Showing posts with label Alan Silva. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alan Silva. Show all posts

23 December 2020

CENTER OF THE WORLD - CENTER OF THE WORLD (CENTER OF THE WORLD, 1972)

 



A. Center Of The World, Part I

B. Center Of The World, Part II


Alan Silva, bass, cello, voice
Muhammad Ali, drums, voice
Bobby Few, piano, voice 
Frank Wright, tenor and soprano saxophone, voice

Recorded live at De Doelen, Rotterdam on 26 March 1972

Center Of The World ‎– CW 001

LP Rip

22 December 2020

FRANK WRIGHT QUARTET - LAST POLKA IN NANCY? (CENTER OF THE WORLD, 1973)

 



A1. Winter Echoes
A2. Guanna Dance Part I

B1. Guanna Dance Part II
B2. Thinking Of Monk
B3. Doing The Polka

Alan Silva, bass
Muhammad Ali, drums
Bobby Few, piano
Frank Wright, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet

Recorded live in Nancy, Jazz Pulsations Festival, 10 October 1973

Center Of The World ‎– CW 002

LP Rip

23 May 2019

UPCOMING & RECENT RELEASES XIX

The Corbett vs. Dempsey label keep going on reissuing rare and very interesting music. On June they will publish two cd reissues of classics lp from the Instant Composers Pool.
The first is the ICP Tentet « Tetterettet » with rare appearance from Gilius Van Bergeyk, Peter Bennink and also Alan Silva and John Tchicai to name a few.

The second cd reissue is the fantastic trio of Dudu Puckwana, Misha Mengelberg and Han Bennink, the great meeting between south African saxophonist and the two co-founders of the ICP.

I have also recently discovered this limited edition cd only available through the record store Downtownmusicgallery. It is a live performance done in 2012 in the store with Adam Lane, Oliver Lake, Viny Golia and Ross Hammond. Obviously it is a limited 100 copies cd.
https://www.discogs.com/fr/Vinny-Golia-Oliver-Lake-Ross-Hammond-2-And-Adam-Lane-Live-At-The-Downtown-Music-Gallery-NYC/release/9793318

6 February 2018

ABDELHAÏ BENNANI TRIO "YALLAH" (JaZt TAPES, 2009)



Abdelhaï Bennani, tenor saxophone
Alan Silva, double bass, orchestral synthesizer
Edward Perraud, drums, percussion


1. Going On / Coming Truth     41:04
2. Funds                     08:03


Recorde live at "Espace Kiron", Paris, on January 25, 2009.

Artist´s promotion demo 2014.

JaZt Tapes CD-046

1 February 2018

ABDELHAÏ BENNANI TRIO "ENCOUNTERS" (JaZt TAPES, 2000)




Abdelhaï Bennani, tenor saxophone
William Parker, double bass
Alan Silva, piano, orchestral synthesizer


1. Encounters #1, #2, #3  (48:48)


Recorded live at The Sunside, Paris, Oct. 16th, 2000. First set.

Artist promotion release 2013

JaZt Tapes CD-037

24 January 2018

ABDELHAÏ BENNANI TRIO "THE CRAWLING SNAKE" (JaZt TAPES, 2001)



Some background on Abdelhaï Bennani you'll find here.




Abdelhaï Bennani, tenor saxophone
Alan Silva, orchestral synthesizer, piano
Makoto Sato, drums

1.  The Crawling Snake       50:54
                         

Recorded live on March 16, 2001,
at American Center, Rennes, France.
Recorded by Catherine Silva. Mastered by Benjamin Duboc.
All music by Abdelhaï Bennani (SACEM) and Alan Silva (SACEM).
Cover Photo, “Snow Worm”, by Jan Ström.
Artist´s promotion demo 2015.

JaZt  TAPES CD - 053


13 January 2018

ABDELHAÏ BENNANI QUARTET "DOUBLE DOUBLE" (JaZt TAPES, 1999)




Abdelhaï Bennani, tenor saxophone
Itaru Oki, trumpets, bugle, flutes
Alan Silva, double bass
Makoto Sato, drums

1. In Fanz                                19:38
2. The Spell                              11:52
3. Once Upon a Time (Please, Baby, Don't Cry)  08:18 
4. Hear my Trane Comin'        13:02
5. Trance                                  07:12
     
 
Recorded live on November 24, 1999, at "Les Instants  Chavirés", Montreuil, France.
Recorded by Bahaï. Mastered by Benjamin Duboc.
All Music by Abdelhaï Bennani (SACEM).
Cover Photo, “Mirrored Lady”, by Jan Ström.
Artist´s promotion demo 2015.

JaZt TAPES CD-054

20 January 2015

Alan Silva - Luna Surface





Here's another one, reactivated from the early days of the blog, posted back in 2009, again due to a request. This time I did not have to go the archives to find it; instead went to the Rutracker torrent site and lo and behold, there it was! Only difference was that a audiochecker log file was attached, informing me that the files are 99.5 per cent compact disc digital audio, which is kinda funny considering the file was taken from a fine old rusty analogue lp. Stuff travels, eh? Anyway, enjoy the cacophony!

Original post follows:

While in the business of resurrecting old BYG Actuel records, here's another one, also posted on the Church#9 blog, then in the mp3 format, but again upgraded to a lossless audio format for posting here.

How to characterise this one? It is what it is, I guess. To some, an inpenetrable wall of sound, to others a no holds barred piece of collective improvisation. However which way it is viewed, assessed or interpreted, it's a piece which hardly had any precedents and hardly has seen any successors. Or maybe it has, but in terms of intensity and aural onslaught, rare by most standards.

A veritable star-studded cast of free jazz maestros on this 28-minute piece:

Bernard Vitet - trumpet, french horn
Grachan Moncur III - trombone
Archie Shepp - soprano sax
Anthony Braxton - soprano and alto sax
Kenneth Terroade - tenor sax
Dave Burrell - piano
Alan Silva - violin
Leroy Jenkins - violin, viola
Beb Guerin, Malachi Favors - bass
Claude Delcloo - drums

Recorded 17 August 1969 in Paris

Dive in!

24 September 2014

FRANK WRIGHT - ALAN SILVA - MUHAMMAD ALI "HAMBURG, 1976"


A Wonderful Wright trio show from Hamburg in 76... received in a trade, 5 or 6 years ago..
FM


Frank Wright, tenor sax
Alan Silva, double bass
Muhammed Ali, drums


01. radio intro 0:18
02. Jerry {1} 12:51
03. Jerry {2} 7:00
04. Church Number 9 {1} 9:23
05. Church Number 9 {2} 6:20
06. Church Number 9 {3} 5:47
07. radio intro > Guanna Dance {1} 6:15
08. Guanna Dance {2} 9:53
09. Guanna Dance {3} {fade out} 5:45


Recorded at the 'Fabrik', Hamburg, June 1976.
Joyous!!!!

23 May 2014

ALAN SILVA CELESTRIAL COMMUNICATION ORCHESTRA "DESERT MIRAGE" (IACP, 1982)



On this and the previous Alan Silva post, he is not playing himself but it's "his" music nonetheless.

These sprawling vistas - like flying and/or floating over vast sky- and landscapes. Immersed but somehow not attached.

On this LP the music has sometimes a dreamlike quality (see/hear "Desert Mirage") and au contraire to his LPs on BYG the music here has a more "structured" sound. Not that I would dislike "unstructured" sounds from Alan Silva or per se...

The Silva - as ever.



ALAN SILVA CELESTRIAL COMMUNICATION ORCHESTRA "DESERT MIRAGE"

Pierre Faure, flute
Carl Schlosser, flute, piccolo
Aldridge Hansberry, flute, alto flute
Karo, alto clarinet
Denis Colin, bass clarinet
Jean Querlier, oboe, cor anglais
Bruno Girard, violin
Pascal Morrow, violin
Didier Petit, cello
Itaru Oki, trumpet, bugle
Jeff Beer, trumpet
Serge Adam, trumpet
Bernard Vitet, trumpet
Michael Zwerin, trombone
Doménico Criseo, trombone
Francois Cotinaud, tenor saxophone
Georges Gaumont, tenor saxophone
Arthur Doyle, tenor saxophone
Philippe Sellam, alto saxophone
Sébastien Franck, alto saxophone
Henri Grinberg, soprano saxophone
Antoine Mizrah, electric bass
Rosine Feferman, bass
Francis Gorge, guitar
Francois Leymarie, electric bass
Jacques Marugg, vibes, marimba, timbales
Adrien Bitan, vibes, marimba
Ron Pittner,drums
Bernard Drouillet, drums
Gilles Premel, percussion
Alan Silva, conductor

LP 1

1. Desert Mirage 20:06
2. A D N 08:20
3. After Coda 09:40

LP 2

1. February The Third (1st Part) 14:41
2. February The Third (2nd Part) 09:29
3. Procession 10:57


Recorded on June 25,26 & 27, 1982 at Aquarium Studio, Paris.

IACP 7004-5

Soloists on:
LP1
Tr.1 Jean Querlier - Aldridge Hansberry - Itaru Oki - Michael Zwerin
Tr.2 Philippe Sellam - Denis Colin - Jacques Marugg - Bruno Girard - Arthur Doyle - Bruno Girard - Georges Gaumont - Jeff Beer - Jean Querlier
Tr.3 Francois Cotinaud - Pierre Faure
LP2
Tr.1 Bruno Girard - Bernard Vitet - Georges Gaumont - Denis Colin - Sébastien Franck - Francois Cotinaud
Tr.2 Jean Querlier
Tr.3 Sébastien Franck - Arthur Doyle - Francis Gorge - Carl Schlosser - Bernard Vitet - Georges Gaumont - Denis Colin

ALAN SILVA CELESTRIAL COMMUNICATIONS ORCHESTRA "THE SHOUT" (SUN RECORDS, 1978)




ALAN SILVA CELESTRIAL COMMUNICATIONS ORCHESTRA "THE SHOUT"
(Portrait For A Small Woman)

Georges Menousek, alto saxophone
Georges Gaumont, soprano saxophone
Jo Maka, alto & soprano saxophone
Francois Cotinaud, tenor saxophone, oboe
Luc Le Masne, bass saxophone
Jouk Minor, baritone saxophone, contrabass clarinet
Denis Colin, bass clarinet, octocontra alto-clarinet
Robert Garrison, trumpet
Pierre Sauvageot, trumpet
Bernard Vitet, trumpet
Itaru Oki, trumpet
Adolf Winkler, trombone
Michael Zwerin, trombone
Pierre Faure, flute
Jacques Dolias, violin
Catherine Lienhardt, violin
Bruno Girard, violin
Helene Bass,cello
Pierre Jacquet, bass
Armand Assouline, percussion
Michel Coffi, drums
Muhammad Ali, drums

1. Golden Flower 10:14
2. The Shout 05:51
3. Le Voile Pastel 03:06
4. Ijo 06:33
5. Broadway 09:12
6. Communications 03:15
7. Stepping 02:05

Recorded at Studio Davout, Paris in November, 1978.

SUN RECORDS SEB 003

Soloists on:
Tr.1 Itaru Oki - Jo Maka - Francois Cotinaud - Bernard Vitet
Tr.2 Muhammad Ali
Tr.3 Jo Maka
Tr.4 Denis Colin - Luc Le Masne - Michael Zwerin
Tr.5 Jo Maka - Adolf Winkler
Tr.6 Jouk Minor
Tr.7 Itaru Oki
Note: Luc Le Masne is not listed in the line-up.
He most probably plays some kind of clarinet.

Update (25.08.2013) - Now I know that Le Masne did play bass saxophone and not clarinet.
See his comment below!

27 April 2014

CECIL TAYLOR "STUDENT STUDIES" (BYG, 1966)


This album was first released as an untitled 2LP set on the Japanese BYG label in 1973.
The first CD edition on Affinity was titled "Student Studies". Later Black Lion issued another CD edition entitled "The Great Paris Concert".
The original cover is included in the files...
...and I have added two pieces from (most probably) the same session - 40 minutes more from this excellent group.


Cecil Taylor, piano
Jimmy Lyons, alto saxophone
Alan Silva, bass
Andrew Cyrille, drums

1. Student Studies (Part 1) 16:00
2. Student Studies (Part 2) 11:00
3. Amplitude  19:44
4. Niggle Feuigle 12:06
5. A Bright Light (Lover And Love) 21:13
6. Over There 19:20

Recorded in Paris at Maison De L'ORTF, Salle 105 on November 30, 1966 (Broadcast 'ORTF').

Tracks 1-4 originally released on BYG YX4003/4004.
Source for the rip BLACK LION BLCD760201.
Tracks 5 + 6 not released in any form.

Note: tracks 5+6 possibly recorded on December 1, 1966 at the Grand Amphitheatre de la Faculte de Droit, Paris, France.
Note 2: track 5 also titled "Bread, Wine, Lover & Love".
Note 3: alternate album title "THE GREAT PARIS CONCERT".


17 April 2014

JEANNE LEE + GUNTHER HAMPEL + TTTT ‎– IM STADTGARTEN KÖLN (MARA RECORDS)




1. Im Stadtgarten Köln


Frank Wollny, bass
Gunter Hampel, bass clarinet, vibraphone, flute
Butch Morris, cornet, amplified cornet, flute
A.R. Penck, drums
Alan Silva, keyboards
Jeanne Lee, vocals


Recorded at Stadtgarten Konzertsaal, Köln, Germany

Mara Records ‎– 6012

CD Rip

6 January 2014

FRANÇOIS TUSQUES "INTERCOMMUNAL MUSIC" (Shandar lp sp 10 01) 1971, flac


pierre brings us another inspired , rare shandar release.
francois tusques intercommunal music from 1971.
pierre says
'Know that this record is a good one ! One of my favourite of this period where the French musicians played and recorded with the Americans in Paris. And for those who understand French, don't forget to take a look at the song titles.'

Best
Pierre
those who prefer mp3 may want to visit our friend sunmyth at the brewing luminous blog.
its in the links under t not b
cheers


François Tusques, piano, guitar, maracas
Alan Shorter, trumpet
Steve Potts, alto saxophone
Alan Silva, cello
Beb Guerin, bass
Bob Reid, bass
Sunny Murray, drums
Louis Armfield, percussion


     Intercommunal Music (24:40)
A1. Intercommunal Music     08:00    
A2. Les Forces Progressistes     10:10    
B1. Les Forces Réactionnaires     03:00    
B2. La Bourgeoisie Périra Noyée Dans Les Eaux Glacées Du Calcul Égoïste 03:30
   
      Intercommunal Music! (6:00)
B3. L'Impérialisme Est Un Tigre En Papier 06:00
   
      Portrait D'Erika Huggins (8:04)
B4.         Untitled     00:44    
B5.         Untitled     07:20

Recorded May 11, 1971 in Paris.

SHANDAR SR 10010

Note:
Track 1 (18:20) is A1 + A2;
Track 2 (12:36) is B1, B2 +  B3;
Track 3 (8:31) is B4 + B5.

27 November 2013

RADIO JAZZ GROUP STUTTGART feat. SCHLIPPENBACH QUARTET "STUTTGART 1981"




Evan Parker, tenor & soprano saxophone
Alexander von Schlippenbach, piano
Wolfgang Dauner, piano
Alan Silva, bass
Paul Lovens, drums

1. Geflügel 1 (piano duo)            08:22
2. unknown title (Parker-Silva-Lovens)   08:52
3. unknown title                           25:03
4. unknown title (fade-out) / announcement 04:43

Recorded at SWF Studio, Stuttgart, Germany on March, 3, 1981.


1 October 2013

BOBBY FEW ‎– MORE OR LESS FEW (CENTER OF THE WORLD, 1973)





A1. More Or Less Few
A2. Few's Blues
A3. Simone
A4. I'll Never Be The Same Again

B.  Chasing The Piano



Bobby Few, piano, melodica, voice
Alan Silva, bass
Muhammad Ali, drums

Center Of The World ‎– CW 003

Vinyl Rip

25 April 2013

SCHLIPPENBACH QUARTETT "DAS HOHE LIED" (PO TORCH, 1981)





Some more bodyslammin'............. [;-)





SCHLIPPENBACH QUARTETT   "DAS HOHE LIED"


Alexander von Schlippenbach, piano
Evan Parker, soprano and tenor saxophone
Alan Silva, double bass
Paul Lovens, selected drums and cymbals, singing saw, zither

LP 1 (Side A & B)
1. Let this mouth shower kisses on you        44:25

LP 2
1. Blow on my garden and press out the spice  21:17
2. Who can this be advancing from the desert? 25:01

Recorded at the Quartier Latin, Berlin on 6th and 8th November, 1981.


PO TORCH PTR/JWD 16/17

(lp rip)

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20 March 2013

Jacques Bisceglia, 1940-2013

Black & White Fantasy

French photographer Jacques Bisceglia passed away on March 1st, 2013. Even if his tool was not a musical instrument, his work is an integral part of the history of the music we love and we feel it is important to pay tribute to him. From the 60's onward, Jacques Bisceglia photographed many moments of jazz making: iconic episodes such as the Pan-African Festival in Algiers or Albert Ayler at the Fondation Maeght, but also many more mundane moments, daily life episodes or concerts now forgotten, moments he captured masterfully.

At the end of Jacques Bisceglia's Black & White Fantasy book, published in 1984 and now out-of-print, Abbey Lincoln wrote "Bisceglia's work speaks for itself, of course." Very much so, this is why we would like to share a few pictures, taken from Black & White Fantasy.

alan silva & françois tusques - paris, 1969

don cherry - paris, 1968

anthony braxton & barbara bisceglia - paris, 1971
 
beb guérin - paris, 1970
june tyson, richard wilkinson, marshall royal, eloe omoe, sun ra - between paris and donaueschingen, 1970
sonny simmons, barbara donald & son - san francisco, 1971

For more information on Jacques Bisceglia's life and his often astute views on the history of the music, see William Parker's essential Conversations book (Rogue Art, 2011). The book features an interview with Bisceglia (the only non-musician) and is illustrated with his work. Rogue Art also published a collaboration between Bisceglia and poet Steve Dalachinsky, titled Reaching Into the Unknown (2009). French speaking readers might want to look for the "Memories of You" series of articles Bisceglia wrote for the Improjazz magazine.

peter gannushkin - peter brötzmann & jacques bisceglia - new york, 2009
 

6 February 2013

Burton Greene-Alan Silva-Sunny Murray-Firmanence 1979



Here's another superb piano trio, the beautiful Firmanence , on the Elusive, Fore (Rare tone,Music library) label , an independent Italian label , that briefly flourished    between 1980 and 1982, with a handful of releases ranging from Bill Dixon's Considerations , posted here a few years ago , to Scelsi string quartets, and a couple of albums by Alvin Curran.

A reunion of old friends , all Had previously played and performed together in the mid to late 60's,
its a subtle, restrained largely spacious , session consisting of one free improvisation, 3 tunes by Greene ,and one by Silva..
 All in all , a spirited generous record by three venerable free jazz,21st Century Masters!
still out of print , and sadly unlikely to be reissued , who knows ?one can only hope for a deluxe complete edition!


Firmanence- 
Fore (2), (Rare Tone Music library) published 1980, recorded 1979
A1 Introduction-Encounter 
 Composed By – Silva*, Greene*, Murray*  
A2 Firmanence 
 Composed By – Greene*  
A3 Sunny Monk 
 Composed By – Greene*
B1 Any Resemblance Between A Double Aquarian Mother And Planet Earth Is Purely Coincidental 
 Composed By – Silva*
B2 Mints Are Fo(u)r Moon People 
 Composed By – Greene*


Burton Greene -Piano, Piano ,Prepared, Percussion, Voice 
Alan Silva -Bass, Vibraphone, Percussion, Voice  
Sunny Murray -Drums, Percussion 


BTW , all three  are still vigorously productive , and have numerous Cds and Lp's currently In print
some recommendations , here , here, and here
please support them!

ENJOY!

13 November 2012

TTT (TRIPLE TRIP TOUCH) "LIVE IN WEIMAR 1998" (TTT, 1998)





.... *++* #''''' ,.,.$"§$§"!))! - dig?!  However - Sotise has certainly hit the spot - IMHO.
....a somewhat shaky session - at least soundwise. Not that the sound of the recording is bad - but the spatial arrangement seems (deliberately?) a bit `*+&!%/&!/
Wether this is already a fetish I can't say - but I like the music...although it is NOT my favourite one - at all!

As always - decide for yourself....leave a trace.



TTT (TRIPLE TRIP TOUCH)  "LIVE IN WEIMAR 1998"


Manfred Schoof, trumpet
Kidd Jordan, tenor saxophone
Gerd Dudek, tenor & soprano saxophone
Jesus Caneloni, tenor saxophone
Markus Lüpertz, piano
Peter Kühnel, guitar
Frank Wollny, bass, drums
Alan Silva, bass, keyboards
Louis Moholo, drums

Side A:
1. Free Jazz - Part 1  (13:13)
2. Free jazz - Part 2  (13:59)

Side B:
3. Free Jazz - Part 3  (05:48)

Recorded in Weimar, Germany in 1998.

TTT 37

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