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Gard Nilssen, Sam Rivers, Dark Tree & Clean Feed

By Maurice Hogue | One Man's Jazz
August 29, 2022
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The '70s in Los Angeles was a very fertile period for free and avant-garde jazz. Dark Tree Records has been re-releasing some of that music and four of their albums are featured in this edition of OMJ. You'll hear music from Dark Tree albums by

Horace Tapscott

piano
1934 - 1999

" data-original-title="" title="">Horace Tapscott,

Roberto Miranda

bass, acoustic

" data-original-title="" title="">Roberto Miranda,

John Carter

clarinet
b.1929

" data-original-title="" title="">John Carter/

Bobby Bradford

trumpet
b.1934

" data-original-title="" title="">Bobby Bradford and

Vinny Golia

woodwinds
b.1946

" data-original-title="" title="">Vinny Golia. The latter's excellent release with

Bernard Santacruz

bass

" data-original-title="" title="">Bernard Santacruz and

Cristiano Calcagnile

drums

" data-original-title="" title="">Cristiano Calcagnile is actually a 2017 recording, but Golia was a key member of the L.A. free scene, and still is. Also on the bill, another release of archival material from the

Sam Rivers

saxophone, tenor
1923 - 2011

" data-original-title="" title="">Sam Rivers stash of private recordings, and a new one by Norwegian drummer

Gard Nilssen

drums
b.1983

" data-original-title="" title="">Gard Nilssen & Acoustic Unity. The third hour has a whole bunch of great sounds from Clean Feed releases.

Playlist

Johnny Dyani
bass
1945 - 1986
" data-original-title="" title="">Johnny Dyani "Dedicated To Mingus" from Mbizo (Steeplechase) 00:00
Host speaks 06:07
Vinny Golia,
Bernard Santacruz
bass
" data-original-title="" title="">Bernard Santacruz &
Cristiano Calcagnile
drums
" data-original-title="" title="">Cristiano Calcagnile "Thoughts Within The Vineyard" from To Live And Die (Dark Tree) 08:54
Vinny Golia, Bernard Santacruz & Cristiano Calcagnile "Visit To The Mountains" from To Live And Die (Dark Tree) 17:30
Sonic Eel "Theme 40—Sarcasm" from Live In Brooklyn (Darkfyre) 26:28
Host speaks 33:01
Roberto Miranda Home Music Ensemble "Deborah Tasmin" from Live At The Bing Theatre—July 1985 (Dark Tree) 34:43
Dr. Mint
" data-original-title="" title="">Dr. Mint "Fire Flight" from Visions And Nightmares (PfMentum) 47:14
Host speaks 54:15
Gard Nilssen Acoustic Unity "Boogie" from Elastic Wave (ECM) 55:50
Gordon Grdina
oud
b.1977
" data-original-title="" title="">Gordon Grdina,
Mark Helias
bass
" data-original-title="" title="">Mark Helias & Matthew Shipp}} "Palimpsest" from Pathways (Attaboygirl) 1:00:40
Ambrose Akinmusire
trumpet
b.1982
" data-original-title="" title="">Ambrose Akinmusire "Tide Of Hyacinth" from On The Tender Spot of Every Calloused Moment (Blue Note) 1:07:34
Host speaks 1:15:45
Sam Rivers Trio "Offering" from Caldera—Archive Series Volume 6 (NoBusiness) 1:17:47
Daniel Carter
saxophone
b.1996
" data-original-title="" title="">Daniel Carter,
Matthew Shipp
piano
b.1960
" data-original-title="" title="">Matthew Shipp,
William Parker
bass
b.1952
" data-original-title="" title="">William Parker &
Gerald Cleaver
drums
b.1963
" data-original-title="" title="">Gerald Cleaver "Mask Production" from Welcome To Adventure—Vol. 2 (577) 1:26:32
Christoph Irniger
saxophone, tenor
b.1979
" data-original-title="" title="">Christoph Irniger Pilgrim "Back In The Game" from Italian Circus Story (Intakt) 1:33:54
Host speaks 1:42:39
Horace Tapscott Quintet "Ballad For Deadwood Dick" from Legacies For Our Grandchildren (Dark Tree) 1:45:34
Angles
" data-original-title="" title="">Angles "The Hidden Balcony" from A Muted Reality (Clean Feed) 2:00:27
Host speaks 2:14:01
Ziv Taubenfeld
clarinet, bass
" data-original-title="" title="">Ziv Taubenfeld's Full Sun "Andalus Fig Tree" from Out Of the Beast Came Honey (Clean Feed) 2:15:20
Mathias Landaeus
piano
b.1969
" data-original-title="" title="">Mathias Landaeus "Two Stories" from A Crisis Of Perception (Clean Feed) 2:24:50
Fade In "Tachykinesis" from Live Fast, Die A Legend (Clean Feed) 2:29:09
Tarbaby
" data-original-title="" title="">Tarbaby "Bonu" from Dance Of The Evil Toys (Clean Feed) 2:35:40
Tim Stine
guitar, acoustic
" data-original-title="" title="">Tim Stine Quartet "Quietus" from Knots (Clean Feed) 2:41:12
Host speaks 2:47:36
Bobby Bradford—John Carter Quintet "She" from No U Turn—Live In Pasadena 1975 (Dark Tree) 2:49:56

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