JOACHIM KÜHN – This Way Out (MPS/BASF Rec. ‎– 2921752-3 / 2LP-1973)

Label: MPS/BASF Records ‎– 2921752-3

Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP / Gatefold sleeve / Country: W. Germany / Released: 1973

Style: Free Jazz, Modal, Free Improvisation

Recorded in January 1973 at MPS Studio, Villingen, W. Germany.

Design [Cover], Photography By – Bernhard Wetz

Photography By [Liner Photos] – A.C. Besgaard, Anne Delmas, G. Hasenfratz, R. Kühn

Produced by MPS-Records, Villingen

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched): A 0666 121 S 1 / 2921752-3 -1

Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched): B 0666 121 S 2 / 2921752-3 -2

Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, etched): C 0666 122 S 1 / 2921752-3 -3

Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, etched): D 0666 122 S 2 / 2921752-3 -4

side 1

A1 - Brother Rolf ....................................................................................................... 1:53

A2 - Byg Bridge ......................................................................................................... 5:53

A3 - Amok ................................................................................................................. 5:50

A4 - She's A Beauty .................................................................................................. 4:30

A5 - Spaced In .......................................................................................................... 4:28

side 2

B1 - Body And Soul ................................................................................................... 5:11

B2 - Phallic Dance ..................................................................................................... 6:03

B3 - Juxtaposition ...................................................................................................... 3:46

B4 - All The Things You Are ...................................................................................... 3:35

B5 - Paris '72 ............................................................................................................. 0:58

side 3

C1 - This Way Out ..................................................................................................... 4:51

C2 - Do Dat Dudek .................................................................................................... 5:25

C3 - Sound Color One ............................................................................................... 2:00

C4 - Sound Color Two ............................................................................................... 1:16

C5 - Other Way Out ................................................................................................... 3:45

side 4

D  -  Unison Union .................................................................................................. 20:25

Musicians:

Joachim Kühn – piano, alto saxophone

Gerd Dudek – tenor & soprano saxophone, flute

Peter Warren – bass, cello

Daniel Humair – drums, percussion

JOACHIM KUHN "This Way Out" (1973 German, 16-track double LP on MPS, with red labels and 2921752-3 catalogue prefix, front laminated gatefold sleeve with 0666 121 overstickered catalogue number. Stunning advanced Jazz here from a label that putout some of the very best, forward thinking, and often glorious sounding Fusion records of the seventies.

Joachim Kühn is joined by Daniel Humair, one of Europe’s most celebrated drummers, along with bassist/cellist Peter Warren, whose play has graced the albums of such diverse greats as Clarla Bley and John Scofield. The impressionistic miniature Brother Rolph serves as an introduction, the up-tempo Byg Bridge spans over to the helter-skelter of Amok, while the well-named ballad She’s a Beauty precedes the straight-ahead swing of Spaced In. Kühn tenders a personal solo-rendering of the classic Body And Soul, then switches to alto sax on the harsh, ritualistic Phallic Dance.

Juxtaposition features contrasting solo and group dynamics, and the trio show their standards chops on the medium-tempo All The Things You Are. The musical snapshot Paris 72 book-ends the 10 trio pieces. German saxophonist Gerd Dudek, whose playing credentials include Carla Bley and Don Cherry, joins the trio on the next six pieces. He takes up soprano on the Latin-like This Way Out, while he’s on tenor and Kühn on alto with hell-bent free solos on Do Dat Dudek. Sound Color One and Two are miniatures that explore the possibilities of musical textures. Other Way Out is a free dialogue between piano and soprano, and Unison Union brings the quartet together in a display of intuitive inspiration. 16 pieces of creative brilliance.

If you find it, buy this album!

ROLF KÜHN JAZZGROUP – Going To The Rainbow (BASF – CRC 008/LP-1971)

Label: BASF – CRC 008

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album / Country: W. Germany / Released: 1971

Style: Free Jazz, Contemporary Jazz

Recorded at the Cornet-Studios, Cologne on December 14/15, 1970.

Engineering Wolfgang Hirschmann

Produced by Klaus Lorenzen

Comes in a gatefold-sleeve

German Original Press. Red BASF labels.

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched): A-0051 A-1 / CRC 008 A

Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched): A-0051 B-1 / CRC 008 B

A1 - Houndhouse Rock .................................................................................. 4:50

A2 - Sad Ballade ............................................................................................ 3:39

A3 - T.C.B.  ..................................................................................................... 9:45

B1 - Going To The Rainbow ......................................................................... 12:55

B2 - Racing It Down ....................................................................................... 6:55

Musicians:

Rolf Kühn – clarinet

John Surman – baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone, electric piano

Alan Skidmore – tenor saxophone

Joachim Kühn – piano, organ

Chick Corea – electric piano

Peter Warren – bass

Tony Oxley – drums, percussion

THE ROLF KUHN JAZZGROUP: "Going To The Rainbow" (BASF Records – CRC 008 / Gatefold Jacket / Rarity). Original 1971 high quality German pressing. Great free Improvisation with spiritual undertones influenced by Miles Davis. One of Kühn's timeless recordings for which he got assisted by heavy weights like John Surman, Alan Skidmore, Chick Corea and Tony Oxley. Absolutely stunning free improv with an addictive rolling groove that really puts the funky cat out there. Highest recommendation.

(Tiliqua Rec.)

If you find it, buy this album!

ALBERT MANGELSDORFF / MASAHIKO SATO / PETER WARREN / ALLEN BLAIRMAN – Spontaneous (LP-1971) – 1975

Label: Enja Records – enja 2064
Format: Vinyl, LP, Reissue; Country: Germany - Released: 1975
Style: Free Jazz
Recorded at Audio-Studio, Berlin on November 8, 1971
Artwork By [Cover Design] – Weber, Winckelmann
Mastered By – D. Mehtieff
Photography [Backcover] – Andreas Raggenbass
Photography [Frontcover] – Hellmut Loose
Producer – Horst Weber, Matthias Winckelmann
Recorded By – Jürgen Wentorf

 

 I proudly present a marvelous LP of jazz improvisation at its best from four superb, if too little-known musicians: Spontaneous , a German import released in 1972 by the Enja label, now out of print in all formats. This amazing music is the collective accomplishment of Albert Mangelsdorff (trombone), Masahiko Sato (piano, modulator), Peter Warren (bass) and Allen Blairman (drums). There are four pieces on the album (each credited to one of the four players), but the "compositions" are essentially frameworks for the musicians to explore, to find new and unexpected ideas and directions as they go. In the act of discarding structure for complete musical freedom, the players often achieve explosive and intoxicating results. The recording quality is superb, lending the music a strong "you are there" ambience. Everyone interested in envelope-pushing sounds should own at least a few recordings of free improvisation, and Spontaneous is a stellar example of the genre. 

At a gift you get the fifth track from the Japanese CD (2007), Almapela , which was recorded at Audio-Studio, Berlin about the same time as the album, but for some reason did not released. 

Enjoy !

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