Not as many new releases this time out; perhaps things are finally slowing down for this year. There are some though: Toronto trumpeter Lina Allemano, the very offbeat Bacchanalia Orchestra from The Netherlands, saxophonists Thomas Agergaard from Denmark & Desiderio Lazaro from Portugal, and a very strong quartet from Italy on “Another Point Of View”. Turning to a little catch-up seemed in order, so you’ll hear more of Benjamin Koppel’s “White Buses”, more from Hora Records’ latest releases, some Clean Feed releases, and a track from “Modern Art Trio”, and one of the noted recordings of the early European Free Jazz scene, featuring Italian pianist Franco D’Andrea. Opening things up? — two “picks” that popped up consecutively on my car stereo. (That’s happened before!).
00:00 Emile Parisien * Louise – Act Music * Jojo * France
05:18 Charles Lloyd Quartet * Dream Weaver: Meditation/Dervish Dance – Atlantic * Dream Weaver * USA
16:38 Host speaks
18:39 Lino Allemano * Canons – Lumo * Canon Of Sorts * Canada
24:10 Slawek Pezda Quartet * Tribute To Tenor Legends – Faber * Placebo * Poland
31:42 Grzegorz Tarwid Trio * Flowers – Clean Feed * Baiao-B * Poland
38:09 Host speaks
39:35 Bacchanalia Orchestra * Live At Sexyland – Doek Raw * Bebe Lento * Netherlands
46:27 Trespass Trio * Live In Oslo – Clean Feed * A Desert On Fire A Forest * Sweden
51:51 Host speaks
52:55 Harrison Bankhead Quartet * Velvet Blue – Engine Studios * Ancestors Of The Pharoahs Of Nabta Playa * USA
1:01:52 Zenophilia * Come On Down (And Follow Us) – Hora * Ivano Bordon * Italy
1:07:17 Arch Trio * Arch Trio – Hora * Jaw * Italy
1:14:33 Unscientific Italians * Plays The Music Of Bill Frisell Vol. 2 – Hora * Egg Radio * Italy
1:23:01 Host speaks
1:24:34 Pietro Rosato, Livio Bartolo, Pasquale Gadaleta & Francesco Cusa * Another Point Of View – Improvisatore Involluntario * Mbira * Italy
1:31:55 William Parker Quartet * Raining On The Moon – Thirsty Ear * James Baldwin To The Rescue * USA
1:40:01 Adam Pieronczyk * On The Way – Self-released * Little Beings From The Basswood * Poland
1:46:29 Host speaks
1:48:32 Benjamin Koppel * White Buses – Passage To Freedom – Cowbell * Testimonial VI * Denmark
1:49:41 Benjamin Koppel * White Buses – Passage To Freedom – Cowbell * The Planes In The Sky * Denmark
1:52:10 Benjamin Koppel * White Buses – Passage To Freedom – Cowbell * Testimonial VII * Denmark
1:52:34 Benjamin Koppel * White Buses – Passage To Freedom – Cowbell * Rumours * Denmark
1:53:32 Benjamin Koppel * White Buses – Passage To Freedom – Cowbell * Testimonial VIII * Denmark
1:54:50 Benjamin Koppel * White Buses – Passage To Freedom – Cowbell * Die Danen Raus * Denmark
1:56:39 Benjamin Koppel * White Buses – Passage To Freedom – Cowbell * Testimonial IX * Denmark
1:57:12 Benjamin Koppel * White Buses – Passage To Freedom – Cowbell * My Father * Denmark
1:57:55 Benjamin Koppel * White Buses – Passage To Freedom – Cowbell * Testimonial X * Denmark
1:58:16 Benjamin Koppel * White Buses – Passage To Freedom – Cowbell * The White Bus * Denmark
1:59:21 Koppel-Colley-Blade Collective * Perspective – Cowbell * For Sy Johnson * Denmark
2:05:26 Yuhan Su * Liberated Gesture – Sunnyside * Siren Days * Taiwan
2:12:51 Host speaks
2:14:47 Thomas Agergaard * Narrrations – Self-released * UFO Study Begins * Denmark
2:23:08 Dreamstruck * With Grace In Mind – FSR Records * We All Make Mistakes * USA
2:30:26 Ivo Perelman * Seven Skies Orchestra – FSR Records * Eight * USA
2:37:24 Host speaks
2:39:27 Franco D’Andrea * Modern Art Trio – Gleam * U R W * Italy
2:46:51 Billy Mohler Quartet * Anatomy – Contagious * Equals * USA
2:53:56 Brom * Cardboard Sea – Tiger Moon * Cardboard Sea – Charming Chimes * Germany
2:58:50 Host speaks
3:00:07 Desiderio Lazaro Trio * Micrus – Sintoma * Meditation * Portugal