On this show a focus on Karl Hans Berger who was a German-American jazz pianist, vibraphonist, composer, and educator. He was a leading figure in jazz improvisation from the 1960s when he settled in the United States. He founded the educational Creative Music Studio in Woodstock, New York, in 1972 with his wife and Ornette Coleman, to encourage international students to pursue their own ideas about music. With a massive back catalogue both as a leader and sideman I have barely scratched the surface of an impressive body of work.
Berger sadly died in a hospital in Albany, New York, on April 9, 2023, at age 88.
Karl Berger, Masahiko Sato, Adelhard Roidinger, Allen Blairman – Flow – With Silence
1974 – Enja
Don Cherry – Symphony For Improvisers – Symphony for Improvisers
1967 – Blue Note
Bass – Henry Grimes, J. F. Jenny Clark
Cornet, – Don Cherry
Drums – Ed Blackwell
Tenor Saxophone – Leandro ‘Gato’ Barbieri*
Tenor Saxophone, Piccolo Flute – Pharaoh Sanders*
Vibraphone, Piano – Karl Berger
Theo Jorgensmann – Nameless Child – Fellowship
2005 – Hatology
Recorded on 29 April 1998 at Stadthalle Wuppertal
Alto Saxophone – Charlie Mariano
Clarinet – Theo Jörgensmann
Double Bass – Kent Carter
Drums – Klaus Kugel
Soprano Saxophone – Petras Vysniauskas*
Vibraphone, Piano – Karl Berger
Thanks to Klaus for sending the album
Karl Berger, Dave Holland and Ed Blackwell – Chimney Road – Transit
1987 – Black Saint
Recorded August 25 and 26, 1986 at Grog Kill Studio, Willow, N.Y.
Karl Berger and Jason Kao Hwang – Water Finds Water – Conjure
2019 – True Sound Recordings
Recorded at Sertso Studio, Woodstock, New York, on March 20, 2014.
Karl Berger – Vibes First – We Are You
1972 – Calig
Bass – Peter Kowald
Drums, Percussion – Allen Blairman
Vibraphone, Piano, Marimba – Karl Berger
Vocals, Percussion – Ingrid Berger
Don Cherry – Eternal Rhythm Part 1 – Eternal Rhythm
1969 – MPS Records
Organised and recorded in collaboration with the Berlin Jazz Festival, Nov 11th and 12th 1968.
Bass – Arild Andersen
Cornet, Gamelan [Gender, Saron], Flute [Bengali Flute In A, Bamboo Flute In C, Metal Flute In B Flat, Plastic Flute In C], Bells [Northern Bells], Voice, – Don Cherry
Drums, Gamelan [Saron], Gong, Bells, Voice – Jacques Thollot
Guitar – Sonny Sharrock
Piano, Piano [Prepared] – Joachim Kühn
Tenor Saxophone, Oboe, Clarinet, Flute – Bernt Rosengren
Trombone – Albert Mangelsdorff, Eje Thelin
Vibraphone, Piano, Gamelan [Gender] – Karl Berger
Ivo Perelman, Karl Berger – The Well Of Memory – The Hitchhiker
2016 – Leo Records
Recorded, mixed and mastered at Parkwest studios, Brooklyn, NY July 2015
Don Cherry – Cocktail Piece – Live At Cafe Montmartre 1966
2007 – ESP Disk
Aldo Romano, Bo Stief, Don Cherry, Gato Barbieri, Karl Berger
Different Noises 