ROVA "CINEMA ROVATÉ" (METALANGUAGE, 1978)

Bruce Ackley, Bb + alto clarinet, soprano saxophone
Abdrew Voigt, alto, soprano & sopranino saxophone
Jon Raskin, baritone, alto & soprano saxophone, Bb clarinet
Larry Ochs, tenor, alto & sopranino saxophone


A1. New Sheets (8:25)
A2. Trobar Clus #1 (5:47)
A3. Trobar Clus #2 (6:08)
B.  Ride Upon The Belly Of The Waters, Building Your Boats To Carry All (21:18)


Recorded at John Altmann Recording, San Francisco, on July 25 and August 2, 1978.

Metalanguage 101

(vinyl rip)

ROVA with HENRY KAISER "DAREDEVILS" (METALANGUAGE, 1979)

Henry Kaiser, electric guitar (A1, A2, A3, B), acoustic guitar (B)
Bruce Ackley, soprano saxophone (A1, A2, B), alto clarinet (A2)
Larry Ochs, sopranino (A1) & tenor saxophone (A2, A3, B)
Jon Raskin, soprano (B), alto (A1, B) & baritone saxophone (A1, A2, B)
Andrew Voigt, sopranino (B), soprano (B) & alto saxophone (A1, A2, B), flute (A2, B)


A1. Daredevils    10:26
A2. Kol Nidre     09:37
A3. Zaum          03:48
B.  Mal Qué Arroz 27:35


Recorded at Walden Studios, Carmel Highlands, California on March 11, 1979.
[The group's website dates the recording to February 13, 1979]

Metalanguage ML-105

(vinyl rip)

ROVA "THE REMOVAL OF SECRECY" (METALANGUAGE, 1979)

Jon Raskin, baritone (A), alto (A, B5) & soprano saxophone (B3), clarinet (B3)
Larry Ochs, tenor (A, B5), alto (B3) & sopranino saxophone (B2, B3)
Andrew Voigt, alto (A, B2), soprano (B3) & sopranino saxophone (B3, B5)
Bruce Ackley, soprano saxophone (A, B2, B3, B5), clarinet (B3)


A.  That's How Strong (18:59)
B1. Carmen (5:03)
B2. 3 x 60° EACh (2:11)
B3. Druids (9:41)
B4. The Removal Of Secrecy (0:48)
B5. Trobar Clus #3 (3:15)


Recorded at Walden Studios, Carmel Highlands, California on February 12, 1979. Mastering at the Automatt, San Francisco.

Metalanguage 106

(vinyl rip)

ROVA "INVISIBLE FRAMES" (FORE, 1980/81)

Larry Ochs, tenor, alto & sopranino saxophone
Andre Voigt, alto, soprano & sopranino saxophone, flute
Jon Raskin, baritone, alto & soprano saxophone, clarinet
Bruce Ackley, soprano saxophone, clarinet

A1. Trobar Clus #6           (09:06)
A2. Druids                   (15:51)
B.  Narrow Are The Vessels    (21:32)


Recorded in Berkeley, California on May 15, 1980 (A1), August 28, 1981 (B), October 4, 1981 (A2)


Fore FORE 80/EIGHT

(vinyl rip)

ROVA "THIS, THIS, THIS, THIS." (MOERS MUSIC, 1979)

This is the start of a series of early ROVA albums I'm planning to post.
But for some I would like to have good scans (if possible...) - so your help would be appreciated.
The scans for this post has been provided by mew23 - my thanks goes to him.

Does anyone have scans (or links leading to good scans) for:
https://www.discogs.com/Rova-Saxophone-Quartet-Cinema-Rovat%C3%A9/release/1151710
Scans for the next two are especially wanted:
https://www.discogs.com/Rova-Saxophone-Quartet-Henry-Kaiser-Daredevils/release/1673083
https://www.discogs.com/Rova-Saxophone-Quartet-Invisible-Frames/release/2742551

The following has a reasonable good scan on discogs but a better one would be appreciated:
https://www.discogs.com/Rova-Saxophone-Quartet-The-Removal-Of-Secrecy/release/858422


...and on we go


Bruce Ackley, soprano saxophone, clarinet, alto clarinet
Larry Ochs, tenor, alto & sopranino saxophone
Jon Raskin, baritone, alto & soprano saxophone, clarinet
Andrew Voigt, alto, soprano & sopranino saxophone, flute


1. Exiles (Ochs) 10:17
2. Flamingo Horizon (Raskin) 11:39
3. 3x30° Each (Ackley) 2:38
4. Trobar Clus 5 (Ackley, Ochs, Raskin, Voigt) 14:25


Recorded at Mobius Music, San Francisco, CA, August 17 & 24, 1979.


Moers Music 01080

(vinyl rip)

ROVA Saxophone Quartet - Live in Novara '09

After thirty years "the most exciting of the saxophone quartet"
is still active and in excellent form.

Rec. live at "Conservatorio Cantelli", Novara, Italy, on May 28,
2009 (radio broadcast)

Larry Ochs,tenor sax
Steve Adams,alto sax
Jon Raskin,baritone sax
Bruce Ackley,soprano sax

(first set only) :

1. Flower Power [J.Raskin] (05:37)
2. The Blocks [S.Adams] (06:01)
3. Graphic nr.38 [S.Adams] (07:35)
4. Juke Box Mambo [J.Raskin] (05:20)
5. Radar [ROVA] (06:01)
6. Juke Box Afro-Balkan [J.Raskin] (05:35)

Total Time 36:11

ROVA Saxophone Quartet - Live in Verona '79

A recording i made when "the most exciting of the saxophone quartet"
was still at the beginning of its brilliant career.

Rec. live at "Auditorium S.Francesco al Corso", Verona, Italy,
on November 28, 1979 (mics recording)

Jon Raskin,alto,baritone & soprano sax,bass clarinet
Larry Ochs,tenor,alto,baritone & sopranino sax
Andrew Voight,alto & soprano sax,flute
Bruce Ackley,soprano & alto sax,clarinet

1. Flamingo Horizons (11:19)
2. Unknown (05:25)
3. Unknown (09:37)
4. Unknown (10:48)
5. Unknown (09:52)
6. Unknown (10:06)
7. Unknown (04:25)
8. Unknown (16:08)
9. Daredevils (05:41)

Total Time 1:23:26

For serviceton

ROVA Saxophone Quartet - Live in Moers '79

This was the first European concert for the ROVA S.Q.
and i think, that i was really lucky to be there, that
evening, with my tape recorder.

Rec. Live in Moers, Germany, on June 2nd, 1979
(mics recording)

Jon Raskin,baritone,alto & soprano saxes,Bb clarinet
Larry Ochs,tenor,alto & sopranino saxes
Andrew Voigt,alto,soprano & sopranino saxes
Bruce Ackley,alto and soprano saxes,Bb clarinet

1. Daredevils (08:13)
2. Unknown (16:51)
3. Unknown (10:43)
4. Jon Raskin Solo (05:59)
5. Unknown (02:24)
6. Flamingo Horizons (13:16)
7. Unknown (07:33)

Total Time 1:05:02

Rova Live - Unreleased Works from Live Recordings

The Rova Saxophone Quartet is a San Francisco-based saxophone quartet formed in October 1977 at the same time as their "less adventurous" but better known colleagues the World Saxophone Quartet. The name "Rova" is an acronym formed from the last initials of the founding members: Jon Raskin, Larry Ochs, Andrew Voigt and Bruce Ackley. 

Rova has become an important leader in the movement of genre-bending music that has its roots in post-bop free jazz, avant-rock, and 20th century new music as well as traditional and popular styles of Africa, Asia, Europe and the United States.[citation needed] While much of Rova's music is composed by its members, the group has also collaborated with and commissioned new works. Since its founding, Rova has released over two dozen recordings of original music.

 In noting Rova's role in developing the all-saxophone ensemble as "a regular and conceptually wide-ranging unit," The Penguin Guide to Jazz calls its music "a teeming cosmos of saxophone sounds" created by "deliberately eschewing conventional notions about swing [and] prodding at the boundaries of sound and space..." Likewise Jazz: The Rough Guide notes, "Highly inventive, eclectic and willing to experiment, Rova [is] arguably the most exciting of the saxophone quartets to emerge in the format's late '70s boom."

They have collaborated with many musicians and composers, including Terry Riley (Chanting the Light of Foresight), Fred Frith (Freedom in Fragments), Annie Gosfield, John Zorn and Alvin Curran.

http://www.rova.org/

[MP3, Flacs, scans AFTER EUROCUP]