I post this on behalf of inamorata.
In his own words:
Sam Rivers Tuba Trio/James Newton - Flutes!(Circle Records, 1976/1977)
This serves both as an alternative transfer of the final section of the Sam Rivers Tuba Trio at the Bimhuis in 1976 and as the first installment of The Complete James Newton on Circle Records.
Sam Rivers Tuba Trio/James Newton: Flutes!
Circle Records RK 7677/7
Sam Rivers, flute
Joe Daley, tuba & French horn
Warren Smith, drums & percussion
A1 Essence - Part XI (Rivers/Daley/Smith)
Recorded live September 2, 1976 at Bimhuis, Amsterdam by Rudolf Kreis
James Newton, flute
B1 Woman (Bobby Bradford)
B2 The Dean (James Newton)
B3 Choir (James Newton)
B1 recorded live January 16, 1977 at the Smudge Pot, Claremont, CA by Bruce Bidlack
B2, B3 recorded live May 21, 1977 at Studio A, KPFK Pacifica Radio Los Angeles, Cahuenga Blvd., N. Hollywood, CA
Produced by Rudolf Kreis
A link for Sam Rivers' Essence Pt. XI (courtesy of Nick) was posted by onxidlib in the comments to http://inconstantsol.blogspot.com/2012/02/sam-rivers-tuba-trio-essence-heat-and.html. However, that transfer appears to have gone though radical noise reduction, resulting in some loss of high frequency detail. This is my own transfer, carefully de-rumbled and de-clicked but otherwise unchanged except for the manual removal of some defects (mostly in the James Newton tracks).
For a Circle Records discography, see http://jazzlabels.klacto.net/circle.html
An interesting essay by Mark Weber on the wider historical background of the early James Newton recordings and the Los Angeles scene: http://metropolis.free-jazz.net/mark-weber-the-early-lps-of-the-los-angeles-free-jazz-scene/reviews/7875/
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WARREN SMITH & THE COMPOSER'S WORKSHOP ENSEMBLE (STRATA-EAST & MIFF MUSIC, 1968 - 1982)
Collective personnel:
Johnny Coles, trumpet
Jack Jeffers, bass trombone
Julius Watkins, french horn
Al Gibbons, tenor saxophone
Howard Johnson, baritone saxophone, tuba
Bross Townsend, piano
Herb Bushler, bass
Warren Smith, drums
Jimmy Owens, trumpet, fluegelhorn
Garnett Brown, trombone
Norman Spiller, trumpet
Sharon Freeman, fench horn
Courtney Winter, saxello
George Barrow, tenor sxophone, bass clarinet
Greg Maker, bass, electric bass
Omar Clay, drums
Vincent Chancey, french horn
Gary Gordon, baritone saxophone
Dave Moore, bass
Keyatte Abdur-Rahman, percussion
CD 1
1. Sub Structure (Perkinson) 04:51
2. Hello Julius (Smith) 04:11
3. Blues for E.L.C. (Smith) 06:07
4. Lament (Smith) 10:53
5. Blues by Monk (Monk) 11:46
6. Ecorah Suite (Silver) 09:58
7. Cool Eddie (Smith) 12:07
CD 2
1. Chisai Sake Kao (Smith) 07:33
2. Introduction to the Blues (Smith) 05:29
3. We've Been Around (Smith) 02:56
4. Screamer (Smith) 06:41
5. I Know the Scenery by Heart (Smith) 06:54
6. Cricket Song Poem (Smith) 12:20
7. Love in the Open Suite (Smith) 19:00
Recorded:
CD 1 Tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6 + CD 2 Track 2 > New York City, 1968 & 1969.
CD 2 Tracks 3,4,5,7 > New York City, April 29, 1973.
CD 1 Track 7 + CD 2 Track 1 > New York City, April 29 & 30, 1977.
CD 2 Track 6 > New York City, 1982.
Original releases:
- Warren Smith And The Composer's Workshop Ensemble – Cricket Song-Poem (Miff Music Company – KRS-1006 [Tracks are: A1.Cricket Song Poem / A2. Ecaroh / B1. Coole Eddie / B2. Chisai Sake Kao])
- Warren Smith – Composers Workshop Ensemble (Strata-East – SES-19723 [Tracks are: A1. Sub Structure / A2. Lament / A3. Blues For E.L.C. / B1. Blues for Monk / B2. Hello Julius / B3. Introduction To The Blues])
- Composer's Workshop Ensemble – We've Been Around (Strata-East – SES-7422 [Tracks are: A1. We've Been Around / A2. Screamer / A3. I KNow The Scenery By Heart / B. Love In The Open Suite])
CLAVES CD 50-1195/2
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Finally a proper post of the complete concert (almost!) - THANK YOU GLMLR !
In the correct sequence and pitch-corrected - this is part I - IX > part X you'll find here
Part XI is still missing....as is a proper re-issue...!
IMPORTANT NOTE:
This rip is identical to the one which was first posted on Church Number Nine in early 2007, except in that this is now in flac, whereas the earlier post was in mp3. The same original wav files were used for each post.
Unfortunately, the three original LP's, as issued, reversed the entire sequence of the music as played, i.e. LP3 (sides 5 & 6) comprised the first set, LP2 (sides 3 & 4) comprised the second set, and LP1 (sides 1 & 2) comprised the third set.
This, I thought, was nonsense, so here (as on the earlier C#9 post) I have changed the sequence back to what the musicians originally played. Consequently, what is posted here is:
CD1 - the whole of the first set (LP sides 5 & 6), plus the first half of the second set (LP side 3)
CD2 - the second half of the second set (LP side 4), and the whole of the third set (LP sides 1 & 2).
glmlr
SAM RIVERS TUBA TRIO - "ESSENCE - THE HEAT AND WARMTH OF FREE JAZZ"
Sam Rivers - The Tuba Trio
Sam Rivers - tenor, soprano, flute, piano, voice
Joe Daley - tuba, baritone horn, percussion, pipe
Warren Smith - drums, percussion.
Essence - The Heat and Warmth of Free Jazz - Parts I-IX
(Two encores, parts X and XI, were released on separate compilation LP's on the Circle label).
Recorded 2nd September, 1976 at the Bim Huis, Amsterdam, Holland.
CIRCLE RECORDS RK 2976/1-3. (3LP rip)
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Some weeks ago I relistened to Noah Howard's "Black Ark" - again Earl Cross impressed me with his wonderful playing.
I started a reasearch about reccordings with/from Mr.Cross - there are very few and less are available.
Thanks to W. who kindly borrowed me this LP we are now able to enjoy one of the rare appearances of the trumpet/fluegelhorn player extraordinaire: Earl Cross!
As a "bonus" the LP contains a song of Sam Rivers Tuba Trio....three LPs from a concert at the Bimhuis were released on the german (Cologne) lable Circle - this is not the concluding track.
For "Essence XI" we would need "Sam Rivers/James Newton - Flutes" also on Circle Records...
Does anyone have the first three LPs?
SAM RIVERS TUBA TRIO & EARL CROSS SEXTET "JAZZ OF THE SEVENTIES"
Sam Rivers Tuba Trio:
Sam Rivers, tenor saxophone
Joe Daley, tuba
Warren Smith, drums
A1. The Essence - Part X 08:10
Earl Cross Sextet:
Earl Cross, fluegelhorn
Jimmy Vass, soprano saxophone
Daoud Haroon, trombone
Ronnie Boykins, bass
Juma Sultan, bass
Roger Blank, drums
A2. J.L. March 15:09
B1. Una Muy Bonita 15:32
Recording of the Tuba Trio track at the 2nd of September, 1976 at the Bim Huis, Amsterdam.
The Sextet was recorded at the Wollman Auditorium, during the New York Musicians Festival on 3rd July, 1973.
CIRCLE RECORDS RK 7376/6
(lp rip)
UPDATE! > part I - IX is here
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SAM RIVERS - R.I.P.
Samuel „Sam“ Carthorne Rivers (* 25. September 1923 in El Reno, Oklahoma; † 26. Dezember 2011 in Orlando, Florida)
http://blogs.ottawacitizen.com/2011/12/27/r-i-p-sam-rivers/
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/music/os-sam-rivers-dead-122711-20111227,0,7009901.story
SAM RIVERS "CRYSTALS"
Sam Rivers, flute, soprano & tenor saxophone, arranger, conductor
Joe Ferguson, flute, soprano & alto saxophone
Paul Jeffrey, flute, bassett horn, tenor saxophone
Roland Alexander, flute, african flute, soprano & tenor saxophone
Fred Kelly, piccolo, flute, soprano, alto & baritone saxophone
Sinclair Acey, trumpet, fluegelhorn
Ted Daniel, trumpet, fluegelhorn
Richard Williams, trumpet, fluegelhorn
Charles Stephens, trombone
Charles Majeed Greenlee, trombone
Joseph Daley, euphonium, tuba
Gregory Maker, bass
Warren Smith, drums
Harold Smith, percussion
1. Exultation 08:25
2. Tranquility 08:58
3. Postlude 02:50
4. Bursts 06:52
5. Orb 09:35
6. Earth Song 04:08
Recorded March 4, 1974 at Generation Sound Studios, New York City.
IMPULSE! ASD-9286
(this version Verve/Impulse! 589 760-2 - 96kHz, 24-bit).
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Dedicated to all fans of Max Roach & Company.
Rec. live at "Teatro Ciak", Milan, Italy,
on October 28, 1982 (mics recording)
Max Roach,drums,whistle,vibraphone,xylophone,tympani,orchestra
bells,afuche,percussion
Fred King,marimba,orchestra bells,tympani,percussion
Omar Clay,marimba,tympani,timbales,timbales,percussion
Joe Chambers,chimes,vibraphone,marimba,xylophone,percussion
Warren Smith,drums,tympani,vibraphone,orchestra bells,percussion
Freddie Waits,drums,orchestra bells,xylophone,percussion
Roy Brooks,drums,musical saw,percussion,temple block,cymbal,
tympani,steel drums
Ray Mantilla,African & Latin percussion,triangle
1. Onomatopoeia [O.Clay] (15:47)
2. Twinkle Toes [W.Smith] (03:45)
3. Epistrophy [T.Monk] (11:51)
4. The Glorious Monster [M.Roach]/Caravanserai [J.Chambers] (33:42)
5. Kujichangla [R.Brooks] (14:45)
Total Time 1:19:53
Twinkle Toes
An original project for the 25th
edition of the Sardinian festival,
well worth listening...
Rec. live at "Piazza del Nuraghe", Sant’Anna Arresi, Italy,
on August 24, 2010 (radio broadcast)
Alan Silva,bass,synth,conductor
Evan Parker/Ernest Dawkins/Greg Ward,reeds
Shaun Johnson,trumpet
Joseph Bowie,trombone
Bobby Few,piano
On Ka'a Davis,guitar
Juini Booth,bass
Warren Smith,drums
1. Bells Of Sant'Anna [A.Silva] (1.03:39)
For the end of the year (and for closing this little ex-cursus about
the 70s/80s Big Bands) i want to propose one of the rare recordings
of the J.Hemphill B.B. : God Bless Julius!
And Happy New Year To You All.
Rec. live at "The Public Theatre", NYC, on November 1980
(mics recording)
Julius Hemphill,reeds,composer,conductor
Stan Strickland/John Purcell/Marty Ehrlich/Henry Threadgill,reeds
Baikida Carroll/John Clarice/Charles Stephens/Erritt McDonald,brasses
Ed Schuller,bass
Warren Smith,marimba
Pheeroan akLaff,drums
1. The Hard Blues (16:47)
2. For Billie (08:51)
3. Open Air (02:23)
4. Border Town (11:56)
5. All Harmony (15:07)
6. Unknown [inc.] (02:43)
Total Time 57:49
This performance took place just few hours after the group had finished
the recording of "Flat-Out Jump Suite" at Barigozzi Studio in Milan.
The Verona Festival programme quoted at the trumpet Baikida Carroll,
then worthily replaced by Olu Dara.
Rec. live at "Teatro Romano", Verona, Italy, on June 5, 1980
(mix recording)
Julius Hempill,alto & soprano saxophones
Olu Dara,trumpet
Abdul Wadud,cello
Warren Smith,drums
1. Heart (16:46)
2. Body (24:46)
3. Unknown (14:07)
4. Unknown (09:41)
5. Unknown (17:01)
Total Time 1:22:22
"I remember trying to explain my concept of M'Boom to people
at the record companies, and all anybody knew was that each
man had a solid reputation as a trap drummer. And so when the
record came out, they were trying to figure, well how do we
market this ? Because we didn't have a sax player or a trumpeter
or a piano. "Is it Jazz?" No, it's a percussion ensemble. We just
wanted to see if we could come up with enough music from that
style of instrumentation.
So the marketing people decided to put M'boom in the audiophile
bin, so people with sophisticated equipment could hear all these
big drums and the little bells and shakers; the sounds of skins and
metal and wood and all these devices that make sense within the
fabric of each piece.
With M'Boom, the idea was to put the drummer on the front line.
We wanted to step up and showcase our musicality. Soon members
of the band brought in pieces that were multi-layered, with
numerous metrical changes and variations. And we had a wonderful
array of instruments : a big bass drum, two bass marimbas, an octave
of concert toms, five timpani, vibraphone ans xylophone, symphonic
bells, steel drums, musical saw, Afro-Cuban percussion and dozens
of small instruments." Max Roach
Rec. live in Alassio, Italy, on September 9th, 1979
(mics recording)
Max Roach, drums,whistle,vibraphone,xylophone,tympani,orchestra
bells,afuche,percussion
Fred King, marimba,orchestra bells,tympani,percussion
Omar Clay, marimba,tympani,timbales,timbales,percussion
Joe Chambers, chimes,vibraphone,marimba,xylophone,percussion
Warren Smith, drums,tympani,vibraphone,orchestra bells,percussion
Freddie Waits, drums,orchestra bells,xylophone,percussion
Roy Brooks, drums,musical saw,percussion,temple block,cymbal,
tympani,steel drums
Ray Mantilla, African & Latin percussion,triangle
1. Onomatopoeia [O.Clay] (16:21)
2. Unknown (06:31)
3. Epistrophy [T.Monk] (09:56)
4. The Glorious Monster [M.Roach] (18:16)
5. Twinkle Toes [W.Smith]
6. Kujichaglia [R.Brooks] (08:55)
7. Caravanserai [J.Chambers] (25:45)
8. Morning, Noon, Midday [O.Clay, W.Smith] (08:19)
9. Rumble In The Jungle [O.Clay] (09:49)
10. Encore (20:08)
Total Time 2:07:49
