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BENNY BAILEY - HOW DEEP CAN YOU GO? SOFFGRUPPEN - GREATEST SITS GEORG RIDEL -JAZZ BALLET SAXES MACHINE - NOUAMI RAFIK BABAYEV  -  THEMES OF RAUF GAJIEV  5 rare vinyl shares from Sweden, Italy and Azerbaijan all making their debut in blogland all contributed by Mattias F. Big big thanks Mattias for some great music. 

The New Jazz Orchestra for Verve UK  from 1969. Directed By – Neil Ardley ; Bass – Jack Bruce ; Drums – Jon Hiseman ; Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Dave Gelly ; Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet – Jim Philip ; Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Dick Heckstall-Smith ; Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute – Barbara Thompson ; Trombone – Derek Wadsworth, John Mumford, Michael Gibbs, Tony Russell ; Trumpet – Derek Watkins, Harry Beckett, Henry Lowther ; Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Ian Carr ; Tuba – George Smith ; Vibraphone, Marimba – Frank Ricott ; Producer – Tony Reeves An absolute monster of an album and an expensive rarity with no reissues in any format.It really does deserve the epithet   All Killer No Filler ! Back in 2008 I posted a (now long gone) low quality rip from a mashed vinyl copy of this at OIR Contributions which was donated by a reader.This time I've used my own clean copy and ripped it to both FLAC and MP3 formats.It's highly unlikely the album will...

Bingo Miki & The Inner Galaxy Orchestra for Three Blind Mice Japan from 1979. Bingo Miki, leader, arranger; Kenji Yoshida, Hiroshi Abiko, Kenji Nakazawa, Hitoshi Yokoyama, Tetsuo Sato, trumpet, flugelhorn; Michio Kagiwada, Osamu Shiomura, Hideo Iguchi, trombone; Yoshio Oikawa, bass trombone; Shuhei Kubo, tuba; Hiroyuki Minami, French horn; Yukihiko Nishizawa, flute, piccolo; Masakazu Ishibashi, oboe; Jusuke Ohata, fagot; Masao Suzuki, alto sax, clarinet; Hidehiko Matsumoto, tenor,flute; Kosei Kikuchi, alto, tenor, soprano sax; Masaru Imada, piano; Himiko Kikuchi, keyboards; Mitsuaki Furuno, bass; Yukinori Narishige, electric bass; Masatsuga Matsumoto, electric guitar; Tetsuya Furutani, percussion; Yoshiyuki Nakamura, drums. Special Guests:Bob Brookmeyer, trombone; John Faddis, trumpet, piccolo; Richard Davis, bass;Joe Beck, guitar. "Batten down the hatches; this Cyclone is a monster whose awesome intensity and power can blow you away": Check out Jack Bowers' review at...

Clarke Boland Big Band for Columbia Germany from 1967. Benny Bailey, Idrees Sulieman, Shake Keane, Jimmy Deuchar (tp); Nat Peck, Torolf Mølgaard, Eric van Lier (tb); Derek Humble (as) Johnny Griffin, Ronnie Scott, Carl Drevo (aka Karl Drewo) (ts); Sahib Shihab (bs, f); Francy Boland (p, arr); Jimmy Woode (b); Kenny Clarke, Kenny Clare (d); Fats Sadi (vib,perc). Gigi Campi at the controls (as always) for this rare C.B.B.B. date showcasing their interpretations of folk music from around the world. Total class!

It's not often I use this blog as platform to promote labels and reissues however here's a guy on a mission who's very worthy of mention the mighty Enzo Zangaglia from Italy. Enzo is about to reissue the tough to find Milt Jackson Sings With The Enrico Intra Group which will be the first in a series of about 10 very rare (and very good!) jazz albums that he's in the process of licensing from the original labels.All of these will be a true labour of love : Enzo's heavyweight vinyls will not be digitally remastered but cleaned up using the analog masters keeping all the merits and “defects” of the original recording and these will be housed in sleeves recreated using original methods and materials (flip back/ paste board/ tip on covers). Find out more about the man, the music and where to buy it here :  http://seriewoc.tumblr.com Now here's Enzo in his own words: Unfortunately many of the musical works of the past, for various reasons, may not be more accessi...

Major Surgery for Next UK from 1977. Tenor Saxophone – Don Weller   ;   Guitar – Jimmy Roche   ; Drums – Tony Marsh   ; Bass Guitar – Bruce Collcutt First post for 2013 and the first time out in blogland for this obscure privately pressed Don Weller led  session recorded at Virtual Earth in London '77. Here's a few lines lifted from discogs by ultimathulerecords: You don't get much quality jazz-rock/fusion from the UK in the mid-late 1970's, as most bands went either too schmaltzy or got too funky, or worse. So this was a surprise. At first I thought maybe Don Weller's sax was a bit too dry, but he cuts it well against the solid rhythm section. Mostly the structure reminds me of German bands of the same era, Morpheus, Munju, Moira, etc. Although there are references to Nucleus and Isotope. A nice one! 

Tubby Hayes For Fontana from 1970. Derek Watkins, Greg Bowen, Tony Fisher, Ian Hamer : Trumpet ; Keith Christie, David Horler, Bill Geldard : Trombone ; Roy Willox : Alto sax ; Tubby Hayes : Tenor Sax Flute ; Bob Efford : Tenor , Woodwinds ; Alan Branscombe : Piano , Vibes  Percussion ; Louis Stewart : Guitar ; Ron Mathewson : Bass ; Spike Wells : Drums ; Plus Harp, 8 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos. Tubbs goes poptastic on this date from 1970 on which he arranges and conducts a selection of "the better popular tunes" of the day with the help of Harry South and Les Condon. Don't think this ones been out in blogland before so here's another first at O.I.R. and the last for 2012 ! Happy New Year !!!

Grupo De Experimentacion Sonora Del ICAIC Areito LD3450 1973         Arranged By – Eduardo Ramos, Emiliano Salvador, Pablo Menéndez, Sergio Vitier, Silvio Rodriguez; Directed By – Juan Marquez Lacasa, Leo Brouwer ; Producer – Pablo Menéndez  Raul Gomez - Instrumental  Areito LD3576 1977 Directed By – Rafael Somavilla, Raúl Gómez, Tony Taño ; Orchestra – Orquesta Egrem ; Orchestrated & Produced By – Raúl Gómez Bobby Carcasses Y Su Grupo Afrojazz - La Esquina Del Afrojazz  Areito LD4558 1989 Bobby Carcasses - Flugelhorn , Vocal ; Rolando Perez - Alto ; Carlos Salvador - Drums ;  Lazaro Valdes - Piano ; Luis Manresa - Bass ; Tony Torriente - Tumbadoras ; Ahmed Barroso - Guitar ; Serquera - Flute ; Pucho Lopez - Keyboards ; Lazaro Cruz - Trumpet ; Rolando Marron - Trumpet ; Rafael Yen - Tenor I've just returned from a couple of weeks holiday in Cuba which kicked off with a 4 day stay in the spectacular city of Havana. Wh...

A huge thanks to everyone who made it to the Deep Jazz Reality do on Saturday night and made it such a resounding success . In fact it went so well the good news is that we've been asked back to do another one in the New Year ! So watch this space for more details as "Deep Jazz Reality Strikes Again" ! There's just too many of you to individually name check here but special mentions to Tony Higgins, Raggy , Gary R. & Mick, Theo, Dave, John , Joran, Mark and  Jazz" The Last Train To Brighton" stronaut! I've had a few mails/comments from people regarding the night and this from Theo was one of those that really made it all worth while (and No I didn't pay him to leave it !) Just to say thanks so much for a great night of wonderful music on Saturday! I strongly urge you to do a repeat soon! We'll spread the word and bring a bunch more people next time if you do. To others who didn't make it, I'd highly recommend coming if this gets re...

Vic Lewis & His Bossa Nova All Stars  for His Masters Voice UK from 1963. At Home :London  Shake Keane - trumpet, Tubby Hayes - flute, Jimmy Deuchar - mellophonium, Ronnie Scott - tenor, Terry Shannon - piano, Ray Dempsey - guitar, Freddy Logan - bass, Kenny Clare - drums And Away : Hollywood  Shorty Rogers - flugelhorn, Al Hendrickson - guitar, Bud Shank - tenor, Bob Cooper - tenor, Jack Sheldon- trumpet, Victor Feldman - piano. Boss bossa session from British Big Band leader Vic Lewis with a cast of luminaries from both sides of the pond and featuring the tough "Last Minute Bossa Nova". First time out in public blogland for this one.It was reissued as part of a "best of" blink and miss it cd in 1991 (cheers Bluebird!) but the vinyl (from which this is ripped) is rare as hen's teeth.

I am the bearer of water, woodheawer’s mother, prophet, poet, rival, lover; nymph, hag, kitten, bitch even I often can’t tell exactly .... Blackclassical on the mix again this time for Sarah Webster Fabio over at thewordisbond.

 I'm teaming up with the mighty Katonah from Private Press to man the turntables and spin a night of hard jazz in London's West End. The date's confirmed - Saturday November 17th and  venue is the compact and bijou upstairs bar at The Queens Head in Denman Street just a stones throw from Piccadilly Circus (next door to the Piccadilly Theatre). Entry is free to all. Come on down and nod your head, stroke your jazzy goatee,bang your bongos, buy a blogger a beer (there's a few of 'em confirmed already) or just get yer freak on to the heavy duty vinyl sounds of Bacoso & Katonah...DEEP JAZZ REALITY. Props to Blackclassical for the ace artwork/flyer and G.Raf for sourcing the venue.

Roy Haynes for RCA Japan from 1973. Roy Haynes - Drums,Vocal ; Richard Davis - Bass ; Kenny Barron - Piano ; Teruo Nakamura - Percussion First time out in blogland for this rarity which only made a limited vinyl release in Japan in '75 and has never made a reissue since in any format.Haynes is joined by Barron on piano and Richard Davis on bass - sitting  in for Nakamura - who moves over to percussion and production duties for the session  . Four long cuts make up the album - two originals from Barron and Haynes plus a couple of standards.  "Azteca" is a furious firecracker to kick off with and the latin mood continues with Chano Pozo's "Tin Tin Deo" and Haynes' "Togyu". "Dear Old Stockholm" closes the album and  is performed as a trio with Nakamura sitting out. TOUGH!

Blackclassical back on the mix with this superb tribute to Masabumi Kikuchi over at The Word Is Bond. The Very Finest In Japanese Jazz.....

Tony Higgins is back on the mix with a great tribute to the mighty Nimbus West record label -check it: Cumulative Nimbus: a portrait of a record label by Tonytales on Mixcloud

George Otsuka Quintet for Three Blind Mice Japan from 1976. Fumio Karashima - Piano,Electric Piano,Synthesizer ; Shozo Sasaki - Tenor & Soprano Saxes ; Mitsuaki Furuno - Bass ; Norio Ohno - Percussion ; George Ohtsuka - Drums. The very finest in Japanese Jazz ......

Don Rendell Quintet for  EMI Columbia from 1972. Don Rendell -tenor,soprano,flute,alto flute ; Stan Robinson -tenor,clarinet,flute ; Peter Shade -vibes,flute ; Jack Thorncroft -bass ; Trevor Tomkins -drums . Review lifted from Gramophone October 1972: This is the first complete LP by the Don Rendell Quintet which came into being when the Don Rendell/Ian Carr Quintet split, amoeba-like, into separate units. (Rendell's quintet was heard on part of "Greek Variations" —Columbia SCX6414--which I reviewed in December 1970.) As always Rendell acts as a catalyst, drawing the best from his fellow musicians and setting both example and inspiration to younger men in his employ. Stan Robinson, who partners Don in the front line, has developed into an assured, confident tenor soloist just as Ronnie Ross did when he joined the Rendell Quintet eighteen years ago. In fact there are times when I find it difficult to tell Don and Stan apart, so strong is the Rendell influence. ...

Errol Parker Tentet for Sahara USA from 1985. Wallace Roney, Graham Haynes, trumpets ; Doug Harris, soprano saxophone ; Steve Coleman, alto saxophone ; Bill Saxton, tenor saxophone ; Robin Eubanks, trombone ; Patience Higgins, baritone saxophone ; Rory Stuart, electric guitar ; Kevin Harris, electric bass ; Errol Parker, drums John Pareles review of the session from The New York Times 15/4/85: The Algerian-born drummer Errol Parker often convenes groups of New York's journeymen jazz musicians as the Errol Parker Tentet. Friday at Wollman Auditorium, Broadway at 115th Street, the group played circumscribed but invigorating big-band music. Mr. Parker's arrangements of his own tunes and pieces by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Billy Strayhorn are bustling affairs in which the band's two trumpets, four saxophones and trombone usually mesh for thick chords or multiple, intertwined solos. Meanwhile, Mr. Parker's drum patterns push the band like pistons.His...

Harry South Big Band for Mercury UK from 1966. Ian Hamer, Hank Shaw, Les Condon, Greg Bowen (tp), Ian Carr (tp,fl-hrn), Johnny Marshall, Chris Smith, Keith Christie, Gibb Wallace (tb), Roy Willox, Alan Branscombe (as,fl), Ronnie Scott, Dick Morrissey (ts), Bob Efford (ts,fl), Harry Klein (bs), Gordon Beck (p), Phil Bates (b), Phil Seamen (d), Harry South (ldr). Six To One Bar/Lush Life/There And Back/North Of The Soho Border. Ian Hamer, Hank Shaw, Les Condon, Albert Hall (tp), Ian Carr (tp,fl-hrn), Rik Kennedy, Chris Smith, Keith Christie, Bill Geldard (tb), Roy Willox, Alan Branscombe (as,fl), Ronnie Scott, Dick Morrissey (ts), Tubby Hayes (ts,fl), Pete King (bs), Gordon Beck (p), Phil Bates (b), Phil Seamen (d), HarrySouth (ldr). Costa Fortuna/Last Orders/Afterthought/Alone Together. Another first at OIR for this superb Brit Jazz all star session produced,arranged and led by Harry South comprising of six South originals and two standards.Here's the cover notes to shed some light ...

Mikio Masuda for East Wind Japan from 1976. MIKIO MASUDA: Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hohner D-6 Clavinet, Yamaha YC-30 organ, Mini Korg synthesizer, ARP String Ensemble MASAYOSHI SAITOH: guitar OSAMU KAWAKAMI: electric bass O JESS: drums GUILHERME FRANCO: congas, tablas, cuica, voice, percussion KOHSUKE MINE: soprano saxophone (4) Keeping with the J Jazz theme here's another of my top 5 from Japan - Mikio Masuda's fantastic fusion tour de force "Mickey's Mouth". All killer ....

That man Tony Higgins,compiler of the Impressed series, has put together a couple of quality mixes focusing on J Jazz Joints.Very highly recommended and of course the very finest in Japanese Jazz... J Jazz Joints part 1 by Tonytales on Mixcloud J Jazz Joints part 1 by Tonytales on Mixcloud

Kohsuke Mine Quintet for Victor Japan from 1973. Kohsuke Mine - Tenor & Alto Sax ; Hideo Miyata - Tenor Sax ; Fumio Itabashi - Piano ; Hideaki Mochizuki - Bass ; Hiroshi Murakami - Drums. An absolute monster of a session from Kohsuke Mine and his quintet who are on fire from the furious opener "Thirsty" through to the closing modal whirlwind "Spin Drift".Although all 5 cuts are penned by K.Mine "Expectation" has echoes of  what Itabashi was to record some years later as "Watarase". The very finest in Japanese jazz and without a shadow of a doubt..... All Killer No Filler.

Orquestra Mirasol for Edigsa Spain from 1974. Heavy fusion with Afro Cuban influences from 70s Catalonia.Think Mwandishi goes latin - a terrific lp.

 Hiromasa Suzuki Trio for Union Japan from 1978. Hiromasa Suzuki - Piano; Nobuyoshi Ino - Bass; Steve Jackson - Drums. Keeping up the Jap pressure with this terrific late 70's trio outing led by the mighty Hiromasa Suzuki on piano.

Hiroshi Suzuki - Masahiko Togashi Quintet Variation Takt Jazz Series/Columbia Japan 1969 Tetsuo Fushimi (tp) Hiroshi Suzuki (tb) Yuji Ono (p) Jun Suzuki (b) Masahiko Togashi (dr) George Otsuka Trio - Page 2 Takt Jazz Series/Columbia Japan 1968 George Otsuka (ds) Hideo Ichikawa (p) Masaoki Terakawa (bass) Swing Journal All Stars 68 Takt Jazz Series/Columbia Japan 1968 Terumasa Hino (tp), Hiroshi Suzuki (tb),Sadao Watanabe (as), Masabumi Kikuchi (p),Kunimitsu Inaba (b), Masahiko Togashi (d) Three rarities from the seminal Takt label of Japan contributed by Bongohito - over to him to tell you a little more about 'em:  "So these three uber-rare sides aren't the end of the world, creatively speaking. However, as "Page 2" and "Swing Journal All Stars '68" are from 1968 and "Varation" is from January 1969, they represent something of a scene that's making its statement in reconciliation between traditionalism and the so-called new thing ...