The Don Ellis Orchestra, Electric Bath (1968)

Years before the advent of jazz-rock, when BITCHES BREW was just a gleam in Miles Davis's eye, young trumpet sensation Don Ellis was combining jazz with electric, rock-identified elements in an amalgam that somehow managed to be both adventurous and popular. Listening to ELECTRIC BATH today, some of the '60s go-go-dance beats Ellis added to his forward-looking big band compositions sound a bit dated. For the time, though, his vision and adventurousness were unparalleled. Even now, the elements of discord in the horn section, the weird time signatures, and the presence of sitar and electric keyboards in a jazz context seem like unprecedented foresight. For those interested in the place where rock and jazz meet, this is one of the first places to look.

For his first studio recording with his colorful big band, Don Ellis utilized five trumpets, three trombones, five reeds, Mike Lang on keyboards, three bassists, drummer Steve Bohannon, and three percussionists to perform some remarkable new music. The most memorable selection is "Indian Lady" (accurately described as a "hoedown in 5/4"), which with its false endings is often quite humorous. The other four originals (the trumpeter-leader's feature on "Alone," "Turkish Bath," "Open Beauty," and the 17/4 "New Horizons"), while lesser-known, are also quite spirited. For the first time Ellis opened his band to the influence of rock (making liberal use of electronics) and the results lend themselves to some hilarity. The 1998 CD reissue has the original five selections plus the brief single versions of "Turkish Bath" and "Indian Lady." Well worth searching for. All tracks have been digitally remastered using 20-bit technology.

01. Indian Lady

02. Alone

03. Turkish Bath

04. Open Beauty

05. New Horizons

06. Turkish Bath (single, bonus track)

07. Indian Lady (single, bonus track)

Bass - Dave Parlato , Frank De La Rosa

Bass, Sitar - Ray Neapolitan 

Congas, Bongos - Chino Valdes 

Drums - Steve Bohannon 

Percussion [Miscellaneous Percussion], Vibraphone [Uncredited] - Alan Estes

Piano, Electric Piano [Fender], Clavinet - Mike Lang

Saxophone [Alto, Soprano], Flute - Joe Roccisano , Ruben Leon 

Saxophone [Baritone], Clarinet [Uncredited], Bass Clarinet, Flute - John Magruder 

Saxophone [Tenor], Flute, Clarinet - Ron Starr 

Saxophone [Tenor], Piccolo Flute, Flute, Clarinet - Ira Schulman 

Timbales, Percussion [Miscellaneous Percussion], Vibraphone [Uncredited] - Mark Stevens

Trombone - Dave Sanchez* , Ron Myers , Terry Woodson 

Trumpet - Alan Weight , Bob Harmon , Don Ellis , Ed Warren* , Glenn Stuart 

Written-By - D. Ellis* (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 7)

Secret Chiefs 3, Satellite Supersonic Vol 1 (2010)

2010 collection of tracks previously only available on vinyl. With their long-awaited album Book of Souls due to hit the shelves this fall, Secret Chiefs 3 have chosen this moment to bring the digital world up to date on some of the clandestine (i.e. vinyl-only) activities of the SC3 satellite bands. In 2007, a string of seven-inch records by these groups were all snatched up by fans within just over a month, leaving many potential listeners feeling a bit left out. Web of Mimicry is pleased to announce that eight tracks from UR, Ishraqiyun and Electromagnetic Azoth have made it on to Satellite Supersonic Vol. 1, and five of them are from those coveted seven-inch records!

1 UR - Circumambulation 5:36

2 Ishraqiyun - Balance of the 19 4:13

3 Electromagnetic Azoth - Ubik 5:41

4 UR - Kulturvultur 8:03

5 Ishraqiyun - Balthassar : Melchior : Kaspar 6:30

6 Electromagnetic Azoth - The Left Hand of Nothingness 6:06

7 UR - Anthropomorphisis : Boxleitner 5:39

8 Mystery Bonus Track 6:06

Musicians include Ches Smith, Shahzad Ismaily, Eyvind Kang, Matt Chamberlain, Danny Heifetz, Trey Spruance, and many others. (http://mimicryrecords.com/label.php?band=sc3)

John Zorn, Naked City Black Box-20th Anniversary Edition: Torture Garden/Leng Tch'e (2010)

The controversial and influential Naked City Black Box couples two of Zorn's most extreme and violent creations. Torture Garden (1991) presents Naked City's intense and groundbreaking music combining free jazz, bebop, r&b, country, funk, rockabilly, surf, metal and grindcore—usually in the same song! The rare, seldom heard Leng Tch'e (1992), released only in Japan and long out-of-print features Naked City in an agonizingly slow, brutal 32-minute assault. This special 20th anniversary edition brings all the music together on one CD, accompanied by a booklet complete with artwork, photos and essays old and new.

1. Blood is Thin

2. Demon Sanctuary

3. Thrash Jazz Assasin

4. Dead Spot

5. Bonehead

6. Speedball

7. Blood Duster

8. Pile Driver

9. Shangkuan Ling-Feng

10. Numbskull

11. Perfume of a Critic’s Burning Flesh

12. Jazz Snob Eat Shit

13. The Prestidigitator

14. No Reason to Believe

15. Hellraiser

16. Torture Garden

17. Slan

18. Hammerhead

19. The Ways of Pain

20. The Noose

21. Sack of Shit

22. Blunt Instrument

23. Osaka Bondage

24. Igneous Ejaculation

25. Shallow Grave

26. Ujaku

27. Kaoru

28. Dead Dread

29. Billy Lair

30. Victims of Torture

31. Speedfreak

32. New Jersey ScumSwamp

33. S&M Sniper

34. Pigfucker

35. Cairo Chop Shop

36. Fuck the Facts

37. Obeah Man

38. Facelifter

39. Flat Top Box

40. Whiplash

41. The Blade

42. Gob of Spit

43. Leng Tch’e

Joey Baron: Drums 

Yamataka Eye: Vocals 

Bill Frisell: Guitar 

Fred Frith: Bass 

Wayne Horvitz: Keyboards 

John Zorn: Alto Sax 

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John Zorn, What Thou Wilt (2010)

Composed in 1999 at the turning of the millennium, Contes de Fées is one of Zorn's classical masterworks. A powerful violin concerto with a virtuosic and lyrical solo part and dramatic, colorful orchestral accompaniment, it receives its best performance to date by the Tanglewood Orchestra under the baton of Ryan McAdams and features the remarkable soloist Stephanie Nussbaum. Also included are two intense pieces of Crowleana, the bizarre and expansive solo piano piece . ? . and the whirlwind numerological miniature for three celli dedicated to the legendary new music virtuoso Fred Sherry 777, which maestro Charles Wuorinen considers one of Zorn's most remarkable works.

1. Contes De Fées

2. ˙ . (fay çe que vouldras)

3. 777 (nothing is true, everything is permitted)

Stephen Drury: Piano 

Erik Friedlander: Cello 

Fred Sherry: Cello 

Mike Nicolas: Cello 

Stephanie Nussbaum: Violin 

The Tanglewood Orchestra, 2009

Karin Andreasen: First Violin 

Leah Arsenault: Flute 

Sarah Bass: Viola 

Joseph Becker: Percussion 

Brent Besner: Clarinet 

Zachary Boeding: Oboe 

Evan Buttemer: Viola 

Rosanna Butterfield: Cello 

Shawn Conley: Bass 

Allison Cook: Bass 

Andrew Cuneo: Bassoon 

Michael Dahlberg: Cello 

F. Ladrón de Guevara: First Violin 

Rui Du: Second

Violin Alexandra Early: First Violin 

John Elliott: Tuba 

Amy Galluzzo: Second

Violin Chen-Erh Ho: Viola 

David Hughes: Piano 

Julia Hunter: First Violin 

Oya Kazuki: Percussion 

Kathryn Kilian: Second Violin 

Anna Lindvall: Trombone 

Te-Chiang Liu: First Violin 

Mary Lynch: Oboe 

Joseph Maile: First Violin 

Ryan McAdams: Conductor 

Derek Mosloff: Viola 

Tim Riley: Horn Laura

Scalzo: Second Violin 

Derek Stults: Percussion 

Meryl Summers: Bassoon 

Charles Tyler: Cello 

Tema Watstein: Second Violin 

Ryan Yuré: Clarinet 

Heather Zinninger: Flute

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Frank Zappa, Hammersmith Odeon (2010)

This looks like it will be a big one folks! Three discs of material from the Hammersmith Odeon in London, 1978. As usual with the ZFT, there is no track list posted yet but from the little information they do provide it looks like the material will be coming from the same shows that produced some of the basic tracks on Sheik Yerbouti. That means we are looking at a series of shows the band played there in the biting English cold of January and February.

The band at this time was ferociously tight and sounded much fuller than their small number would imply – there were only six band members at this time, seven including Frank, and yet the sound they produced was huge (you can witness some of their antics on the Baby Snakes DVD). Band members included the powerfully heavy rhythm section of Patrick O’Hearn on bass and Terry Bozzio on drums and if this release is multi-track, which I am pretty confident it will be, you can bet they will be spewing forth from the speakers in full splendor.

Meanwhile, Frank’s guitar playing from this period was just jaw dropping. Still playing with intense chops and riffery, he was just starting to head into the more cosmic revelations found on Shut Up N’ Play Yer Guitar. This led to some massive solos such as “Black Napkins” and“Yo’ Mama,” in addition to the scorching solos found on “Punky’s Whips” and “Muffin Man.”

We’re still not sure if this is the actual cover or not but it is what they are showing on the pre-order page. As new information comes up we will post it here so be sure to check back. This is a pretty exciting release and might finally be the live release Zappa fans have been waiting for. What would be even more exciting is if this is just the start of more live vault releases coming from the ZFT. Speaking of zappa.com you can pre-order HERE! (http://www.musicmookreview.com/2010/11/music-news-frank-zappa-hammersmith-odeon-1978/)

In honor of FZ's 70th & his favorite holiday, Halloween! Brilliant performances! 1978 LIVE in London. You are there! Special Party Pack Presentation! (http://frankzappa.com/)

DISC 1 (tt 55:41): 

1. Convocation/The Purple Lagoon (1-27-78) 2:18 

2. Dancin' Fool (1-27-78) 3:43 

3. Peaches En Regalia (2-28-78) 2:36 

4. The Torture Never Stops (2-28-78) 13:52 

5. Tryin' To Grow A Chin (2-28-78) 3:37 

6. City Of Tiny Lites (2-28-78) 7:01 

7. Baby Snakes (2-28-78) 1:54 

8. Pound For A Brown (2-28-78) 20:39 

DISC 2 (tt 56:17):

9. I Have Been In You (1-26-78) 13:55 

10. Flakes (2-28-78) 6:39 

11. Broken Hearts Are For Assholes (2-28-78) 3:54 

12. Punky's Whips (1-26-78) 10:26 

13. Titties 'N Beer (1-26-78) 4:49 

14. Audience Participation (1-26-78) 3:32 

15. The Black Page #2 (1-26-78) 2:49 

16. Jones Crusher (1-25-78) 3:01 

17. The Little House I Used To Live In (1-25-78) 7:13 

DISC 3 (tt 62:04): 

18. Dong Work For Yuda (1-25-78) 2:56 

19. Bobby Brown (1-26-78) 4:54 

20. Envelopes (1-26-78) 2:16 

21. Terry Firma* (1-26-78) 4:10 

22. Disco Boy (1-26-78) 6:43 

23. King Kong (2-28-78) 10:10 

24. Watermelon In Easter Hay [Prequel] (1-27-78) 3:55 

25. Dinah-Moe Humm (1-26-78) 6:10 

26. Camarillo Brillo (1-26-78) 3:23 

27. Muffin Man (1-26-78) 6:18 

28. Black Napkins (1-25-78) 5:16 

29. San Ber'dino (1-25-78) 5:54 

FRANK ZAPPA Lead Guitar & Vocals

TERRY BOZZIO Drums & Vocals

PATRICK O'HEARN Bass & Vocals

ADRIAN BELEW Guitar & Vocals

TOMMY MARS Keys & Vocals

PETER WOLF Keys

ED MANN Percussion

Original Recordist, Peter Henderson Recording Trucks by Basing Street Mobile, 25-27 January & Manor Mobile, 28 February; 1978

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Don Ellis, Autumn (1968)

 

Don Ellis' Orchestra is heard at the peak of its powers on this Columbia LP. "Pussy Wiggle Stomp," a variation on "My dad's better than your dad" but performed in 7/4 time, became the band's theme song, and it has its riotous moments. The 19-and-a-half minute, six-part "Variations for Trumpet" is a major showcase for Ellis, "Scratt and Fluggs" is a brief bit of silliness, and the relatively straightforward "K.C. Blues" features altoist Frank Strozier, John Klemmer on tenor, and keyboardist Pete Robinson. However it is the 17-and-a-half minute "Indian Lady" (a live remake) that really finds the band going crazy.

Ellis, trombonist Glen Ferris, and keyboardist Robinson play humorous solos before tenors John Klemmer and Sam Falzone engage in a long and nutty tradeoff that is often quite hilarious. The many false endings at the end of this performance add to the general atmosphere. This is a classic release.

01. Variations for Trumpet

02. Scratt and Fluggs

03. Pussy Wiggle Stomp

04. K.C. Blues

05. Child of Ecstasy

06. Indian Lady

Don Ellis (trumpet)

Ron Starr (flute, piccolo, clarinet, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone)

Sam Falzone (flute, clarinet, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone)

John Magruder (clarinet, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone)

Frank Strozier (clarinet, alto saxophone)

John Klemmer (clarinet, tenor saxophone)

Ira Schulman (alto saxophone)

John Rosenberg, Stewart Blumberg (trumpet, flugelhorn)

Glenn Stuart (trumpet)

Ernie Carlson, Glenn Ferris (trombone)

Don Switzer, Terry Woodson (bass trombone)

Doug Bixby, Roger Bobo (tuba)

Peter Manning Robinson (piano, prepared piano, electric piano, Clavinet)

Mark Stevens (vibraphone, percussion)

Ray Neopolitan (electric bass)

Ralph Humphrey (drums)

Lee Pastora (congas)

Gene Strimling (percussion)

Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett, An Introduction To Syd Barrett (2010)

2010 collection that brings together, for the first time, the tracks of Pink Floyd and solo Syd Barrett on one compilation. David Gilmour, who originally worked with Syd Barrett on the solo albums by co-producing The Madcap Laughs and as producer of Barrett has taken the role of executive producer for the album and has remixed five tracks including 'Octopus;, ;She Took A Long Cool Look;, 'Dominoes' and 'Here I Go', on which Gilmour has added and played bass guitar. Pink Floyd's 'Matilda Mother' also receives a fresh 2010 mix. Brand new artwork has been provided by Storm Thorgerson and his estimable studio.

There have been a number of Syd Barrett compilations but, remarkably, 2010’s An Introduction to Syd Barrett is the first to combine Pink Floyd material with his solo recordings, so it truly provides an introduction in a way no previous collection has. It’s possible to quibble that there are a few Floyd songs that should have made it here -- mostly selections from The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, including “Astronomy Domine” and “Lucifer Sam,” but this favors the non-LP early singles “Arnold Layne,” “See Emily Play,” and “Apples and Oranges,” which do point the way toward such solo cuts as “Octopus,” “Baby Lemonade,” “Terrapin,” “Gigolo Aunt,” and “Effervescing Elephant,” all present and accounted for here. Some may also quibble about inclusions of new mixes for “Here I Go," “Octopus,” “She Took a Long Cool Look,” “Dominoes,” and “Matilda Mother,” preferring the original mixes, but these new mixes don’t call attention to themselves nor do they detract from the first disc to provide a strong, concise introduction to Barrett’s twisted genius.

01. Arnold Layne (2010 Digital Remaster)

02. See Emily Play (2010 Digital Remaster)

03. Apples And Oranges (2010 Digital Remaster)

04. Matilda Mother (Alternative Version) (2010 Mix)

05. Chapter 24 (2010 Digital Remaster)

06. Bike (2010 Digital Remaster)

07. Terrapin (2010 Digital Remaster)

08. Love You (2010 Digital Remaster)

09. Dark Globe (2010 Digital Remaster)

10. Here I Go (2010 Remix)

11. Octopus (2010 Mix)

12. She Took A Long Cool Look (2010 Mix)

13. If It's In You (2010 Digital Remaster)

14. Baby Lemonade (2010 Digital Remaster)

15. Dominoes (2010 Mix)

16. Gigolo Aunt (2010 Digital Remaster)

17. Effervescing Elephant (2010 Digital Remaster)

18. Bob Dylan Blues (2010 Digital Remaster)

Norah Jones, Featuring Norah Jones (2010)

El 16 de noviembre, Blue Note publicará '...Featuring', una colección plagada de auténticas figuras estelares agrupando las colaboraciones musicales de los últimos diez años de la artista Norah Jones. Las 18 canciones del álbum incluyen dúos con Ray Charles, Willie Nelson, o Dolly Parton, y con algunos iconos del siglo XXI desde OutKast hasta los Foo Fighters. Descúbrelo en exclusiva en El País. (http://www.elpais.com/especial/norah-jones/)

01. The Little Willies – Love Me (3:53)

02. Foo Fighters – Virginia Moon (3:52)

03. Sean Bones – Turn Them (4:06)

04. Willie Nelson – Baby It’s Cold Outside (4:01)

05. Norah Jones featuring Sasha Dobson – Bull Rider (2:58)

06. Dirty Dozen Brass Band – Ruler Of My Heart (3:00)

07. El Madmo – The Best Part (3:25)

08. OutKast – Take Off Your Cool (2:38)

09. Q-Tip – Life Is Better (4:27)

10. Talib Kweli – Soon The New Day (4:04)

11. Belle & Sebastian – Little Lou, Ugly Jack, Prophet John (4:25)

12. Ray Charles – Here We Go Again (3:58)

13. Norah Jones featuring Gillian Welch and David Rawlings – Loretta (3:23)

14. Ryan Adams – Dear John (4:37)

15. Norah Jones featuring Dolly Parton – Creepin’ In (3:04)

16. Herbie Hancock – Court & Spark (7:36)

17. Charlie Hunter – More Than This (4:12)

18. Norah Jones featuring M. Ward – Blue Bayou (3:44)