz Festival, Germany, 1995

     

            Here is an absolutely fantastic recording of a late incarnation of Horace Tapscott's Pan-Afrikan People's Arkestra, it has been posted prior on inconstantsol, but their upload is missing an entire track, sections of other tracks, and has generally lesser sound quality. This is a very crisp soundboard recording of incredible music, I hope you enjoy it! 

Tracklist: 

01: The Black Apostles 16:48

02: Motherless Child 14:20

03: Dem Folks 22:38

04: A Ballad for Deadwood Dick 10:37

05: Little Africa  10:30

Lineup:

Horace Tapscott, piano

Nate Morgan, piano

Michael Session, reeds

Jesse Sharps, reeds

Charles Owens, reeds

Arthur Blythe, Reeds

Steve Smith, trumpet

Fundi Legohn, French horn

Thurman Green, trombone

William Roper, tuba

Dwight Trible, vocals

Roberto Miranda, bass

David Bryant, bass

Woody ‘Sonship’ Theus, drums

Fritz Wize, drums

Rec. June 3, 1995. download: https://mega.nz/folder/A2YngCoK#aEROeKbMMkYGnwA0w91-Jg (160 kbp/s but sounds very good)


Masami Shinoda - Powerless Music: 1985-1991

  Tracklist: Pachinko Minami Kaikan, Shimokitazawa, Tokyo, May 22, 1987 1. Tokyo Chindon Hasegawa Sendensha 3:00 Masami Shinoda & Kazuto...