Jan Garbarek Quartet - Live in France (1982)

Jan Garbarek (saxophone soprano et ténor, flûte)
Bill Frisell (guitare)
Eberhard Weber (contrebasse)
Michael Di Pasqua (batterie)

01 Entering
02 Kite Dance
03 The Last Stage Of A Long Journey
04 Footprints
05 Red Roof
06 Arc
07 Skygger
08 Dansere
09 The Move
10 Witchi-Tai-To
11 Considering The Snail

Jan Garbarek à Strasbourg dans l’Auditorium de FR3 Alsace le 2 novembre 1982
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Double Image - Live in Hamburg (1977)

David Friedman, vines, marimba
David Samuels, vibes, marimba
Harvie Swartz, bass
Mike Di Pasqua, drums

01 Aerobats
02 Truce
03 Rodney's Dream
04 Veltland
05 Ragged Out
06 Mist + Catherine

New Jazz Festival Hamburg, Germany, June 12, 1977
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Eberhard Weber - Live in Hamburg, Funkhaus (1983)

Eberhard Weber: basses
Paul McCandless: reeds
Bill Frisell: guitars
Lyle Mays: keyboards
Michael Di Pasqua: drums
Mario Castronari: percussion

1. Often in the Open
2. Maurizius
3. Death in the Carwash

Recorded live in Hamburg on february, 26, 1983
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Jan Garbarek Group - Live in der Fabrik (1982)

 

Bill Frisell, guitars
Eberhard Weber, bass
Michael Di Pasqua, drums
Jan Garbarek, saxophones

1. Footprints / Red roof
2. Kite dance
3. The last stage of a long journey
4. Still

Molde, Norway, 1982

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Double Image - Molde Concert (1978)

Double Image:
David Friedman - vibes/marimba
Dave Samuels - vibes/marimba
Harvie Swartz -  bass
Michael DiPasqua - drums

1. The Next Event
2. Rodney's Dream Of Fantasy And Fulfilment
3. Mist
4. Rag-Out

Molde Jazz Festival 1978 Norw

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Jan Garbarek Group & Harvestehuder Kammerchor - Alta Trinità (1984)

 

Jan Garbarek - sax
David Torn - guitar
Eberhard Weber - bass
Michael Di Pasqua - drums
Harvestehuder Kammerchor directed by Claus Bantzer

01 Hear My Prayer, Oh Lord (Henry Purcell) Choir
02 The Path Places (Garbarek) Band
03 Ringing (Garbarek) Band & Choir
04 Gesture (Garbarek) Band & Choir
05 The last stage of a long journey (Weber)
06 Unknown Title (Henry Purcell) Choir
07 Chorus (Weber) Band & Choir
08 Considering The Snail (Garbarek) Band & Choir
09 Alta Trinita (Unknown) Choir

Live at the Alta Trinita, 193. NDR Jazzkonzert, St. Johannis Kirche, Hamburg Harvestehude, November 25, 1984

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Double Image - Double Image (1977)

Dave Samuels, vibraphone, marimba, tabla, percussion
David Friedman, vibraphone, marimba, percussion
Harvie Swartz, bass
Michael Di Pasqua, drums, percussion

01 Rodney's dream of fantasy and self-fulfillment
02 Veldtland
03 Truce
04 Rag-out
05 Mist
06 Aerobats

Vinyl out of print. Download here this extraordinary album.

Double Image - Dawn (1979)

Double Image was the intermittent project of Davids Friedman and Samuels, whose vibes and marimbas found likeminded company in session musicians Harvie Swartz and Michael DiPasqua on Dawn, the second of only three albums for the group and their only for ECM. Having two jazz percussionists in the same space was something of a rarity in the late seventies, when the album was recorded, and perhaps contributed to its being swept under the carpet over time. What we have, however, is a smooth and airy set of four extended pieces more than worthy of a reissue.

Every gesture therein is artfully considered, as demonstrated to delightful effect in the opening “Passage.” Swartz’s buttery soft bass adds girth to the FriedmanSamuels nexus, where light and darkness walk hand in hand. While DiPasqua baits a hook for every loop, vibe notes hang like keys from a chain, swinging in a steady hand with a pleasant jingle. For the final stretch, marimbas smoke from a flame of cymbals before vibes recap with a sublimely resolute chord. These plaintive measures continue in “The Next Event,” where the marimba broadens its wingspan into “Sunset Glow.” And as that honeyed bass trickles slowly back in, the shaded sound is fleshed out into a colorful fan of sunrays. Swartz beatifies the final “Crossing,” which, over a steadily popping snare, flows with calm virtuosity before breathing down the neck of finality.

This album makes a fine addition to any mallet enthusiast’s collection and proves that, even as its drowsiest, ECM quietly towers above the rest. A personal favorite among the label’s painted covers as well.

David Samuels vibraharp, marimba
David Friedman vibraharp, marimba
Harvie Swartz bass
Michael DiPasqua drums, percussion

1. Passage (Swartz)
2. The next event (Friedman)
3. Sunset glow (Samuels)
4. Crossing (Samuels)

Recorded October 1978 at Talent Studio, Oslo
Engineer Jan Erik Kongshaug
Produced by Manfred Eicher

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Double Image - Live in Bremen (1977)

David Friedman (vibraphone),
Dave Samuels (marimbaphone),
Harvie Swartz (bass),
Michael DiPasqua (drums)

01 Aerobats
02 Medley: Truce / Aqua
03 Places I've never been
04 Catherine
05 Rodney's dream of fantasy and self-fulfillment

Recorded by Radio Bremen @ Sendesaal, Bremen (Germany), May 23, 1977
Many many thanks to Steve for the right titles.
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Adelhard Roidinger - Schattseite (1982)

Heinz Sauer, tenor saxophone
Bob Degen, piano
Harry Pepl, guitar
Werner Pirchner, vibraharp, marimba
Aina Kemanis, voice
Michael Di Pasqua, drums, percussion
Adelhard Roidinger, bass

1. Fü Pfü
2. Lufti
3. Loveland
4. Stress
5. Ania
6. When Earth becomes desert

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Gallery (1982)

David Samuels: Vibraharp, Marimba
Michael DiPasqua: Drums, Percussion
Paul McCandless: Soprano Saxophone, Oboe, English Horn
David Darling: Cello
Ratzo Harris: Bass

 1. Soaring (D. Samuels)
2. Prelude (D. Samuels)
3. Lost Game (M. Di Pasqua)
4. Painting (M. Eicher / Gallery)
5. Pale Sun (P. McCandless)
6. Egret (G.Cronkhite)
7. Night Rain (D. Samuels)

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