(some small additions and corrections plus addition of covers by Michael Frohne)
ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO - A.A.C.M. GREAT BLACK MUSIC / REESE AND THE SMOOTH ONES
12.8.1969, Studio Saravah, Paris (F): Lester Bowie tp,flh,b-dm,horns; Roscoe Mitchell ss,as,bass-s,cl,fl,cymbals,gongs,cga,logs,bells,siren,whistle,steel-dm; Joseph Jarman ss,as,cl,oboe,fl,mar,vib,g,cga,bells,gongs,whistle,siren; Malachi Favors b,e-b,bj, zither,perc.
executive producer: (most prob.) Jacques Bisceglia;
sound engineer: (most prob.) Claude Jauvert.
A1 Reese And The Smooth Ones pt.1 (Bowie-Mitchell- 529.329 Monkey(F)MY40015
Jarman-Favors) 20:05
B1 Reese And The Smooth Ones pt.2 (Bowie-Mitchell- 529.329 Monkey(F)MY40015
Jarman-Favors) 21:00
Issues: 529.329 ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO - A.A.C.M. GREAT BLACK MUSIC /
REESE AND THE SMOOTH ONES
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Monkey(F)MY40015 ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO (2LP)
DAVE BURRELL - ECHO
13.8.1969, prob. Studio Saravah, Paris (F): Clifford Thornton co; Grachan Moncur III tb; Arthur Jones as; Archie Shepp ts; Dave Burrell p; Alan Silva b; Sunny Murray dm.
executive producer: Jacques Bisceglia; sound engineer: Claude Jauvert.
A1 Echo (Burrell) 20:18 529.320
B1 Peace (Burrell) 21:59 -----
Issues: 529.320 DAVE BURRELL - ECHO
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ARCHIE SHEPP - POEM FOR MALCOLM
14.8.1969, prob. Studio Saravah, Paris (F): Archie Shepp ss,voc; Burton Greene p; Alan Silva b; Claude Delcloo dm; Philly Joe Jones tympani.
executive producer: Jacques Bisceglia; sound engineer: Claude Jauvert.
A1 Mamarose - Poem For Malcolm (Shepp) 13:15 (1) 529.311 529.208 Affinity(GB)CDAFF771
Monkey(F)MY40003
same date/location: Grachan Moncur III tb; Archie Shepp ts,p; Hank Mobley ts; Vince Benedetti p; Malachi Vafors b; Philly Joe Jones dm.
B1 Rain Forest (Shepp) - Oleo (Davis) 19:28 (1) 529.311 529.208 Affinity(GB)CDAFF771
Monkey(F)MY40003
Issues: 529.311 ARCHIE SHEPP - POEM FOR MALCOLM
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529.208 ARCHIE SHEPP (2LP)
Monkey(F)MY40003 ARCHIE SHEPP (2LP)
Affinity(GB)CDAFF771 ARCHIE SHEPP - YASMINA, A BLACK WOMAN / POEM FOR
MALCOLM
Notes: (1) on the CD-issues, all tracks come in an alternate sequence/timing as:
„Rain Forest (Shepp)“ 19:18 / „Oleo (Davis)“ 7:11 / „Mamarose - Poem For Malcolm (Shepp)“ 5:56.
SUNNY MURRAY - HOMMAGE TO AFRICA
15.8.1969, prob. Studio Saravah, Paris: Clifford Thornton co; Lester Bowie tp,flh; Grachan Moncur III tb; Roscoe Mitchell as,fl; Kenneth Terroade ts,fl; Archie Shepp ts; Dave Burrell p; Alan Silva b; Malachi Favors balafon,bells; Earl Freeman tympani, bells; Arthur Jones gong,tambourine,bells; Jeanne Lee voc,bells; Sunny Murray dm,perc.
executive producer: Jacques Bisceglia; sound engineer: Claude Jauvert.
A1 Suns Of Africa pt.1 (Murray) 15:15 529.303 529.207
A2 Suns Of Africa pt.2 (Murray) 2:40 ----- -----
same date/location: Clifford Thornton co; Grachan Moncur III tb; Roscoe Mitchell as; Kenneth Terroade ts; Dave Burrell p; Alan Silva b; Sunny Muray dm.
B1 R.I.P. (Murray) 9:28 529.303 529.207 BYG23
B2 Unity (Murray) 6:48 (1) ----- ----- 529.610
Issues: 529.303 SUNNY MURRAY HOMMAGE TO AFRICA
529.207 SUNNY MURRAY (2LP)
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BYG23 (va) NEW THING (2LP)
529.610 (va) HISTORY OF JAZZ VOL.10
Notes: (1) not mentioned in liner notes of 529.303.
SUNNY MURRAY - SUNSHINE
15.8.1969, prob. Studio Saravah, Paris (F): Lester Bowie tp; Archie Shepp ts; Kenneth Terroade ts; Dave Burrell p; Alan Silva b; Malachi Favors b; Sunny Murray dm.
executive producer: Jacques Bisceglia; sound engineer: Claude Jauvert.
A1 Flower Trane (Murray) 13:44 529.348 529.207
same date/location: Kenneth Terroade ts; Malachi Favors b; Sunny Murray dm.
B1 Real (Murray) 8:44 529.348 529.207
same date/location: Arthur Jones as; Roscoe Mitchell as; Kenneth Terroade ts; Dave Burrell p; Alan Silva b; Sunny Murray dm.
B2 Red Cross (Murray) 8:03 529.348 529.207
Issues: 529.348 SUNNY MURRAY - SUNSHINE
529.207 SUNNY MURRAY (2LP)
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JIMMY LYONS - OTHER AFTERNOONS
executive producer: Jacques Bisceglia; sound engineer: Claude Jauvert.
15.8.1969, prob. Studio Saravah, Paris (F): Lester Bowie tp; Jimmy Lyons as; Alan Silva b; Andrew Cyrille dm.
A1 Other Afternoons (Lyons) 12:50 (1) 529.309
A2 Premonitions (Lyons) 7:30 (1) -----
B1 However (Lyons) 11:00 (2) -----
B2 My You (Lyons) 6:30 (2) -----
Issues: 529.309 JIMMY LYONS - OTHER AFTERNOONS
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Notes: (1) tracks A1/A2 perform as one continuous cut of 20:26.
(2) tracks B1/B2 perform as one continuous cut of 17:41.
ARCHIE SHEPP - BLASE
executive producer: Jacques Bisceglia; sound engineer: Claude Jauvert.
16.8.1969, prob. Studio Saravah, Paris (F): Archie Shepp ts; Jeanne Lee voc; Chicago Beau hca; Julio Finn hca; Dave Burrell p; Malachi Favors b; Philly Joe Jones dm.
A1 My Angel (Shepp) 10:11 529.318 529.208
A2 Blasé (Shepp) 10:20 ----- -----
same date/location: Lester Bowie tp,flh; Archie Shepp ts; Jeanne Lee voc; Dave Burrell p; Malachi Favors b.
B1 There Is A Balm In Gilead (trad) 6:00 529.318 529.208 529.610
same date/location: Archie Shepp ts; Jeanne Lee voc; Dave Burrell p; Malachi Favors b, Philly Joe Jones dm.
B2 Sophisticated Lady (Ellington) 5:07 529.318 529.208
same date/location: Archie Shepp ts; Malachi Favors b, Philly Joe Jones dm.
B3 Touareg (Shepp) 9:24 529.318 529.208
Issues: 529.318 ARCHIE SHEPP - BLASE
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529.610 (va) HISTORY OF JAZZ VOL.10
529.208 ARCHIE SHEPP (2LP)
ALAN SILVA AND HIS CELESTIAL COMMUNICATION ORCHESTRA - LUNA SURFACE
17.8.1969, prob. Studio Saravah, Paris (F): Bernard Vitet tp,frh; Grachan Moncur III tb; Archie Shepp ss; Anthony Braxton ss,as; Kenneth Terroade ts; Dave Burrell p; Alan Silva v; Leroy Jenkins v,viola; Beb Guérin b; Malachi Favors b; Claude Delcloo dm.
executive producer: Jacques Bisceglia; sound engineer: Claude Jauvert.
A1 From The Luna Surface pt.1 (Silva) 14:15 (1) 529.312
B1 From The Luna Surface pt.1 (Silva) 14:00 (1) -----
Issues: 529.312 ALAN SILVA AND HIS CELESTIAL COMMUNICATION ORCHESTRA - LUNA
SURFACE
Notes: (1) A1 fades out, B1 fades in, from one continuous performance.
CLIFFORD THORNTON - KETCHAOUA
18.8.1969, prob. Studio Saravah, Paris (F): Clifford Thornton co,cga; Grachan Moncur III tb; Archie Shepp ss; Arthur Jones as; Dave Burrell p,bells; Beb Guérin b; Earl Freeman b,cga,gong,perc (1,2); Sunny Murray dm.
executive producer: Jacques Bisceglia; sound engineer: Claude Jauvert.
A1 Ketchaoua (Thornton) 12:35 (1) 529.323
A2 Pan African Festival (Thornton) 7:50 (2) ----- BYG23
same date/location: Clifford Thornton co; Arthur Jones as; Beb Guérin b; Earl Freeman b; Claude Delcloo dm.
B1 Brotherhood (Thornton) 10:45 529.323 529.610
B2 Speak With Your Echo (And Call This Dialogue) -----
(Thornton) 9:11 (AJ, CD out)
Issues: 529.323 CLIFFORD THORNTON - KETCHAOUA
BYG23 (va) NEW THING (2LP)
529.610 (va) HISTORY OF JAZZ VOL.10
Notes: (1) Earl Freeman plays cga,gong,perc only.
(2) Earl Freeman plays b only.
DON CHERRY - MU
22.8.1969, Studio Saravah, Paris (F): Don Cherry pocket-tp,p,indian-fl,bamboo-fl,voc,bells,perc; Ed Blackwell dm,bells,perc.
executive producers: Claude Delcloo, Jacques Bisceglia;
sound engineer: Daniel Valencien.
A1 Brilliant Action (Cherry) (8:50) (1) (DC tp) 529.301 529.206 BYG23 Monkey(F)MY40020
A2 Omejelo (Cherry) (7:25) (DC fl,voc) 529.301 529.206
A3 Total Vibration pt.1 (Cherry) (3:00) (DC tp) 529.301 529.206 Monkey(F)MY40020
B1 Total Vibration pt.2 (Cherry) (6:00) (DC tp) 529.301 529.206 BYG 23
B2 Sun Of The East (Cherry) (7:30) (DC tp,fl) 529.301 529.206
B3 Terrestrial Beings (Cherry) (4:42) (DC p) 529.301 529.206
A1 The Mysticism Of My Sound (Cherry) (4:00) (DC p) 529.331 529.206
A2 Medley: Dollar Brand - Spontaneous Composition - 529.331 529.206
Exert, Man On The Moon (Cherry) (3:15) (DC p)
A3 Bamboo Night (Cherry) (6:07) (DC fl) ----- -----
B1 Teo-Teo-Can (Cherry) (6:30) (DC voc,fl,perc,p) ----- -----
B2 Smiling Faces Going Places (Cherry) (5:00) (DC tp) ----- -----
B3 Psycho-Drama (Cherry) (2:45) (DC voc) ----- -----
B4 Medley: Theme Albert Heath - Theme Dollar Brand - ----- -----
Baby Rest, Time For ... (Cherry) (3:55) (DC p)
Issues: 529.301 DON CHERRY - „MU“ FIRST PART
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529.331 DON CHERRY - „MU“ SECOND PART
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529.206 DON CHERRY - MU (2LP)
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BYG23 (va) NEW THING (2LP)
Monkey(F)MY40020 (va) JAZZ OF THE 60’S - FREE JAZZ (2LP)
Notes: (1) playing times in brackets from sticker labels; each side of the 2 LP’s actually are continuous
performances playing as:
529.301 A1-A3 19:51, 529.301 B1-B3 18:24,
529.331 A1-A3 13:28, 529.331 B1-B4 17:15.
CLAUDE DELCLOO - AFRICANSIA
22.8.1969, Studio Saravah, Paris (F): Arthur Jones as; Kenneth Terroade fl; Roscoe Mitchell fl; Joseph Jarman fl; Claude Delcloo dm; Clifford Thornton cga; Malachi Favors logs; Earl Freeman bells,gongs,perc.
executive producer: Claude Delcloo; sound engineer: Claude Jauvert.
A1 Africanasia pt.1 (Delcloo) 19:10 529.306
B1 Africanasia pt.2 (Delcloo) 17:27 -----
Issues: 529.306 CLAUDE DELCLOO - AFRICANASIA
GERM - TERRY RILEY / PIERRE MARIETAN 69-0930/69-1001
30.9./1.10.1969 (1), unidentified location, possibly Paris (F): Philippe Biachette v; Chantal Lemaire cello; Philippe Drogoz b; Louis Roqui tp; Pierre Mariétan frh; Martine Joste p; Gérard Frémy p; Jean-Yves Bosseur rebab,fl; Bernadette Val voc.
executive producer: Denys Lémery sound engineer: unidentified (2)
A1 Keyboard Study 2 (Riley) (MJ p, GF p only) 529.327
B1 Initiative 1 / mixed with „Systemes“ (Mariétan) ———-
Issues: 329.327 GERM - TERRY RILEY / PIERRE MARIETAN
Notes: (1) Recording date/location information is fragmentaric in the liner notes;
the dates as given are most probably correct, but the allocation of
tracks A1 - B1 to each one of the days is unclear.
(2) The liner notes give „engineering: C.E.C.E.“.
GONG - CAMEMBERT ELECTRIQUE
. .1971 (1), Strawberry Studios, Herrouville (F): Didier Malherbe sax,fl; Daevid Allen g,voc; Eddy Louiss p,org; Constantin Simonovitch keyb; Christian Tritsch e-b; Pip Pyle dm,perc; Gilli Smyth voc; Shakti Yoni voc.
executive producer: Pierre Lattes sound engineers: Michel Magne, Gilles Sallé
A1 Radio Gnome (Allen 0:25 529.353
A2 You Can’t Kill Me (Allen) 6:18 ———-
A3 I’ve Bin Stone Before (Allen) 4:55 ———-
A4 Mister Long Shanks O Mother I Am Your ———-
Fantasy (Smyth-Tritsch) 4:38
B1 Squeezing Sponges Over Policemens Heads ———-
(Allen) 0:10
B2 Foghat Digs Holes In Space (Allen-Smyth) 6:18 ———-
B3 Tried So Hard (Tritsch-Allen) 4:35 ———-
B4 Tropical Fish Selene (Allen) 7:32 ———-
B5 Gnome The Second (Allen) 0:26 ———-
Issues: 529.353 GONG CAMEMBERT ELECTRIQUE
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Notes: (1) Exact recording dates unknown, several sessions in May, June, and September 1971.
