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Willisau Jazz Festival

Willisau, Switzerland
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08/31/1975
Archie Shepp
Set 1Blues For Donald Duck
Invitation
In A Sentimental Mood
Ujamaa
Sonny's Back
Margy Pargy
CommentArchie Shepp (ts), Dave Burrell (p), Raphael Garrett (b), Oliver Johnson (d)
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08/31/1975
Archie Shepp & Horace Parlan
CommentFM
Archie Shepp (ts), Dave Burrell (p), Raphael Garrett (b), Oliver Johnson
(d)
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09/02/1978
Air (Threadgill, Hopkins, McCall)
CommentHenry Threadgill as,ss,ts,fl,a-fl,per,comp
Fred Hopkins b
Steve McCall d
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09/02/1978
Andrew Cyrille
CommentANDREW CYRILLE & MAONO:
Andrew Cyrille, dr
David S. Ware, ts
Ted Daniel, tp
Nick deGironamo, b
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09/03/1978
Max Roach Quartet
CommentCecil Bridgewater (tp), Billy Harper (ts), Calvin Hill (b), Max Roach (d)
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09/??/1978
Codona
Set 1New Light
Mumakata intro
Mumakata
Colemanwonder: Race Face/Sir Duke
Let Thy Wish Become My Desire
Que Faser
Like That of Sky/ Togo
Commentdon cherry, nana vancocelos, colin walcott
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09/01/1979
World Saxophone Quartet
CommentDavid Murray ten sax
Oliver Lake alto sax
Julius Hemphill alto sax
Hamiet Bluiett bar sax
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08/??/1980
Don Cherry
CommentDon Cherry & The Musical Monsters:
Don Cherry - trumpet
John Tchicai - reeds
Irene Schweitzer - piano
Leon Francoli - bass
Pierre Favre - drums
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08/03/1981
Pat Metheny & Charlie Haden
Set 1Turnaround
Offramp
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08/30/1981
Anthony Davis
Set 1Lady Of The Mirrors / Announcement AD
Fugitive Of Time / Announcement AD
Past Life
Wayang No. 4 (Under The Double Moon)
Announcement AD / A Walk Throught The Shadow
Announcement AD / Hocket In The Pocket
Announcement Speaker
CommentMarty Ehrlich,cl,bcl,fl
Terry King,vio
Anthony Davis,p
Rick Rozie,b
Pharoan akLaff,dr

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08/08/1982
Charles Lloyd
Set 1The Call
Tone Poem
Very Early
Wind in the Trees
Third Floor Richard
Forest Flower
CommentCharles Lloyd - Tenor Saxophone, Flute
Michel Petrucciani - Piano
Palle Danielsson - Bass
Son Ship Theus - Drums
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08/29/1982
John Carter & Bobby Bradford
Set 1Echoes From Willisau
Woman
Comin' On
Set 2Comin' On
Woodman's Hall Blues
Circle
CommentJohn Carter (cl), Bobby Bradford (cnt), John Lindberg (b), Steve Clover (d)
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08/30/1984
Didier Lockwood
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
CommentDidier Lockwood, viol
Philip Catherine, g
Christian Escoudé, g
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08/31/1984
Julius Hemphill Jah Band
CommentJulius Hemphill as,ss,fl
Nels Cline g
Steubig el-b
Alex Cline d
Juma Santos perc
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09/01/1989
Sun Ra
Set 1introductions
untitled improvisation (perc, ens, ts)
Discipline 27-II (Ra)
East of the Sun (Bowman) (JG voc)
Frisco Fog (Carr-Roberts)
I Dream too Much (Kern) (SR voc)
Queer Notions (Hawkins)
Someday My Prince Will Come (Churchill-Morey)
Blue Lou (Sampson) /cut
Blue Lou cont'd
Prelude to a Kiss (Ellington)
unidentified blues
Yeah Man! (Sissle-Henderson)
Let's Go Fly a Kyte (Sherman-Sherman) (ens voc)
We Travel The Spaceways (Ra) (ens voc)
CommentSun Ra (p, syn, voc)
Michael Ray (tp, voc)
Tyrone Hill (tb)
Julian Priester (tb)
Marshall Allen (as, fl, perc)
John Gilmore (ts, cl, timb, voc)
Leroy Taylor (Eloe Omoe) (as, bcl)
James Jacson (bsn, fl, Inf-d)
Noel Scott (as, bars)
Gerald Bruce Edwards (eg)
Muneer Abdul Fataah (Bernard Fennell) (clo)
Arthur E. Booth (b)
Peter Kowald (b)
Earl "Buster" Smith (d)
David Pleasant (perc)
Jorge Silva (repinique, perc, dance, voc)
Elson Dos Santos Nascimento (surdo grande, perc, dance, voc
June Tyson (voc, vln)
Pat Hall Smith (dance)
Arnette DeMille (dance)
Cheryl Banks (dance)
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09/02/1990
Anthony Braxton
CommentAnthony Braxton
Marilyn Crispell
Mark Dresser
Gerry Hemingway
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09/01/1991
John Scofield
Set 1... untitled (John Scofield)
Wabash III (John Scofield)
Meant To Be (John Scofield)
Stranger To The Light (John Scofield)
Since You Asked (John Scofield)
Chariots (John Scofield)
Keep Me In Mind (John Scofield)
CommentJohn Scofield [guitar]
Joe Lovano [tenor saxophone]
Marc Johnson [bass]
Bill Stewart [drums]

missing first tune 'Big Fan'

Total Time: 78:44
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07/??/1992
Oliver Lake, Reggie Workman & Andrew Cyrille
Set 1?
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?
?
CommentThe groups earliest released concert appearance !
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09/04/1994
Randy Weston
Set 1CD1
African Village
Blue Moses / Sidi Moussa
Azid El Mal
Set 2CD2
African Sunrise
02. Niger Mambo
CommentMusicians :

Randy Weston - pianoforte
Talib Kibwe - saxofono contralto
Stafford James - contrabasso
Neil Clarke - african percussione
Abdellah El Gourd - guinbri
Mustafa Oubella - shkashek
Abdenebi Oubella - shkashek
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09/01/1995
Abdullah Ibrahim
Set 1Namibia
Willisau Suite
??
Set 2??
??
African Marketplace
??
Whoza Mtwana
??
CommentAbdullah Ibrahim: piano, vocals
Basil Coetzee: tenor sax
Fezile Faku: trumpet
Marcus McLaurine: double bass
George Gray: drums
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09/02/1995
Sonny Simmons
CommentSonny Simmons (as, english horn), Hakim Bourname (b), Ronnie Burrage (d)
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09/03/1995
Myra Melford
CommentThe Same River Twice: Myra Melford (p), Dave Douglas (tp), Michael Moore (as, ss, cl), Erik Friedlander (clo), Michael Sarin (d, perc)
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08/30/1996
Vernon Reid & Elliott Sharp
CommentReid: guitar and rhythm programming
Sharp: guitar and bass clarinet
FM
1 Trk - 30 minutes
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08/31/1996
Bill Frisell & Joey Baron
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
CommentBill Frisell g
Joey Baron d
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08/30/1997
Ellery Eskelin
Set 1Canadian Sunset
Twisting The Jug
The People's Choice
Out Of It
The Sun Died
CA' Purange (inc)
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08/31/1997
C/D/E
CommentMarty Ehrlich (reeds), Mark Dresser (b), Andrew Cyrille (d)
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08/27/1998
Marilyn Crispell
Set 1Nothing ever was, anyway [7:10]
Cartoon [5:30]
unknown title [11:30]
Touching [8:20]
unknown title [10:00]
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08/27/1998
Marilyn Crispell, Gary Peacock & Paul Motian
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
CommentMarilyn Crispell p
Gary Peacock b
Paul Motian d
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08/28/1998
Nils Petter Molvaer
Set 1Intro
Ligotage
Platonic Years
Tragamar
Khmer
Song Of Sand
Tlon
CommentNils Petter Molvaer trumpet, electronics
Eivind Aarset guitar
Audun Erlien bass
Rune Arnesen drums
Per Lindvall drums
DJ Strangefruit turntables, electronics
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08/28/1998
John Zorn's Masada
Set 1Acharei Mot
Bacharach
Kochot
Tohorot
Katzatz
Bith - Aneth
Tiferet
CommentJohn Zorn - alto sax, Joey Baron - drums, Greg Cohen - acoustic bass, Dave Douglas - trumpet
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08/29/1998
The Bloomdaddies
CommentSeamus Blake (ts, elec), Chris Cheek (ts, elec), Jesse Murphy (el-b, voc), Dan Rieser (d), Jorge Rossy (d)
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08/27/1999
Ponga
CommentSkerik sax
Wayne Horvitz keys
Bobby Previte drums
Dave Palmer keys
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08/29/1999
Medeski Martin & Wood
31640
Set 1Improv > Start/Stop, Brigas Nunca Mais, The Lover > Improv, Seven Deadlies, Rise Up > Is There Anybody Here That Love My Jesus, Blue Pepper
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08/29/1999
John Zorn
Set 1The Lost Crowd
Shrek
TV Time
Encore
CommentJohn Zorn (sax)
John Medeski (keyboards)
Marc Ribot (guitar)
Kenny Wollesen (drums)
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08/29/1999
John Zorn's Emergency w/ Medeski & Ribot
Set 14 tracks [74:02]
The Lost Crowd
Shrek
TV Time
Encore
CommentEmergency!
John Zorn - sax
John Medeski - B3 organ
Marc Ribot - guitar
Kenny Wolleson - drums
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08/29/1999
John Zorn's Emergency w/ Medeski & Ribot
Set 14 tracks [74:02]
CommentEmergency!
John Zorn - sax
John Medeski - B3 organ
Marc Ribot - guitar
Kenny Wolleson - drums
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08/29/1999
John Zorn's Emergency
Set 1The Lost Crowd
Shrek
TV Time
Encore
CommentJohn Zorn (sax)
John Medeski (keyboards)
Marc Ribot (guitar)
Kenny Wollesen (drums)
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09/03/2000
John Scofield
Set 1G
Scarborough Fair
Chicken Dog
Name That Tune
Bedside Manner
Wee
Everybody's Party
When Sunny Gets Blue
CommentJohn Scofield, guitar
Steve Swallow, bass
Bill Stewart, drums
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09/03/2000
James Carter
Set 1Terminal B
Requiem For Hartford Avenue
There's a Paddle
CommentJames Carter - tenor sax, soprano sax
Jef Lee Johnson - guitar
G. Calvin Weston - drums
Jamalaadeen Tacuma - electric bass
Craig Taborn - keyboards
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08/30/2001
Jean Paul Bourelly
Set 1Nu Afro Blue
Invisible Indivisible
Three Chambers of Diop
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Rain
Silent Rain >
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Set 2
Set 3
CommentJean Paul Bourelly's Boom Bop:
Jean Paul Bourelly g,v
Archie Shepp ts,ss,v
Abdourahmane Diop perc,v
Carl Bourelly ky
Bibi Hammond b
Felix Sabal-Lecco d
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08/31/2001
Nils Petter Molvaer
Set 1Kakonita - Platonic Years
Solid Ether
Strigrif - Song of Sand
Tlon
Trip
CommentNils Petter Molvaer tp, leader
Eivind Aarseth g
Audun Erlien b
Rune Arnesen dr
DJ Strangefruit [Paal Nyhus] dj
Raymond Pelissier electr
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09/02/2001
Terri Lyne Carrington
CommentGary Thomas (ts), Nguy?n Le (g), Geri Allen (p, ky), Matthew Garrison (el-b), Terri Lyne Carrington (d)
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08/29/2002
Gianluigi Trovesi
CommentGianLuigi Trovesi alto sax, alto & bass clarinet
Roberto Bonati acoustic bass
Massimo Greco trumpet
Fulvio Maras percussion
Vittorio Marinoni drums
Marco Micheli electric bass
Marco Remondini cello, alto sax
Beppe Caruso tuba
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08/29/2002
Richard Galliano
CommentRichard Galliano Fisarmonica
Herv? Sellin piano
Jean Marc Philips violin
Sebastian Surel violin
Jean-Marc Apap viola
Henri Demarquette cello
St?phan Logerot bass
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08/28/2003
Rabih Abou-Khalil
CommentRabih Abou-Khalil (oud), Gavino Murgia (voc), Michel Godard (tu), Luciano Biondini (acc), Gabrielle Mirabassi (cl), Jarrod Cagwin (d)
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08/29/2003
Living Colour
Set 1Sacred ground
Time's up
Operation: mind control
Song without sin
Middle man
Flying
Ignorance is bliss
Pocket of tears
Go away
CommentVernon Reid: Guitar
Will Calhoun: Drums
Doug Wimbish: Bass
Corey Glover: Lead Vocals
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08/26/2004
Esbjörn Svensson Trio (E.S.T.)
Set 1Seven Days Of Falling
Elevation Of Love
Why She Couldn't Come
Mingle In The Mincing Machine
Believe Beleft Below
Definition Of A Dog
From Gagarin's Point Of View
Behind The Yashmak
The Chapel
Set 2
Set 3
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08/28/2004
Rebekka Bakken
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
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09/01/2005
Saxophone Summit
CommentJoe Lovano (ts, fl), Dave Liebman (ts, ss, fl), Phil Markowitz (p), Cecil McBee (b), Billy Hart (d)
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09/03/2005
Tomasz Stanko & Bobo Stenson
Set 1Tales From A Girl
Come Sunday
So What?
Miniature
Solar
Morning Heavy Song
African Flower
Sleep Safe And Warm
CommentTomasz Stanko - Trumpet
Bobo Stenson - Grand Piano
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09/04/2005
Don Byron
CommentIvey-Divey: Don Byron (cl, ts), Jason Moran (p), Billy Hart (d)
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09/02/2006
Nils Wogram
CommentNils Wogram (tb), Steffen Schorn (bs, bcl), Claudio Puntin (cl), Tolman Ehrhorn (ts), Frank Speer (as), Stephan Meinberg (tp), John Schröder (d).
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09/03/2006
John Scofield
Set 1Trio blues (Scofield)
Heck of a job (Scofield)
Do you know what it means to Miss New Orleans? (Alter/DeLange)
Strangeness in the night (Scofield)
How deep (Scofield)
Pretty out (Scofield)
Set 2
Set 3
CommentJohn Scofield (g)
Steve Swallow (b)
Bill Stewart (d)
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09/03/2006
Nik Bärtsch's Ronin
Set 1Intro
Modul 32
Modul 33
Modul 38_17
Modul 36
Band Introductions
Modul 40
Outro
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08/31/2008
John Zorn's Bar Kokhba
Set 1Sother
Dalquiel
Zazel
Gediel
Khebar
Zechriel
Azbugah
Mehalalel
Quelamia
Abdiel
Kochot
Hazor
CommentJohn Zorn - Conductor
Marc Ribot - Electric Guitar
Mark Feldman - Violin
Erik Friedlander - Cello
Greg Cohen - Double Bass
Joey Baron - Drums
Cyro Baptista - Percussion
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08/22/2012
Jason Moran
Set 1Another One [Mateen]
Body and Soul [Green-Eyton-Sour-Heyman]
the Joint is Jumping [Fats Waller]
Honeysuckle Rose [Fats Waller]
Play to Live [Andrew Hill]
drums solo
Foot Under Foot [Moran]
Big Stuff [Leonard Bernstein]
Life Live Time [Moran]
Set 2
Set 3
CommentJason Moran p,minidisc
Tarus Mateen b
Nasheet Waits d
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08/26/2012
Bill Frisell
Set 1It Should Have Happened A Long Time Ago [Paul Motian]
Across the Universe [John Lennon/Paul McCartney]
Beautiful Boy [John Lennon]
You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away [John Lennon/Paul McCartney]
Nr.9 Dream [John Lennon]
Come Together [John Lennon/Paul McCartney
In a Silent Way [Joe Zawinul/Miles Davis]
- band's intro and encore break
In My Life [John Lennon/Paul McCartney]
Set 2
Set 3
CommentBill Frisell, guitar
Greg Leisz, pedalsteel guitar
Tony Scherr, bass
Kenny Wollesen, drums
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08/31/2016
Roscoe Mitchell Trio
Set 1Improvisation
Improvisation
Encore
Set 2
Set 3
Commentroscoe mitchell - sax
junius paul - b
mike reed - dr
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09/02/2017
Peter Evans
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
CommentPeter Evans t
Ron Stabinsky p
Tom Blanacharte b
Sam Pluta elec
Levy Lorenzo perc,elec
Jim Black d
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09/03/2017
Anna Högberg Attack!
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
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