(Avantgarde Jazz, Experimental Big Band) [2xLP] [24/96] The Jazz Composer's Orchestra - 1968 (with Cecil Taylor, Don Cherry, Roswell Rudd, Pharoah Sanders, Larry Coryell, Gato Barbieri) FLAC (image+.cue)

LP1
Side 1:
COMMUNICATIONS #8    (Time: 13:52)
Recorded January 24, 1968
SOLOISTS:
Don Cherry — cornet
Gato Barbieri — tenor
ORCHESTRA:
Steve Lacy, Al Gibbons — sopranos
Gene Hull, Bob Donovan — altos
Lew Tabackin, George Barrow — tenors
Charles Davis — baritone
Lloyd Michels, Randy Brecker — fluegelhorns
Bob Northern, Julius Watkins — trench horns
Jimmy Knepper —trombone
Jack Jeffers — bass trombone
Howard Johnson — tuba
Carla Bley — piano
Kent Carter, Ron Carter, Richard Davis, Charlie Haden, Reggie Workman — basses
Andrew Cyrille — drums
COMMUNICATIONS #9    (Time 8:08)
Recorded May 8, 1968
SOLOIST:
Larry Coryell — guitar
ORCHESTRA:
Al Gibbons, Steve Marcus — sopranos
Frank Wess, Bob Donovan — altos
Lew Tabackin, George Barrow — tenors
Charles Davis — baritone
Lloyd Michels, Stephen Furtado — tluegelhorns
Bob Northern, Julius Watkins — trench horns
Jimmy Knepper — trombone
Jack Jeffers — bass trombone
Howard Johnson — tuba
Carla Bley — piano
Ron Carter, Eddie Gomez, Charlie Haden, Steve Swallow, Reggie Workman — basses
Beaver Harris — drums
Side 2:
COMMUNICATIONS #10   (Time 13:26)
Recorded May 8, 1968
SOLOIST:
Roswell Rudd — trombone
The bass introduction is played by Steve Swallow
ORCHESTRA: Same personnel as "Communications #9"
PREVIEW  (Time: 3:23)
Recorded May 8, 1968
SOLOIST:
Pharoah Sanders — tenor
ORCHESTRA: Same personnel as "Communications #9"
LP2
Side 1:
COMMUNICATIONS #11 - Part 1 (Time: 15:10)
Side 2:
COMMUNICATIONS #11 - Part 2 (Time: 17:47)
Recorded June 20 & 21, 1968
SOLOIST:
Cecil Taylor — piano
ORCHESTRA:
Al Gibbons, Steve Marcus —sopranos
Bob Donovan, Jimmy Lyons — altos
Lew Tabackin, Gato Barbieri — tenors
Charles Davis — baritone
Lloyd Michels, Stephen Furtado — fluegelhorns
Bob Northern, Julius Watkins — french horns
Jimmy Knepper — trombone
Jack Jeffers — bass trombone
Howard Johnson — tuba
Bob Cunningham, Charlie Haden, Reggie Johnson, Alan Silva, Reggie Workman - basses
Andrew Cyrille — drums
All music composed and conducted by Michael Mantler
Publisher: Alrac Music (BMI)
Recording Engineer: Paul Goodman
Recorded on 3M 8-track tape recorders in RCA Victor's Studio B, New York City.
The microphones used were of the following types:
Neuman U-67, Neuman U-56, Sennheiser 421, Shure 546, Electro-Voice RE-15.
This recording was made possible by The Jazz Composer's Orchestra Association,
in cooperation with the Farfield Foundation, Inc.
and with the kind help of several private individuals.
Produced and coordinated by Michael Mantler
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