Mese: Aprile 2012

Stone Alliance – Heads Up

 

All compositions Perla Music (ASCAP)
Except “Pedra da Lua,” and “Para Los Papinos” (Publisher Unknown)
Michael and Randy Brecker Courtesy of Arista Records
Alex Acuna Courtesy of Elektra/Asylum Records
Recorded and re-mixed by Gene Perla at Red gate Studio, kent, new York in 1979 and 1980
Additional recording by Lois Oki at Captain Audio, Toronto and David Stone at Right Track Recording, New York City
“Tribute to Afreeka” recorded at Secret Sound Studio, New York City in 1974
Don Alias and Alex Acuna use Slingerland percussion exclusively
Thank you to my brother Fred Alias for his help and cooperation
Cover Design by Anne Maria Schnider
Produced by Gene Perla

Copyright 1980 P. M. Records, Inc.

Don Alias: Drums, Congas, Percussion, Voice
Gene Perla: Bass, Acoustic Piano, Voice
Kenny Kirkland: Keyboards
Bob Mintzer: Tenor Saxophone
Jan Hammer: Keyboards
Michael Brecker: Tenor Saxophone
Alex Acuna: Drums
Robert Piltch: Guitar
David Liebman: Soprano Saxophone
Randy Brecker: Fluglehorn
Alan Rubin: Cornet
Jim Pugh: Trombone
Bob Smith: Trombone

1. Georgia O’ (Don Alias) 6:00
Michael–Tenor Sax
Jan–Keyboards
Gene–Bass
Alex–Drums
Don–Congas
Arranged by Don

2. Pedra Da Lua (Toninho Horta) 5:45
Bob M–Tenor Sax
Kenny–Keyboard
Gene-Bass
Don–Percussion
Arranged by Gene, Don, and Kenny

3. Aunt Remus (Gene Perla) 3:30
Jan–Keyboards
Robert–Guitar
Gene-Bass
Don-Percussion
Alan-Cornet
Randy–Fluglehorn
Jim–Trombone
Bob S–Trombone
Arranged by Gene

4. Tribute To Afreeka (Don Alias) 4:47
Jan–Keyboards
Gene-Bass
Don-Percussion
Arranged by Don

5. Uncle Jemima (Don Alias) 4:30
Bob M–Tenor Sax
Kenny–Keyboards
Gene–Bass
Don–Drums
Arranged by Gene, Don, and Kenny

6. Kimmy And Donnie (Don Alias) 3:48
David–Soprano Sax
Kenny–Keyboards
Gene–Bass, Acoustic Piano and Voice
Don–Guitar, Percussion and Voice
Arranged by Gene, Don, and Kenny

7. Trampoline (Gene Perla) 4:14
Bob M–Bass Clarinet
Kenny–Keyboards
Robert–Guitar
Gene–Bass
Don–Percussion
Arranged by Gene

8. Para Los Papinos (Para Qie Megas) (Orlando Lopez) 6:13
    Bob M–Flute
Kenny–Keyboards
Gene–Bass
Don–Congas

Miroslav Vitous – Live at ‘Onkel Pö’ in Hamburg, Germany, 1980-01-31

Details:
MIROSLAV VITOUS QUARTET
Live at ‘Onkel Pö’ in Hamburg, Germany, 1980-01-31LINEUP
Miroslav Vitous -b
John Surman -sax,bcl
Kenny Kirkland -p
Jon Christensen -d
TRACKS
01. SILVER LAKE 12.24
02. WHEN FACE GETS PALE 9.34
03. REVISED EDITION 15.48
04. MOUNTAIN IN THE CLOUDS 14.10
Total Time: 51.57 min
Vitous of course is perhaps most noted as being a founder member of Weather Report, so was in the vanguard of early fusion. He also played in the excellent trio with Chick Corea and Roy Haynes, and more lately with Jan Garbarek.
I don’t know whether this quartet played together often, but on this recording they really get it together. The first track is reminiscent of WR, Surman even sounding remarkably like Wayne Shorter. The third track starts off with a ferocious soprano solo from Surman, and turns into one of the numbers from an early album of his, I don’t recall which one.
I’d never heard of Kenny Kirkland, but apparently he played with Wynton and Branford Marsalis among others and featured on Vitous’s ECM recordings. He had a drugs problem and died at an early age in 1998.
This is a very good quality FM broadcast. Thanks to ricola for seeding.

Shunzo Ohno – Quarter Moon

Quarter Moon

Published: 1981

All tunes written by Shunzo Ohno
Recorded 20-29 May 1979 at Electric Lady Studio, New York.
Produced by Shigeyuki Kawashima and George Nishimura for Wave Inc.
Engineer David Wittman

MUSICIANS:
Shunzo Ohno – Trumpet & Keyboards
Jeff Laton – Guitar
TM Stevens – Bass
Marcus Miller – Bass
Carter Jefferson – Sax
Onaje Allan Gumbs – Keyboards
Kenny Kirkland – Keyboards
Victor Lewis – Drums
Sue Evans – Congas
Vivien Cherry,
Yvonne Lewis and
Ullanda McCullough – Background Vocals

 

TRACKS:

  1. Fatback
  2. May
  3. Jeff
  4. In The Sky
  5. Autumn Rain
  6. The Dawn
  7. Quarter Moon
  8. We Will

Kazumi Watanabe – To Chi Ka

 

Label: Columbia
Released: 1980
Genre: Fusion

MUSICIANS:
Kazumi Watanabe : acoustic nad electric guitars, guitar synth
Warren Bernhardt : synthesizer, keyboards, oberheim
Michael Brecker : tenor sax
Peter Erskine : drums
Kenny Kirkland: piano, keyboards
Joe Caro: guitar
Sammy Figueroa: percussion
Tony Levin: bass, fretless bass
Mike Mainieri : vibraphone
Marcus Miller : bass
Ed Walsh : synthesizer, programming, oberheim
Steve Jordan: Percussione

 

TRACKS:

  1. Liquid Fingers 4:57
  2. Black Canal 6:46
  3. To Chi Ka 3:35
  4. Cokumo Island 8:52
  5. Unicorn 4:45
  6. Don’t Be Silly 5:42
  7. Sayonara 5:29
  8. Manhattan Flu Dance 6:03