eli keszler “oxtirn” long playing record

• oxtirn (1) (13:45)
  
  
• oxtirn (2) (14:20)

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esp 4061 eli keszler - oxtirn oxtirn is a truly unique and powerful blend of free energy, modern composition and mechanical music that defies genre. with two proper full lengths and an array of self-releases under his belt, eli keszler has turned to esp-disk for the release of oxtirn, his third, most composed and large scale effort to date. capturing keszler and crew at their most frenetic, oxtirn abruptly spills out into a cacophony of tuned brass, squeaking rust, and electrically shorting contact mics, taking the detritus of post-industrial existence (sheet metal, spring boards and motors wrenched from their initial hearths) and transforming that refuse into a twenty-first century musique-concrete orchestra.   on the album’s initial track, motors tumble across prepared sheets of metal as expertly placed squalls of bowed string and what could only be described as the sounds of a phantom brass band (courtesy of multiple horn player andrew fenlon and keszler’s longstanding partner ashley paul on clarinet) mesh transcendentally with keszler’s precise percussion and bursts of controlled chaos. side b sees eli and sonic artist sakiko mori on both prepared and installed pianos; as the two furiously scrape and agitate strings with a mix of switch-operated motors, contact mics and suspended preparations, slowly undulating resonant clusters float on top of the underlying din, creating a striking contrast. here, the eerie timbre of keszler’s bowed crotales recall italian futurist luigi russolo’s intonarumori and the string quartets of dumitrescu.  oxtirn, despite sounding wholly improvised, is a meticulously micromanaged piece of sound sculpture. the vinyl is limited to 300 copies and comes packaged with a beautiful, hand-screened poster featuring original artwork by eli keszler. personnel side a eli keszler : drums, bowed metal, crotales, guitar, prepared/riveted 4 x 10 foot sheet metal, contact microphone, spring harp, bass board, motor, prepared piano ashley paul : clarinet andrew fenlon : trumpet, tuba, french horn, trombone side b eli keszler : piano, motors, cymbal, crotales, snare drum, microphones sakiko mori : prepared piano

sun ra “college tour • volume one • the complete nothing is ...” double compact disc set

• burton greene introduction (2:03)
  
• sun ra and his band from outer space (11:59)
  
• the shadow world (4:40)
  
• interpolation (2:18)
  
• the satellites are spinning (1:17)
  
• advice to medics (2:51)
  
• velvet (8:16)
  
• space aura (10:26)
  
• the exotic forest (9:43)
  
• theme of the star gazers (1:52)
  
• outer space ways incorporated (2:24)
  
• dancing shadows (9:45)
  
• imagination (0:40)
  
• the second stop is jupiter (1:12)
  
• the next stop mars (0:41)
  
  
• the satellites are spinning (9:07)
  
• velvet (7:10)
  
• interplanetary chaos (4:35)
  
• theme of the star gazers no. 2 (1:30)
  
• the second stop is jupiter no. 2 (11:15)
  
• we travel the spaceways (1:42)
  
• nothing is (6:13)
  
• is it eternal (12:37)
  
• state street (8:21)
  
• the exotic forest no. 2 (4:32)

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esp 4060 sun ra - college tour volume one: the complete nothing is... in 1966 bernard stollman sent sun ra and his arkestra, along with audio engineer david b. jones on a tour of five new york colleges. when they returned, just 39 mintues of music was chosen to be released as the original esp 1045 "nothing is...". 44 years later, after extensive research, producer and sun ra archivist michael d. anderson has pieced together the missing parts of the infamous new york college tour. recorded on may 18th 1966 at st. lawrence university in potsdam, ny, this illuminating document represents the full 70 minute first set, of which esp 1045 "nothing is..." was taken, including an introduction by esp alum burton greene. in addition, producer michael d. anderson has uncovered a partial second set from the same evening and some rare rehearsal footage recorded during a sound check before the concert. with over 90 minutes of additional material, this two disc set allows a close up look at the band's repertoire and sound over an entire evening, including the rarely performed state street and alternate versions of theme of the stargazers and the second stop is jupiter. remastered from the original tapes and presented in superb quality, college tour volume one is a vivid snapshot of the mid-sixties ra and his intergalactic band. personnel sun ra: piano john gilmore: tenor sax marshall allen: alto sax pat patrick: baritone sax robert cummings: baritone clarinet teddy nance: trombone ali hassan: trombone clifford jarvis: drums ronnie boykins: bass, tub

paul dunmall / chris corsano “identical sunsets” long playing record

• identical sunsets (5:07)
  
• living proof (17:04)
  
  
• better get another lighthouse (14:24)
  
• out of sight (6:35)

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esp 4058 paul dunmall & chris corsano - identical sunsets best known for his collaborations with paul flaherty, michael flower and thurston moore as well as a year-and-a-half stint as the drummer for björk's volta tour, chris corsano is widely considered to be one of the most adaptive drummers of his generation. equally prolific is uk saxophone giant, paul dunmall, who has worked disparately with jazz greats like alice coltrane and evan parker as well as funk and folk acts like johnny guitar watson and dando shaft. after a chance meeting in a taxi line at lisbon airport, a surreal intertwining of tours emanated. in between the lasers, confetti and face-painted fans at plymouth pavillions and wolverhampton civic hall, chris left the björk mega-tour to get down to business alongside the imaginative dunmall for some vital improvisation at slak bar in cheltenham, england. this wonderfully recorded live set begins with dunmall swirling away on the border pipes (he may be the preeminent improvisor using bagpipes). what follows is an impulsive and lyrical improvisation, alternatingly sparse and impossibly textured. corsano's skittering marries perfectly with dunmall's rapid-fire lines. the melodies are expertly uncoiled so that they remain charged whether the tempo is at full speed or crawling. the set ends furiously, leaving no doubt that this duo was fated to work together. personnel paul dunmall : tenor saxophone, border pipes chris corsano : drums

joe morris “colorfield” compact disc

• transparent (6:52)
  
• silver sun (13:42)
  
• purple distant (13:39)
  
• bell orange curves (15:53)

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esp 4056 joe morris - colorfield joe morris returns both to the guitar and to esp-disk' with the long form improvisation album 'colorfield'. much as the colorfield painters simplified their compositions to evoke emotion with color, this trio emphasizes harmony, phrase, tempo and rhythm to electrifiying results. morris has been called the preeminent american jazz guitarist of our time, and on 'colorfield' his playing is characteristically intense, eloquent, and melodic. the ranks of the trio are filled out by two of the most talented and skillful free musicians on the scene today, steve lantner and luther gray. lantner's soloing on this recording has a state-of-the-art fluidity, energy, shape and dynamic variety while luther gray, a master of the school of free music drumming, provides a constantly shifting but still driving groove that punctuates each moment with precision and invention. to see musicians of this caliber fuse their talents to create an original, dense and deeply contemplative work such as 'colorfield' is extraordinary. as a result, the album gets better with every listen. personnel joe morris - guitar steve lantner - piano luther gray - drums

sun ra “featuring pharoah sanders & black harold” compact disc

• cosmic interpretation (1:58)
  
• the other world (19:53)
  
• the second stop is jupiter (2:19)
  
• the now tomorrow (9:56)
  
• discipline 9 (11:32)
  
• gods on a safari (2:56)
  
• the world shadow (7:09)
  
• rocket number 9 (3:57)
  
• the voice of pan (5:17)
  
• dawn over israel (3:53)
  
• space mates (2:49)

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esp 4054 sun ra - featuring pharoah sanders & black harold in 1964, sun ra asked the young tenor saxophonist pharoah sanders to join him, while arkestra mainstay john gilmore was busy working with paul bley, andrew hill, and art blakey. before the recording's original release in 1976, sun ra stated: "it should be very interesting to the world to show what the pre-coltrane pharoah sanders was like."  also appearing on "featuring pharoah sanders & black harold" is the little-heard flautist, black harold (harold murray), who takes the lead on the track "the voice of pan," continuing into "dawn over israel." bassist alan silva (esp  1091) also does some fine bass work on the release. "featuring pharoah sanders & black harold" is notable not only for its unique lineup, but also for the first known recording of the composition "the shadow world," here titled "the world shadow," which was featured on later arkestra albums. this release contains an additional 45 minutes and 36 seconds of unreleased material. personnel sun ra: keyboards art jenkins: space vocals pharoah sanders: tenor black harold: flute & percussion marshall allen: alto saxophone danny davis: alto saxophone pat patrick: baritone chris capers: trumpet al evans: trumpet, flugelhorn teddy nance: trombone bernard pettaway: bass trombone robert cummings: bass clarinetalan silva: bassclifford jarvis: drums

the naked future “gigantomachia” compact disc

• we binge on a bloodthirsty god (19:17)
  
• we boil the raven's skull into gold (9:55)
  
• we engage the monstrous with our mirros (9:43)
  
• we fly beneath and above the flux (6:07)
  
• we sleep in a rabbit hole (2:06)

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esp 4053 the naked future - gigantomachia recorded 8/8/08 in portland, or, the naked future, is a quartet of four drunken wizards conjuring up a heady brew. their diverse backgrounds – from the classical, rock and experimental realms – forge a release modernist in its construction with more than a pinch of old time alchemy. esp is proud to welcome them to its circle with their first cd release, gigantomachia. after several solo albums and many shared projects pianist thollem mcdonas lays the unrelenting line on which futures can be built. delirious percussion is provided by john niekrasz, a drummer and composer from chicago. he is a disciple of indian tabla master pandit lachu maharaj and performs with ecstatic peace recording artists poor school, syllabic-structuralists why i must be careful, and tight improv trio thicket. he has collaborated and performed with such artists as john wiese, wally shoup, john gruntfest, and doug theriault. greg skloff's "powertool" school of bass-fiddling is well refined, having graduated from such diverse groups as cloaca clock, captain's daughter, thunder! thunder! thunder! and counterfeit monsters. from his first solo works on pine cone alley, his continuous work with the old time relijun and solo work on k records, arrington de dionyso has followed a trajectory to land him here, squarely in the naked future, handling the duties of conductor and bass clarinet. personnel arrington de dionyso: bass clarinet, contralto clarinet thollem mcdonas: piano john niekrasz: drums greg skloff: bass

flow trio “rejuvenation” compact disc

• reflection (3:41)
  
• slow cab (6:13)
  
• pick up sticks (9:54)
  
• two acts (8:18)
  
• succor (5:39)
  
• unfolding (5:41)
  
• rejuvenation (6:36)

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esp 4052 flow trio - rejuvination rejuvenation is the first studio recording from flow trio, a powerful tenor sax/bass/drums trio in the tradition of 60s free jazz with an up-to-the-minute sense of universal awareness. flow trio consists of tenor saxophonist louie belogenis, bassist joe morris and drummer charles downs (rashid bakr), all well-known in many and varied groups and recordings. their combined energies create innovative and contemporary improvisation informed by everything from albert ayler to oliver messiaen. personnel louie belogenis: tenor sax joe morris: bass charles downs: drums

don cherry “live at cafe montmartre 1966 • volume three” compact disc

• complete communion (26:13)
  
• remembrance (24:45)

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esp 4051 don cherry - live at café montmartre, volume three live at café montmartre volume three features more great music from the don cherry quintet. recorded in march 1966, don cherry joins forces with gato barbieri, karl berger, bo stief and aldo romano for two exciting, extended performances of "complete communion" and "remembrance". a recording that will surely be known as classic, volume three is essential music for all fans of improvised music. personnel don cherry: trumpet gato barbieri: sax karl berger: vibes aldo romano: drums bo steif: bass

holy modal rounders “live in 1965” compact disc

• fishin' blues (2:58)
  
• rum mountain (3:02)
  
• hold the woodpile down (3:08)
  
• random canyon (2:56)
  
• skin game (1:53)
  
• indian war whoop (3:01)
  
• uncle joe (2:05)
  
• flop eared mule (3:21)
  
• crowley waltz (1:59)
  
• going to memphis (2:51)
  
• monday morning (2:55)
  
• baltimore fire (3:49)
  
• sugar in the ground (2:15)
  
• melinda (3:31)
  
• my mind capsized (2:50)
  
• black eyed suzy (2:35)

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esp 4045 the holy modal rounders - live in 65 a rousing live album from the rounders featuring songs spanning their careers on both the esp and prestige labels. a must-have for any rounders fan! digitally remastered booklet with essay by john kruth. personnel peter stampfel: banjo, fiddle, violin, arranger, vocals, electric fiddle steve weber: guitar, arranger, vocals

“inside out in the open” digital versatile disc

• inside out in the open (60:00)

burton greene “bloom in the commune” compact disc

• interview: his early band/his first esp recording
  
• cluster quartet
  
• ballade ii
  
• bloom in commune
  
• taking it out of the ground
  
• interview: recap of session (bernard stollman)
  
• interview: recap of session (burton greene)
  
• interview: how he got involved with esp
  
• interview: the music scene
  
• interview: music is life
  
• interview: the mindset of that time
  
• interview: albert ayler at slugs’ saloon

sunny murray “sunny murray” compact disc

• early history / the new music (interview) (23:23)
  
• hilariously (10:01)
  
• sunny muray - 1 (0:48)
  
• angels and devils (11:10)
  
• giblet (8:29)
  
• phase 1.2.3.4 (9:24)
  
• recap session (interview) (1:44)
  
• musicians and magic (interview) (8:49)

albert ayler “the hilversum session” compact disc

• angels (6:53)
  
• the wizard (c.a.c.) (4:59)
  
• ghosts (7:28)
  
• infant happiness (6:06)
  
• spirits (9:10)
  
• no name (5:44)

norman howard “burn baby burn” compact disc

• the sound from there (6:57)
  
• bug out (7:07)
  
• deep black mystery (5:59)
  
• time and units (1:50)
  
• sad miss holiday (10:25)
  
• nxjx (3:59)
  
• haunted (10:08)burn baby burn (5:17)

albert ayler “slug’s saloon” double compact disc set

• truth is marching in (10:10)
  
• our prayer (12:19)
  
• bells (18:00)
  
  
• ghosts (23:08)
  
• initiation (16:32)

pharoah sanders “pharoah's first” compact disc

• seven by seven (26:20)
  
• bethera (23:40)

• bernard stollman meets pharoah sanders (0:57)
  
• coming to new york (0:28)
  
• meeting sun ra (1:23)
  
• meeting john coltrane (2:11)
  
• comments on other musicians (1:51)
  
• playing with don cherry (2:15)
  
• the scene (1:18)
  
• why the music changes (2:11)

ronnie boykins “the will come, is now” compact disc

• the will come, is now (12:33)
  
• starlight at the wonder inn (7:33)
  
• demon's dance (3:21)
  
• dawn is evening
  
• afternoon (6:19)
  
• tipping on heels (4:50)
  
• the third i (12:26)

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esp 3026 ronnie boykins - the will come, is now legendary sun ra-bassist ronnie boykins stepped out on his own for his first and only release as a leader on, "the will come, is now".   he was invited by esp in 1964 to record his own album, and in february 1974, he told esp that he was finally ready, and the session took place later that month. this recording not only features boykins' solid abilities as a bassist, including his marvelous arco work, but also his talents as a composer and arranger. in addition, one is treated to an all-natural bass sound, a rare sound during this particular era of jazz history.  in septet format, boykins' six originals create a variety of moods and textures that not only evokes the music of sun ra but also reflects boykins' own sensibilities as an artist. personnel marzette watts (engineer) ronnie boykins (bass, sousaphone , bells, shaker) joe ferguson (flute, soprano sax, tenor sax, shaker) art lewis (percussion, drums, bells, shaker) jimmy vass (flute, alto sax, soprano sax, bells, shaker monty waters (alto, soprano, bells, shaker) george avaloz (conga, bells, shaker) daoud haroom (trombone, bells, shaker)

charles manson “lie” compact disc

• look at your game
  
• girl (2:01)
  
• ego (2:27)
  
• mechanical man (3:15)
  
• people say i'm no good (3:16)
  
• home is where you're happy (1:26)
  
• arkansas (3:03)
  
• i'll never say never to always (0:39)
  
• garbage dump (2:32)
  
• don't do anything illegal (2:49)
  
• sick city (1:32)
  
• cease to exist (2:11)
  
• big iron door (1:09)
  
• i once knew a man (2:31)
  
• eyes of a dreamer (2:33)
  
• devil man (2:30)
  
• the more you love (1:41)
  
• two pair of shoes (1:56)
  
• maiden with green eyes (remember me) (1:24)
  
• swamp girl (1:57)
  
• bet you think i care (2:11)
  
• look at your game
  
• girl (alt. version) (1:45)
  
• interview (3:16)
  
• who to blame (2:27)
  
• true love you will find (2:52)
  
• my world (1:45)
  
• invisible tears (1:33)

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esp 2003 charles manson - sings charles manson visited new york city in the early 60s with his guitar and his songs in a vain search for recognition. in beverly hills, famous musicians gave him their studio to produce this album. he has vocal backup from the women of the "family". during a stay in a san francisco prison, he met a fellow inmate, and gave him the album to release. while manson was being tried and convicted of participation in the murder spree, the government attempted to discredit the hippie movement by citing him as an example, hoping to defuse the rising tide of anger among the population over the war in viet nam. because his songs were considered musically and historically significant, this record was released briefly by esp in 1974, and is now being reissued. all royalties are paid to the son of one of the victims, who obtained a judgment against manson. personnel charles manson: lead vocals, rhythm guitar, tympani bobby beausoleil: electric guitar paul watkins: french horn catherine shore: violin dianne lake: recorder steve grogan: electric bass mary brunner: flute, vocals on track 4 nancy pittman: vocals on track 6 sandra good, catherine share, lynette fromme, nancy pittman & cho-cho: backup vocals

cromagnon “cave rock” compact disc

• caledonia (4:23)
  
• ritual feast of the libido (3:28)
  
• organic sundown (7:13)
  
• fantasy (7:19)
  
• crow of the black tree (9:39)
  
• genitalia (2:45)
  
• toth, scribe i (10:38)
  
• first world of bronze (2:47)

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esp 2001 cromagnon - cave rock already commercially successful as tune-smiths for teenyboppers, austin grasmere and brian elliot approached bernard stollman looking to focus their talents on something more original and unrestrained. stollman asked, “what would be your theme?” and elliot replied: “everything is  one.” bernard said, “go do it.”  what followed was cromagnon's (grasmere, elliot and the connecticut tribe) non-linear journey through the subconscious, weaving together bizarre instrumentation and meter with a psychotic blending of musical styles. bagpipes, pounding percussion, blood-curdling yelps, chanting, laughing, and billowing subterranean rumblings create the otherworldly soundscape that is cave rock. heralded as one of the best freak-out records of all time, cave rock was ridiculously ahead of its time and brings to mind the savage sound-fuckery of nurse with wound and throbbing gristle as well as the hallucinations of early red krayola. personnel austin grasmere (lead vocals, music) brian elliot (lead vocals, music) connecticut tribe: peter bennett (bass) jimmy bennett (guitar, bagpipes) vinnie howley (guitar) sal salgado (percussion) nelle tresselt (honorary tribe member) mark payuk (vocals) gary leslie (vocals, multi-sound effects)

mij “yodelling astrologer” compact disc

• two stars (3:57)
  
• grok (martian love call) (7:06)
  
• romeo & juliet (3:18)
  
• little boy (4:21)
  
• lookin' out today (3:43)
  
• door keys (4:49)
  
• planet of a flower (4:22)
  
• never be free (4:25)
  
• look into the (k)night (8:01)

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esp 1098 mij - yodeling astrologer when mij, aka jim holmberg was found by esp, yodeling by the fountain in washington square park, on a hot, summer sunday afternoon, he explained that an auto accident had fractured his skull and impaired his hearing. but it had also altered his perceptions and enabled him to do things that he did not understand, but which worked musically. the next day esp sent him into the studio. with onno scholtze's help, mij explored the possibilities of multiple reverb to provide a series of echoes for his yodeling. when the project was completed, both participants continued to reverberate. they may be reverberating still. personnel jim holmberg: vocals and guitar

the levitts “we are the levitts” compact disc

• the saints of my city are children (4:46)
  
• notes so high (6:01)
  
• fun city (4:26)
  
• then was then (2:36)
  
• springtime (2:58)
  
• candy (2:48)
  
• once i had a little duck (0:40)
  
• departed hymn (3:45)
  
• o amor em paz (4:34)
  
• spring can really hang you the most (4:30)
  
• we're all through (5:20)

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esp 1095 levitts - we are the levitts... 13 year old guitarist sean levitt was improvising on a borrowed guitar at the central park fountain for a young attentive audience when he was spotted by esp. while being auditioned, sean mentioned his musical family, which included his father, drummer al levitt; his mother, vocalist stella levitt; his 15 year old drummer brother george; his singing sisters michele (16), minou (14) and teresa (11); and his two younger brothers billy (9) and robin (6) who had not as yet chosen their instruments. although billy was convinced that if he could get his hands on a flute, he could play it. personnel the levitt family: al, stella, michele, teresa, minou, sean, george, robin with ronnie cuber, eddie schu, bob leeman, chick corea, larry provost, evaline steinbock, ted kotick, don heller.

the holy modal rounders “indian war whoop” compact disc

• jimmy and crash survey the universe (0:47)
  
• indian war whoop (2:55)
  
• sweet apple cider (3:08)
  
• soldier's joy (2:49)
  
• cocaine blues (2:44)
  
• sky divers (5:05)
  
• the second-hand watch (0:58)
  
• radar blues (5:37)
  
• the i.w.w. song (4:07)
  
• football blues (1:45)
  
• bay rum blues (2:17)
  
• morning glory (0:40)

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esp 1068 holy modal rounders - indian war whoop the year 1967 proved to be a strong point of the 60’s generation culture and the ever growing new york underground music scene with the likes of david peel & the lower east side, the velvet underground, the godz, the fugs, and the holy modal rounders. the music is reflective of the time, and would prove to be the setting of a musical foundation for the group. personnel peter stampfel: electric fiddle, vocals steve weber: guitar, vocals lee crabtree: piano, organ sam shepard: drums antonia, barbara & wendy: vocals

har-you percussion group “sounds of the ghetto youth” compact disc

• feed me good (3:14)
  
• barrets bag (4:44)
  
• ngoma (6:00)
  
• oua-train (5:26)
  
• welcome to the party (4:01)
  
• santa cruz (5:52)
  
• tico (6:06)
  
• har-you theme (1:26)
  
• montego joe's har-you postscript (13:39)

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esp 1067 har you percussion group - songs from the ghetto youth a fantastic mix of funky bass, heavy drums, burning horn lines and soulful vocals, this latin-soul group was the exciting result of the harlem youth act of 1964. led by master conga player montego joe, this ranks as one of the great latin releases of all-time and has become a highly-sought after classic amongst djs, dance enthusiasts, and record collectors. digitally remastered in digipak format, songs from the ghetto youth with the monster tracks "welcome to the party," "feed me good," and "oua-train". as a bonus, there is a track where leader montego joe reminisces about the har you project. personnel roger 'montego joe' sanders, allen ray, nelson sanamiago, joffre marchand, stafford osborne, dennis taitt, david 'mousie' edmead, nick kirksey, john moody, andrei strobert, joseph jimenez, gordon 'spider' jones, myles matthews, sam turner, billy king, antonio santa cruz

steve lacy “forest and the zoo” compact disc

• forest (20:54)
  
• zoo (20:57)

patty waters “college tour” long playing record

• song of clifford (4:09)
  
• hush little baby with ba ha bad (which means "kingdom of god" in persian) (6:32)
  
• wild is the wind (5:53)
  
• prayer (2:53)
  
  
• it never entered my mind (4:26)
  
• song of life with hush little baby (4:44)
  
• song of the one (i love) or love, my love (7:25)

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esp 1055 patty waters - college tour in the spring of 1966, esp was given a grant by the new york state council on the arts, to tour the five colleges in the state with music departments. artists for this tour included the sun ra arkestra, burton greene, patty waters, giuseppi logan and ran blake. accompanied by an all star backup group from among the participants, patty's performances resulted in the album, "college tour", her second recording for esp-disk'. the album expands upon the vocal acrobatics that were heard on her first recording, "sings". "college tour" won second place for vocal recording in jazz and pop magazine in 1970. patty waters is internationally recognized as one of the first major avant-garde vocalists. her esp-disk' recordings cemented her reputation as a vocal innovator, and according to liner notes and public opinion, one whose influence extended beyond jazz to yoko ono and diamanda galas.  personnel giuseppi logan (fl -1,2,4,6,7) dave burrell (p -1,2,4,6,7) burton greene (p -3) ran blake (p -5) perry lind (b -1,2,4,6,7) steve tintweiss (b -3) scobe stroman (d -1,2,4,6,7) shelly rustein (d -3) patty waters (vo)

james zitro “zitro” compact disc

• freeken (22:07)
  
• happy pretty (13:48)
  
• fourth (5:07)

gunter hampel “music from europe” compact disc

• assemblage (22:00)
  
• heroicredolphysiognomystery (11:41)
  
• make love not war to everybody (8:48)

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esp 1042 gunter hampel group - music from europe recorded in baarn, holland on december 21st, 1966, music from europe was a strong statement of european free jazz from one of its first and strongest leaders, gunter hampel. over the beautifully structured compositional suites are strong blowing and improvising by both reedmen (hampel, breuker) and the elastic rhythm section (veening, courbois). personnel willem breuker: soprano,alto, tenor baritone sax, clarinet, bass clarinet gunter hampel: vibraphone, bass clarinet, flute piet veening: bass pierre courbois: percussion

marion brown “why not?” compact disc

• la sorrella (11:34)
  
• fortunato (8:38)
  
• why not? (7:00)
  
• homecoming (10:15)

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esp 1040 marion brown - why not? alto saxophonist marion brown played on john coltrane's ascension, and has worked closely with leading figures of the jazz avant-garde, including sun ra and archie shepp, however, his lyrical, and even tender tone sets him apart from the more strident voices of his musical generation. "why not" represents some brilliant early work by brown, which is both soulful and wildly adventurous. after "why not" brown went on to record over a dozen records as a leader. included on this outing are the recently passed rhythm team of norris "sirone" jones on bass and rashied ali on drums. personnel marion brown (as) stanley cowell (p) norris "sirone" jones (b) rashied ali (d)

sonny simmons “staying on the watch” compact disc

• metamorphosis (11:52)
  
• a distant voice (7:34)
  
• city of david (15:22)
  
• interplanetary travelers (9:35)

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esp 1030 sonny simmons - staying on the watch the noted west coast composer makes his esp debut accompanied by his then wife, barbara donald, on trumpet, teddy smith on bass, john hicks on piano and marvin pattillo on percussion. recorded august 1966, staying on the watch is an important infusion of straight-ahead and avant jazz. barbara donald is a superb trumpeter who has made a stern contribution to the legacy of women performers and has been widely written about. also, pianist john hicks, who makes his new york debut on the record, went on to become one of the most prolific pianists in jazz. personnel barbara donald: trumpet sonny simmons: alto sax john hicks: piano teddy smith: bass marvin pattillo: percussion

charles tyler “ensemble” compact disc

• strange uhuru (10:01)
  
• lacy's out east (6:38)
  
• three spirits (8:07)
  
• black mysticism (9:15)

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esp 1029 charles tyler - charles tyler ensemble charles tyler, from albert ayler's band, makes a startling statement on his debut solo record. his group, featuring an unusual instrumentation of cello, bass, drums, orchestra vibes, and saxophone, plays through his original compositions and showcases some heated solos. although primarily known as a baritone sax player, charles tyler is featured on alto sax yet his sound and concept are fully evident on this record. personnel charles tyler: alto sax charles moffett: orchestra vibes joel freedman: cello henry grimes: bass ronald shannon jackson: drums

dr. timothy leary “turn on, tune in, drop out” compact disc

• a message to young people (2:30)
  
• castalia foundation (3:36)
  
• there's a red chimney (2:42)
  
• an ancient trade union (2:12)
  
• not an idle fantasy (2:45)
  
• the taking of lsd (2:14)
  
• sensory paradise (4:29)
  
• why is it? (1:12)
  
• early in the life of every mammal (2:35)
  
• my problem (2:51)
  
• elevation of human conciousness (2:06)
  
• the oldest law (2:20)
  
• psychochemical revolution (4:01)
  
• turn on, tune in, drop out (2:12)
  
• within the temple of your body (0:55)
  
• our present adult culture (4:30)
  
• the aspect of marijuana (2:45)
  
• training and sensitivity required (2:05)
  
• lesson number one (2:34)
  
• every baby that is born (3:57)
  
• every time (1:26)
  
• one final word (2:50)

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esp 1027 timothy leary - turn on, tune in, drop out this cd release of dr. leary’s "turn on, tune in, drop out" is the first ever reissue of the esp-disk’ vinyl edition originally released in 1966. this unadorned spoken word recording of the 60’s icon, timothy leary ("the most dangerous man alive"), was recorded at the famous millbrook, new york estate just before his famous residency was ended by repeated raids and arrests by g. gordon liddy. though the album title, turn on, tune in, drop out, became a clichéd rallying cry for a whole generation, it was presented to the public here for the first time. in this document he presents his ideas on drugs, current events and cultural phenomena, with recollections of earlier experiences and experiments; all delivered in a straight ahead, quiet manner even though the content is downright subversive and confrontational. an absolute must for anyone interested in the 1960’s or countercultural thinking of any era. personnel timothy leary, ph.d

henry grimes “trio” compact disc

• fish story (4:32)
  
• for django (11:09)
  
• walk on (3:11)
  
• saturday night what th' (3:33)
  
• the call (7:53)
  
• son of alfalfa (3:22)

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esp 1026 henry grimes - the call as one of the most recorded in the esp-disk' catalog (including 1020, 1023, 1029, 1044.), henry grimes made his debut on esp with perry robinson on clarinet, lending his unique klezmer approach to the new music. this adventurous album is motivating and inviting to the listener, and falls into the diversity of the esp-disk' catalog. personnel henry grimes: bass perry robinson: clarinet tom price: drums

albert ayler “spirits rejoice” compact disc

• spirits rejoice (11:39)
  
• holy family (2:13)
  
• d.c. (8:00)
  
• angels (5:28)
  
• prophet (5:34)

“new york eye & ear control” compact disc

• don's dawn (1:03)
  
• a y (21:22)
  
• itt (23:23)

milford graves “percussion ensemble” compact disc

• nothing 5-7 (2:37)
  
• nothing 11-10 (6:25)
  
• nothing 19 (7:30)
  
• nothing 13 (5:16)
  
• nothing (11:54)

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esp 1015 milford graves - percussion ensemble percussionist milford graves recorded his first and only esp-disk' recording on august 5th, 1966 along with fellow percussionist, the late sonny morgan. according to milford graves, the titles were given numbers according to how many beats were in each measure. milford graves has been one of the main drummers in the free mode scene (known for skillful inclusion of asian and african rhythmic ingredients into his solos). he worked with the new york art quartet, giuseppi logan, albert ayler, don pullen, andrew cyrille and many more. this unique combination of percussion conversations between milford graves is a welcomed addition in the new series of digipak re-issues. liner notes, photos and more... digitally remastered from the original tapes. personnel milford graves: drums, bells, gongs, shakers sunny morgan: drums, bells

giuseppe logan “quartet” compact disc

• tabla suite (5:49)
  
• dance of satan (6:20)
  
• dialogue (8:25)
  
• taneous (11:57)
  
• bleeker partita (15:37)

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esp 1007 giuseppi logan - quartet on november 11th, 1964, giuseppi logan went to bell sound studios to record his first album for the newly formed esp-disk label. bernard stollman discovered giuseppi and others who would form the nucleus of his label at the october revolution concert of 1964. for the recording, giuseppi chose friends and fellow music companions don pullen and milford graves, and added bassist extraordinaire eddie gomez. the session is rich with imagination, and added to the dimension of musicians who would become the roster of esp-disk'. personnel giuseppi logan: alto sax, tenor sax, pakistani oboe, bass clarinet, flute don pullen: piano eddie gomez: bass milford graves: drums, tabla

new york art quartet “new york art quartet” compact disc

• short (8:22)
  
• black dada nihilisus (3:37)
  
• sweet (8:24)
  
• rosmosis (4:56)
  
• untitled (9:53)
  
• no. 6 (8:07)