Carla Bley Band - Live In Berlin 1979

Here is a very well recorded live of the Carla Bley Band in a period that is in my opinion one of the most interesting. There are some great studio recordings of the C.B.B like « European Tour » or « Musique Mecanique ». But the official live in her discography comes later and the music seems more static than on the preview years. Here we have the eccentric approach à la Mingus, some influences of what we can call « popular music » and a fantastic band. High musical quality and fun, here is what we have. Gary Windo who have been under recorded is particularly great here.

01. announcement by Michael Naura

02 Floater

03 Ida Lupino

04 Wrong Key Donkey

05 Dreams So Real

06 Walking Batterie Woman

07 I’m A Mineralist

08 Boo To You Too

09 Musique Mecanique

10 Song Sung Long

Carla Bley - Piano, Vocals, Organ / Gary Windo - Tenor Sax / Carlos Ward - Alto Sax / D. Sharpe - Drums, Vocals / Arturo O’ Farrell - Piano / Gary Valente - Trombone / Michael Mantler - Trumpet / Earl McIntyre - Tuba / Steve Swallow El Bass.

Recorded live in Berlin November 14, 1979

CARLA BLEY, MICHAEL MANTLER AND STEVE LACY- JAZZ REALITIES 1966

Here's a repost of a post from the early days of the blog. The text below is as it was posted back then. New links have been added at the bottom of the comments section.

And now the same aforementioned friend brings us his rip of yet another mid sixties classic. Again taken from a well loved and played record. All the tunes here are C. Bley's save for Communications#7 which was recorded in Baarn, Holland, on 11th of january 1966.

tracklist:

1/ Doctor
2/ Oni Puladi
3/ J.S.
4/ Walking Batterie Woman
5/ Closer
6/ Communication No 7

Mike Mantler: trumpet;
Steve Lacy: soprano;
Carla Bley: piano;
Kent Carter: bass;
Aldo Romano: drums.

Fontana 1966/1990

My friend feels this is a very special record, with which I can only concur as I've said elsewhere. This entire Phillips series ,was briefly reissued (for about 2 minutes) in Japan, first on vinyl in the early eighties and then cd for even less time in the early 90's. Those are now very high ticket items which I certainly cant afford. When will larger lables ever learn that there is a market for this stuff? I'd be the first to replace worn vinyl and rips from same, but I'm sure as hell not prepared to fork out up to USD 150 for a used cd.

 Just to add briefly to the last paragraph, the files are from the 1990 cd.

NDR JAZZ WORKSHOP NO.41 - CARLA BLEY & JCOA (1965)

...upon request    :-)

Michael Mantler, trumpet
Steve Lacy, soprano saxophone
Prince Lasha, alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
Hans Koller, tenor saxophone
Ronnie Ross, baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
Attila Zoller, guitar
Carla Bley, piano
Paul Bley, piano
Kent Carter, bass
Barry Altschul, drums
Hans Gertberg, announcement


Disc 1

1. Touching (A. Peacock)                  05:36
Paul Bley, Carter, Altschul

2. Both (A. Peacock)                          05:29
Mantler, Lacy, Koller, Paul Bley, Carter, Altschul

3. Unknown Title (fragment)                  00:05

4. Isis (C. Bley)                          07:18
Mantler, Lacy, Koller, Paul Bley, Carter, Altschul

5. Cartoon (A. Peacock)                  08:59
Mantler, Lacy, Lasha, Koller, Ross, Paul Bley, Zoller, Carter, Altschul

6. Walking Battery Woman (C. Bley)          03:43
Mantler, Lacy, Carla Bley, Carter, Altschul

7. Communication No. 7 (M. Mantler)          06:30
Mantler, Lacy, Lasha, Koller, Ross, Paul Bley, Zoller, Carter, Altschul

8. Slow Dance (C. Bley)                  07:34
Mantler, Lacy, Lasha, Koller, Ross, Paul Bley, Zoller, Carter, Altschul

9. Closer (C. Bley)                          07:51
Mantler, Lacy, Zoller, Carla Bley, Carter, Altschul

10. Doctor (C. Bley)                          08:10
Mantler, Lacy, Zoller, Carla Bley, Carter, Altschul

Disc 2

1. Introduction (Hans Gertberg)          02:14

2. Floater (C. Bley)                          08:24
Mantler, Lacy, Lasha, Koller, Ross, Paul Bley, Zoller, Carter, Altschul

3. Communication No. 11 (M. Mantler)          11:57
Mantler, Lacy, Lasha, Koller, Ross, Carla Bley, Zoller, Carter, Altschul

4. Closer (C. Bley) (inc (fade out))          05:37
Mantler, Lacy, Zoller, Paul Bley, Carter, Altschul

TT ~ 90:00


Recorded at Studio 10, Grosser Sendesaal des NDR Funkhauses, Hamburg on October 29, 1965.
Produced by Hans Gertberg.

BADEN BADEN NEW JAZZ MEETING 1976

Upkerry already posted the live part from Mainz - here.
But I included it for this post as well. So it is complete (as far as I know).



Michael Mantler, trumpet
Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone
Roswell Rudd, trombone
Bob Stewart, tuba
Gary Windo , tenor saxophone
Urs Leimgruber, soprano & tenor saxophone
Carla Bley, piano
Wolfgang Dauner , piano, synthesizer
Christy Doran, guitar
Hugh Hopper, electric bass
Bo Stief, bass, electric bass
Aldo Romano, drums
Edward Vesala, drums, congas
Joachim-Ernst Berendt, announcement

Disc 1
01. Introduction (Joachim-Ernst Berendt)     3:34
02. Stand Fast (G. Windo)     4:09
    Baden-Baden New Jazz Orchestra

03. Introduction (Joachim-Ernst Berendt)     1:49
04. Nonett (B. Stewart)     7:16
    Mangelsdorff, Stewart, Dauner, Stief, Romano

05. Introduction (Joachim-Ernst Berendt)     0:51
06. A Love That Cannot Speak Its Name (W. Dauner)     10:21
    Mangelsdorff, Dauner, Stief, Vesala

07. Introduction (Joachim-Ernst Berendt)     3:39
08. Wrong Key, Donkey (C. Bley)     12:16
    Solos: Mantler, Windo, Leimgruber, Stewart, Dauner, Doran, Vesala (cga)

09. Introduction (Joachim-Ernst Berendt)     0:49
10. Song Sung Long (C. Bley)     13:55
    Solos: Mantler, Mangelsdorff, Rudd, Stewart, Windo, Leimgruber, Doran, Stief, Romano

11. Introduction (Joachim-Ernst Berendt)     2:25

Disc 2
01. You Think You Know Me, But You Don't Know Me (M. Feza) (Dedicated to Mongezi Feza)     7:56
    Baden-Baden New Jazz Orchestra, Windo (cond)

02. Introduction (Joachim-Ernst Berendt)     1:41
03. Andiri (U. Leimgruber)     12:05
    Mantler, Mangelsdorff, Stewart, Leimgruber, Windo, Doran, Dauner, Stief, Romano

04. Introduction (Joachim-Ernst Berendt)     0:27
05. Paddy (C. Doran)     7:07
    Leimgruber, Doran, Stief, Romano

06. Introduction (Joachim-Ernst Berendt)     1:31
07. Movie Music A (M. Mantler)     4:46
    Mantler, Windo, Doran, Bley, Hopper, Vesala

08. Movie Music B (M. Mantler)     6:55
    Mantler, Windo, Doran, Bley, Hopper, Vesala

09. Introduction (Joachim-Ernst Berendt)     1:07
10. Elibom (H. Hopper)     7:56
    Mangelsdorff (L), Rudd (R), Doran, Dauner, Hopper, Vesala

11. Introduction (Joachim-Ernst Berendt)     1:10

Disc 3
01.Maine Light and Power (R. Rudd)     8:56
   Rudd, Mangelsdorff, Stewart, Dauner, Vesala

02. Introduction (Joachim-Ernst Berendt)     1:02
03. Toto (A. Mangelsdorff)     11:53
    Mangelsdorff, Vesala

04. Introduction (Joachim-Ernst Berendt)     1:33
05. Good Old Circus (A. Mangelsdorff)     2:54
    Baden-Baden New Jazz Orchestra

Disc 4
01. Introduction     1:00
02. Good Old Circus (A. Mangelsdorff)     11:58
03. Introduction (Joachim-Ernst Berendt)     0:51
04. Stand Fast (G. Windo)     7:00
    Baden-Baden New Jazz Orchestra

05. Introduction (Joachim-Ernst Berendt)     0:32
06. Paddy (C. Doran)     10:36
    Leimgruber, Doran, Stief, Romano

07. Introduction (Joachim-Ernst Berendt)     0:44
08. Movie Music     11:37
    Mantler, Windo, Doran, Bley, Hopper, Vesala

09. Introduction (Joachim-Ernst Berendt)     0:33
10. Wrong Key, Donkey (C. Bley)     12:50
    Solos: Mantler, Windo, Leimgruber, Stewart, Dauner, Doran

11. Song Sung Long (C. Bley)     14:06
    Solos: Mangelsdorff, Leimgruber, Windo, Mantler, Stewart, Stief, Romano, Doran, Rudd

12. Closing announcement     0:19

Disc 5
01. Introduction (Joachim-Ernst Berendt)     0:12
02. You Think You Know Me, But You Don't Know Me (M. Feza) (Dedicated to Mongezi Feza)     7:59
    Baden-Baden New Jazz Orchestra, Windo (cond)

03. Introduction (Joachim-Ernst Berendt)     1:51
04. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child (Traditional)     14:34
    Rudd, Stewart, Dauner, Stief, Romano

05. Introduction (Joachim-Ernst Berendt)     0:59
06. Toto (A. Mangelsdorff)     7:47
    Mangelsdorff, Vesala

07. Introduction (Joachim-Ernst Berendt)     0:36
08. A Love That Cannot Speak Its Name (W. Dauner)     8:39
    Mangelsdorff, Dauner, Stief, Vesala

09. Introduction (Joachim-Ernst Berendt)     1:24
10. Andiri (U. Leimgruber) (encore)     12:18
    Mantler, Mangelsdorff, Stewart, Leimgruber, Windo, Doran, Dauner, Stief, Romano

11. Announcement     1:09
12. Maine Light and Power (R. Rudd)     8:32
    Rudd, Mangelsdorff, Stewart, Dauner, Vesala


Recorded at Südwestfunk Studios, Baden-Baden in November 1976.

Discs 1-3 include music recorded during the Baden-Baden New Jazz Meeting in Südwestfunk Studios in Baden-Baden. The music on discs 4-5 was recorded at a public performance on November 25, 1976 at Kurfürstliches Schloss in Mainz.

Carla Bley Band - Live in Milan '80

"It doesn't matter what it is. I'm just a person who writes for what it is. It's written for jazz musicians. I don't consider myself a jazz musician at all. I'm not spontaneous. I take a lot of time thinking about everything and when I finally get an idea during a solo, the piece is over. So, I'm really slow. I'm not a jazz musician; I wish I were. I'm just writing for them, as opposed to writing for classical musicians, or as opposed to writing for cabaret or the other things you mentioned. Those are not the people I write for." Carla Bley

Rec. live at "Cineteatro Ciak", Milan, Italy, on November 3,
1980 (mics recording)

Carla Bley,conductor,organ,vocals
Steve Slagle,alto sax,clarinet,vocals
Gary Windo,tenor sax,vocals
Gary Valente,trombone,vocals
Earl McIntyre,bass trombone,vocals
Michael Mantler,trumpet,vocals
Joe Daley,tuba,vocals
Arturo O'Farrill,piano,vocals
Steve Swallow,electric bass,vocals
D.Sharpe,drums,vocals

1. Can't Get My Motor To Start (03:26)
2. 8 1/2 (11:09)
3. Murder (05:08)
4. Copyright Royalties (08:00)
5. 440 (07:48)
6. Unknown (03:56)
7. Very Very Simple [inc.] (06:27)
8. Hot River (08:00)
9. Walking Batterriewoman (06:59)

Total Time 1:00:59

All compositions by C.Bley except 2 [N.Rota]

Very Very Simple (inc.)

The Swallow Quartet - Live in Milan '09

Only an excerpt but, better than nothing...

Rec. live at"Teatro Ventaglio Smeraldo", Milan, Italy,
on September 20, 2009 (radio broadcast)

Steve Swallow,electric bass
Carla Bley,Hammond B3
Chris Cheek,tenor sax
Steve Cardenas,guitar

1. Track #1 (18:54)
2. Track #2 (05:11)
3. Track #3 (07:02)

Total Time 31:08

Carla Bley - the Lost Chords find Paolo Fresu MusikTriennale Köln 2010 Stadtgarten Köln, 2010-04-26

cover artwork inside

line-up:
• Carla Bley,  p, org, arr, comp
• Paolo Fresu,  tp
• Andy Sheppard,  ts
• Steve Swallow,  b
• Billy Drummond,  dr


01  – Vashkar  (Carla Bley) – 10:02
02 – announcement - Michael Rüsenberg – 01:31
03  – Two Banana (Carla Bley) – 04:24
04  – Three Banana (Carla Bley) – 09:15
05  – Four (Carla Bley) – 09:49
06  – Five Banana/One Banana more (Carla Bley) – 13:24
_____________________________________________
Total Time:  48:25
TT: (without 02):  46:54


Website: MusikTriennale Köln
http://www.musiktriennale.de/programm/105809/

Website: Stadtgarten Köln
http://stadtgarten.de/index.php?m=event&type=Konzert&id=2027


Broadcast: WDR3
http://www.wdr3.de
Broadcast-Date: 2010-04-29

source: dvb-s > SkyStar USB 2 HD > mpg
MPEG 1.0 Layer-2; 48,000 Hz Stereo; 320 Kbps

Recorded and edited by Lewojazz

New Jazz Meeting Baden Baden 1976 (MAINZ LIVE VERSION) 1976-November-00 Mainz, Kurfürstliches Schloss, 1976

I realized I have been here a long time and never posted anything. Here's something really good. All thanks and praise to the original seeder waaay back on DIME.
Enjoy! Bill

Mike Mantler,tp Albert Mangelsdorff,tb Roswell Rudd,tb Bob Stewart,tu
Gary Windo,ts Urs Leimgruber,ts,ss
Carla Bley,p Wolfgang Dauner,p,key,synthy Christy Doran,g
Hugh Hopper,b Bo Stief,b,e-b Aldo Romano,dr Edward Vesala dr,conga   

Announcements by Joachim Ernst Behrendt

CD1:

1 Announcement 0:51
2 Stand Fast (GW,comp) 7:00
3 Announcement 0:32 4 Paddy (CD,comp,g,UL,ts,ss,BS,e-b,AR,dr) 10:36
5 Announcement 0:44
6 Movie (MM,comp,tp,CB,p,GW,ts,CD,g,HH,e-b,EV,dr) 11:38
7 Announcement 0:33   
8 Wrong Key, Donkey
(CB,comp,MM,tp,GW,ts,UL,ss,BT,tu,WD,p,CD,e-g,HH,b,AR,dr,EV,conga) 12:49
9 Song Sung Long
(CB,comp,AB,tb,MM,tp,GW;ts,UL,ss,CD,g,BS,e-b,AR,dr,BS,tu,RR,tb) /
Announcement 14:26

Total Time: 59:09   


CD2:

10 Announcement 0:12
11 You Think You Know Me, But You Don’t Know Me (dedicated to MongeziFeza)
(MF,comp,GW,con) 7:59
12 Announcement 1:51   
13 Sometimes I Fell Like A Motherless Child (BS,tu,RR,tb,WD,p,BS,b,AR,dr) 14:34
14 Announcement 0:59
15 Toto (AB,tb,EV,dr) 7:46
15 0:36
16 I Love That Cannot Speak Its Name (WD,comp,p,synthy,BS,e-b,EV,dr) /
Applause / Announcement 9:58
17 Andiri (UL,comp) 12:24   
18 Announcement 1:08 19 Maine, Light In Power
(RR,comp,tb,AM,tb,BT,tu,WD,p,synthy,EV,dr) 8:33   

Total Time: 66:00

linage: fm > tape > cdr in trade > flac > dime

Sound Rating: A-

Carla Bley Big Band "Escalator Over The Hill" - Live in Perugia '98

In 1997, a live version of "Escalator Over The Hill", re-orchestrated
by Jeff Friedman, was performed for the first time in Cologne,
Germany, then, in July 1998, "the Escalator" toured Europe :
this recording was made at the "Umbria Jazz Festival".
In comparison with the original recording, here are missing track 1
"Hotel Overture" and track 19 "Little Pony Soldier".

Rec. live at "Teatro Turreno", Perugia, Italy, on July 13, 1998
(radio broadcast)

Carla Bley,conductor
Paul Haines,narrator
Phil Minton/Lindsey Richardson/Syd Straw/David Moss/Linda Sharrock, vocals
Baikida Carroll/Guy Barker,trumpets
Gary Valente/Richard Edwards/Adrian Lane/Roger Williams,trombones
Wolfang Pusching,alto sax,flute,vocal
Andy Sheppard,tenor sax,vocal
Julian Arguelles,baritone sax,bass clarinet,vocal
Pamela Attariwala,violin
Karen Mantler,keyboards,vocal
Steve Lowther,keyboards
Brad Shepik,guitar
Steve Swallow,electric bass
Dennis Mackrel,drums
Ramesh Shotham,percussion

01. This Is Here... (04:25)
02. Like Animals (01:29)
03. Escalator Over The Hill (05:01)
04. Stay Awake (01:34)
05. Ginger And David/Song To Anything That Moves (04:33)
06. EOTH Theme/Businessmen (04:22)
07. Ginger And David Theme (0:47)
08. Why (02:30)
09. It's Not What You Do (0:21)
10. Detective Writer Daughter (03:35)
11. Doctor Why (01:22)
12. Slow Dance/Smalltown Agonist (06:54)
13. End Of Head (0:57)
14. Over Her Head (02:48)
15. Oh Say Can You Do ? (01:04)
16. Holiday In Risk (03:18)
17. Holiday In Risk Theme (0:52)
18. A.I.R. (All India Radio) (07:08)
19. Rawalpindi Blues (15:59)
20. End Of Rawalpindi (06:53)
21. End Of Animals/...And It's Again (12:00)

Total Time 1:28:01

The Carla Bley Band - Live in Alassio '77

A concert that stuck in my mind, and now that i've digitized the tape, i hope you could enjoy it.
In my opinion this edition ("The European Tour 1977") remains among the best band Carla has ever led.

Dedicated to LYM

Rec. live in Alassio, Italy, on September 3rd, 1977

(mics recording)

Carla Bley,organ,piano,tenor saxophone,arranger,conductor
Michael Mantler,trumpet
Roswell Rudd,trombone
John Clark,French horn,electric guitar
Bob Stewart,tuba
Elton Dean,alto saxophone
Gary Windo,tenor saxophone
Terry Adams,piano
Hugh Hopper,electric bass
Andrew Cyrille,drums

1. Carla's Intro (02:37)
2. Drinking Music(07:30)
3. Song Sung Long ((09:44)
4. Dreams So Real (04:39)
5. Wrong Key Donkey (14:32)
6. Rose And Sad Song (10:00)
7. Spangled Banner Minor And Other Patriotic Songs (28:19)
8. A New Hymn (08:54)

Total Time 1:26:18

All compositions by Carla Bley

CARLA BLEY-LIVE IN HAMBURG JAN 28TH 1972

Carla bley- live in hamburg jan 28 th 1972

Hi all,
heres one that’s been around ,for those that don’t have it depending on whether or not you like the deeply ironic brechtian cabaret, references,and sardonic black humour this could be essential.


Tracklist-
1)walking woman/ida lupino
2)nagaswaram/walking woman/water music
3)rawalpindi blues


personnel-
carla bley-vox,pno,organ,composer
karen krog-vox
Michael mantler-trpt,flg h
John tchicai-reeds
Peter warren-db
Pierre favre-drums
Possibly also –irene Schweitzer-pno


Great to hear tchicai, favre and warren, in this context.
visit carla bleys website
http://www.wattxtrawatt.com/


buy carla bleys records

Note, this is an old german broadcast, fidelity is good though at times a bit tinny
Ripped at 320kbs


Part 1) http://rapidshare.com/files/28818915/cbham1.zip

Part 2) http://rapidshare.com/files/28824863/cbham2.zip

Enjoy
cheers