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Ran Blake, Tim Berne, Satoko Fujii & Clemens Kuratle

By Maurice Hogue | One Man's Jazz
February 3, 2025
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Another of those "found" albums is the highlight of this episode. In 2006 master pianist

Ran Blake

piano
b.1935

" data-original-title="" title="">Ran Blake and guitarist Dave "Knife" Fabris were performing at The Bimhuis in Amsterdam. After the gig the club gave them a recording of their performance, and as often happens, that disappeared. It finally emerged during the pandemic when Fabris found it. Live In Amsterdam 2006 is now available and another addition to the Ran Blake legend.

Dave Fabris

guitar
b.1967

" data-original-title="" title="">Dave Fabris got his name "Knife" because he once played his guitar with a knife.) Two veterans of the free jazz world have albums with new bands—saxophonist

Tim Berne

saxophone, alto
b.1954

" data-original-title="" title="">Tim Berne with guitarist

Gregg Belisle-Chi

guitar, acoustic

" data-original-title="" title="">Gregg Belisle-Chi and drummer

Tom Rainey

drums
b.1957

" data-original-title="" title="">Tom Rainey, and pianist

Satoko Fujii

piano
b.1958

" data-original-title="" title="">Satoko Fujii with "Gen," her first recording with a string ensemble. Swiss drummer

Clemens Kuratle

drums
b.1991

" data-original-title="" title="">Clemens Kuratle continueswith his band Ydivide on a second album for Intakt Records. You'll also hear more from some of my favourite albums of '24—Old Mountain, Fujii &

Natsuki Tamura

trumpet
b.1951

" data-original-title="" title="">Natsuki Tamura,

David Leon

saxophone, alto

" data-original-title="" title="">David Leon,

Peter Evans

trumpet

" data-original-title="" title="">Peter Evans,

William Parker

bass
b.1952

" data-original-title="" title="">William Parker & Heart Trio,

Ingebright Haker Flaten

" data-original-title="" title="">Ingebright Haker Flaten &

Thumbscrew

band / ensemble / orchestra

" data-original-title="" title="">Thumbscrew.

Playlist

Old Mountain "Goodnight Irene" from Another State Of Mind (Clean Feed) 00:00
Host speaks 05:53
Tim Berne "Julius Hemphill" from Yikes Too (Screwgun/Out Of Your Head) 07:44
Satoko Fujii & Natsuki Tamura "Lifting" from Aloft (Libra) 16:14
David Leon "You Won't Find It By Yourself" from Bird's Eye (Pyroclastic) 25:36
Host speaks 32:07
Clemens Kuratle & YDivide "Highway" from The Default (Intakt) 34:13
Peter Evans "Boom" from Extra (We Jazz) 41:26
Garfo "Salto" from Ordia (Robalo) 47:05
Host speaks 51:35
Ran Blake & Dave "Knife" Fabris "All That Is Tied" from Live In Amsterdam 2006 (First Visit) 54:50
Ran Blake & Dave "Knife" Fabris "Sadness/Space Church" from Live In Amsterdam 2006 (First Visit) 59:09
Clemens Kuratle & YDivide "Deine Warme" from The Default (Intakt) 1:04:41
Stephen Gauci
saxophone, tenor
b.1966
" data-original-title="" title="">Stephen Gauci,
Matt Hollenberg
guitar
" data-original-title="" title="">Matt Hollenberg, Jeon Lim Yang &
Patrick Golden
drums
b.1975
" data-original-title="" title="">Patrick Golden "Improvisation #3" from Live At Scholes Street Studio (Gauci Music) 1:11:04
Host speaks 1:19:45
William Parker,
Cooper-Moore
piano
b.1946
" data-original-title="" title="">Cooper-Moore &
Hamid Drake
drums
b.1955
" data-original-title="" title="">Hamid Drake "Flow Children Dance" from Heart Trio Flow (AUM Fidelity) 1:22:21
Ingebrigt Haker Flaten & Exit Knarr "Dylar" from Breezy (Sonic Transmission) 1:30:18
Leiba Trio "Espejos" from Prohibido Andar En Sulky (Ears&Eyes) 1:37:52
Host speaks 1:45:02
Satoko Fujii Gen "Early Afternoon" from Altitude 1100 Meters (Libra) 1:46:53
Thumbscrew "Wingbeats" from Wingbeats (Cuneiform) 1:54:36
Stephen Davis
drums
" data-original-title="" title="">Stephen Davis Unit "The Gleaming World" from The Gleaming World (577 Records) 1:59:17
Host speaks 2:06:34
Russ Lossing
piano
b.1960
" data-original-title="" title="">Russ Lossing,
Masa Kamaguchi
bass, acoustic
" data-original-title="" title="">Masa Kamaguchi &
Billy Mintz
drums
" data-original-title="" title="">Billy Mintz "Pent Up House" from Moon Inhabitants (Sunnyside) 2:08:22

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