PETER KOWALD, BOBBY NAUGHTON, LEO SMITH, GÜNTER SOMMER "LIVE AT WDR KOLN 3/12/81"

Here's another wonderful

concert, in very good sound

acquired in a trade with a 'friend'

anyone familiar with the ,wonderful fmp disc , touch the earth break the shells, will already have an informed view of the stunning empathy between kowald ,smith, and sommer.

well this concert adds the highly individual approach to the vibraphone of bobby naughton a neglected figure whos contributions to classic leo smith, anthony braxton, and roscoe mitchell albums, to some extent shaped my appreciation of the instrument's possibilities as something other than a merely pianistic approach, ah la say milt jackson.

all i can say about this is that, its a major statement by masters who's names should be in every lover of improvised music's lexicon, this is as great an example of aacm , post 60's free intergrating with euro free improv as one could hope to find, anyone interested in either should on no account overlook this superlative gem.

 

 

Wadada Leo Smith, trumpet, flute, vocals
Peter Kowald, double bass, vocals
Bobby Naughton, vibraphone, percussion
Günter Sommer, drums, percussion

1. announcement PK  1:13
2. unknown title 8:36
3. unknown title 35:42
4. applause 0:56

Recorded at WDR, Köln, Germany on December 3, 1981

RADIO JAZZ GROUP STUTTGART & PILZ-CHRISTMANN-NIEBERGALL-SMITH-KOWALD-SOMMER (STUTTGART, 1978/81)

Here we have a short and a longer Radio Jazz Group Stuttgart recording from 1978 respectively 1981.


Günter Christmann, trombone
Michel Pilz, bass clarinet
Heinz Sauer, tenor saxophone
Gerd Dudek, tenor saxophone
Wolfgang Dauner, piano
Buschi Niebergall, bass
Uwe Schmitt, drums

01. Zartgenössische Musik (Christmann)  11:43
02. Creset (Niebergall)  8:06

Recorded 1978 in Stuttgart.

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Leo Smith, trumpet, flugelhorn, wood-flutes
Peter Kowald, bass
Günter 'Baby' Sommer, drums, percussion
Wolfgang Dauner, piano

01. Ein Stück Über Dem Boden (Kowald)  6:09
02. In The Garden Of The Soundless Winds (Smith)  19:21
03. Hilferuf Einer Schnecke (Sommer)  10:39

Recorded 1981 in Stuttgart.

PARK JE CHUN "MOL-E MORI II" (SANG-JOONG-HA MUSIC, 1996-99)

Park Je Chun, drums, percussion
Masahiko Satoh, piano (1)
Kang Tae Hwan, alto saxophone (2, 4)
Wadada Leo Smith, trumpet, bamboo flute (3)
Gustavo Aguilar, percussion (4)
Richard Maurer Jr., percussion (4)


1. Song I     11:56
2. Song II     12:31
3. Song III     7:19
4. Song IV     10:34
5. Song V     9:21


Recorded live at Yeongang Hall, March 10, 1999 (1) and June 30, 1998 (5);
at Duo Mull Workshop Hall, February 14, 1998 (2);
at Jung Dong Art Hall, May 4, 1997 (3); and at Live I Hall, March 21, 1996 (4)


Sang-Joong-Ha Music SJHCD-001 (South Korea, 2001)

Get the scans here.

Wadada Leo Smith Golden Quartet - Live In Paris October 19, 2015

This concert was the third part of a long evening celebration of the 50th A.A.C.M anniversary.

The first band was under the direction of Henry Threadgill, the second was a powerful duo Roscoe Mitchell/Mike Reed and this last performance was the ultimate version of the golden quartet. This last performance was simply amazing.

-Wadada Leo Smith Trumpet

-Anthony Davis piano & el piano

-John Lindberg bass

-Mike Reed drums

Suite AACM 50th anniversary 48:24

Recorded on October 19, 2015 at le théâtre du Chatelet Paris

Wadada Leo Smith official web site where you can find informations on events, discography and store:

https://wadadaleosmith.com

MARION BROWN - LEO SMITH GROUP "ESSLINGEN, 1970"

Wadada Leo Smith, trumpet, percussion
Marion Brown, alto saxophone, percussion
Thomas Stoewsand, cello, flute(s)
Manfred Eicher, double bass
Fred Braceful, drums, percussion


1. unknown title  28:36
2. unknown title (fade-out_incomplete) 17:00


Recorded on December 18, 1970 at Club Laboratorium, Esslingen, Germany.

Recorded by Süddeutscher Rundfunk and (first) broadcast on SDR-2 "Leo Smith-Marion Brown Gruppe in Esslingen" on February 12, 1971.

MARION BROWN "PORTO NOVO" (POLYDOR, 1967)

Marion Bown, alto saxophone, percussion (6,7)
Maarten Van Regteren Altena, bass
Han Bennink, drums

on track 6 + 7
Leo Smith, trumpet, percussion, etc.


1. Similar Limits     (6:25)
2. Sound Structure     (6:10)
3. Improvisation     (5:50)
4. Qbic             (6:32)
5. Porto Novo             (11:55)
6. And Then They Danced (16:05)
7. Rhythmus No. 1       (3:30)

Tracks 1 to 5 recorded in Soest, Holland 14th December, 1967.
Tracks 6, 7 recorded on 12th May, 1970;
Originally released as Side B of "Creative Improvisation Ensemble" Freedom FLP 40136.


Black Lion BLCD 760200

(originally on Polydor 583 724)

WADADA LEO SMITH & HAMID DRAKE "EMPTY BOTTLE CHICAGO 2001"

Here we have the first contribution of Correct Silence.
The following are his own words........

Wadada Leo Smith has often shared the stage or the studio in duet with drummers: Adam Rudolph, Sabu Toyozumi, Jack Dejohnette, Louis Moholo and Ed Blackwell. Here is a concert with Hamid Drake with whom Smith has played sometimes in various bands but never recorded officially.
I have no more details about the exact date of the show. (2001 Empty Bottle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music on 21 April - see info by Joe in the comments)
The concert is complete, it’s an audience recording with good sound, sometimes there are silences or soft playing by both musicians.
I have decided to keep the material like it has been recorded, no editing has been done.
There are five tracks with no particular titles, the music is improvised.
Listening to this concert, the comparison that comes to mind is Ed Blackwell who’s style is close to Hamid Drake and it can be interesting to listen again to « The Blue Mountain’s Sun Drummer « .
A fantastic record in my opinion.
https://www.discogs.com/fr/Wadada-Leo-Smith-And-Ed-Blackwell-The-Blue-Mountains-Sun-Drummer/release/3240992

Enjoy.

WADADA LEO SMITH / SABU TOYOZUMI ‎– COSMOS HAS SPIRIT (SCISSORS, 1992)

1. Cosmos Has Spirit (Dedicated To Toshihiko Shimizu)
2. Basho
3. Safi-Sui-Pure
4. Sarhanna


Wadada Leo Smith, self-made bamboo flute, kalimba, trumpet
Sabu Toyozumi, non tempered scale tuned percussion


Recorded live at Hair Salon Fuji (Barber Fuji), April 13, 1992

Scissors ‎– SCISSORS-001

CD Rip

Marion Brown-Duets with Wadada Leo Smith and Elliott Schwartz-1970-3

Some" rescue remedy" ,for Aussie Tony.. a perfect antidote to those brutal nightmares you've been having of waking up naked in a room full of hamsters, razor blades,plastic tubes and Western Australian Senator Cory Bernardi  also naked... i'm appalled and terrified at the intensity of shock you must be suffering ... hope this helps  its magnificent...

Discogs

Wadada Leo Smith

Elliott Schwartz interview.. Changes in Contemporary Music

Frank Lowe-Doctor too Much 1977, PKO2 LP

For Tony Continued ... Frank Lowe really was on a Roll, at this point... every release seemingly more potent than the last , this one has a terrific line up.. .. and Lowe had worked frequently with all of them,in various combos
 .. some years ago i believe we posted a contemporaneous show recorded from the Audience at Angouleme FR. without Wadada.Leo Smith.. i'll try to reupload that soon..

As with most Recordings on Kharma , which was run on a shoe string budget, the sound is a little one dimensional, whatever its sonic shortcomings Musically this is superb!
As i may have mentioned a few thousand times ... for me Lowe was the greatest!.. and he is certainly Sorely missed.
his late work has equal gravitas , go to the cadence website and check the audio samples of 'Vision Blue', Bodies and Soul'...' Legends streets one and two'

Kharma 2 USA LP NYC 5/21/77
Frank Lowe-ts; Olu Dara-tp; Leo Smith-tp; Phillip Wilson-d; Fred Williams-b
Trombone (dedicated to George Lewis & Joseph Bowie) (Lowe) 4:30
Crush (Lester Bowie) 7:45
Parts (Lowe) 7:30
Doctor Too-Much (Lowe) 7:55
Structuralism (Lowe) 3:35
Broadway Rhumba (Lowe) 5:30
Future Memories (Lowe) 4:45

Enjoy!!

FREE JAZZ WORKSHOP '79 WUPPERTAL

Wadada Leo Smith, trumpet, fluegelhorn
Paul Rutherford, trombone, euphonium
Evan Parker, soprano & tenor saxophone
Peter Brötzmann, alto, tenor & bass saxophone, bass clarinet
Jouk Minor, sopranino, alto & baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
Phil Wachsmann, violin, electronics
Pinguin Moschner, tuba
Peter Kowald, bass
Fred van Hove, piano, accordion
Günter "Baby" Sommer, drums, percussion, xylophone

1. Improvisation 1  (05:30)
2. Improvisation 2  (13:48)
3. Improvisation 3  (14:34)
4. Improvisation 4  (11:09)

Recorded on 22.April 1979 at the Von-der-Heydt-Museum, Wuppertal, Germany

Searching the internet I found the following: 7. Wuppertaler Free Jazz Workshop 19.- 22.4.79 (Flyer)
And also that Peter Kowald was responsible for the realisation of museum concerts at the Von der Heydt Museum Wuppertal 1972-75 and Wuppertaler Free Jazz Workshop 1973-82.

Thanks to glmlr for help concerning the date of recording.
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LEO SMITH TRIO "THE MASS ON THE WORLD" (MOERS MUSIC, 1978)

Due to request - Enjoy!

This sensual and "tender" music was played and recorded the same day as the Buschi Niebergall Trio > http://inconstantsol.blogspot.de/2008/07/buschi-niebergall-trio-at-moers-1978.html







LEO SMITH TRIO "THE MASS ON THE WORLD"


Leo Smith, trumpet, fluegelhorn, flute, percussion
Dwight Andrews, reeds
Bobby Naughton, vibraphon, percussion


1. The Offering 07:31
2. Fire Over The Earth 07:38
3. Fire In The Earth 05:52
4. Communion 02:38
5. Prayer 07:25
6. Kweli (Truth) 07:41

Recorded at the "7th International New Jazz Festival Moers", Freizeitpark, Moers, Germany, May 15, 1978.

MOERS MUSIC 01060

(lp rip)

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Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet - Live in NYC '11

Talking about Wadada, probably, I am a bit impartial but,
this is a great concert: highly recommended!
Here a short video from the same concert.

Rec. live at "Le Poisson Rouge", New York City, on September 9,
2011 (radio broadcast)

Wadada Leo Smith,trumpet & composition
Angelica Sanchez,piano
John Lindberg,bass
Susie Ibarra,drums

1. The Full Performance + Encore (50:19)

Encore

Wadada Leo Smith & Günter "Baby" Sommer - Live in Padua '11 [New Links]

Five years after the recording of the beautiful "Wisdom in Time",
another meeting between these two giants of improvised music.

Rec. live at "Cinema Lux". Padua, Italy, on May 12, 2011
(radio broadcast)

Wadada Leo Smith,trumpet & flugelhorn
Günter "Baby" Sommer,percussion

1. Imrovisation #1 (09:59)
2. Imrovisation #2 (10:13)
3. Imrovisation #3 (10:12)
4. Imrovisation #4 (07:50)
5. Imrovisation #5 (07:55)
6. Imrovisation #6 (16:08)
7. Imrovisation #7 (03:10)

Total Time 1:05:30
Improvisation #7

Wadada Leo Smith & Organic - Live in Milan '11 [New links]

"Organic was organized to present an electric music idiom that utilized the same performance principles that Wadada’s other ensembles use. This means that the ensemble’s use of languages and systems are fundamental to the conception of making music. The instrumentation consists primarily of electric strings (4 guitars, cello, 2 basses), but what is truly different with Organic’s music is its ability to establish a polycentric / polytonal and multi-layered grid where each performer has the right and responsibility to creatively organize the ensemble’s musical space and ideas as it moves across the performance dimension. The value placed on electronics is communal in character and has a philosophy centered in the art of sound making, and is not noise based.
Organic’s music is powerfully electric and electronic in nature; fiery and interactive in character; contemporary, spiritual and politically conscious, its creative energy is heartfelt and connected with the human feeling."

Only European date.

Pictures by Roberto Cifarelli.

Rec. live at "Teatro Manzoni", Milan, Italy, on March 27, 2011
(mics recording)

Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith,trumpet,conductor
Michael Gregory/Josh Gerowitz/Brandon Ross/
Lamar Smith,guitars
Okkyung Lee,cello
Skuli Sverrisson,electric bass
John Lindberg,bass
Pheeroan AkLaff,drums

1. Track #1 (40:00)
2. Track #2 (1:04:59)

Total Time 1:45:00

excerpt from track #1

PAULINE OLIVEROS - WADADA LEO SMITH - ROSCOE MITCHELL - JOHN TILBURY "LIVE AT ANGELICA, 2011"

...upon request.
I got it from Dime - thanks to the original uploader survivor69.











ANGELICA 21 Festival internazionale di musica - LIVING IT UP!

Pauline Oliveros, accordion and electronics
Roscoe Mitchell, saxophones, flutes
John Tilbury, piano
Wadada Leo Smith, trumpet


improv1 pt1 12.27
improv1 pt2 17.39
improv2 pt1 17.40
improv2 pt2 22.13
improv3 (encore) 4.24

Live FM radio broadcast from Teatro San Leonardo, Bologna (ITALY) by "Il Cartellone - Radio Tre Suite", Radio 3 RAI [third channel of Italian national radio], on sunday 8 May 2011, 21:42 hours.

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Company - Live in London '79 vol.2

This session of the Company took place at ICA (Institute of
Contemporary Arts in London) the following day that at
the Conway Hall : same line-up with the "little" addition
of A.Braxton.

Rec. live at "ICA", London, on March 4, 1979
(mics recording)

Anthony Braxton,alto sax (1-3/6)
Steve Lacy,soprano saxophone (3/5)
Han Bennink,drums,viola,bass clarinet,trumpet,etc (4/6)
Wadada Leo Smith,trumpet (3/6)
Evan Parker,tenor and soprano saxophones (1-2/4)
Tristan Honsinger,cello (1-2/5)
Derek Bailey,electric and acoustic guitars (3/4)
Maarten van Regteren Altena,bass (3)

1. AB/EP/TH #1 (11:19)
2. AB/EP/TH #2 07:31)
3. MA/DB/WLS/AB/SL (24:08)
4. HB/EP/DB (23:47)
5. SL/TH (12:44)
6. AB/HB/WLS 31:50)

Total Time 1:51:22

AB/EP/TH #2

LEO SMITH CREATIVE ORCHESTRA "BUDDING OF A ROSE" (MOERS MUSIC, 1979)

LEO SMITH CREATIVE ORCHESTRA "BUDDING OF A ROSE"


Roscoe Mitchell, altosax
Anthony Braxton, reeds
Douglas Ewart, reeds
Wallace McMillian, reeds
Dwight Andrews, reeds
Marty Ehrlich, reeds
Leo Smith, trumpet
Kenny Wheeler, trumpet
Hugh Ragin, trumpet
Mike Mossmann, trumpet
Rob Howard, trumpet
George Lewis, trombone
Ray Anderson, trombone
Alfred Patterson, trombone
Pinguin Moschner, tuba
Wes Brown, bass
Pheeroan ak Laff, drums, percussion
Marilyn Crispell, piano
Bobby Naughton, vibes

1. Harmonium 17:18
2. Mutumishi 05:43
3. Budding of a Rose 21:42

Recorded at Palm Studio, Paris, France - June 1979.
Produced by Jef Gilson.

MOERS MUSIC 02026

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!

THE CREATIVE IMPROVISORS ORCHESTRA "THE SKY CRIES THE BLUES" (CMIF, 1981)

THE CREATIVE IMPROVISORS ORCHESTRA "THE SKY CRIES THE BLUES"


Leo Smith,tp,flh
George Alford,tp,flh
Genghis Nor,tp,flh
Bill Lowe,tb,tu
Oliver Lake,ss,as,fl
Marty Ehrlich,as,cl,bcl,fl
Phil Buettner,bs,cl,bcl,fl
Cliff White,ts,bs,fl
Bobby Naughton,vib
Robert de Sesa,vib,perc
Allan Jaffe,g (only tr.3)
Wes Brown,b
Mario Pavone,b
Joe Fonda,b
Gerry Hemingway,dr
Yohura Ralph Williams,perc
Harryson Buster,perc,voc

1. Black Fire in Mother-land My Soul 05:09
2. Return to my Native Land II 14:38
3. The Interstices of a Dream (for Henry Miller) 10:44
4. Picric Wobble 07:41


Recorded: January 12, 1981 at RBY Studios, Southbury,CT.

Front Cover Collage by Yohura Ralph Williams.

CMIF 1