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269: CHERRY – TCHICAI – SCHWEIZER ––FRANCIOLI – FAVRE. Musical Monsters

Intakt Recording #269/ 2016

Don Cherry: Trumpet
John Tchicai: Saxophone
Irène Schweizer: Piano
Léon Francioli: Bass
Pierre Favre: Drums

Recorded at Jazzfestival Willisau 1980 by Walter troxler.

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The music of this concert is adventurous, taking the liberty of breaking all the rules of style through playing without getting totally out of hand“, writes christian Rentsch in the liner notes. In short: this cd is a stroke of luck.

For decades, the live recording of the Musical Monsters from 30 august 1980 lay carefully packed away in the archives of the Jazzfestival Willisau. When Irène schweizer got to hear the recordings it was immediately clear to her: this recording has to be put out. Not only because the concert documents her only collaboration with trumpet player don cherry, one of the great pioneers of Free Jazz, but first and foremost because the music on these tapes is so unbelievably fresh and alive, so contemporary and up-to-date as only very few recordings of european Free Jazz.

Four ‘head’ arrangements act as a kind of flexible road map between the solos and the collective improvisations: “Real kirsten”, “transportation of noodles” (both by John tchicai), “Xongly” by the danish composer Pierre dørge and, as an encore, “Pà tirstag” (again by John tchicai).

Album Credits

Cover art : Niklaus troxler
Graphic design: Jonas schoder
Liner notes: Christian Rentsch
Photos: Markus di Francesco

Recorded at Jazzfestival Willisau 1980 by Walter troxler. Mastered by Willy strehler, Mai 2016. Liner notes: christian Rentsch, Photos: Markus di Francesco. cover art : Niklaus troxler. Graphic design: Jonas schoder. Produced by Niklaus troxler, Irène schweizer and Intakt Records, Patrik Landolt.