Weasel Walter Large Ensemble - Igneity: After The Fall Of Civilization (2016)

Weasel Walter Large Ensemble - Igneity: After The Fall Of Civilization (Self-released, 2016)

Personnel:

Weasel Walter: drums
Henry Kaiser: guitar
Alan Licht: guitar
Chris Welcome: guitar
Peter Evans: trumpet
Steve Swell: trombone
Dan Peck: tuba
Jim Sauter: saxophone
Michael Foster: saxophones
Chris Pitsiokos: saxophone
Matt Nelson: saxophone
Tim Dahl: double bass
Brandon Lopez: double bass

Tracklisting:
01 - Igneity (Theme)
02 - Igneity (Variations)

‘Igneity’ was composed in response to Henry Kaiser asking me if I would assemble a big band, rather than a small group, for us to play a concert with in New York. I had previously included him in the large ensembles I had led when I lived in Oakland, California. However, I had not yet tackled the format in New York City. There is certainly no shortage of excellent players around here, but unlike the Bay Area, logistics tend to be somewhat more complicated, especially when it comes to rehearsal. As such, I set about devising an hour long structure which would allow me to control the general momentum and the various densities inherent in the orchestration while granting the individuals maximum freedom.

Recorded at JACK, Brooklyn, NY on April 22, 2015 by Weasel Walter.
Mastered by Henry Kaiser.

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Alan Silva & Celestrial Communication Orchestra - Desert Mirage (1982)

Alan Silva & Celestrial Communication Orchestra - Desert Mirage (IACP, 1982)

Personnel:

Alan Silva: conductor
Pierre Faure: flute
Carl Schlosser: flute, piccolo
Aldridge Hansberry: flute ,alto flute
Karo: alto clarinet
Denis Colin: bass clarinet
Jean Querlier: oboe, cor anglais
Bruno Girard: violin
Pascal Morrow: violin
Didier Petit: cello
Itaru Oki: trumpet, bugle
Jeff Beer: trumpet
Serge Adam: trumpet
Bernard Vitet: trumpet
Michael Zwerin: tuba
Doménico Criseo: tuba
Francois Cotinau: tenor saxophone
Georges Gaumont: tenor saxophone
Arthur Doyle: tenor saxophone
Philippe Sellam: alto saxophone
Sébastien Franck: alto saxophone
Henri Grinberg: soprano saxophone
Antoine Mizrah: electric bass
Rosine Feferman: bass
Francis Gorge: guitar
Francois Leymarie: electric bass
Jacques Marugg: vibraphone, marimba
Adrien Bitan: vibraphone
Ron Pittner: drums
Bernard Drouillet: drums
Gilles Premel: percussion

Tracklisting:
LP 1
01 - Desert Mirage (20:06)
02 - A D N (08:20)
03 - After Coda (09:40)

LP 2
01 - February The Third (1St Part) (14:41)
02 - February The Third (2Nd Part) (09:29)
03 - Procession (10:57)

Recorded on June 25,26 & 27, 1982 at Aquarium Studio, Paris.

Rare double LP by Alan Silva and the Celestial Communication Orchestra entitled "Desert Mirage" - released in the early 80s on the French IACP label. The band includes Arthur Doyle, Itaru Oki, Bernard Vitet, Francis Gorge, Ron Pittner, and more. Great spiritual jazz or free jazz! Gatefold cover is in EX condition with just some tape at spine. These sprawling vistas - like flying and/or floating over vast sky- and landscapes. Immersed but somehow not attached. On this LP the music has sometimes a dreamlike quality (see/hear "Desert Mirage") and au contraire to his LPs on BYG the music here has a more "structured" sound. Not that I would dislike "unstructured" sounds from Alan Silva or per se...

The Silva - as ever.

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OUT OF PRINT!!!