BILLY BANG "SWEET SPACE / UNTITLED GIFT" (8TH HARMONIC BREAKDOWN, 1979/82)

SWEET SPACE:

Billy Bang, violin
Luther Thomas, alto & tenor saxophone
Butch Morris, cornet
Curtis Clark, piano
Wilber Morris, bass
Steve McCall, drums

1. A Pebble Is A Small Rock (Alternate Take)     14:09
2. Sweet Space (Alternate Take)     4:43
3. Loweski For Frank (Alternate Take)     12:13
4. Music For The Love Of It (Alternate Take)     4:23
5. A Pebble Is A Small Rock     16:37
6. Sweet Space     5:09
7. Loweski For Frank (T.F.R.)     12:50
8. Music For The Love Of It     5:44

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UNTITLED GIFT:

Billy Bang, violin, yokobue flute, congas, bells
Don Cherry, pocket trumpet, flute, bells
Wilber Morris, bass
Denis Charles, drums

1. Echovamp 1678     12:08
2. Night Sequence  5:52
3. The Kora Song     6:05
4. Maat     11:53
5. Levitation For Santana     4:18
6. Focus On Sanity  4:25


"Sweet Space" recorded at the Loeb Student Center, New York University, November 15, 1979. Tracks 5 - 8 previously released on LP Anima 12741 (USA) - tracks 1 to 4 previously unreleased.

"Untitled Gift" recorded at OAO Studio, Brooklyn, New York, February 7, 1982. Previously released on LP Anima 3BG9 (USA).

Both CDs were mastered from the original source tapes.
8th Harmonic Breakdown – 8thHB 8005-6 (US, 2004)

Billy Bang Sextet - Sweet Space - Anima 12741

Billy Bang Sextet
Sweet Space

Billy Bang - violin
Frank Lowe - tenor sax
Luther Thomas - alto sax
Butch Morris - cornet
Curtis Clark - piano
Wilbur Morris - bass
Steve McCall - drums


1. A Pebble Is A Small Rock 16:57
2. Sweet Space 5:21
3. Loweski For Frank (T.F.R.) 13:05
4. Music For The Love Of It 5:56

total 41:22

Recorded live at the Loeb Student Center north lobby, New York University, November 15, 1979.

Anima 12741 / own LP-rip
Owombat, May 2011


Hi all,
over at 9 grey chairs (http://ninegreychairs.blogspot.com/) there is much more to be found from this great musician, human being and personal friend. Sweet Space was not among them, so I decided to .flac my LP (some mp3´s of this are floating around in blogland) to the honour of Bill and for the pleasure of you

Phillip Wilson Trio plus Guests - Live in Rome '79

Just following the previous onxidlib's post, here Luther Thomas is
involved in a jam with the P.Wilson Trio and other two members
of the Human Arts Ensemble (J.Bowie and D.Mixon), in Rome in
those days.

Rec. live at "Centro Jazz St.Louis", Rome, Italy, on March 25, 1979
(mix recording)

Phillip Wilson,drums
Olu Dara,trumpet
Donald Smith,piano,flute,vocal
+
Joseph Bowie,trombone (3-5)
Darrell Mixon,bass (3-5)
Luther Thomas,alto sax (4-5)

1. Track #1 (14:17)
2. Track #2 (05:43)
3. Track #3 (13:40)
4. Track #4 (17:08)
5. Track #5 (13:46)

Total Time 1:04:37

2. Track #2

LUTHER THOMAS "11th STREET FIRE SUITE" (CREATIVE CONSCIOUSNESS REC.,1978)

This one is dedicated to Riccardo!



LUTHER THOMAS "11th STREET FIRE SUITE"



Luther Thomas, alto saxophone, small instruments, recitation
Luther C. Petty, flute, small instruments


Side One (22:18)
1st Movement - Since I Lost My Baby (I almost lost my mind)
2nd Movement - 11th Street Fire
3rd Movement - Charge And Discharge

Side Two (15:52)
4th Movement - Dormin (Methapyrilene Hydrochloride)
5th Movement - The Fire Just Kept On Burning



Recorded September 2nd, 1978 at Studio K., New York, N.Y.

CREATIVE CONSCIOUSNESS RECORDS CC1002T