ED CURRAN QUARTET "ELYSA" (SAVOY, 1967)

Again : will this excellent album ever be reissued?

Do yourself a favour and check it out - the same goes for my previous post > Robert Pozar's "Good Golly, Miss Nancy".

An interview with Ed Curran >
http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2009/01/ed-curran-looking-back.html


Without friends a lot of my posts wouldn't be possible...thank you J. , W. , K. , M. and J. from F.!!




ED CURRAN QUARTET "ELYSA"

Marc Levin, cornet, fluegelhorn, mellophone
Ed Curran, alto saxophone, clarinet
Kiyoshi Tokunaga, bass
Robert Pozar, drums

1. Cire 06:16
2. Why 03:47
3. Mid Tempo 03:52
4. Looking Back 05:11
5. Duns 04:12
6. Lady A 04:48
7. Nicole 06:52
8. Drac 03:27


Recorded in New York on March 17th, 1967.

(produced by Bill Dixon)

SAVOY MG 12191

ABBEY RADER - MARC LEVIN "SONGS OF STREET AND SPIRIT" (SWEET DRAGON REC.,1982)

Here's another discovery (for me) with Marc Levin. A fine duo recording with humour and heart.




ABBEY RADER - MARC LEVIN "SONGS OF STREET AND SPIRIT"


Marc Levin,co,flh,fl,voice
Abbey Rader,dr,voice

01. Sunrise For Charlotte 03:17
02. For Ilse 03:50
03. You, Me, Let's Try Gunnar 02:22
04. Cat Anderson's Cat 03:54
05. Hipness 03:58
06. Hally's Dance 06:18
07. Post Card To Mongezi Feza 02:01
08. The Dog Story 02:04
09. Pantomime Of Fear 04:23
10. Sweetest Of The Colors - For Albert Ayler 03:13
11. God was On TV Last Night 01:27
12. The Tactical Police Force 02:57
13. For Bodhi: Our Legacy, Our Heritage, Our Love 04:16
14. Prayer 00:21


Recorded Live At Herning Hojskole, Denmark, March 26,27,28, 1982.

SWEET DRAGON RECORDS ML4

MARC LEVIN "SOCIAL SKETCHES" (ENJA, 1975)

Here is Marc Levin's comment to his album "Social Sketches".
(See also this post > http://inconstantsol.blogspot.com/2009/01/mark-levin-dragon-suitesavoy-new-jazz.html)


Regarding the album Social Sketches, recorded for Enja in the 70's, .... it was made one of several wonderful tours to Finland. The musicians, and what they play are:

Carita Holmström, voice
Seppo Paakkunainen, reeds and flute
Teppo Auta-Aho, contrabass
Reino Laine, drums

These musicians were wonderful. As I remember they were all graduates of the Sibelius Conservatory in Helsinki, (Seppo also studied at Berkley in Boston but their influences from, and knowledge of where the music was from was astounding. They had the elegance and diversity of the American roots, and the fire of the gypsies, well supported by finesse and chops of the classical world.

The record is worth a listen....me too!! The very best, Marc Levin, www.marclevin.net



MARC LEVIN "SOCIAL SKETCHES"


Marc Levin, co, flh, mel, fl, indian fl, perc, melodica, voice
Carita Holmström, voc
Seppo Paakkunainen, as, bs, fl, viol, perc
Teppo Auta-Aho, b
Reino Laine, dr


A1. Nylon Coverin', Body Smotherin' 07:23
A2. Student Days, New York, 1965 07:40
A3. Wings Of Icarus 06:37
B1. Brothers In War 11:11
B2. Letter To President Nixon
Re: The Chile Affair 09:07


Recorded:
Microvox Studio in Lahti, Finland on January 29, 1975.


ENJA 2058

(lp rip)