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23 January 2017

TONY OXLEY'S 60TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION "KÖLN, 1998"




0. Radio Speaker Intro [05:40]


Tony Oxley Celebration Orchestra

Bill Dixon, trumpet
Phil Minton, voice
Johannes Bauer, trombone
Frank Gratkowski, Hayden Chisholm, Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky, saxophones, clarinets
Phil Wachsmann, Aleks Kolkowsky, violin 
Peter Koch, Alfred Zimmerlin, cello
Pat Thomas, Matt Wand, electronics
Sven-Ake Johansson, accordion
Fred van Hove, piano
Mark Nauseef, Jo Thönes, Jochen Büttner, Tony Oxley, drums, percussion
rec. Sept. 11, 1998

1.  Paradigm 1998 (Bill Dixon)  47:42
2.  The Medicine Man, Manifestations 5-7 (Tony Oxley) 20:12

.....

Sextet (Joseph Holbrooke Trio with guests)
Derek Bailey, guitar
Gavin Bryars, bass
Tony Oxley, drums, percussion
Bill Dixon, trumpet
Phil Wachsmann, violin
Matt Wand, electronics
rec. Sept. 10, 1998

3. Cadilla II (Tony Oxley) 38:13

.....

Vinko Globokar, trombone
rec. Sept. 11, 1998

4. Res/AS/EX/Insp-Pirer 05:38

 
Recorded at the Stadtgarten, Cologne, Germany, September 10 & 11, 1998.
Radio WDR3 broadcast, Dec. 07, 1998

21 June 2008

Lee Konitz Quartet (with Derek Bailey and Tony Oxley) Live recording 1966 Manchester UK

I've heard quite a bit of Bailey's work over the years, as well as seeing him in gigs in London in the late sixties, but I can't say that I've ever been a fan of his. I was surprised to see this recording pop up on dime. Knowing that there are quite a few devotees of his who visit this blog I thought I'd share it with you.

Details:

LEE KONITZ QUARTET

19-Mar 1966

Club 43,
Manchester,
UK

Lee Konitz: as
Derek Bailey: g
Gavin Bryars: b
Tony Oxley: dr

1. Carvin' The Bird (08:27) cuts in
2. I Remember You (11:56) cuts in + out
3. Out Of Nowhere (11:22) cuts in

tt: 31:46

It's no surprise to hear Oxley on this as he has continued to play "straight" as well as free jazz throughout his career, but Bailey was a bit of a revelation to me. He sounds like a Barney Kessell or Wes Montgomery or many other jazz guitarists of the day, playing bebop ! As for Konitz, well he's as good as ever on this.

Please be warned that the sound quality is not good, even for a 1966 recording, so this is one for the enthusiasts. As it is a short recording, I'm posting in flac only (sound quality needs all the help it can get).


I'm sure some of you will know something of the history, but I gather they both hail from Sheffield. This was my home town in my teenage years (about the same time as they were trying to make it there, though I had no interest in jazz in those days). At that time Sheffield was a grimy steel city, a most unlikely place to try and establish free jazz. I can imagine they were thrown out of a few pubs trying to play that sort of stuff.

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