JASON MORAN OCTET - In My Mind: Monk at Town Hall 1959 - Paris 2012

Here is festival recording of American pianist with nice cast of British-based wind players in full Thelonious Monk programme. During the broadcast, radio jingle is inserted in the beginning of few compositions, but due to gentle way it is done I do not find it disturbing. FM recording originates from DIME, I do not know original seeder.

JASON MORAN OCTET - Cité de la Musique, Paris 2012-03-02 FM

Remembering Thelonious Monk Orchestra in Town Hall, 1959.

Jason Moran - piano
Tarus Mateen - bass
Nasheet Waits - drums
Byron Wallen - trumpet
Jason Yarde - alto saxophone
Denys Baptiste - tenor saxophone
Fayez Virjii - trombone
Andy Grappy - tuba

01- Thelonious (part I)  3:02
02- Thelonious (part II)  4:01
03- Friday the 13th  15:05
04- Monk's Mood  10:48
05- UT  10:09
06- Thelonious Monk interview  0:53
07- Little Rootie Tootie  11:06
08- UT - Impro on Thelonious  5:38
09- Crepuscule with Nellie  7:46
10- Outro  1:53

TT 70:26

Source : TSF Jazzlive / Marantz MF Tuner / RH-09R / Audacity / Xact

LOUiS MOHOLO-MOHOLO - London Jazz Festival 2010

This was drummer's 70th Birthday Special concert at LJF 2010 in two sets. First set reunited Louis with Keith Tippett under the title of their 1982 FMP album No Gossip, second set presented him with special version of his Unit. I recorded the broadcast off the BBC i-player and kept the whole sequence with announcements and interview, given in the afternoon before the concert. For various reasons it took me almost 3 years to prepare it for posting, so at last here it is. All the best in 2014 to all.


01. announcement + intro interview  5:02


LOUiS MOHOLO-MOHOLO & KEiTH TiPPETT

02. No Gossip (improvisation) + announcement  33:24

Louis Moholo-Moholo - drums
Keith Tippett - prepared piano including woodblocks, pebbles, bells, music box and plastic pan pipe


03. main interview  19:55

Louis Moholo-Moholo and Alexander Hawkins talk to Jez Nelson.


LOUiS MOHOLO-MOHOLO’s SEVEN FOR SEVENTY ensemble

04. The Tag (Jason Yarde) 5:54
05.  Mark of Respect (Pule Pheto & Gibo Pheto) 6:08
06. Un Ti Son Ba Ou (Francine Luce) 5:43
07. Sonke (Pule Pheto) + Lost Opportunities (Harry Miller) 11:03
08. Dikeledi Tsa Phelo (Pule Pheto) + Zanele (Pule Pheto) 14:42

Louis Moholo-Moholo - drums
John Edwards - bass
Ntshuks Bonga - alto saxophone
Jason Yarde - alto & baritone saxophones
Francine Luce - vocals
Henry Lowther - trumpet
Alexander Hawkins - piano


Recorded at the Purcell Room, London on 19 November 2010
Broadcast Mon 24 Jan 2011. BBC Radio 3

Louis Moholo-Moholo Unit - Live in Milan '12

Once again: if someone gives help to title the unknown tracks is welcome.

Rec. live at "Teatro Manzoni", Milan, Italy, on March 4, 2012
(mics recording)

Louis Tebugo Moholo-Moholo,drums,vocals
Francine Luce,vocals
Henry Lowther,trumpet
Alan Tomlinson,trombone
Jason Yarde,alto & soprano saxes
Ntshuks Bonga,alto sax
Alexander Hawkins,piano
John Edwards,bass

01. Wedding Hymn [T.Matshikiza] (03:57)
02. Lost Opportunities [H.Miller] (07:00)
03. For The Blue Notes [L.Moholo] (03:40)
04. Ismite Is Might [C.McGregor] (07:18)
05. Un Ti Son Ba [F.Luce]/Dikeledi Tsa Phelo [P.Pheto] (11:44)
06. Thank U 4 2 Day [J.Yarde] (06:26)
07. Wish You Sunshine [J.Dyani] (06:21)
08. B My Dear [D.Pukwana] (08:42)
09. Sonke [P.Pheto] (08:13)
10. Zanele [P.Pheto] (09:10)
11. You Ain't Gonna Know Me [M.Feza]/Ithi Gqi [J.Dyani] (03:40)
12. The Tag [J.Yarde] (03:55)

Total Time 1:22:11

Dikeledi Tsa Phelo