GRACHAN MONCUR III ‎– SHADOWS (DENON JAZZ, 1977)

A1. Down Broadway
A2. Autumn In New York

B1. Teardrops For Jimmy
B2. Misty


Marion Brown, alto saxophone
Reggie Workman, bass
Joe Chambers, drums
Roland Prince, guitar
Dave Burrell, piano
Grachan Moncur III, trombone
Andy Bey, vocals


Recorded June 19 & 20, 1977, at Long View Farm Studio, Massachussets

Denon Jazz ‎– YX-7572-ND

LP Rip

A painter named Marion Brown

One of the most subtle saxophonists of his generation, Marion Brown was also a painter, but that is less well known. There is almost no information on this subject or even representation of his paintings. Recently for a radio program devoted to jazz and visual art, I met the lucky owner of a painting by Marion Brown, here is the reproduction.

MARION BROWN - LEO SMITH GROUP "ESSLINGEN, 1970"

Wadada Leo Smith, trumpet, percussion
Marion Brown, alto saxophone, percussion
Thomas Stoewsand, cello, flute(s)
Manfred Eicher, double bass
Fred Braceful, drums, percussion


1. unknown title  28:36
2. unknown title (fade-out_incomplete) 17:00


Recorded on December 18, 1970 at Club Laboratorium, Esslingen, Germany.

Recorded by Süddeutscher Rundfunk and (first) broadcast on SDR-2 "Leo Smith-Marion Brown Gruppe in Esslingen" on February 12, 1971.

The Group live in Cambridge, Mass. 1987

I am reposting this one from late 2012 because it very much ties in with the theme of NY loft/club jazz in the 70s, although this specific one was later.

There has been jubilation in jazz circles about the release, after 26 years, of a live recording by the Group at the Jazz Center of New York on 13 September 1986. The tapes had languished in Ahmed Abdullah's possession ever since until the Nobusiness record label out of Vilnius, Lithuania, was told about them and expressed an interest in releasing them. The cd (and an lp) is now out in limited circulation of 1000 copies so readers are advised to rush out and get a copy before it disappears. However, it is not the only recording in circulation. In the course of the short life of the Group, up to the end of 1987, they also gigged around the East Coast, including a date in Cambridge, Mass., on 21 January 1987. This is briefly mentioned in Abdullah's liner notes to the cd release. There is no mention of the gig being recorded, so this is in all likelihood an unofficial audience recording.

Who was the Group? It was a collective composed of five members, some of whom had cut their teeth on the NY free jazz scene in the 60s (Brown, Cyrille) and others who had emerged as part of of the loft scene in the 70s (Bang, Sirone, Abdullah). After the loft scene had pretty much subsided, there was a scramble to look for new opportunities for players on a NY scene less hospitable to innovative jazz than before and to look for new collaborative models to work from. So, in that spirit, there was no leader of the Group and each member was encouraged to contribute their own compositions, even though the repertoire made room for covers of standards. As Abdullah writes, there have been several revivals of the Group, buth with the passing away of Brown, Bang, Sirone and also of Fred Hopkins (who is on the cd, though not on this gig), replacements have become a duty of necessity.

In the pic above (a flyer for their very first appearance, courtesy of the Nobusiness website), all five members are present and these are the five you will hear on this Cambridge date.

The Group
Cambridge, Mass. (USA)
1369 Club
January 21, 1987


Marion Brown as
Ahmed Abdullah tp
Billy Bang violin
Sirone b
Andrew Cyrille dr

1) 16:47 Assunta
2) 08:47 Warm Valley
3) 14:16 Fortified Nucleus
4) 06:21 La Placita – cut -
5) 17:39 cont´d - La Placita
6) 17:18 The Glow Of Awareness
7) 12:13 The Music In Us
8) 08:12 I Remember Clifford
9) 21:43 Restore Africa

This is a historical recording of five great musicians. I'm not going to single out anyone in particular, though I would like to say that anything that has Marion Brown on it is pretty much essential. All five should be familar to followers of the blog (and parenthetically, I should try to find more from Abdullah).

Two hours of goodness for y'all.

MARION BROWN "PORTO NOVO" (POLYDOR, 1967)

Marion Bown, alto saxophone, percussion (6,7)
Maarten Van Regteren Altena, bass
Han Bennink, drums

on track 6 + 7
Leo Smith, trumpet, percussion, etc.


1. Similar Limits     (6:25)
2. Sound Structure     (6:10)
3. Improvisation     (5:50)
4. Qbic             (6:32)
5. Porto Novo             (11:55)
6. And Then They Danced (16:05)
7. Rhythmus No. 1       (3:30)

Tracks 1 to 5 recorded in Soest, Holland 14th December, 1967.
Tracks 6, 7 recorded on 12th May, 1970;
Originally released as Side B of "Creative Improvisation Ensemble" Freedom FLP 40136.


Black Lion BLCD 760200

(originally on Polydor 583 724)

Marion Brown-Duets with Wadada Leo Smith and Elliott Schwartz-1970-3

Some" rescue remedy" ,for Aussie Tony.. a perfect antidote to those brutal nightmares you've been having of waking up naked in a room full of hamsters, razor blades,plastic tubes and Western Australian Senator Cory Bernardi  also naked... i'm appalled and terrified at the intensity of shock you must be suffering ... hope this helps  its magnificent...

Discogs

Wadada Leo Smith

Elliott Schwartz interview.. Changes in Contemporary Music

MAL WALDRON / MARION BROWN ‎– SONGS OF LOVE AND REGRET (FREE LANCE, 1987)

A1. Blue Monk
A2. À Cause De Monk
A3. To The Golden Lady In Her Graham Cracker Window

B1. Contemplation
B2. Hurry Sundown
B3. A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing


Marion Brown, alto saxophone
Mal Waldron, piano


Recorded on November 9 & 10, 1985 at Gimmick Studio, Yerres, France.

Free Lance ‎– FRL 006

Vinyl Rip

MARION BROWN ‎– LIVE (DIW RECORDS, 1983)

A1. November Cotton Flower
A2. La Placita

B1. Angel Eyes ~ Hurry Sundown
B2. Sunshine Road


Marion Brown, alto saxophone
Gon Mizuhashi, bass
Warren Smith, drums
Dave Burrell, piano


Recorded November 8, 1979 at Shiminkaikan Hall, Hirosaki, Japan

DIW Records ‎– DIW-1083 (later reissued as CD, DIW-356, with extra track "Africa").

Vinyl Rip

MARION BROWN – MARION BROWN IN SOMMERHAUSEN (CALIG, 1969)

Some more oop Marion Brown on Calig.


A1.  Dance No.1 10:47
A2.  Exhibit B 3:35
A3.  The Sound Of A Song 8:16

B1.  Malipieros Midnight Theatre 8:10
B2.  Il Ne Chant Pas 6:00
B3.  Dance No.2 8:50

Marion Brown , alto saxophone
Daniel Laloux, bass, percussion
Steve McCall, drums, percussion
Ambrose Jackson,  trumpet, percussion
Gunter Hampel, vibraphone, bass clarinet, percussion
Jeanne Lee, voice, percussion

Recorded live at Bayerisches Staatskonservatorium der Musik, Würzburg, Germany, May 17th 1969.

Calig – CAL 30 605

Vinyl Rip

MARION BROWN - GUNTER HAMPEL "GESPRÄCHSFETZEN" (CALIG, 1968)

I got this rip from Nick already in January - finally for you to enjoy a shred of early Free Jazz made in Europe.
The title "Gesprächsfetzen" means shreds of conversation.



 MARION BROWN - GUNTER HAMPEL  "GESPRÄCHSFETZEN"


Marion Brown, alto saxophone
Gunter Hampel, vibraphone, bass clarinet
Ambrose Jackson, trumpet
Buschi Niebergall, bass
Steve McCall, drums



A1. Exhibit A                                             02:55   
A2. Gesprächsfetzen                                     15:00   
B1. Babudah                                             07:30   
B2. Tomorrow Is The Beginning Of The End Of Yesterday     03:20   
B3. Aba                                                     06:30


Recorded live at Modernes Theater München,
Munich, Germany, September 20, 1968.

CALIG  CAL 30601

INTERNATIONAL HOLY HILL JAZZ MEETING (1969)

This Double-LP was never approved by the musicians - it is in fact a bootleg.
The sound quality is appropriate - there's a mighty performance by the Brötzmann Octet, modern Jazz by Joki Freund, a short solo by Marion Brown, Rolf Kühn playing an electric clarinet and some more rare recordings from the end 60's...



The lady below was not on the schedule for the festival - but it was held nevertheless at this open-air theatre...




INTERNATIONAL HOLY HILL JAZZ MEETING (1969)



A1. Pierre Favre Trio: "Let's Talk About The Weather" (09:19)

Irene Schweizer,piano
Peter Kowald, bass
Pierre Favre, drums


A2. Rolf Kühn Quartett: "Circus Live" (10:31)

Rolf Kühn, electric clarinet
Joachim Kühn, piano
Buschi Niebergall, bass
Stu Martin, drums, percussion, flute



B1. Peter Brötzmann Oktett: "Finally" (19:39)

Paul Rutherford, trombone
Peter Brötzmann, tenor saxophone
Evan Parker, tenor & soprano saxophone
Fred Van Hove, piano
Buschi Niebergall, bass, bass trombone
Peter Kowald, bass
Arjen Gorter, bass
Pierre Favre, drums



C1. Joe Viera - Ed Kroeger Quartett: "Fifteen And More" (10:32)

Ed Kröger, trombone
Joe Viera, alto & soprano saxophone
Sigi Busch, bass
Heinrich Hock, drums


C2. Joki Freund Quintett: "Five To Five" (09:50)

Toni Rabold, trumpet
Joki Freund, tenor & soprano saxophone
Helmut Kirchgässner, piano
Peter Witte, bass
Jörg Gebhard, drums


D1. Marion Brown: "In Memory Of John Coltrane" (03:24)

Marion Brown, alto saxophone


D2. Joki Freund Quintett: "Gluga Gluga Blues" (14:42)

same personal as on track 5


Recorded live at the Heidelberg Thingstätte, Heilingenberg, Germany on 6th July, 1969.


MENO LIECHTENSTEIN & CB RECORDS No. 6769

(Note: The title "Vibration" for C1 which is given on the cover is wrong!)

(lp-rip)

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Henry English - YOU SEE WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY (1967)

Even if it's not in the habits of Inconstant Sol to write about moving images, we're going to make an exception for a special short film. Made in 1967 by director Henry English, "You see what I'm trying to say" could be described as a portrait of Marion Brown in New York, both parts of the sentence being of importance.

Scarcely shown or circulated, it has kindly been transfered to digital media by Henry and we feel that it's something the readers of Inconstant Sol will want to see. Of note : the film contains shots of a studio session (set-up for the movie) involving Marion Brown, Dave Burrell, Sirone, and Bobby Kapp.

Shortly after the making of the film, Marion Brown - fed up with his poor financial situation - would take off for Europe.



Henry has written a very thorough write-up about the making of the film, that can be accessed at this address.

The movie can be seen online, following this link :

http://vimeo.com/19619667

Many thanks again to Henry for his work in bringing the movie back to light.

Marion Brown - Solo Saxophone

Marion Brown - as

I have posted this before as mp3, but it is reposted as .wav mixed through Blue Circle tube gear and click removal with Adobe Audition.

Sweet Earth - vinyl rip, wav files, click removal
Sweet Earth Records SER 1001
July 2, 1977
The Environ, New York City (live)

Hurry Sundown [6:38] (Richard Huey, Clarence Williams)
Angel Eyes [7:35] (Matt Dennis)
El Bochinchero [10:35] (Marion Brown)
And Then They Danced [10:45] (Marion Brown)
La Placita [8:41] (Marion Brown)
Encore [4:56] (Marion Brown)

New scans of front and back courtesy of Serviceton!

Marion Brown - Live in Wiesen '79

Even if with some delay, this is my tribute to the great M.Brown.

Rec. live in Wiesen, Austria, on July 21, 1979
(mics recording)

Marion Brown,alto sax

1. Angel Eyes/Hurry Sundown (9:49)
2. Angel Eyes Reprise (9:31)
3. Unknown (5:29)
4. La Placita (4:30)
5. Unknown (5:28)
6. Bahamian Street Dance (3:05)
7. Unknown (8:59)
8. Unknown (3:23)

Total Time 50:17

Marion Brown - solo sax 1985

Here is Marion Brown in a solo performance. This is in a lyrical, pensive, thoughtful mood, just the alto sax and nothing else. It goes to show that there was a side to Marion Brown which I find enthralling and captivating. While he was a part of the "fire music" through his ESP albums, his collaborations with Coltrane and Shepp in the 60s, there was another side, beautifully captured here. And, I think, somewhat fitting as a piece of remembrance in view of his recent passing away. Sit down, lean back and let the thoughts wander to the music of Marion Brown.

Basic facts:

Marion Brown solo
18 April 1985
"The Joint", WBRS-FM
Winer Wing, USDAN Student Center
Brandeis University
Waltham, MA

No titles here, but I'm sure listeners will recognise several in the course of the two sets, close to 70 minutes in all. This was up on the Dime network, so thanks to those who recorded/uploaded and seeded.

Noah Howard& Marion Brown-RIP

Noah Howard & Marion Brown... are both gone now!

Karl Berger: Total Music Ensemble

Karl Berger, born March 30, 1935, is a six time winner of the Downbeat Critics Poll as a jazz soloist, recipient of numerous Composition Awards ( commissions by the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, the Rockefeller Foundation, European Radio and Television: WDR, NDR, SWF, Radio France, Rai Italy. SWF-Prize 1994 ). Professor of Composition, Artist-in-Residence at universities, schools and festivals worldwide ; PhD in Music Esthetics.

Karl Berger became noted for his innovative arrangements for recordings by Jeff Buckley (”Grace”), Natalie Merchant (”Ophelia”), Better Than Ezra, The Cardigans, Jonatha Brooke, Buckethead, Bootsie Collins, The Swans, Sly + Robbie, Angelique Kidjo a.o.; and for his collaborations with producers Bill Laswell, Alan Douglas (”Operazone”), Peter Collins, Andy Wallace, Craig Street, Alain Mallet, Malcolm Burn, Bob Marlett a.m.o. in Woodstock, NY. New York City, Los Angeles, Tokyo, London, Paris, Rome.

He recorded and performed with Don Cherry, Lee Konitz, John McLaughlin, Gunther Schuller, the Mingus Epitaph Orchestra, Dave Brubeck, Ingrid Sertso, Dave Holland, Ed Blackwell, Ray Anderson, Carlos Ward, Pharoah Sanders, Blood Ulmer, Hozan Yamamoto and many others at festivals and concerts in the US, Canada, Europe, Africa, India, Phillippines, Japan, Mexico, Brazil.

His recordings and arrangements appear on the Atlantic, Axiom, Black Saint, Blue Note, Capitol, CBS, Columbia Double Moon, Douglas Music, Elektra , EMI, Enja, Island, JVC, Knitting Factory, In&Out, MCA, Milestone, Polygram, Pye , RCA, SONY, Stockholm, Vogue a.o.

Founder and director of the Creative Music Foundation, Inc. , dba The Creative Music Studio, a not-for-profit corporation, dedicated to the research of the power of music and sound and the elements common to all of the world’s music forms; and to educational presentations through workshops, concerts , recordings, with a growing network of artists and CMS members worldwide .

Special areas of interest: Improvisation; world musical communications in ensembles/orchestras of soloists through modular compositions/arrangements; Rhythmic Training ( the GaMaLaTaKi system ): timing/attention/expression; R+ D of the elements governing the universal power of sound and music with emphasis on the healing power of sound and music.

Karl Berger: Total Music Ensemble
December 1968
Hamburg, Germany

FLAC
1 D'Accord
2 E.D.
3 Blue Early Bird
4 Tune In

Karl Berger (vib)
Marion Brown (as)
Becky Friend (fl)
Alan Silva (cello, b)
Kent Carter (b)
Jacques Thollot (dr)

MARION BROWN- JUBALEE 1966, REUP BY REQUEST ,FLAC

hi, Marion Brown's jubalee has been one of the most downloaded items here, some one mentioned that the file ho link from feburary is no longer active it appears the earlier file ho links have been trolled.
i dont know why, the records are all OOP, and have been for years.
with little prospect of being reissued.

for archival purposes ive reuploaded this in FLAC, 3 files ,you need all three to unzip.

personnel
brown, grachan moncur, dave burrell, reggie johnson
alan shorter, bennie maupin, beaver harris
SEE COMMENTS

MARION BROWN "LE TEMPS FOU" (POLYDOR, 1968)

hi all
heres an ultra rare marion brown soundtrack(To marcel camus, un ete sauvage") on french poydor.
this is the only other marion brown rarity in my possesion at the moment.
its sadly unlikely that this will ever see the light of day again ,as a cd reissue.
one can only hope.
this is much more varied in scope than many jazz soundtracks,it encompasses everything from modal extensions of a simple folk song, afro cosmic groove , slightly modish rock flavoured pieces, to all out free improv.
its a stunning line up too.
Marion Brown (as, bells)Gunter Hampel (vibes, bass cl, tree bells)Ambrose Jackson (tp, cow bells, tambour)Barre Phillips (b, castanetes, whistle)Steve McCall (dr, triangle, tambour)Alain Corneau (claves, cow bells).the film about which i know

very little came out in 1970,and was apparently released on video in the early 90's
if any one has any of marion browns unsissued

enjoy cheers

posting comments here is easy

hi
its been brought to my attention that, some people have been wanting to leave comments but either couldnt figure out how or felt that i had disabled this function.
to leave comments. just click on to a particular posts title ,each post has a 'backlink'which opens up and reveals a comments box.
clicking on to the posts title will take you there.
my account with the file host has revealed that the sunny murray and marion brown have both already been down loaded many times.
thanks to mr lucky for initially bringing this to my attention.(mr lucky posts at both cineville and border music,as well as here hopefully,if you leave him a comment.