World of Jazz 515

On this show a focus on Aki Takase and Tim Berne, unique crossover music from Andrei Rikishi, and archive selections from Muhal Richard Abrams, and Eric Reed, plus new releases of historic recordings by Karl Jenkins and Trevor Watts.

Show Intro 0:00
Andrei Rikishi “Player Name: The Syracuse Apostle” from Caged Birds Think Flying Is A Sickness (Bearsuit) 0:53
Muhal Richard Abrams with Anthony Braxton, Leonard Jones, Steve Mccall, Henry Threadgill “Charlie In The Parker” from 1- Oqa+19 (Black Saint) 5:19
Aki Takase “Ida Lupino” from Shima Shoka (Enja) 14:50
Tim Berne’s Snakeoil “Rolo” from The Fantastic Mrs.10 (Intakt) 23:45
Eric Reed “Longhair’s Rumba ” from Musicale (Impulse!) 37:33
Andrei Rikishi “They Hide In The Dark Forest” from Caged Birds Think Flying Is A Sickness (Bearsuit) 42:22
Karl Jenkins “First Movement” from Penumbra II (Jazz In Britain) 45:17
Aki Takase “Winter In Buenos Aeres” from Close Up Of Japan (Enja) 49:44
Andrei Rikishi “This Is Where It Started” from Caged Birds Think Flying Is A Sickness (Bearsuit) 1:00:00
Aki Takase, Alexander Von Schlippenbach “Suite In Five Parts” from Iron Wedding (Intakt) 1:01:28
David Torn, Tim Berne, Ches Smith “Spartan, Before It Hit” from Sun of Goldfinger (ECM) 1:11:25
Trevor Watts & Liam Genockey “Echoes of Bird” from The Art Is In The Rhythm (Jazz In Britain) 1:34:19

NOTES

Andrei Rikishi “Player Name: The Syracuse Apostle” from Caged Birds Think Flying Is A Sickness (Bearsuit) – a 14-track album clocking in at a colossal 27.40 minutes… Rikichi – the son of a Tokyo born father and Bucharest born mother – was brought up in Switzerland and Belgium (a consequence of his father’s diplomatic work) – and is now based in London having just completed a BA (Hons) degree in Exploding Furniture and Biscuit Folding. He is a multi-instrumentalist (though specializes on the 3-string-zither-pipe) and has previously played in numerous musical groups including the Belgian collective, The Unaccountable Red Mist Orchestra. He enjoys knitting seahorses and eating pickles. This is his first outing as a solo artist… see also Eamon The Destroyer, Harold Nono, Bunny & The Invalid Singers… amongst others!
Muhal Richard Abrams with Anthony Braxton, Leonard Jones, Steve Mccall, Henry Threadgill “Charlie In The Parker” from 1- Oqa+19 (Black Saint) – 1978 release – – Recorded in November–December 1977 at Generation Sound Studios, New York City
Aki Takase “Ida Lupino” from Shima Shoka (Enja) – 1991 solo album with her rendition of Carla Bley’s Ida Lupino
Tim Berne’s Snakeoil “Rolo” from The Fantastic Mrs.10 (Intakt) – Released February 14, 2020
Tim Berne: Alto Saxophone, Marc Ducret: Guitars, Matt Mitchell: Piano, Tack Piano, Modular Synths, Oscar Noriega: Bass Clarinet, Bb Clarinet, Ches Smith: Drums, Vibes, Glockenspiel, Haitian Tanbou
Recorded by D. James Goodwin at Clubhouse, Rhinebeck, NY on May 29th 2019.
Eric Reed “Longhair’s Rumba ” from Musicale (Impulse!) – Recorded on April 19, 1996 at Power Station, New York City. Eric with Ben Wolfe and Gregory Hutchinson.
Andrei Rikishi “They Hide In The Dark Forest” from Caged Birds Think Flying Is A Sickness (Bearsuit)
Karl Jenkins “First Movement” from Penumbra II (Jazz In Britain) – Previously unreleased recording, composed by Karl Jenkins, from a rare performance of his ten piece group in 1971
Aki Takase “Winter In Buenos Aeres” from Close Up Of Japan (Enja) 1993 album of Aki with Nobuyoshi Ino and the Toki String Quartet. Great interpretation of am Astor Piazzolia tune.
Andrei Rikishi “This Is Where It Started” from Caged Birds Think Flying Is A Sickness (Bearsuit)
Aki Takase, Alexander Von Schlippenbach “Suite In Five Parts” from Iron Wedding (Intakt) 2008 album of piano duets
David Torn, Tim Berne, Ches Smith “Spartan, Before It Hit” from Sun of Goldfinger (ECM) – 2019 release – Sun Of Goldfinger contains two collective improvisations and a single composed piece, all heavily reshaped after the fact by Torn, whose mastery of the studio easily is the equal of his guitar wizardry.
Trevor Watts & Liam Genockey “Echoes of Bird” from The Art Is In The Rhythm (Jazz In Britain) – Recorded by Trevor Watts at the Banbury Spice Mill, 3rd November 1989