ALTERNATIVE FOX *************** Distr. : NE - Shiny Beast/ Style : psychedelic / progressive / soundtracks / easy listening / jazz / free jazz / post bop / modal jazz / FOX 1 (s) PIERO UMILLIANI : IL PARADISO DELL'UOMO LP 05.2019 A1 Cielo di Tokio 2:23 A2 Pescatrici, Perle E Pescecani 2:23 A3 Un Paese Di Sogno 2:11 A4 Fuji Golf 2:07 A5 Il Bagno Delle Vergini 2:28 A6 Le Spiagge Di Ohiso 2:02 A7 Donne Di Notte 3:42 B1 Geisha Party 3:20 B2 Base-Ball All'Americana 1:25 B3 Vecchi Tatuaggi E Nuovi Gangsters 2:30 B4 Spogliarello Twist 2:22 B5 La Roccia Dei Suicidi 2:37 B6 Cielo Di Tokio 2:30 Italian film composer Piero Umiliani enjoyed a long and illustrious career, creating nearly 200 film soundtracks, along with 40 music library LPs and some 35 television themes. Born in Florence in 1926. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 2 STEVE REICH BERKELEY NOVEMBER 7, 1970 LP 05.2019 SIDE A 1 Four Organs 2 My Name Is 3 Piano Phase Part One SIDE B 1 Piano Phase Part Two 2 Phase Patterns Alternative Fox delivers a landmark release in the history of minimalism with a live performance documented from one of the genre's key figures-Steve Reich. Recorded live at Berkeley University in the 1970s (home also to key minimalism figures Terry Riley and La Monte Young), this performance sees Reich deliver some of his now legendary compositions, such as the shifting tape-loop experimentation of "My Name Is", whereby vocals are cut up, looped and played at different speeds to create constantly shifting combinations. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 3 RALLIZES DENUDES + BE : THERE'S NO HEAVEN LIKE HELL 2LP 05.2019 SIDE A There’s No Heaven Like Hell 1 SIDE B There’s No Heaven Like Hell 1 SIDE C There’s No Heaven Like Hell 2 SIDE D There’s No Heaven Like Hell 2 One of the strangest and most enigmatic groups in the history of rock'n'roll, Les Rallizes Denudes, also known as Hadaka no Rallizes or Hadaka no Rarizu, were a Japanese experimental rock band that is often cited as a pioneering force of the noise rock movement. Inspired by the Velvet Underground and other groups employing prominent, overamplified guitar, the band's music was typically based on repetitive rhythmic patterns bolstered by Takeshi Mizutani's heavily distorted lead guitar, though the poor sound quality of early demos apparently turned Mizutani away from studio rec., rendering much of their output in the form of live bootlegs, supplanted by the occasional leaked studio demo. The two versions of "There's No Heaven Like Hell" presented here were recorded on 1 April 1975 at Rallizes House in Fussa, a small town to the west of Tokyo, joining Mizutani with keyboardist/guitarist Taisuke Morishita's experimental group Be, originally known as Yellow. The first version takes the form of an epic slow drone, featuring Mizutani on acid guitar, backed only by Morishita's pulsating synthesizer lines; the second version is in full marathon mode, an hour-long dirge that sees the spacey duo joined by drummer Shunichiro Shoda and a plodding bassist in the latter portion. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 4 PHAROAH SANDERS : LIVE AT ANTIBES JAZZ FESTIVAL, LP 05.2019 JULY 21, 1968 A Untitled 19:04 B Untitled 17:48 Pharoah Sanders live at the Antibes Jazz Festival in Juan-les-Pins, July 21, 1968. Pharoah Sanders' status began to rise upon joining John Coltrane's band in 1965, where his discordant solos formed a strong contrast to Trane's more melodious sound, though each player had a strong impact on the other's subsequent work. Following Coltrane's untimely death in 1967, Sanders formed a quartet of his own with former Jazz Messengers pianist Lonnie Liston Smith, bassist Norman 'Sirone' Jones of the Untraditional Jazz Improvisational Team, and drummer Majeed Shabazz. For this blistering performance, given at the Antibes Jazz Festival of 1968 and broadcast on French radio station WDR3, the quartet moves through various Sanders free-jazz workouts, taking in 'Venus' from the 'Tauhid' album and 'The Creator Has A Master Plan' from 'Karma' along the way, with the rhythm section holding down the fort as Sanders blows himself into the stratosphere. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 5 TERRY RILEY/DON CHERRY/KARL BERGER-LIVE IN KOLN, 23.2.1975 2LP 05.2019 SIDE A Descending Moonshine Dervishes SIDE B Descending Moonshine Dervishes Part Two SIDE C Sunrise Of The Planetary Dream Collector SIDE D Improvisation The concert staged by Terry Riley, Don Cherry and Karl Berger in Cologne, Germany on February 23 1975 serves as a landmark of minimalist jazz. The album is comprised of just three mega-length songs, with Riley in the driver's seat, Berger as a steady accompaniment and Cherry passing through in fleeting melodic moments; final track "Koln Improvisations" references the Indian musical and spiritual forms that were so appealing to each musician; opening track "Descending Moonshine Dervishes" bridges the psychedelic and minimalist realms and "Sunrise Of The Planetary Dream Collective" is based on throbbing, repetitive keyboard and vibraphone patterns. http://www.sonic.nl/sonic_nl/mailing/929upcsh.htm --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 6 STEVE REICH : INFORMATION, TRANSMISSION, MODULATION LP 08.2019 AND NOISE A1 Four Organs A2 Drumming B Music In Similar Motion --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 007 BILL EVANS : CONVERSATIONS WITH MYSELF LP 08.2019 A1 'Round About Midnight 6:30 A2 How About You? 2:46 A3 Theme From "Spartacus" 5:05 A4 Blue Monk 4:30 B1 Stella By Starlight 4:52 B2 Hey, There 4:28 B3 N.Y.C.'s No Lark 5:43 B4 Just You, Just Me 2:35 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 008 ALBERT AYLER : REC. IN STOCKHOLM, OCT.25TH, 1962 2LP 08.2019 LP 1 A I'll Remember April B1 Rollins Time B2 Tune Up B3 Free LP 2 C1 Softly As In A Morning Sunrise C2 I Didn't Know What Time Was D1 Moanin' D2 Good Bait --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 009 OTIS REDDING PAIN IN MY HEART LP 08.2019 A1 Pain In My Heart 2:23 A2 Mary Had A Little Lamb 2:35 A3 Stand By Me 2:50 A4 Hey Hey Baby 2:45 A5 Gettin' Hip 2:12 A6 I Need Your Lovin' 2:49 B1 These Arms Of Mine 2:31 B2 She's All Right 2:11 B3 Something Is Worrying Me 2:26 B4 Security 2:35 B5 That's What My Heart Needs 2:37 B6 Lucille 2:31 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 010 PIERO UMILLIANI+CHET BAKER : SMOG LP 08.2019 A1 Neapolitan Phantasy A2 Dawn A3 Hollywood Tonight A4 California In The Summer A5 Smog A6 Tops B1 Tension B2 Bowling B3 Smog II B4 Smog Introduzione E Finale B5 Twilight In Los Angeles B6 Thinking Blues --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 11 JOYCE JOYCE LP 07.2019 01. NAO MUDA 02. NAO 03. BLOCO DO EU SOZINHO 04. IMPROVISADO 05. ANSIEDADE 06. SUPEREGO 07. CANTIGA DE PROCURA 08. CHORO CHORADO 09. AVE MARIA 10. ANOITECEU 11. LITORAL 12. ME DISSERAM The Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist Joyce Silveira Moreno was born and raised in the middle of Copacabana, a short beach stroll from the epicentre of the bossa nova universe. Her father was a Dane that had settled in Brazil, but she was raised by her mother and stepfather in a typical Portuguese-Brazilian household. Since her older brother was friendly with leading lights of the bossa nova movement such as Roberto Menescal and Eumir Deodato, she was steeped in the form at an early age and witnessed its key evolution first-hand. At the age of 16 in 1964, she was taken to the studio by Menescal to contribute to the coveted debut album by the mythical group Sambacana, assembled to record the work of composer Pacifico Mascarenhas when the meagre budget would not allow the vocalists he preferred. Knowing that a full-time career in music was certainly not guaranteed, she began studying journalism in 1967, shortly before her controversial song "Me Disseram" reached the finals of Rios second International Song Competition. The following year, her self-titled debut album was released by Philips, produced by Armando Pittigliani, with orchestration by Dorival Caymmi and arrangements by Gaya; along with her own compositions, the album also featured songs by her rising-star friends, including Caetano Veloso and Marcos Valle. http://www.sonic.nl/sonic_nl/mailing/929upcsh.htm --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 12 NEW YORK CONTEMPORARY FIVE : LIVE AT KONCERTSAL, LP 07.2019 COPENHAGEN, 17.10.1963 01. EMOTIONS 02. MONK'S MOOD 03. CONSEQUENCES --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 13 KEITH JARRETT : LIVE AT SENDAI JAZZ FESTIVAL LP 07.2019 (DENRYOKU HALL, JAPAN, 20.10.1986) 01. STELLA BY STARLIGHT 02. LATE LAMENT 03. THE MEANING OF THE BLUES 04. YOU AND THE NIGHT AND THE MUSIC 05. I REMEMBER CLIFFORD --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 14 MARY LOU WILLIAMS : BLACK CHRIST OF THE ANDES LP 07.2019 01. BLACK CHRIST OF THE ANDES (ST. MARTIN DE PORRES) 02. IT AIN'T NECESSARILY SO 03. THE DEVIL 04. MISS D. D. 05. ANIMA CHRISTI 06. A GRAND NITE FOR SWINGING 07. MY BLUE HEAVEN 08. DIRGE BLUES 09. A FUNGUS AMUNGUS 10. PRAISE THE LORD --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 15 ROKY ERICKSON CLEAR NIGHT FOR LOVE LP 12.2019 A1 You Don't Love Me Yet 4:20 A2 Clear Night For Love 2:40 B1 The Haunt 3:34 B2 Starry Eyes 3:06 B3 Don't Slander Me 3:25 Dallas-born Roger Kynard Erickson, better known as Roky Erickson, is a legend of psychedelic music and culture. Playing piano at five years old and guitar at ten, he dropped out of high school in Austin shortly before graduating, since the school dress code demanded short hair. In 1965, his group, The Spades, made an impact with "We Sell Soul" and the following year, The 13 th Floor Elevators burst onto the scene with debut album The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13 th Floor Elevators, but the bands non-conformist attitude and open endorsement of drugs such as marijuana and LSD put them in repeated conflict with the authorities. http://www.sonic.nl/sonic_nl/mailing/946upcsh.htm --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 16 EDDIE HARRIS BOSSA NOVA LP 10.2019 01. LOLITA MARIE 02. CEV Y MAR 03. WHISPERING BOSSA NOVA 04. MIMA 05. SAMBA PARA DOS 06. TEL ECO TECO NO. 2 Tenor saxophonist Eddie Harris is best-known for his composition 'Freedom Jazz Dance, which Miles Davis brought to prominence in 1966, and for being a pioneer of the electric saxophone, yet his career is long, distinguished and varied. His debut album 'Exodus Into Jazz,' was named for his jazz adaptation of the theme from the movie 'Exodus', a chart-topping smash hit which became the first jazz song to win a gold disc. There were further jazz/film soundtrack explorations for Vee Jay and some concept albums too, with 'Bossa Nova' being the most noteworthy of the bunch. The Brazilian form had been gaining favour in the US thanks to 'Girl From Ipanema, 'yet Harris' LP was not a tokenistic stab at faddism; instead, Harris uses the form as a launchpad for his own sterling solos, heard most enticingly on 'Cev Y Mar' and on the dreamy opener 'Mima,' inspired by his young daughter, Lolita Marie. The stellar backing is part of the picture too, the hand-picked musicians led by esteemed pianist Lalo Schifrin (then still making a name for himself), with Coltrane/Monk bassist Art Davis, Dizzy Gillespie drummer Chuck Lampkin and veteran guitarist Jimmy Raney allowing Harris all the space he needs, yet never playing mere filler behind him. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 17 HIGHWAY HIGHWAY LP 10.2019 01. TOO MANY CHANGES 5:30 02. LOOK AWAY 5:46 03. PEGASUS 4:00 04. SEEMS TO ME 5:21 05. JUST TO BE WITH YOU 4:45 06. BRIGHT SIDE 5:06 07. MEADOW 4:44 08. SLIP AWAY 4:29 09. TOMORROW 8:42 Obscure Minnesota-based power trio Highway has a long and convoluted history. In 1965, guitarist/vocalist Steve Murphy joined The Epicureans, a band formed from the ashes of The Pacers and The Corsairs, both previously active in the town of Fairmont, located southeast of the state capital, Minneapolis. The group issued a couple of singles along the way (both on small independents, which unfortunately failed to generate much interest), and ultimately morphed into Highway in 1972, then with Murphy and fellow Epicureans Tim Messerli on keyboards and vocals, Tom Olson on drums and John Goossen on bass. After opening for REO Speedwagon in Wisconsin, Olson was replaced by Dan Cammarata and Goossen by Eric Bannister. The resultant group's self-titled debut album was recorded at Westminster Studio, near Fort Dodge in neighbouring Iowa, during a time when Highway was based in the tiny town of Ceylon, Minnesota; privately pressed in only 500 copies, it has since become a highly sought -after item for its unusual blend of melodic hard-rock lead guitar, psychedelic garage rock and wistful, country-tinged blues rock. Although some fans and critics have compared the group to Thin Lizzy and Wishbone Ash, primarily because of the melodic and distortion-free lead guitar licks, the band has a sound all their own, especially since all three members provide vocals, as well as fierce instrumental licks, with furious drum rolls from Cammarata and Murphy and Bannister sometimes playing the same notes in unison. Highway's membership did not remain static for long and the group has since undergone further changes to yield the enduring Murphy Brothers band, yet their sole LP remains the most prized testament of their long, shifting tenure. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 18 RALLIZES DENUDES/TAJ MAHAL TRAVELLERS:OZ DAYS LIVE 1973 LP 10.2019 A1 Les Rallizes Denudes Untitled A2 Les Rallizes Denudes Untitled A3 Les Rallizes Denudes Untitled A4 Les Rallizes Denudes Untitled B1 The Taj-Mahal Travellers : Untitled B2 The Taj-Mahal Travellers : Untitled Japanese experimental group Les Rallizes Denudes are the ultimate rock'n'roll enigma. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 19 STEVE REICH & ENSEMBLE MODERN & SYNERGY VOCALS : TOKYO LP 10.2019 OPERA CITY 21.5.2008 Music For 18 Musicians A Pulse, Sections I-IV B Pulse, Sections V-X --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 20 PETE BROWN & PIBLOKTO! : THOUSANDS ON A RAFT LP 11.2019 01. AEROPLANE HEAD WOMAN 02. STATION SONG PLATFORM TWO 03. HIGHLAND SONG 04. IF THEY COULD ONLY SEE ME NOW PARTS ONE AND TWO 05. GOT A LETTER FROM A COMPUTER 06. THOUSANDS ON A RAFT 1970'S 'Thousands On A Raft', Pete Brown & Piblokto!'s debut album for Harvest, clocks in at the hard-rock and experimental jazz edge of prog, as heard on the extended instrumental interludes of 'Highland Song' and 'If They Could Only See Me Now'; in contrast, Brown's poetic sensibilities drive esoteric numbers such as 'Got A Letter From A Computer' and the closing title track. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 21 STEVE LACY/ALVIN CURRAN/FREDERIC RZEWSKI : THREADS LP 11.2019 01. SKIRTS 02. THREADS 03. RABBIT 04. BROILS 05. SHAMBLES The disparate and often discordant album 'Threads' was recorded in Rome at Mama Dog studio in 1977 for filmmaker-turned-record producer Aldo Sinesio's Horo Records label; comprised of six of Lacy's own compositions, the album saw Lacy supported by Alvin Curran on piano and Frederic Rzewski on flugelhorn, synthesizer and percussion, the pair both longstanding members of the experimental group Musica Elettronica Viva. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 22 MUSICA ELETTRONICA VIVA : UNITED PATCHWORK 2LP 01.2020 SIDE ONE 1 Via Della Luce SIDE TWO 1 Fox 2 Cross Over One 3 Slugging Rocks SIDE THREE 1 Psalm 2 What Is Freedom? SIDE FOUR 1 Dewline 2 Cross Over Two 3 Cross Over Three 4 Sea Line Alternative Fox present a reissue of Musica Elettronica Viva's United Patchwork, originally released in 1978. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 23 LABORATORIA DELLA QUERCIA : LABORATORIA DELLA QUERCIA 2LP 01.2020 LP 1 A1 Tromblues 10:44 A2 Dialogando 11:15 B1 La Quercia 21:17 LP 2 C1 Vortex Waltz 14:45 C2 Nella Casa Delle Papere 10:06 D1 La Legge É Uguale Per Tutti 6:15 D2 The Message From The Maine 17:52 Alternative Fox present a reissue of Laboratorio Della Quercia's self-titled released, originally released in 1979. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 24 SAM COOKE MY KIND OF BLUES LP 11.2019 01. DON'T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE 3:10 02. LITTLE GIRL BLUE 2:55 03. NOBODY KNOWS WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND OUT 3:20 04. OUT IN THE COLD AGAIN 2:25 05. BUT NOT FOR ME 2:29 06. EXACTLY LIKE YOU 2:05 07. I'M JUST A LUCKY SO AND SO 3:10 08. SINCE I MET YOU BABY 3:00 09. BABY, WON'T YOU PLEASE COME HOME 2:08 10. TROUBLE IN MIND 2:55 11. YOU'RE ALWAYS ON MY MIND 2:12 12. THE SONG IS ENDED 2:07 My Kind Of Blues' was recorded for the label in 1961 (just as Cooke was launching his own SAR Records imprint), being a collection of show tunes and jazz standards, delivered in a soulful blues style by Cooke atop lush orchestration, arranged and conducted by trumpete r and bandleader Sammy Lowe. Highlights include a soave version of Duke Ellington's 'I'm Just A Lucky So And So,' a cool cut of 'Nobody Loves You When You're Down And Out,' a stirring take of George Gerschwin's 'But Not For Me' and a lovely rendition of Irving Berlin's 'The Song Is Ended. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 25 DICK HYMAN & MARY MAYO : MOON GAS LP 01.2020 A1 Moon Gas A2 Maid Of The Moon A3 Isn't It Odd A4 Stella By Starlight A5 Imagination A6 Space Reflex (Blues In 5/4) B1 Bye, Bye Blues B2 They Can't Take That Away From Me B3 For All We Know B4 Desafinado (Slightly Out Of Tune) B5 I'm Glad There Is You B6 Star Eyes Alternative Fox preset a reissue of Dick Hyman and Mary Mayo's Moon Gas, originally released in 1963. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 26 ALICE COLTRANE : AFRICA, LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL 1971 LP 02.2020 A1 Africa Part One 13:45 B1 Africa Part Two 14:23 The musician and spiritual seeker Alice Coltrane was much more than just John Coltrane's second wife. One of the few harpists to feature prominently in jazz, she was also a renowned pianist and composer and her interest in spiritual matters greatly helped steer her husband deeper into Krishna consciousness, which had significant bearing on his music, most notably evident on A Love Supreme (1965). This mesmerizing performance, held at Carnegie Hall four years after John's untimely passing as part of a benefit event for Swami Satchidananda's Integral Yoga Institute, comprised a stunning and largely improvised rendition of Coltrane's "Africa," with Alice's subtle piano and harp expressions excellently framed by the wailing saxes of Pharaoh Sanders and Archie Shepp, Cecil McBee and Jimmy Garrison trading non-standard bass lines, a dual drum onslaught from Clifford Jarvis and Ed Blackwell, along with members of the Institute on harmonium and tamboura. https://www.forcedexposure.com/Catalog/FOX.026LP.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 27 JOHN FAHEY : LIVE IN SAUSALITO, SEPTEMBER 9, 1973 LP 01.2020 A1 Thus Krishna On The Battlefield / Fare Forward Voyagers 27:51 B1 Dance Of The Inhabitans Of The Palace Of King Philip XIV Of Spain 12:06 B2 Intro / Christ Saints Of God Fantasy/Stomping Tonight On The Pennsylvania-Alabama Border / In Christ There Is No East Or West / Beverley 16:25 The finger-picking guitarist and blues enthusiast John Fahey enjoyed a long, influential and distinguished career. Born in Washington DC in 1939 and raised in Takoma Park, Maryland, he launched his own Takoma label to issue self-produced work in the late 1950s and then delivered his master's theses on the blues of Charlie Patton at UCLA. Then, while based in the radical town of Berkeley, California in the San Francisco Bay area, began issuing filed recordings of forgotten blues legends, such as Bukka White. With his own work, Fahey began borrowing from eastern elements such as Indonesian gamelan and Tibetan vocal chanting, reflecting his interest in esoteric eastern religion, as well as birdsong, animal calls, and other naturalistic elements. This beautiful 1973 performance, delivered in the sleepy town of Sausalito, California, comprises most of Fahey's Fare Forward Voyagers LP (1973), as well as earlier material, including "Dance Of The Inhabitants Of The Palace Of King Philip XIV Of Spain", from his 1964 release, Death Chants, Breakdowns and Military Waltzes. https://www.forcedexposure.com/Catalog/FOX.027LP.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 28 JAN DUKES DE GREY SORCERERS LP 02.2020 01. DRAGONS 02. RAGS, OLD IRON 03. 28TH JUNE, VILLAGE SONG 04. HIGH PRICED ROOM 05. SORCERERS 06. ODE TO A SCHOOLGIRL 07. THE CHEERING CROWD 08. OUT OF THE EASTERN HILLS 09. M.S.S. 10. TEXAS 11. YORKSHIRE INDIAN SITTING IN THE SUN 12. WONDER CHILD 13. DOMINIQUE 14. TRUST ME NOW 15. FORMS 16. CITY AFTER 3.00 AM 17. BUTTERFLY 18. TURKISH TIME 'Sorcerers' is the group's debut, when Jan Dukes de Grey were still the duo of multi -instrumentalists Derek Noy, the band's songwriter and lead vocalist, and Michael Bairstow. The 18 songs of the album recorded in October 1969 show within a pure folk style the subtle use of multiple instruments like guitars, woodwinds, brass, keyboards, and percussion. Every song conjures up its own time and place, from the quiet pastoral delights of '28th June, Village Song' to the urban pulse of 'City After 3.00 AM,' the homage to the vast expanses of an idealized 'Texas,' and the Eastern promise of 'Turkish Time.' Moods shift dramatically from the anger-drenched 'M.S.S.' to the medieval musings of 'Dragons' and the wonder of a 'Butterfly.' One of the most brilliant acoustic experiments of folk-psych-prog rock ever. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 29 DONALD BYRD THE CAT WALK LP 02.2020 01. SAY YOU'RE MINE 02. DUKE'S MIXTURE 03. EACH TIME I THINK OF YOU 04. THE CAT WALK 05. CUTE 06. HELLO BRIGHT SUNFLOWER Detroit-born trumpeter Donald Byrd was one of the most expressive players of the instrument. Recording for leading jazz labels such as Savoy and Blue Note from the late 50s, he collaborated with Cannonball Adderly, Lee Morgan, John Coltrane and Herbie Hancock. The 1962 Blue Note release 'The Cat Walk' was a critical success; most songs were written by pianist Duke Pearson, who makes crucial contribution, along with understated drummer Philly Joe Jones, relaxed strolling bass from Laymon Jackson, and rousing sax from longstanding collaborator, Pepper Adams. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 30 JACO PASTORIUS & WORD OF MOUTH BIG BAND : AUREX JAZZ LP 02.2020 FESTIVAL IN TOKYO 1982 01. SOUL INTRO/ THE CHICKEN 02. CONTINUUM 03. LIBERTY CITY 04. THREE VIEWS OF A SECRET 05. SOPHISTICATED LADY 06. OKONKOLE Y TROMPA 07. REZA (INCLUDING GIANT STEPS) Bass wizard Jaco Pastorius is considered one of the world's greatest masters of the instrument. After playing with Pat Metheny and Paul Bley in the mid-'70s, he joined Weather Report in 1976, remaining with them until 1982, when substance misuse and mental health issues sparked a rupture. Live At Aurex was recorded during a maiden voyage to Japan, undertaken with a 21-piece big band; the astounding recording showcases his blinding bass skills, as well as the complex arrangements he oversaw as band leader. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 31 SATISFACTION SATISFACTION LP 02.2020 01. JUST LAY BACK AND ENJOY IT 02. SHE FOLLOWS THE BAND 03. COLD SUMMER 04. SHARING 05. CALL YOU LIAR, LIAR 06. YOU UPSET THE GRACE OF LIVING WHEN YOU LIE 07. JUST LIKE FRIENDS 08. GO THROUGH CHANGES 09. LOVE IT IS 10. DON'T RAG THE LADY 11. GREGORY SHAN'T Trumpeter Mike Cotton had played with The Beatles and others before forming Satisfaction with former Artwoods guitarist Derek Griffiths and former Unit 4+2 bassist/vocalist Lem Lubin, along with drummer Bernie Higginson, saxophonist/flutist Nick Newell and trombonist John Beecham. Signing to Decca, their self-titled debut album was released in February 1971, produced by Decca staffer David Hitchcock; somehow, they folded by the autumn of 1971, with Cotton taking the horn section to The Kinks for the 'Muswell Hillbillies' album. Includes 3 bonus tracks. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 32 KEITH JARRETT TRIO BERWARDHALLEN 2LP 02.2020 (STOCKHOLM, OCT. 3RD, 1989) LP 1 A1 Lover Man A2 Ballad of the Sad Young Man B1 My Man's Gone Now LP 2 C1 When I Fall in Love C2 The Wrong Blues D1 The Way You Look Tonight D2 All the Things You Are Gifted piano giant Keith Jarrett is one of the world's great jazz musicians. From 1983, Jarrett's trio featured drummer Jack DeJohnette and former Albert Ayler collaborator Gary Peacock on bass and that version of the trio provides the chops on this excellent performance given at Stockholm's Berwardhallen on 3 October 1989. Highlights include a version of the oft-covered "Ballad Of The Sad Young Men," Porgy & Bess standout "My Man's Gone Now" and Sinatra's "The Way You Look Tonight." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 33 RICOTTI & ALBUQUERQUE : FIRST WIND LP 03.2020 01. RATSA (DON'T KNOW WHY) 02. LO AND BEHOLD 03. GO OUT AND GET IT 04. DON'T YOU BELIEVE ME 05. NEW YORK WINDY DAY 06. BOBO'S PARTY 07. DIDN'T WANNA HAVE TO DO IT 08. OLD BEN HOUSTON 09. THE WIND HAS NO LOVE 10. GIVE A DAMN Percussionist Frank Ricotti played in the National Youth Orchestra and was rated the UK's top vibraphonist during the late 1960s. In 1971, with guitarist Mike de Albuquerque, he cut the multifaceted jazz album, 'First Wind', which alternated between experimental rock-influenced jazz and thoughtful adaptations of work by James Taylor, John Sebastian and Melanie Safka, with some surprising blues diversions too, such as Albuquerque's 'Go Out And Get It.' However, Albuquerque soon joined ELO as a bassist, putting an end to the duo. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 34 ARCHIE SHEPP THE TRADITION 2LP 03.2020 01. HOORAY FOR MAL 19:55 02. SOPHISTICATED LADY 18:23 03. THINGS HAVE GOT TO CHANGE 19:05 04. I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT YOU 20:12 Avant-garde giant Archie Shepp made an indelible contribution to experimental jazz. Double-LP 'The Tradition' was recorded in Rome in 1977 for Horo Records with drummer Clifford Jarvis and bassist Cameron Brown; the raucous 'Hooray For Mal' has shades of be-bop, while Duke Ellington's 'Sophisticated Lady' is largely tackled by Shepp on upright piano (with gorgeous soloing by Brown); 'Things Have Got To Change' hearkens to Shepp's experience of the Pan-African Cultural Festival of Algiers of 1969 and Ellington's 'I Didn't Know About You' is relayed as a soft tenor ballad with rough edges. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 35 WEATHER REPORT:LIVE AT SHINJUKU KOSEINENKIN HALL, TOKYO 2LP 03.2020 01. SCARLET WOMAN 02. TEEN TOWN 03. A REMARK YOU MADE 04. BLACK MARKET 05. GIBRALTAR 06. THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES 07. KEYBOARDS SOLO 08. MEMORIES 'JUNE 28, 1978' - The jazz supergroup 'par excellence', Weather Report played a legendary show in front of an adoring audience at the Shinjuku Koseinenkin Hall in Tokyo in 1978. Broadcast live by NHK Radio on June 28th, this gig featured the band as a quartet for the first time, with Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter and Jaco Pastorius joined by new kid Peter Erskine on drums. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 36 CHARLES MINGUS JOHN CASSAVETES' SHADOWS LP 03.2020 01. UNTITLED PERCUSSION COMPOSITION 02. NOSTALGIA IN TIMES SQUARE 03. ALICE'S WONDERLAND 04. SELF-PORTRAIT IN THREE COLOURS For the first time on vinyl, Charles Mingus's great score for the legendary 1959 directorial debut of John Cassavetes, 'Shadows'. Much has been said about the controversial relationship between these two masters. "The score encapsulates Cassavetes' and Mingus's unique approaches to both improvisation and composition in their respective media, illuminating the oppositional nature of jazz to mainstream cultural production and the underbelly of race relations in 1950's America." ~Ross Lipman. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 37 DON CHERRY AND FRIENDS : BADEN BADEN FREE JAZZ MEETING, LP 03.2020 DEC. 1967 01. ANDALUSIAN PROVERB 02. CUBIS 03. JEPA 04. RELATIONSHIP Broadcast from SWR and recorded at the legendary 1967 Free Jazz Meeting in Baden-Baden, Germany this is a collection of four different performances by different line-ups, featuring big names in the European free jazz '60s scene of the time along such top players as Don Cherry, Marion Brown, Evan Parker and John Stevens. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 38 MAL WALDRON & GARY PEACOCK : FIRST ENCOUNTER LP 04.2020 01. SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY 02. THE HEART OF THE MATTER 03. WHAT'S THAT 04. WALKING WAY After playing with Mingus, Coltrane, Lady Day and Abbey Lincoln, inventive jazz pianist Mal Waldron moved to Europe and first reached Japan in 1970, where he met Idaho-born double-bassist Gary Peacock, who had played with Art Pepper, Bud Shank, Bill Evans and free-jazz giant Albert Ayler before moving to Japan to study Zen Buddhism. 'First Encounter', recorded in Tokyo in 1971 for French producer Herve Bergerat, shows that the intense pairing was quite natural, the harmonic dissonance of Waldron's 'She Walks In Beauty' contrasted by the up-tempo groove of Peacock's 'What's That'; future Native Son founder Hiroshi Murakami makes important contribution on drums. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 39 SANDY BULL : FANTASIAS FOR GUITAR AND BANJO LP 04.2020 01. BLEND 02. CARMINA BURANA FANTASY 03. NON NOBIS DOMINE 04. LITTLE MAGGIE 05. GOSPEL TUNE Folk musician Sandy Bull took an unorthodox approach to stringed instruments, infl. in part by sharing an apartment with Nubian oud master, Hamza El Din. His 1963 debut LP for Vanguard, 'Fantasias For Guitar And Banjo', saw him backed by Los Angeles-based jazz drummer Billy Higgins: side-long epic 'Blend' is influenced by eastern and middle-eastern music forms; 'Little Maggie' displays a lightning-fast picking style, 'Gospel Tune' hearkens to the American South, medieval classic 'Non Nobis Domine' is relayed on banjo and 'Carmina Burana' is given an individual finger-picking reading. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 40 SOLOMON ILORI & HIS AFRO-DRUM ENSEMBLE-AFRICAN HIGH LIFE LP 04.2020 01. TOLANI (AFRICAN LOVE SONG) 02. ISE OLUWA (GOD'S WORK IS INDESTRUCTIBLE) 03. FOLLOW ME TO AFRICA 04. YABA E (FAREWELL) 05. JOJOLO (LOOK AT THIS BEAUTIFUL GIRL) 06. AIYE LE (THE TROUBLED WORLD) Pioneering percussionist Solomon Ilori was one of the first Nigerian artists to record with American jazz musicians, travelling to New York in 1958 to introduce African music to American audiences. After appearing on Art Blakey's 1962 LP 'The African Beat' for Blue Note; he recorded 'African High Life' with members of Blakey's ensemble, including guitarist Jay Berliner, bassist Ahmed Abdul Malik, Hosea Taylor on alto sax and flute, and percussionists Montego Joe Montego, Robert Crowder and Garvin Masseaux. 'Tolani Re O' is a love song, 'Ise Oluw' a song of religious praise, 'Yaba E' a farewell song that was issued as a single, and 'Aiye Le' a warning of the dangers of this world. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 41 PHAROAH SANDERS PHAROAH LP 04.2020 SIDE 1: 1. Harvest Time SIDE 2: 1. Love Will Find A Way 2. Memories Of Edith Johnson In 1977, Pharoah Sanders cut a set called 'Pharaoh' for the New York-based underground jazz label India Navigation, with the excellent laid-back epic 'Harvest Time,' feat. Pharaoh's wife Bedria on harmonium, as Ohio-born double-bassist Steve Neil and former Mongo Santamaria guitarist Tsiji Munoz and former Joe Thomas keyboardist Jiggs Case craft subtle melodic backing. On side two, percussionist Lawrence Killian and drummer Greg Bandy drive the rhythm, as Sanders himself sings. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 42 RYUICHI SAKAMOTO- AILE DE HONNEAMISE-ROYAL SPACE FORCE LP 04.2020 01. MAIN THEME 02. RIIKUNI'S THEME 03. NATIONAL DEFENSE DEPARTMENT 04. NOISE/UPROAR/NUISANCE 05. FUTILITY/USELESSNESS/WASTE 06. SONG MEDLEY "ANYAMO" 07. DR. GUNOUMU'S FUNERAL 08. HOLY/SACRED RIIKUNI 09. DISTANT THUNDER 10. SHIROTSUGU'S RESOLUTION/DETERMINATION 11. THE LAST STEPS/PHASES 12. WAR 13. GETTING UP/LEAVING THE SICKBED 14. OUT TO SPACE 15. FADE Synth wizard Ryuichi Sakamoto was a composer and arranger since the mid-'70s and burst into the world's greater consciousness in Yellow Magic Orchestra. After working on the 'Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence' soundtrack (and shortly before scoring 'The Last Emperor'), Sakamoto became musical director on the 1987 anime project 'Royal Space Force: The Wings Of Honneamise', a sci-fi drama set in an alternative world. The film was seen as ground-breaking for its portrayal of human alienation and social conformity, and Sakamoto's funky spacy synth soundtrack feels ground-breaking too. This deluxe edition includes 4 bonus tracks and an exclusive full color 60x60cm (24x24 inches) poster! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 43 LITTLE RICHARD HERE'S LITTLE RICHARD LP 07.2020 01. TUTTI FRUTTI 02. TRUE, FINA MAMA 03. CAN'T BELIEVE YOU WANNA LEAVE 04. READY TEDDY 05. BABY 06. SLIPPIN' AND SLIDIN' 07. LONG TALL SALLY 08. MISS ANN 09. OH WHY? 10. RIP IT UP 11. JENNY JENNY 12. SHE'S GOT IT Essential for even the slightest of rock'n'roll fans, Little Richard's legendary 1957 debut-LP returns to vinyl. This killer LP includes classic tracks s.a. 'Long Tall Sally', 'Ready Teddy' and 'Tutti-Frutti'. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 44 LITTLE RICHARD VOLUME 2 LP 07.2020 01. KEEP A KNOCKIN' 02. BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON 03. SEND ME SOME LOVIN' 04. BOO HOO HOO HOO 05. HEEBY-JEEBIES 06. ALL AROUND THE WORLD 07. GOOD GOLLY, MISS MOLLY 08. BABY FACE 09. HEY-HEY-HEY-HEY 10. OOH! MY SOUL 11. THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT 12. LUCILLE Originally released in 1958, the second LP by Little Richard is no less essential than his classic debut-album. Now reissued on vinyl, 'Volume 2' includes hits s.a. 'Good Golly, Miss Molly' and 'The girl Can't Help It'. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 45 SERGE GAINSBOURG ET LE CINEMA LP 02.2021 SIDE 1: 1. L'Eau A La Bouche 2. Angoisse 3. Black March 4. Les Loups Dans La Bergerie (Final) 5. Cha-Cha Du Loup 6. Strip-Tease 7. Some Small Chance SIDE 2: 1. Rendez-Vous Au Calavados 2. Wake Me At Five 3. Solitude 4. Crazy-Horse Swing 5. Comment Trouvez-Vous Ma Soeur? 6. Érotico-Tico 7. No Love For Daddy 8. Rocking Horse --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 46 MILES DAVIS : LIVE AT BERLINER JAZZTAGE, BERLIN LP 07.2020 A1 Directions A2 Honky Tonk A3 What I Say B1 Sanctuary B2 It's About That Time B3 Funky Tonk A legendary show from the Miles Davis Group recorded from SWR in Germany in 1971, and featuring a breath-taking line-up including no less than Keith Jarrett on electric piano and organ. Live at Berliner Jazztage in Berlin on November 6, 1971. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 47 MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA LIVE AT CHATEAUVALLON, AUGUST 2LP 07.2020 1972 - WDR3 SIDE 1: 1. Meeting Of The Spirits 2. You Know, You Know SIDE 2: 1. The Dance Of Maya SIDE 3: 1. One Word SIDE 4: 1. Sanctuary 2. Awakenin' A great set from John McLaughlin and company, recorded live for German public radio in 1971. Double vinyl set; edition of 500. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 48 HERBIE HANCOCK & JACO PASTORIUS- - LIVE IN CHICAGO, LP 09.2020 16 FEBRUARY 1977 Herbie Hancock and Jaco Pastorious, live in Chicago in 1977. Two absolute giants performing together with James Levi on drums and Bennie Maupin on tenor sax. This is heaven for all '70s jazz funkers. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 49 DON CHERRY TRIO : LIVE IN PARIS, MARCH 1979 LP 09.2020 A1 Infant Happiness 27:29 B1 Symphony For Improviser 12:46 B2 Elephantasy 13:34 Outstanding performance recorded in Paris, March 1967, and broadcast on French radio station ORTF. Three tracks. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 50 RAVI SHANKAR & KUMAR BOSE : LIVE AT BERWALDHALLEN, LP 09.2020 STOCKHOLM 1989 A Raga Bhimpalasi B Raga Mishra Kafi One high quality live recording from a legendary set. Ravi Shankar and Kumar Bose performing at the Berwaldhallen in Stockholm, recorded for the Swedish national television. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOX 51 RETURN TO FOREVER - LIVE AT THE OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST, LP 09.2020 3 MARCH 19 Chick Corea and Return To Forever perform their "Romantic Warrior" masterpiece in this Old Grey Whistle Test live performance dated March of 1976. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======================================================================================= www.shinybeast.nl