COMMAND ALL STARS - Curiosities 1972

OOP. Some copies for reasonable price can be found on Discogs Markeplace.

UPCOMING & RECENT RELEASES XVIII

May will be a good month for those who still buy records. Once again Nobusiness records will publish several exciting titles.

Obviously they have started a reissue program of archival recordings of Sam Rivers. The first volume will be a trio with Norman Connors & Cecil McBee, this trio previously has recorded the fantastic « Stream »
http://nobusinessrecords.com/emanation-sam-rivers.html

 

Another great reissue is this obscure session recorded by Sunny Murray in 1994 with two musicians that comes from the alternative rock. Previously published on lp in a very limited quantity (less than 30 copies), it will be reissued with more music.

http://nobusinessrecords.com/homework-sunny-murray.html

For those who appreciate Ton-Klami here is part of the band with only Midori Takada and the impressive Kang Tae Hwan only in duet

http://nobusinessrecords.com/midori-takada-kang-tae-hwan.html

Last but not least there is a reissue from a fantastic Detail session done in 1982. (Previously released on vinyl as Okhela) If you have missed the cd on FMR published almost one year ago, don’t miss this one.

http://nobusinessrecords.com/detail-frode-gjerstad-johnny-mbizo-dyani-john-stevens.html

 From the french label Dark Tree records here is finally the first reissue of unpublished concerts by Horace Tapscott. This show happened few month before Tapscott’s death. The Pan African Peoples Arkestra is joined by the chorus of The Great Voices of UGMAA

https://www.darktree-records.com/horace-tapscott-with-the-pan-afrikan-peoples-arkestra-and-the-great-voice-of-ugmaa-–-why-dont-you-listen-–-live-at-lacma-1998-–-dtrs11

Let me tell you also that Dave Douglas’s Green Leaf label has started few years ago a program of subscriptions and publish some music only available for the subscribers: take a look at the incredible line up of this 2017 release:

https://davedouglas.bandcamp.com/album/metamorphosis
or this one
https://davedouglas.bandcamp.com/album/new-sanctuary-trio

  

Sometimes you can find copies on the web but they are mostly directly distributed by subscription.

J.Jarman & D.Moye feat. J.Dyani - Live in Milan '79

This concert took place just one day before the trio entered the
Barigozzi Studios (Milan) to record the album "Black Paladins"
for Black Saint.

Rec. live at "Cineteatro Anteo", Milan, Italy, on December 18,
1979 (mics recording)

Joseph Jarman,sopranino,tenor & baritone saxes,flutes
Johnny "Mbizo" Dyani,bass,tambourine,vocals
Famoudou Don Moye,drums,percussion

1. Medley (42:42)
2. Black Paladinds/Mama Marimba (26:58)
3. In Memory Of My Seasons/Humility
In The Light Of The Creator (09:12)
4. Crushed [encore] (04:40)

Total Time 1:23:33

DETAIL PLUS "NESS" (IMPETUS, 1986)

Johnny Dyani, bass, stones
Frode Gjerstad, tenor saxophone
John Stevens, drums

On side C + D only:
Bobby Bradford, cornet
Harry Beckett, trumpet (Tracks 1 + 4)
Courtney Pine, tenor saxophone, flute, bass clarinet (Tracks 1 + 4)


Sides 1/2
1. Ness - part one 27:33
2. Ness - part two 24:21

Sides 3/4
1. ED 15:39
2. Post Rambling 08:59
3. Preambling 06:06
4. Harmo'nica 15:20

LP 1:
Recorded at the Hennie-Onstad Art Centre, Oslo on 2 March 1986.
LP 2:
Recorded at the Mannod Studio/Community Music, London on 1 July 1986.

IMPETUS IMP 28509  (vinyl rip)

Detail Plus - Way It Goes/Dance Of The Soul, 1986

side a: way it goes.dance of the soul I

side b: way it goes.dance of the soul II

Frode Gjerstad: tenor saxophone

Bobby Bradford: cornet

Johnny Dyani: double bass

John Stevens: drums

Recorded at Kite Studios, Cambridge, Wednesday 2nd July 1986

Impetus Records imp 18611 lp rip

Tete Mbambisa - Did You Tell Your Mother - 1979

Here is one record by one of the most unknown hero of the south African jazz. Tete Mbambisa has been considered as a major reference by musicians like Johnny Dyani or Dudu Pukwana. But Mbambisa have recorded only few records, less than ten for a man who is more than 80 years old. Here we have some very beautiful cape jazz, relaxed music with positive vibrations. Some of the musicians on this session can also be found on some records by Dollar Brand recorded and published by the same label like « Cape Town Fringe » or « Mannenberg Is Where It’s Happening ».

• Trane Ride - Past Time - Winter time - Irene

Bass: Zulu Bidi

Drums: Monty Weber

Piano/composition: Tete Mbambisa

Tenor Sax/Flute: Basil Coetzee

The Sun ml4258 published in 1979

Recently the label Matsuli Music have reissued the first session by Mbambisa under the name « The Soul Jazzmen »

https://matsulimusic.bandcamp.com/album/inhlupeko-distress

In 2012 independent producer Jonhattan Eato have recorded and published a superbe solo piano by Tete Mbambisa that can be found here

https://jisarecords.bandcamp.com/album/black-heroes

or

http://ev2.co.uk/jisa/records/content.html

Last but not least: a recent recording by Tete with British musicians have been published in south Africa in the end of 2017 in a very limited quantity, it will probably be issued in the world very soon. In preparation is also the first time issue of an unreleased session from 1978.

Doudou Gouirand - Mouvements Naturels - Disques Jam 1982

Doudou Gouirand is a french saxophonist who has started to record in the middle of the seventies. As side man he have worked with Pierre Dørge New Jungle Orchestra, Mal Waldron, Johnny Dyani, Okay Temiz’s Oriental Wind, Michel Marre to name a few. Some of those musicians are featured on his own albums. In 1985 he have recorded « Forgotten Tales » with Don Cherry on one track but this album is not so memorable in my opinion. Three years before he published « mouvements naturels » with some of the musicians previously mentionned + Chris McGregor on one track.

Face A:

1. Amanda
2. 2. jungle Dream
3. 3. Song For J.M

Face B:

1. Blues For B.B
2. 2. Mélanésie Nuclear No 1
3. 3. Mouvements Naturels

Doudou Gouirand: alto, soprano saxophone, flute, voice, piano

Michel Benita: bass on a. 1

Johnny Dyani: bass, voice

Jean Claude Montredon: drums, percussions on a1, a3, b1

Merzak Mouthana: drums, percussions on a2, b2, b3

Lelle Kullgren: guitar on b1

Pierre Dørge: guitar

Chris McGregor: piano on b1

Disques Jam 0482/DG 028 lp rip

DYANI, TEMIZ, FEZA - MUSIC FOR XABA - VOLUME 2 (SONET, 1979)

A1. Mad High
A2. Mighty Blues

B1. Dear Africa
B2. Makaya Makaya Makaya
B3. Witchdoctor's Son


Johnny Dyani, bass, piano, vocals
Okay Temiz, drums, percussion
Mongezi Feza, trumpet, percussion


Recorded at Theater Nine, Stockholm, Sweden, on 2 November 1972

Sonet ‎– SNTF-824

LP Rip

Irene Schweizer - Rüdiger Carl Quartet,Zürich 17-11-81 FM

Here's something i've been listening to rather a lot over the past few days in the throes of a Schweizer, Carl Jag... a wonderful Swiss broadcast in gorgeous sound by an otherwise un officially recorded quartet of old Cronies.

Schweizer and Carl having recorded frequently together in Mid to late 70's, for FMP,Hat Hut,and Ogun
picked this up on Dime some years ago, thanks to the Original Taper/sharer(s)
Beautiful Stuff!

Enjoy


Irene Schweizer - Rüdiger Carl Quartet
November 17, 1981
Zürich, Switzerland

radio broadcast

Irene Schweizer (p)
Rüdiger Carl (ts, acc)
Johnny Dyani (b)
Han Bennink (d, ss, megaphone)

01. unknown title - 7:19
02. unknown title - 13:05
03. unknown title - 10:25
04. unknown title - 15:57

total time = 46:47

lots of great Schweizer here
the sublime, Tuned boots (Schweizer,Carl,Moholo) on FMP can be purchased here

DOLLAR BRAND "THE JOURNEY" (CHIAROSCURO, 1977)

Our journey so far...thanks for being a part of it.

To all brothers and sisters (hello - are there any sisters?)!

Enjoy.








DOLLAR BRAND (Abdullah Ibrahim) "THE JOURNEY"


Hamiet Bluiett, baritone saxophone, clarinet
Don Cherry, trumpet
Talib Rhynie, alto saxophone, oboe
Carlos Ward, alto saxophone
Johnny Akhir Dyani, bass
Claude Jones, conga drums
John Betsch, percussion
Roy Brooks, percussion
Abdullah Ibrahim, piano, soprano saxophone


1. Sister Rosie 04:43
2. Jabulani (Joy) 17:49
3. Hajj (The Journey) 21:10


Recorded September 1977 at Downtown Sound, NY.


CHIAROSCURO CR 187

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PHILLIP WILSON TRIO "FRUITS" (CIRCLE, 1979)

Just to add to the mini Phillip Wilson fest!
Heres an upgrade of another great lp, which has been around the web as mp3's..

this is ripped from a friends Vinyl.. downsampled from 48HZ-24 bit.


Unusual,to hear Dyani with an amped up industrial strength tone... he often occupies the foreground on this one.
the jacket photos were sourced from an upload a few years ago.

-Fruits- : Phillip Wilson Trio : 
Leo Smith (tp,pocket-tp) Johnny Dyani (b) Phillip Wilson (d) 
 Live, "Northsea Jazz Festival", The Hague, July 14, 1978
(Du)RK14778/10
 
Electricity Circle
Leo's tune -
F & L -
Death ain't supposed to be negative -

Enjoy!

Okay Temiz + Johnny Dyani – Witchdoctor’s Son (Istanbul, 1976)

Okay Temiz + Johnny Dyani – Witchdoctor’s Son (1976)
Release: 1976
Label: Yonca Plak (YCSLP 5013)

The Players:
* Okay Temiz - drums, percussion
* Johnny Dyani - bass, piano, vocals
* Saffet Gundeger - clarinet, violin
* Gunnar Bergsten - baritone sax
* Oguz - electric bass

Recorded 1976 in Istambul. Exact date unknown.


Tracklist:
(A1) Gece [The Night] (Okay Temiz) [03:46]
(A2) Yesil Fener [I'm a Green Lamp] (Turkish Trad. arr by O. Temiz) [05:46]
(A3) Sark Gezintileri [Orient Trip] (Turkish Trad. arr by O. Temiz) [04:16]
(A4) Karadeniz Dalgari [Black Sea Waves] (Turkish Trad. arr by O. Temiz) [02:10]
(A5) Doktur [Play for me] (Turkish Trad. arr by O. Temiz) [04:57]

(B1) Elhamdulillah Marimba [Marimba] (Don Cherry arr. by Johnny Dyani) [06:16]
(B2) Hepimiz Icin [It's for you all] (Johnny Dyani) [03:57]
(B3) Ben Muslumanim [I'm Muslim Man] (Johnny Dyani) [04:46]
(B4) Moriva [Moriva] (By the Children of South Africa) [07:33]

total time [43:33]

I got this LP in the sales-bin of a tiny record shop in Copenhagen. Never seen it again afterwards. A great musical bridge between cultures, and a very spontaneous, inspired set.

pressing could be better, i did my best to remove noises - have fun!

cheers
O

Abdullah Ibrahim Tentet - Live in Turin '74

For all South African Music lovers.

Rec. live at "Auditorium RAI", Turin, Italy, on May 4, 1974
(radio broadcast)

Abdullah Ibrahim,piano,flute
Carlos Ward,alto sax,flute
Roland Alexander/John Stubblefield,tenor sax
James Ware,baritone sax
Joe Gardner/Roy Burroughs,trumpet
Kiani Zawadi,trombone
Johnny "Mbizo" Dyani,bass
Roy Brooks,drums,musical saw

1. Air (04:20)
2. Bra Joe From Kilimajaro (23:24)
3. Jabulani-Easter Joy (17:15)
4. Tintiyana, First Part (03:55)

Total Time 48:55

Johnny Mbizo Dyani - African Bass

Here's some more Johnny Mbizo Dyani, this time a session recorded in Milano in November 1979, about a month or so prior to the Stockholm sessions we featured in the last post. This, however, is a solo/duo set with drummer/percussionist Clifford Jarvis and quite different from the Stockholm session. Only three pieces on this record, first a solo bass track with added Mbizo vocals, then a piano-drums duo with Jarvis on drums and then finally, on the second side, an extended duo piece, starting with vocal improvisations and handclaps, then sequing into a bass-drums duo, starting and ending with a four note motiv and developing into a drum solo with some frenzied arco playing from Mbizo in the middle. A much more closeted, intimate set, this one, featuring the fat, thick tone of Mbizo's bass, of which I'll never grow tired.

This one was out on the Italian Red Record label and has never been rereleased. A bit of background static on this disc, but hopefully, not too distracting. This one is for Igor/Selim and their valuable discographical project, to which this is a small contribution.

The basic facts:
Johnny M. Dyani - African Bass
Red Record VPA 149

Johnny M. Dyani - bass, piano, voice
Clifford Jarvis - drums, voice

Side1
Afrikan Anthem (Zulu) (trad. arr. J.M. Dyani)
Afrikan Blues (J.M.Dyani)
Ithi-Gqi (J.M.Dyani)

Side2
South Afrikan (trad.arr. J.M.Dyani)
The Robin Irland Struff (J.M.Dyani)

Recorded at Barigozzi Studio, Milan, 14/11/79
Produced by Sergio Veschi
Photos: E. Carminati

It's actually listed as "Irland", but I trust it's a typo for "Island". There's no date of release for this record, but as the session was in late 1979, I guess we're talking 1980 or later.

As always, enjoy!

Johnny Mbizo Dyani - Witchdoctor's Son 'Together'

Following Dudu Pukwana's Zila, here's Johnny Mbizo Dyani's Witchdoctor's Son. This is not to be confused with the Witchdoctor's Son that came out on the Steeplechase label with a different line-up, though with Dudu Pukwana in both. This here is a Swedish - South African crew assembled by Mbizo for a session in Stockholm in late 1979 - early 1980. Most of the South Africans on the record were living in Sweden at the time, including Mbizo while Pukwana flew in from London for the session. Kenny Haakonson, guitarist with the prog rock outfit Kebnekajse was roped in as well as drummer Bosse Skoglund, old chums of Mbizo.

What we have here is one side of Mbizo compositions drawing on the popular SA music of the 50s and later, one traditional (in fact the same tune as the one on the Zila album posted previously), one quickie fusion number and then the odd one out, I thought, "Kalahari", named after the Botswana desert. Here Haakonson gets to do a proggish uptempo piece which would not out of place on a Kebnekajse record from the 70s, though normally not associated with Mbizo, though . Mbizo has vacated the bass for keyboards and handles vocal duties on this record.

All in all, this is eminently danceable and groovable, and an appropriate follow-up to Zila, of which there'll be more later (and more Dyani, of course).

Basic facts:

1. Together
2. Johnny's Kwela
3. Marabi Soweto
4. High Priest
5. Kalahari
6. Crossroads
7. Tula Tula

All compositions by Johnny Mbizo Dyani, except 7, traditional, arranged by JMD.

Johnny Mbizo Dyani - keyboards, vocals
Dudu Pukwana - altosax, whistles
Virimuje Shimmy Radise - tenor sax
Kenny Hakansson - electric guitars
Hassan Ban - congas
Bosse Skoglund - drums
Felix Perrera - South African trad. harp

Produced by Stanley Koonin at Sound City Studios, Stockholm, Dec.1979-Jan.1980.

This was released posthumously on the Cadillac label in 1987 and label head John Jack is listed as executive producer, though whether he may have had anything to do with the original sessions is not clear.

Mal Waldron & Johnny "Mbizo" Dyani - Live in Rome '79

Only one official record exists by this great duo :
"Some Jive Ass Boer: Live At Jazz Unité '81", so i
think that this recording could be an helpful
addition for both Waldron's and Dyani's lovers.

Rec. live at "Centro Jazz St. Louis", Rome, Italy, on
October 27th, 1979 (mics recording)

Mal Waldron,piano
Johnny Dyani,bass

1. Track #1 (39:30)
2. Track #2 (05:53)
3. Track #3 (43:27)

Total Time 1:28:52

Dyani - Temiz - Feza - Music for Xaba (Sonet, 1972)

A small contribution to the south African thread running through these pages, and by way of a response to a request, here's Music for xaba a great fusion of free jazz , tribal psychedelia and those unforgettable township melodies.

All these players had strong associations with Don Cherry.. and these sessions have a marked resemblance to many of his projects...(long may he b4e remembered).
To those who are familiar with Cherry and the many classics in the free ethno tribal trance out sub genre, but don't know this..its well worth checking out.

note this is my rip, and thus different to that which first appeared at jizz relics,and has since done heavy duty in the blogosphere.
For my money feelings ,on side one and gorans soder the final track contain some of the best Feza playing on wax.


recorded at theatre nine ,Stockholm Sweden November 2Nd 1972
Johnny Dyani-db, pno ,vox
Okay Temiz-drums and percussion
Mongezi Feza-trpt, perc,vox

enjoy!!

JOHN STEVENS - SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE (aka ‘Oliv’) (MARMALADE, 1969)

A Friend ,who wants to remain anonymous has sent me this.

John Stevens – Spontaneous Music Ensemble (aka ‘Oliv’)
Kenny Wheeler (fh), Trevor Watts (as), Johnny Dyani (b), John Stevens (perc), Maggie Nicols (voc), Pepi Lemer (voc),
Carolann Nicholls (voc). Rec. by Eddie Offord at Advision Studio, London, February 7th, 1969.
Waiting for Giorgio 14’02 unissued
add Derek Bailey (g), Peter Lemer (p)
Waiting for Giorgio 22’50 –
Oliv I (Stevens/Nicols) 19’33 Marmalade 608008/Polydor 2384 009 (lp)
all out except Watts, Dyani, Stevens, Nicols
Oliv II (Stevens/Nicols) 16’02 Marmalade 608008/Polydor 2384 009 (lp)

This is almost folk like , very different to the pointilism derided as plink plonk scratch by detractors, which characterises most of their out put.

many thanks to the friend

enjoy!!

Johnny Mbizo Dyani - Grandmother's Teaching

Here is a rare item which has been confounding me for a while. A Johnny Dyani discography on the net lists this as being released on the ITM label in Germany. Having got the item, I found that it was actually a tribute record to Dyani from a group led to Marilyn Mazur, but with Chris McGregor and Harry Beckett guesting on a couple of tracks.

So, further research led me to this record which is another "Grandmother's Teaching" on the JAM Disques 0582/JD030 (France) label. And this is the real deal.

This album has six tracks:

1. Blues For Bra Dick
2. I Will Let The Spring To Explain
3. Open Ballad To Mandela
4. Grandmother's Teaching
5. Zalis Idinga
6. Majikas Bhekane

Composition credits are not provided on the record; most likely all are by Dyani. Recording details not provided either; most likely 1982 or at any rate, the early 80s.

Line-up:

Butch Morris, cornet;
Doudou Gouirand, alto saxophone;
Pierre Dørge, guitar;
Johnny Dyani, bass, voice;
Makaya Ntshoko, drums

Gouirand is French presumably and has done a few more records on the same label; Dørge is Danish and has recorded other albums with Dyani, mostly on Steeplechase; Morris is well-known having played with many prominent free jazzers in the 70s and beyond and Ntshoko has recorded with other members of the Blue Notes and their UK associates on the Ogun label.

"Blues for Bra Dick" kicks off the proceedings in a funky mode with a Dyani groove that drives the soloists along. "I will let the Spring" sounds like something that would not be out of place on a "Nordic" ECM album with a plaintive, evocative theme which could have been signed by Garbarek or Vesala or Stanko. "Mandela" is as the title indicates, a slow, somber and pensive ballad. "Zalis Idinga" starts off in similar somber fashion, but picks up speed after a short while and returns to the ballad theme at the end. "Majikas Bhekane" is classic kwela with the band in swinging mode and Dyani intoning over the rest. That leaves the title track which is truly something else. Dyani starts off in acapella and is slowly joined by percussion and then bass which leads into a duet and and fades out, unfortunately after about 11 minutes. This is an astounding vocal performance which I can't recall having heard on any other Dyani record. Worth the price of admission alone. Truly stunning!