NEW PHAROAH SANDERS / SUN RA RELEASE ON ESP

The ESP record label is releasing a 4 CD box on the early years of Pharoah Sanders this very month.

• pharoah sanders: in the beginning - 1963 - 1964
  (2011, 4cd, usa, esp 4069)

The box includes recordings of Pharoah Sanders Quintet plus collaborations with the Don Cherry Quintet, the Paul Bley Quartet, and with Sun Ra.
Disc three and four of the box present the Sun Ra Arkestra with Pharoah Sanders, live at the Judson Hall on December 30 and 31, 1964.

Here's two promotional videos for this box set, with Pharoah telling how he met Sun Ra and some great music samples.

ZAPPATIKA IN A HENDRIX MOOD

Here's Zappatika in a Hendrix mood: "Are We All Confuzed".
Straight from the mixing desk at Zappanale 2010.

THE MÖRGLBL TRIO - THE MÖRGLBL TRIO

• the mörglbl trio: the mörglbl trio !!
  (1998, cd, france, private release)

In 1998 The Mörglbl Trio recorded its first album: Ivan Rougny on bass, Jean-Pierre Frelezeau on drums and the fabulous Christophe Godin on guitar.
Later, The Mörglbl Trio changed its name to Mörglbl. The band played at Zappanale in 2007. The festival had already featured Christophe Godin in 2002 when he had teamed up with Pierrejean Gaucher for one of the best gigs in Zappanale history.
Christophe Godin does have this thing with unpronounceable names as he also perfoms with Gnô, and with 2G.

"The Mörglbl Trio" was the trio's first release. It was a private release and you should consider the album as rather hard to find. The music on the album is great. Instrumental, guitar-orientated rock music. Right up my alley.

Here's some "2G" for you: Christophe Godin & Pierrejean Gaucher.

And here's some more freaky guitar stuff!!

KIMONO DRAGGIN'

a message from Kimono Draggin'

Fans/Friends,
Kimono Draggin' have made it to the final 30 in the 2011 Verbicide Unsigned Band contest. Please go to their profile on Verbicide Magazine and vote for them! These guys are seriously the most active band that isn't together!

http://www.verbicidemagazine.com/unsigned/2011/12/kimono-draggin/

FRANK LAMMERS' CAPTAIN BEEFHEART TRIBUTE

At this very moment, Wednesday evening 2011/12/07, Frank Lammers and the Noord Nederlands Theater are performing "Low Yo Yo Stuff" at 'De Effenaar' in Eindhoven, NL.

It's a Beefheart tribute with live music.
Noord Nederlands Toneel with: Frank Lammers + The Magic Band: René van Barneveld (ex-Urban dance Squad) + Joost Buis (o.a. The Ex) + Richard Heijerman (Morzelpronk / Sjako) + Wouter Planteijdt (Sjako!) + Dolf Planteijdt (Morzelpromk)

-- info: Jan van Kemenade

GARY LUCAS

"Gary Lucas Plays Bohemian Classics" is a new Gary Lucas album. Released on the Czech Faust Records label.

GLENN FERRIS

Bobby Bradford, Mark Dresser and former Zappa trombonist Glenn Ferris recorded an album entitled "Live In L.A.".
Nice anecdote: it got recorded in Bruce Fowler's house, another famous Zappa trombone player.

• bradford, dresser & ferris: live in l.a.
  (2011 cd, usa, ??) - recorded at tom fowler's house

-- info: Danny Mathys

STEVE VAI ON RADIO 4

The Steve Vai newsletter said that the world premiere of "The Middle Of Everywhere" got performed by the Noord Nederlands Orkest on november 17 & 19.

• 2011/11/17 Noord Nederlands Orkest, cond.Michel Tabachnik - concert 'Vredenburg Leeuwenbrecht', Utrecht, NL
  new orchestra piece: 'The Middle Of Everywhere'



• 2011/11/19 Noord Nederlands Orkest, cond.Michel Tabachnik - concert 'Vredenburg Leeuwenbrecht', Utrecht, NL
  new orchestra piece: 'The Middle Of Everywhere'

A recording of the world premiere will be broadcast on Dutch Radio 4 on 2011/12/13.

-- info: JP

DWALMACAT 449

Go to
http://www.fmbrussel.be/programmas/dwalmacat.aspx
and click on “Luister” to enjoy

• LOU REED & METALLICA – Junior dad


• KING CRIMSON – Starless


• GENESIS – The knife


• THE SHARKS – Brown eyed boy


• KAMAGURKA & DE VLAAMSE PRIMITIEVEN – Constant degoutant


• HUMBLE PIE – Hallelujah (I love her so)


• LEWIS FUREY – Rubber gun show

THE RESIDENTS - TALKING LIGHT: BIMBO'S

• the residents: talking light - bimbo's
  (2011, dvd, usa, mvd5251d)

"Bimbo's" presents a concert from The Residents' recent Talking Light show. I saw it in Brussels last year. An excellent concert by Randy, Chuck and Bob.

Essential.
Here's a little youtube vid from the Paris gig from November last year.