MICHEL PORTAL R.I.P. (1935-2026)

 

MICHEL PORTAL QUINTET "PARIS 68-01-20"


Michel Portal, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
Joachim Kühn, piano
Barre Phillips, double bass
Jean-François Jenny-Clark, double bass
Aldo Romano, drums

1. A Notre Père 35:36

Recorded at La Maison de la Radio, Foyer B, Paris on January 20, 1968.
(pre-fm)

ROLF KÜHN SEXTET "HAMBURG, 1969"

 

Rolf Kühn, clarinet
James Chick Carter, tenor & baritone saxophone, flute
Heinz Sauer, tenor saxophone
Joachim Kühn, piano
J.F. Jenny-Clarke, bass
Stu Martin, drums    


01.  Vampire's Castle (JK,comp) - Ann RK 15:28
02.  Invention For Five + One (RK,comp) - Ann RK 11:29
03.  Nobody Knows You Tomorrow (JK,comp) 8:47
04.  Screams For Peace (fade-out) 5:14

Recorded on April 27, 1969 at Junges Theater, Hamburg, Germany.
(fm)

FRANÇOIS JEANNEAU QUARTET "ANTIBES, 1977"

 

François Jeanneau, tenor & soprano saxophone
Michel Graillier, piano
Jean-François Jenny-Clark, double bass
Aldo Romano, drums


01. In Going 21:30
02. Etat de grace (AR) 5:20
03. title 5:31
04. title 7:39
05. Le Lynx (FJ) 6:42

Recorded on July 21, 1977 at Festival de jazz d'Antibes, Juan-les-Pins, France.

(FM)

JEAN-LOUIS CHAUTEMPS - JEAN-PIERRE DROUET - DANIEL HUMAIR - FRANÇOIS JEANNEAU - JEAN-FRANÇOIS JENNY-CLARK - HENRI TEXIER ‎– SOLI SOLO... PLUS (ARC - LES AMIS DU MUSÉE D'ART MODERNE DE LA VILLE DE PARIS, 1985)

A1. Scherzoid
A2. Espace Sonore N°1
A3. Pierre Molinier
A4. La Tex Au Logis

B1. Crac
B2. Solo Plus
B3. Zarbale
B4. Heliodanse
B5. Improvisation Pour Tom Et Gongs


Jean-Louis Chautemps, saxophone
Jean-Pierre Drouet, drums
Daniel Humair, drums
François Jeanneau, saxophone
Jean-François Jenny-Clark, double bass
Henri Texier, double bass


Recorded at the auditorium of the Musée D'Art Modern de la Ville de Paris.

Arc - Les Amis Du Musée D'Art Moderne De La Ville De Paris - 581

LP Rip

Don Cherry-Togetherness 1965 (Inner City Vers 1976)

I don't imagine that there are many fans of this music who don't have this indispensable minor masterpiece  by,one of the greatest bands of their day.... it is as far as i know out of print , although if memory serves  it has been bootlegged on CD.

A live Parisian recording of dubious provenance  originally released on the Italian Durian label ,  this predates  THE  marvelous Symphony for improvisers , on which Cherry employed an expanded version of this basic quintet...With Ed Blackwell Cherry's friend and favourite drummer instead of Romano who plays on this.
superb music in less than high fidelity  .
ENJOY!!..


PS- i'm posting it by way of experimenting with a suitable file host  since quite a few people are struggling to use Mega.... basically this upload is a shot in the dark .

i would appreciate any feedback relating to the accessibility of  Mixturecloud